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Comment by rozap

2 months ago

The Koolaid is stronger at Facebook, because it has to be.

It does feel slightly cathartic to reject someone's resumè for having any time at Facebook on it.

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noitpmeder  2 months ago

Sounds like a net negative filter. I'd recommend you try prevent personal biases from playing this big of a role in hiring decisions.

  • rozap  2 months ago

    Really? I think it's pretty normal to use your moral compass to take into account someone's work history during hiring decisions.

    Did they work for a tobacco company, advertising harmful products to kids? I think that's bad, but you're right, it is a personal bias. Some argue that tobacco is actually fine.

    Did they work for a buy-now-pay-later company which sneakily traps people into debt cycles? Again, I think that's bad, but it is just my opinion. And some people can argue that bnpl companies are good because they provide low cost* loans to consumers to buy Coachella tickets. *until you miss a payment then you're fucked.

    Did they work for the Trump 2024 Campaign? Plenty of people voted for him so it's just like, my opinion man.

    Or, did they work for Facebook, an antisocial, anticompetitive growth at all costs company which is absolutely a net drain on society. But hey - they did produce, er, buy, a messaging app which allows you to keep in touch with your family.

    And I could go on and on.

    There are plenty of smart people with a moral compass. I've been blessed to have worked with many - truly it has been a joy. There are also unscrupulous, smart people who will do any work as long as the money is there. I've also worked with those types, and it's not as pleasant. The best projects I've been a part of have had teams of people who truly care about the customer, they aren't trying to outsmart or trick them.

    • noitpmeder  2 months ago

      My prior comment is poorly worded around what my intent was.

      I think it's important to separate the person from the machine.

         {company} has done {things I disagree with}, and {candidate} was working for them during this period.

      vs

         {candidate} has done {things I disagree with}

      Sure there is overlap and gray area, but, not "reject someone's resumè for having any {company}" level.

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  • busterarm  2 months ago

    Not really. Any FB experience post-2011 is a pretty strong signal that the potential hire has a weak ethical foundation, if not overtly unethical inclinations.

    Maybe if you only interned there or it was your first job and you left before 2 years.

globnomulous  2 months ago

> reject someone's resumè for having any time at Facebook on it.

I know some lovely, brilliant people who work at Meta or have. None of them carry around any such delusions or deserve this kind of condemnation.

Or if they do, then so do engineers who have worked at Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, or any other of a host of countless corporate tech companies -- which would be just as silly.