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Re:How to succeed at Meta as SWE – focus on metrics, ignore ... by marssaxman on Thursday October 13, 2022 @02:54PM (#33194969)
> not everyone is in it for the money

ok, but... it is true that not everyone is in it for the money, or at least, not for the money primarily.

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Re:How to succeed at Meta as SWE – focus on metrics, ignore ... by twelve40 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @03:51PM (#33195701)
so, people join meta in droves to selflessly pursue Zuck's legless pipe dream? or maybe libra, the future of blockchain? oh wait, that got canned. Or what's The mission du jour? of course it's the money, what else.
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Re:How to succeed at Meta as SWE – focus on metrics, ignore ... by ben_w on Thursday October 13, 2022 @04:01PM (#33195807)
I bet people have joined in droves for all of those things. I used to be that kind of person, thinking all the ideas the business types talked about were amazing and world-changing. Not so much now that I've seen so many fail, but I used to be.
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