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posted by mrpg on Thursday December 06 2018, @01:03AM   Printer-friendly
from the FullBlown dept.

Mark Zuckerberg's Biggest Problem: Internal Tensions At Facebook Are Boiling Over

“It’s the bunker mentality. These people have been under siege for 600 days now. They’re getting tired, getting cranky — the only survival strategy is to quit or fully buy in.”

In a year teeming with scandals and missteps, Facebook’s latest fiasco has inspired a clutter of leaks, finger pointing, and internal conversations about the future of the company and its leadership. And after more than a year of bad press, internal tensions are reaching a boiling point and are now spilling out into public view.

[ . . . . ] Two former employees said the spate of negative reports has cast a shadow over the company in recent weeks. Current and former employees describe a tense and, at times, hostile atmosphere inside the company, one in which both senior employees and even staunch loyalists are contemplating their futures.

People are “hoping for a Sundar or Dara moment,” one former senior Facebook employee told BuzzFeed News, referring to past leadership changes at Google and Uber in which founding employees stepped aside from top jobs.

[ . . . . ] “It’s really seeped in the last few years,” another added. “Election season is always the worst too, 2020 will be another shit show.” A third user added, “In this company, if you tell the truth, you are dead.”

As a non Facebook user, I had no idea.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 06 2018, @03:20PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 06 2018, @03:20PM (#770676)

    I was very similar to you until recently. I don't use Facebook, and don't care about it. Until our company implemented Workplace by Facebook. And now we all *HAVE* to use it. Resistance is a career limiting move. Yeah, I'm looking for a new employer because I'm not installing that malware on my phone, nor do I want to generally use Facebook at all.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 06 2018, @05:59PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 06 2018, @05:59PM (#770749)

    create your own job and quit looking for a new master.