We already knew that before Facebook hired Google ad boss Sheryl Sandberg as COO in early 2008, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg interviewed former eBay executive Jeff Jordan for the gig in 2007. What we didn't know, until a source familiar with Facebook told us, is that Zuckerberg actually offered Jordan the job. Jordan turned the offer down and took over as CEO at OpenTable instead. Why was Jordan so comfortable spurning a pre-IPO social network gaining users at a rate of 3 percent a week? Our source says the infamous workaholic blamed it on Zuckerberg's propensity to sleep-in. "It was a cultural thing," our source says. "Jeff has two kids and needs to keep a regular schedule. Mark doesn't show up at the office till 11."

9:00 AM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
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tawni at 09:18 AM on 04/22/08
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The early bird catches the worm still is true in business. The frat boy party all night stroll into work at noon will not cut it if you want to be taken seriously for the long haul. Standard professional business acumen is still the recipe for a long term sustainable business.
seanpercival at 09:24 AM on 04/22/08
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No one should have to be to work before noon. Score one for the kids.
Nicholas Carlson at 09:38 AM on 04/22/08
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@tawni: I'd pay top dollar to see Zuckerberg hanging out at a frat
BartKela at 09:57 AM on 04/22/08
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Maybe they should hire TJ.
sample032 at 10:15 AM on 04/22/08
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@tawni: When at Facebook, do as Facebookers do.

Their problem isn't that they're not being taken seriously--$15B valuation ensures that they are--it's that they have a fad product. Showing up at 10 won't change that.
vulturesquadron at 12:05 PM on 04/22/08
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Seriously? I deal with this crap all day long. The assholes who wake up pre-dawn, go for a jog, ride a train for an hour, and brag about the "early bird" are the same asshole who are nodding off in meetings at 3PM and are out the door by 6PM. I'm with Zuckerberg on this one--the early bird goes to bed by 9PM and that is just fucking lame.
Bornean at 01:02 PM on 04/22/08
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Every time I learn something new about Zuckerberg it further crystallizes that this kid have a spoiled and pampered upbringing.

Work habits like this juvenile at best. Maybe his employees could get away with this, but certainly not the creator of a business that's supposed to deliver results.
HowardHughes at 01:51 PM on 04/22/08
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I dont show up at my company before noon. And we're worth slightly less then 15B. Go Suckerburger!
lawrence at 03:38 PM on 04/22/08
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what diff. does it make what time he shows up? he's the founder! and besides, he'll get to it - when he can/wants to - it's not like he's totally blowing issues off.
raincoaster at 05:08 PM on 04/22/08
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@vulturesquadron: I'm with you. I've never understood why other people care when you sleep; what matters is how much, and how well, you work. I don't even get in gear until six pm, but I don't sleep more than any normal person, I just do it at different times.

How dependent must Jordan be if he needs his boss to synch his hours directly? Four hours of overlap should be plenty.
Fidel on the Roof at 06:02 PM on 04/22/08
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@HowardHughes: zuk is not worth $15b. It is a number that he made up. Spammy ads and clunky interface worth $15b? Nope.
Rachel Marsden at 08:46 AM on 04/23/08
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In NYC this kind of sched is perfectly normal.