Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Facebook is giving $1k to every employee

theverge.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

141–150 of 210 posts

Re: Facebook is giving $1k to every employee

#141

Post by tathougies »

Hamuko wrote: post #3

> It’s not clear if Facebook will also give a bonus to contractors who are content moderators. Let me guess: it doesn't. Have Facebook contractors been given the right to work from home yet?

> Have Facebook contractors been given the right to work from home yet?

Facebook contractors have that right implicitly. If the contractor is required to perform their work in a certain way, they are a statutory employee. By filing their taxes as employees, rather than contractors, this would hit facebook with an IRS investigation and hefty fines. They don't need to be given permission to work from home.

Re: Facebook is giving $1k to every employee

#142

Post by tathougies »

jabroni_salad wrote: post #96
andygcook wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

By definition, don't all contractors have to generally not work from an office? Otherwise it's very easy to deem them full-time employees and they are entitled to benefits. Not sure of Facebook's specific situation or what roles they are contracting, but I'd imagine most of them aren't at HQ.

They're just permatempts. Every company has them these days. The content moderators specifically work out of an Accenture office and aren't really contracted to facebook. They are Accenture's w-2 employees.

> They are Accenture's w-2 employees.

Then Accenture should be giving them allowance to work from home, not facebook.

Re: Facebook is giving $1k to every employee

#143

Post by dopamean »

nerdponx wrote: post #134
throwaway713 wrote: post #37

I don’t know what the deal is, but I feel like the cynicism on HN has just constantly ramped up over the past couple of years. I actively feel worse after reading the comments on a lot of articles posted on here, and it’s just not an enjoyable experience. There was another article posted recently about a CEO raising the minimum salary of all of his employees to $70,000 and cutting his personal costs to afford it, and…

the cynicism on HN has just constantly ramped up over the past couple of years People are waking up to how oppressed and abused they are by their governments and employers. They are frustrated and upset, and they are venting those frustrations on HN (among other places on the internet). Instead of bemoaning how it makes you feel bad (you poor thing!), why not take a look at what they're actually saying?

At least in this thread the naysayers aren't really saying anything.

Re: Facebook is giving $1k to every employee

#144

Post by ccktlmazeltov »

throwaway713 wrote: post #37

I don’t know what the deal is, but I feel like the cynicism on HN has just constantly ramped up over the past couple of years. I actively feel worse after reading the comments on a lot of articles posted on here, and it’s just not an enjoyable experience. There was another article posted recently about a CEO raising the minimum salary of all of his employees to $70,000 and cutting his personal costs to afford it, and…

I work for Facebook and a lot of employees were quite stressed with all these changes (especially the ones with kids). I can tell you that this has been a huge boon for people's morale.

(Just an insider's point of view, as I feel like HN doesn't get too many of these.)

Re: Facebook is giving $1k to every employee

#145

Post by cgriswald »

dpkingma wrote: post #116
bradleybuda wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is untrue - please don't spread misinformation. The order explicitly lists "Home-based care for seniors, adults, or children" as a permitted essential business.

In SF it's actually a bit more nuanced, and in most situations nannies are not allowed: https://sf.gov/stay-home-except-essential-needs "Are nannies permitted to be used? What about other in-home child care? In some instances. If the nanny provides medical/health care for the child, then yes. If the nanny lives with you, then yes. Otherwise, nannies not necessary for medical care are not permitted. Also, parents requ…

Each county issued the same order. The page you cite is explanatory, but not part of an official order. Any of it that is enforceable in SF is also enforceable in the other counties.

Re: Facebook is giving $1k to every employee

#146

Post by TheFiend7 »

tathougies wrote: post #139
CydeWeys wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seriously, I don't know why people are trying so hard to find the negative here in a thousand bucks bonus to all employees. The top ranked comment in this entire thread is currently "But why? [...] What do they need the extra money for?" Talk about crab mentality. If your employer gives you extra money, you take it! Good on Facebook for redistributing some vanishingly tiny fraction of their cash to their employees in…

Because life is so easy that people need a crisis. This is especially true in the United States, where life is exceptionally easy.

Hahaha life is exceptionally easy for people in the US. I had no idea working 2 service jobs and living paycheck to paycheck was the good life!

Re: Facebook is giving $1k to every employee

#147

Post by TeMPOraL »

phoe-krk wrote: post #114
TeMPOraL wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That kind of defeats the purpose of "shelter in place", doesn't it? With so many asymptomatic carriers and children being germ magnets, those babysitters are going to become a very effective vector for spreading the virus.

Then you either have people whose situation worsens due to coronavirus illness or people whose situation worsens since they can't earn money and instead need to focus on child care. Pick your poison.

I'll pick the one that isn't self-replicating and rapidly spreading undetected.

In fact, we've already cancelled our babysitter's visits. She's a nurse-in-training, so she understands.

Re: Facebook is giving $1k to every employee

#148

Post by xwdv »

TheFiend7 wrote: post #146
tathougies wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because life is so easy that people need a crisis. This is especially true in the United States, where life is exceptionally easy.

Hahaha life is exceptionally easy for people in the US. I had no idea working 2 service jobs and living paycheck to paycheck was the good life!

It is exceptionally easy in the US to not end up working 2 service jobs and living paycheck to paycheck, some people just screw it up. Not much you can do about that then. People don’t listen, they don’t take things seriously, until it’s too late.

If you can’t be an example, be a warning.

Re: Facebook is giving $1k to every employee

#150

Post by sybarita »

tathougies wrote: post #139
CydeWeys wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seriously, I don't know why people are trying so hard to find the negative here in a thousand bucks bonus to all employees. The top ranked comment in this entire thread is currently "But why? [...] What do they need the extra money for?" Talk about crab mentality. If your employer gives you extra money, you take it! Good on Facebook for redistributing some vanishingly tiny fraction of their cash to their employees in…

Because life is so easy that people need a crisis. This is especially true in the United States, where life is exceptionally easy.

Life is only easy for about 1% of the country... Most of us are barely surviving
Post reply on HN