Hacker News with Generative AI: Large Companies

Getting things “done” in large tech companies (seangoedecke.com)
What does it mean to get things done? In the abstract, you can complete a mathematical proof or a problem set, but the real world is much fuzzier. Suppose I plant a tree in my backyard. Once the sapling is in the ground, is that done? Not really. There’s always more work to do: clearing the ground around it, watering, keeping pests away, pruning, and so on.
Ask HN: Do you consider working for Meta an ethical issue? (ycombinator.com)
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Meta (Facebook) is able to attract some of our best and brightest software developers with exorbitantly high salaries. But due to no fault of their own the company hasn't really been able to rein in their less ethical decision making.