Despite her protestations of innocence, it's pretty obvious that Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg had a hand in getting top Google flack Elliot Schrage to follow her to her new employer. She's not alone. One Facebook insider recently observed that for every Googler hired at Facebook, they pull another four former colleagues with them. The place is getting "overrun," says one close observer of the company.
Toogle many Googlers -- at Facebook
5:00 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Owen Thomas
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I find it hard to believe that so many Googlers would willingly become drones partially under the control of Microsoft. Maybe they never really left Google.
These are probably googlers that joined too late to get any real payout from google's stock, and now are just hopping to the "next big thing" in hope to get lucky in their stock options.
Which also means these are the "crappier" googlers.
Have there really been any TOP (technically) Googlers going to Facebook?
I know some of the whizz kids have started their own companies or are at least co-founders somewhere. It would make no sense to leave Google for Facebook, unless like the exec-level people you mentioned here you are getting a better title.
Easy money in facebook is already been made. If you join now you are hired based on the ridiculous valuataion that it suppose to have.
@giddieup: Wow, what an accomplishment. To get hired as a FUCKING EMPLOYEE at Google? Do you really think those who joined early are really brighter than the later crop? Luckier sure, but "less crappier", nah!
Zucker-berg
Sand-berg
xxxx-berg
How many bergs are there at Farcebook?
All these Googlers will run back to the Google-moma once the FB bubble deflates and everyone realizes that it will never be sold for anywhere near $15B.
@dingdongditch: Most of the managerial positions at FB are reserved for Jewish folk.
not to mention they instituted "perf" over there as well now because of sandberg...
Please please please don't mention $15b.
$15b = wet dream of Zux
Zux made it up and the rest is history.
Don't forget!
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