What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook? • Hacker News Board

Re: What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook?

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Post by SeanDav » Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 3:34 PM UTC

forgetsusername wrote: post #8

> For instance, on harassment: telling a coworker of either gender that you like their clothes can be reported as harassment What a terrible society we're developing for ourselves.

I used to work at a multi-national bank, with very strict rules on sexual harassment. It was widely understood that a male should never be alone with a female with no potential witnesses around. This included getting into a lift (elevator) with a single female occupant.

I doubt this was official policy but was one of those unwritten rules.

Interesting link: https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/27043/why-some-male-member...

Re: What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook?

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Post by propellerhat » Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 3:34 PM UTC

My opinion: This person used someone else's electronic credentials to perform a task without asking for permission. This person did not have the proper level of access on their own account to perform this action, so they used someone else's (likely the "VP" who they were working with on that project). This would/should get you fired at many places.

Re: What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook?

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Post by EC1 » Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 3:36 PM UTC

This person sounds like a complete doormat. Can't even tell the taxi driver he prefers silence. Also it sounds absolutely awful working at Facebook, but then again I am extremely adamant to mix business and personal life. Nobody at work really knows me at all.

This is the problem with investing yourself and your identity in your work. When things change, you get crushed.

I hope OP's coffee tastes better the next morning, the air fresher, and the sky brighter.

>At Facebook, you see posters everywhere that ask you what would you to if you weren't afraid, that prompt you to proceed and be bold, and remind you that this is the hacker company.

Almost gagged reading this.

Re: What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook?

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Post by nilkn » Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 3:39 PM UTC

finnyspade wrote: post #33

So having interned at Facebook, I find this post confusing. They made it very clear to us during HR onboarding that the only zero tolerance policy was on unauthorized access to user data. The harassment stuff isn't a zero tolerance thing. They even told us to go ahead and ask out other employees if you're interested, but just don't press if you get a no. It's pretty clear he accessed data he shouldn't have, and for t…

What's scary (if the offense was indeed access to user data) is not that this one person did it, but that this person insists that it's as common at Facebook as jaywalking is in the real world.

Re: What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook?

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Post by lutefisk » Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 3:39 PM UTC

kelukelugames wrote: post #59

finnyspade wrote: post #33

So having interned at Facebook, I find this post confusing. They made it very clear to us during HR onboarding that the only zero tolerance policy was on unauthorized access to user data. The harassment stuff isn't a zero tolerance thing. They even told us to go ahead and ask out other employees if you're interested, but just don't press if you get a no. It's pretty clear he accessed data he shouldn't have, and for t…

It sounds like he violated a privacy issue. Probably looked up a friend or celebrity. At my last job, a company that sells houses, people looked up each other's data for fun. I was kind of annoyed that one of the college hires found how much I paid for my house but that was the norm. Okay, I should probably specify that I didn't tell anyone my address. People don't even know my legal name. I worked at and bought my h…

Housing data is public after you close on your house. What's there to be annoyed about?

Re: What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook?

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Post by JonnieCache » Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 3:41 PM UTC

brohee wrote: post #50

"Every morning, I'd get up, hop in the shuttle, and that's when my day began. Getting breakfast, seeing all my friends" Confusing friends and colleagues, possibly having no life outside of work. "She's never at her desk, and she routinely cancelled our regular 1:1 meetings because she has no other choice" Stockholm syndrome "My boss's voice was devoid of emotion, even though we had gone through a lot together (at lea…

Nah, this post made working at facebook sound super weird, even without the disciplinary aspect.

The "omnipresent alcohol" bit is really odd too. Now weed is legal in california, are you also allowed to roll a spliff at your desk and go and smoke it on your lunchbreak? 420 deploy code every day?

I mean, we have beer o clock on friday afternoon, but generally programming is pretty hard, and while it may be fun to do all-night coding sessions while intoxicated at the weekend, getting smashed at work is surely not conducive to actually getting stuff done, especially in a team? All the espresso is bad enough...

Re: What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook?

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Post by uniformlyrandom » Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 3:41 PM UTC

kelukelugames wrote: post #59

finnyspade wrote: post #33

So having interned at Facebook, I find this post confusing. They made it very clear to us during HR onboarding that the only zero tolerance policy was on unauthorized access to user data. The harassment stuff isn't a zero tolerance thing. They even told us to go ahead and ask out other employees if you're interested, but just don't press if you get a no. It's pretty clear he accessed data he shouldn't have, and for t…

It sounds like he violated a privacy issue. Probably looked up a friend or celebrity. At my last job, a company that sells houses, people looked up each other's data for fun. I was kind of annoyed that one of the college hires found how much I paid for my house but that was the norm. Okay, I should probably specify that I didn't tell anyone my address. People don't even know my legal name. I worked at and bought my h…

Home sales is open data in US. You can look it up at Zillow. All you need is an address.

Re: What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook?

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Post by kelukelugames » Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 3:42 PM UTC

lutefisk wrote: post #65

kelukelugames wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It sounds like he violated a privacy issue. Probably looked up a friend or celebrity. At my last job, a company that sells houses, people looked up each other's data for fun. I was kind of annoyed that one of the college hires found how much I paid for my house but that was the norm. Okay, I should probably specify that I didn't tell anyone my address. People don't even know my legal name. I worked at and bought my h…

Housing data is public after you close on your house. What's there to be annoyed about?

I worked at and bought my house through Redfin. He didn't know where I lived until he looked it up.

In their defense, privacy policy is probably better now.

Re: What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook?

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Post by uniformlyrandom » Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 3:44 PM UTC

NotSammyHagar wrote: post #47

Hopefully this reminds people, especially if you are working in your first job at some all encompassing place like amazon, google, facebook, whatever, that they don't love you. Maybe they give you food, a phone, a ride to work, but you have to have your own life outside work. Keep your resume up to date. Even awesome google is not a place that everyone stays at forever.

That actually applies for any job at any company. Identifying yourself through your job is dangerous and unhealthy, although good for your career short-term.

Re: What does it feel like to be fired from Facebook?

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Post by S4M » Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 3:44 PM UTC

JonnieCache wrote: post #66

brohee wrote: post #50

"Every morning, I'd get up, hop in the shuttle, and that's when my day began. Getting breakfast, seeing all my friends" Confusing friends and colleagues, possibly having no life outside of work. "She's never at her desk, and she routinely cancelled our regular 1:1 meetings because she has no other choice" Stockholm syndrome "My boss's voice was devoid of emotion, even though we had gone through a lot together (at lea…

Nah, this post made working at facebook sound super weird, even without the disciplinary aspect. The "omnipresent alcohol" bit is really odd too. Now weed is legal in california, are you also allowed to roll a spliff at your desk and go and smoke it on your lunchbreak? 420 deploy code every day? I mean, we have beer o clock on friday afternoon, but generally programming is pretty hard, and while it may be fun to do a…

Yes, one thing I believe is bad is to mix professional and private life, but he seems fine with it. Well I'm probably not a good fit for Facebook, which is fine.