I wont work for Google,Twitter, or Facebook (meta) (2011)
8 days ago
- #advertising
- #career-choices
- #tech-industry
- The author attended OSCON 2011 and heard talks from Google, Twitter, and Facebook, initially finding the work at these companies exciting.
- Upon reflection, the author questions the true purpose behind innovations like new programming languages or scalable architectures at these companies, concluding they primarily serve to deliver ads.
- The author expresses disillusionment with working for companies whose end goal is ad-serving, as it doesn't align with personal fulfillment or interest.
- Despite the allure of high pay and technical challenges, the author wouldn't find working on ad-serving platforms fulfilling.
- The author values working on products or tools that align with personal interests or passions, rather than contributing to the ad industry.