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Top Meta executive said the company's name change was a success because it beat out coverage of the 'Facebook Papers' revelations

https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-exec-said-rebrand-succeeded-in-beating-facebook-papers-coverage-2023-7

Meta's Chris Cox explained to employees the company's rebrand succeeded in driving press coverage amid whistleblower disclosures.

Top Meta executive said the company's name change was a success because it beat out coverage of the 'Facebook Papers' revelations::Meta's Chris Cox explained to employees the company's rebrand succeeded in driving press coverage amid whistleblower disclosures.

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Jim

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I mean you gotta eat. I dont work for meta but for an industry that is probably scum. I think what I do adds value to it being less evil. I also do the bare minimum and they pay me so I think thats a win-win.

rambaroo

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How easily could you get a job elsewhere though? Meta devs have a choice and they chose greed. These aren't people struggling to pay bills dude. I'm getting sick of people acting like they are.

And note that I did say "willingly". I understand there are people at Meta, especially non-devs, who may not have a choice. I doubt they are anywhere near a majority though.

oce

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Software engineers can find high paying jobs easily, they can choose. Unless they want to eat caviar at every meal.

Holyginz

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Thats a very broad statement that is only true for some software engineers

oce

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Which kind of software engineers have trouble finding high paying jobs relatively to where they live?

jarfil

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Disabled and/or burnt out ones.

oce

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This applies to any profession, so back to my initial point.

AssPennies

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I guess I'm missing where you made your initial point of "this applies to any profession". Could you please restate your point?

oce

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I'm talking about the condition of software engineers, and being disabled/burnt out applies to any profession, so it's not a valid argument to counter my point that software engineers can get high paying jobs and can choose where they want to work.

rambaroo

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You're trying to tell me that Meta devs can't find a job anywhere else? Give me a break. It's hilarious how this thread touched such a nerve.

Jim

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Did he say anything about software engineers? It's not as if thats the only job available at corporations.

oce

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It's the majority of the payroll at this kind of company, and I wanted to mention them in particular. Do you disagree with my statement applied to software engineers?