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Will working at Facebook blow like Google customer service? No

Frustrated Googlers have at least one new hire at Facebook worried.

Friend of mine from east coast recently interviewed at Facebook. When we met over dinner, I asked her what dept. she interviewed at. She said the one that deals with user interaction — or customer support. So I asked her why, knowing her major and interest is math. She tells me at Facebook, within 3-6 months you move up the ladder to the position of your interest. I've never worked at Facebook or any other big corp. so I thought may be that is how it works. Now I'm not so sure after reading about Google. Should my friend be concerned?

We'd like to assuage these concerns — partially.

Why fret? Well, maybe because Facebook just hired the executive who oversaw Google's online sales and operations as its COO.

On the other hand, two reasons to lift up your chin: One is spelled I-P-O. The other? Facebook's ultimate frisbee dominance over Google. See below for a second, larger picture of Facebook's annual Games Day intramurals event in 2007. One in which Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg looks less lonely.

2:00 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
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yawnster at 02:26 PM on 03/04/08
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let me get this straight.

So your friend couldn't get a position that she wanted, so she basically gets the crappiest one, and then hope to "transfer" to a better one in a couple month.

Is your friend applying the same logic of applying for a shitty major in a good university and once you are in transfer to the better major?

I have a feeling your friend might in for a big surprise.
Alaska Miller at 02:55 PM on 03/04/08
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of course. facebook is run by kids, what would they know about HR policies and all those old people stuff?
Fidel on the Roof at 03:07 PM on 03/04/08
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No more facebook crap. Only a handful of people are interested in myspace 1.5. It almost makes me want to read tech crunch or julia allison garbage.
Benoit at 03:25 PM on 03/04/08
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It's the same in every company. When I got my first job 8 years ago, I was told from the start that I was an "exceptional employee" and that I would get to manage projects within 6 months. They say that to everybody, so you get the picture of what ends up happening.

And no, it's not "everyone becomes a project manager"
Rock tha Hizzee at 04:32 PM on 03/04/08
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Downtown Palo Alto or Moffet Field toxic plume?
It Must Be Take a Worm... at 04:58 PM on 03/04/08
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When I was at the purple dinosaur, we destroyed Google and Facebook at every competitive sport we played against them in. Sissybitches, them.
It Must Be Take a Worm... at 04:59 PM on 03/04/08
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And seriously, ultimate frisbee? That is a prime example of a sport that kids who weren't good enough to play any real sports enjoy.
matto at 05:24 PM on 03/04/08
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@It Must Be Take a Worm for a Walk Week: you're doing hackey-sack a great dishonor.
$Image of Oh No I Di\'n\'t.$ Oh No I Di'n't. at 05:42 PM on 03/04/08
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Anytime any company is rapidly growing it's going to start approaching "not as fun" and "more bureaucratic than before" territory.
Shit starts getting really ridiculous when a 23 year old innovator lacking business experience insists on running the show.
Can't wait to hear the disgruntled facebook employees stories in a couple of years.