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mathandheroin

1: I quit fb because the culture in the team I was on was toxic as fuck. Backbiting, backstabbing and oneupmanship. Ain't got no time for that. Fb does not need you and everyone makes it very known. 2: Dunno, dont read about FB since I gives no fucks about them. 3: The team I was on was stagnant as fuck. Lots of bragging but little showing. 4: Probably if you want to put the effort in to get noticed. 5: Cant say for sure, the question is largely subjective. 6: Definitely feels like a large bloated company to me. 7: Lots of politics. Blahhhh. 8: I work for a consulting company now. Much more freedom. Every project has huge impact and I make about 45% more than I made at FB with potential to accelerate my compensation by delivering sooner than deadlines.

TL:DR Fuck FB.

edit -- I worked at FB for two years.

Re:Hacking and addiction on Monday June 23, 2014 @11:55PM (#7936112)
Yeah you know I actually have had panic attacks from too much caffeine. Moderation is definitely key.
Re:Hacking and addiction on Monday June 23, 2014 @11:53PM (#7936106)
Thanks for replying guys. I have been struggling with my self-created loneliness lately.

It is so weird that people dont want to hang out with a using drug addict. Haha.

Anyhow, I like to program in Lisp, perl and python. I work at a startup and no one knows I use and I never nod at work. I have been promoted twice since I have been there so I still have it together at work and it is going well.

Thanks for the responses. It makes me feel less isolated aand alone which feels really good right now :)

Re:Hacking and addiction on Monday June 23, 2014 @11:48PM (#7936098)
That definitely counts as an addiction.

If it affects you in a negative way and you cant stop, that is addiction.

Hacking and addiction

I have lurked here for a while. I am an engineer that struggles with opiate/opioid addiction. I am curious to know, do you struggle with addiction and have a technology related role at a company?What is your drug of choice?

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