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What I Hate About Working At Facebook

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Re: What I Hate About Working At Facebook

#3
It's tough to disagree when I don't actually have experience working there, but there are a few telltale signals that the author doesn't know what he's talking about.

Though I'm also wondering if the whole thing is supposed to be tongue-in-cheek (if so, I'm barely getting it).

#3 "Zuck is too involved" states that rather than planning the long-term strategy of the company, the CEO should be "pumping up the stock price". and #4, too much focus on short-term.

That is the problem with most other companies, too much focus on short term, not thinking long-term about the company. A CEO's job is not to promote the company to investors, it's to move the business forward. That is done through products and marketing, not by 'pumping the stock price'.

Re: What I Hate About Working At Facebook

#4

It's tough to disagree when I don't actually have experience working there, but there are a few telltale signals that the author doesn't know what he's talking about. Though I'm also wondering if the whole thing is supposed to be tongue-in-cheek (if so, I'm barely getting it). #3 "Zuck is too involved" states that rather than planning the long-term strategy of the company, the CEO should be "pumping up the stock pric…

This article is clearly tongue-in-cheek. "Too much free food" is a dead giveaway.
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