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Re:Facebook employees are now more willing to leave, tech re... by ethbr0 on Sunday November 14, 2021 @08:18PM (#29222496)
I had a guy pitch me on Comcast's tech office once.

He said you get to work on cool stuff, but it never actually gets deployed. And that everyone hates your employer, but you'll never get fired.

I definitely see how "work on cool stuff" + "don't worry about getting fired" could be pretty cool, if you don't have any investment in really creating things that are used.

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Re:Facebook employees are now more willing to leave, tech re... by crate_barre on Sunday November 14, 2021 @09:05PM (#29222808)
That value proposition of stability is a high for those that have a life outside of work. Why does a typical engineer optimize for leetcode and FAANG salaries? Because they have shit else to establish self respect.
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Re:Facebook employees are now more willing to leave, tech re... by ethbr0 on Monday November 15, 2021 @07:13AM (#29226467)
That seems unnecessarily harsh.

I've known a lot of people who have a thriving life outside of work, but are also very driven and value their work highly.

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Re:Facebook employees are now more willing to leave, tech re... by dismalpedigree on Monday November 15, 2021 @08:04AM (#29226847)
Essentially its ok to sell your soul for 40 hours (likely more) a week as long as it allows you to pursue your own interests outside of work.
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