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by pardesi 1329 days ago
Why would new employees (at current quality or better) would join his mission of self-destruction?
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I suspect that many, many software developers would happily help Zuckerberg to implode. Getting paid well is just a bonus.
The pay is still good, if not great. My salary is approximately the same as total comp at my previous job. Even with the stock down around $104, my total comp is still some significant chunk better than previous comp (20-30%). (I'm an IC5 SWE.)

It will eventually be a problem (in the sense that switching to GOOG or AMZN will be a much better prospect) if the stock continues to go down, of course. And a new hire evaluating their stock package should probably be a little concerned about the trend.

The infrastructure to support you getting your work done is great. There are reasonably interesting software problems to solve. There are smart people to work with. There are some good benefits.

I made it through the on-site only to hit the hiring freeze. It’s a well paying remote job even factoring in stock depreciation, moderately interesting work, and I’d happily spend zuck’s money on VR goggles no one needs until it all implodes.