Meta

Everyone I've worked with at Facebook over the last five years is really empathetic and caring about their coworkers. This comes through in the thoughtful feedback, 1:1 conversations, and even in code reviews and design discussions.

While I hear it's faster than other big companies, everything moves at a snail's pace, while at the same time being chaotic and lacking consistent direction from executives. Part of the slowness is necessary – the risk of introducing another privacy mistake or breaking critical services is too high. But part is because decision-making is chaotic and inconsistent.

Don't mistake motion for progress. Changing the plan every month doesn't make us move any faster; it just creates thrash.