Facebook Plans to Increase Staff by 50 Percent

[JMcEntegart]

Are you an out of work engineer? Try Facebook.

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[ssalim]

That's nice.

 

[Upendra09]

How? where is there income?

 

[thepetey]

Smart Move for Facebook. Take the Good Engineers for below how much they would normally make.

 

[AMDnoob]

good thing for me too, cause FB has been soooo glitchy lately, i get a "we're sorry" error like every five clicks when using it. I like FB and I hope this hiring spree will actually bring some fixes.

 

[gekko668]

In this kind of economy, FB probably hire quite a few talented programmers out there.

 

[doomtomb]

Are you an out of work engineer?

The United States has a shortage of engineers... I don't think any licensed engineers are out of work unless they choose to be. Should read "Are you an out of work communications major?"

 

[cruiseoveride]

[citation][nom]doomtomb[/nom]The United States has a shortage of engineers... I don't think any licensed engineers are out of work unless they choose to be. Should read "Are you an out of work communications major?"[/citation]
People use the term "Engineer" too loosely these days.

 

[matt87_50]

yeah, umm, you realize you need to pay them right? How does facebook make money, does anyone know?

 

[zerapio]

+1 to doomtomb

Our group has been trying to grow by 40-50% and it's been hard to find suitable candidates. We've interviewed a ton of people but so far we've only hired a few. :/

 

[eddieroolz]

Well, good luck Facebook, I'll be quitting in a while.

 

[deltatux]

[citation][nom]Matt87_50[/nom]yeah, umm, you realize you need to pay them right? How does facebook make money, does anyone know?[/citation]

Facebook makes money from all those ads plastered on their website and from those gifts people give to others.

 

[Guest]

Never underestimate the ignorance of startup owners when it comes to a.) planning and b.) hiring practices.

 

[amnotanoobie]

Maybe they're staffing now to get people at a much lower salary rate. When things start turning around FB could possibly have a solid group of developers for a much cheaper cost as compared with getting them while dev's are in high demand.