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wildranter | 13 years ago

Really simple. They need to pay their bills.

I'm sure your frinds rather be working for some project that would make the world better (hey Linux, I'm at you!:) But, still, they have to pay bills.

That's life. Don't like it? Change it.

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guelo|13 years ago

Anybody working at Facebook can get multiple job offers in the bay area within a week.

zcid|13 years ago

I've never bought the excuse about "needing to pay the bills". If you are wiling to compromise your convictions for money, how strong are those convictions in the first place.

It reminds me of a friend of mine whose wife works for the TSA at the airport. Honestly, I have zero respect for her, but hey, at least she can pay her mortgage right?

While Facebook isn't on the same level as working for the TSA, it is definitely a company that appears to be run by people of questionable moral character, and I would absolutely not want to be associated with them.

pdonis|13 years ago

People can have different opinions about the ethical implications of their job. Even if you think organization X is doing some wrong things, do you try to change it from without, or from within? I think that's each person's individual decision to make. Rather than second-guess their choice, why not focus on what their company or organization is doing wrong or could do better?

wildranter|13 years ago

1st ¶: surely you've never been in the situation where you didn't have a parent to pay your rent or daily needed meals. Prove than and then you'll have the right to question how others make their money,

2nd ¶: your friend loves her, and she helps him to lift the weight. Who are you to question that?

3rd ¶: thank god your parents are such great persons.