Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization?

Re:Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization? by eitally on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @09:48PM (#48564751)

My anecdote is worth just as much as yours. I moved cross-country in early 2016 (for work at Google) and noticed when we closed on our house that the next street over was mis-pronounced by Google Maps. I reported it and it was fixed within a week.

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Re:Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization? by gnerd00 on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @10:08PM (#48564905)

you moved there --to work at google; you reported it --while you worked at google. What is different hmmmm

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Re:Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization? by antonvs on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @10:32PM (#48565051)

The difference is the location of the house.

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Re:Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization? by jujube3 on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @12:45AM (#48565784)

(2026 Googler, struggling to answer an interview question)

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Re:Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization? by antonvs on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @01:58PM (#48574150)

Ha. But I guess I was too subtle. Google is likely to care more about addresses in the Bay Area, because if they're wrong, their Tesla or Waymo could drive them into a ditch.

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Re:Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization? by brazzy on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @04:22AM (#48567392)

If they reported it via the normal Google Maps reporting function, it doesn't actually make a difference, does it?

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Re:Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization? by eitally on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @01:02PM (#48573263)

Nothing -- I reported it via the consumer Google Maps function. In fact, I've reported several Maps errors over the years and all have been addressed fairly promptly. This includes before I worked at Google, during my time there, and after leaving.

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