<story><title>Facebook Employees Are Quitting or Switching Departments Over Ethical Concerns</title><url>http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-employees-quitting-whatsapp-instagram-cambridge-analytica-report-2018-4</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>leggomylibro</author><text>This is sort of surprising information, from my view.&lt;p&gt;The information about their business model and data practices which people seem to be so surprised by was&amp;#x2F;is common knowledge among people who work with these technology stacks. Going to work for Facebook seemed like it would have meant supporting and abetting those practices; they were very clear about what they were doing, and the roles were in no way ambiguous.&lt;p&gt;The cynic in me wonders if these employees are just responding to how others are starting to view their positions, more than ethical or moral quandaries.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>sametmax</author><text>Exactly.&lt;p&gt;And I doubt it&amp;#x27;s a mass exodus either.&lt;p&gt;If you read &amp;quot;Surely you&amp;#x27;re joking Mr Feynman&amp;quot;, the author clearly states that when making the bomb, they had a lot of fun. Lots of budgets. Only smart people. Working on the coolest projects. He even plays with the censorship and security practices.&lt;p&gt;They never really thought too hard about the ethic part of it: they need to end the war, and that&amp;#x27;s it. They really said &amp;quot;oh we fucked up&amp;quot; once the bomb exploded.&lt;p&gt;And we are talking about brilliant minds with very positive personalities.&lt;p&gt;While skilled, I doubt than more than a small fraction of FB work force is close to Feynman&amp;#x27;s IQ. And they have a very arrogant culture. Somehow I doubt FB is going to bleed talent anytime soon.</text></comment>
<story><title>Facebook Employees Are Quitting or Switching Departments Over Ethical Concerns</title><url>http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-employees-quitting-whatsapp-instagram-cambridge-analytica-report-2018-4</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>leggomylibro</author><text>This is sort of surprising information, from my view.&lt;p&gt;The information about their business model and data practices which people seem to be so surprised by was&amp;#x2F;is common knowledge among people who work with these technology stacks. Going to work for Facebook seemed like it would have meant supporting and abetting those practices; they were very clear about what they were doing, and the roles were in no way ambiguous.&lt;p&gt;The cynic in me wonders if these employees are just responding to how others are starting to view their positions, more than ethical or moral quandaries.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>hayksaakian</author><text>&amp;gt; The cynic in me wonders if these employees are just responding to how others are starting to view their positions, more than ethical or moral quandaries.&lt;p&gt;I think you hit the nail on the head. I doubt it has to do with moral qualms as employees. More to do with your friends and family giving you crap for working at a company that&amp;#x27;s getting bad press.</text></comment>