Tech IndustryNov 5, 2019
Apptentivedorkus

Why does Facebook need so many people?

This isn't to be facetious or insulting, I'm genuinely curious. There are ~40k FB employees, but it doesn't seem like the scope of work to keep FB, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger all running warrants so many people. On top of that, they apparently are leasing out huge swaths of offices space around Seattle, implying they want to hire _even more._ Google has ~100k employees but they seem to have way more products and subsidiary products than FB. Am I just underestimating how many people it takes to keep these things running, or does facebook own more stuff than their big properties?

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Apple travel4les Nov 5, 2019

Need more people to collect data bruh

Cisco NnMk28 Nov 5, 2019

Gotta collect all the personal data effciently and sell it for profit. 😉

Facebook iCares Nov 5, 2019

It may seem that way and before the blind trolls comment something funny let me say that fb is so huge now that we need more people to better manage it.

Cisco NnMk28 Nov 5, 2019

Do you think my above statement is a troll? It’s fact.

Facebook iCares Nov 5, 2019

Alright man. It's a fact! Have a nice day 🙂

Uber Guiliani Nov 5, 2019

It’s a function of revenue and cash flow. There is definitely room for getting rid of redundant heads. They continue experimenting with several new bets that need new hires.

Samsung statarb Nov 5, 2019

Why complain when Facebook is growing and gaining market share?

Google lSjX80 Nov 5, 2019

I don’t think they are complaining, just asking a question that I am also wondering about.

Samsung statarb Nov 5, 2019

I was under the impression the bulk are contractors in data collection and cleansing roles. These are jobs FB will get rid off once ML algos can do the job.

OpenTable Meliodas Nov 5, 2019

They have a big sales org. There is more to the company than the engineering org.

Facebook XFN Nov 5, 2019

I mean it’s just a little app

Facebook KNey36 Nov 5, 2019

You realize all 40k of them are not engineers right?

Facebook Jdthbb Nov 5, 2019

To me it is so hard to have the that same thought about any company, after being in the industry for a while. As long as there is funding, there is always new things to try or improve...