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0 pointsoarabbus_6y ago0 comments

Strongly disagree. Have people here actually worked with former Facebookers or Googlers (or people who left for Facebook et)?

They are very likely to be very good and very unlikely to be bad. But they are not gods walking amongst us. There are hundreds if not thousands of professionals in the Bay Area who have the talent FB is looking for AND are working at nearby, lower-paying companies. Facebook pays higher than Amazon, Uber, and all kinds of "sexy startups". So I can't buy the scarcity of talent excuse.

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kcorbitt6y ago· 2 in thread

I'm actually not sure how much talent Facebook could pick up locally by just opening the floodgates, which is what I believe you're advocating? I'm a former Facebook intern and Google employee, and don't plan on returning to either company even if it were the income-maximizing move for me (luckily, it isn't). Anecdotally, I've met many other local engineers who feel the same way.

ohaideredevs6y ago

What didn't you like about working for Google?

blakeley6y ago

What do you consider to be more income-maximizing than Facebook and Google?

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