When you work in a corporate environment, one of the main things that keeps you motivated is the work culture.
But a recent social media post has raised serious concerns about how the culture at OpenAI is changing, especially with the increasing presence of former Meta employees.
The post, written anonymously, describes how Meta’s influence is reshaping OpenAI’s environment.
The author argues that people coming from Meta bring values that don’t align with the original mission of OpenAI, which was focused on research and collaboration.
‘Meta people have ruined OpenAI culture’
“Meta people have ruined OpenAI culture. Sub-par talent, Machiavellian tendencies, money-grubbing, ladder-climbing, selfish self-promoting, backstabbing sociopaths have really steered us wrong internally.”
The post added how Meta’s presence is growing throughout OpenAI, but there’s one area that remains untouched—the research division.
According to the author, Meta’s leaders have struggled to attract top research talent from OpenAI, likely because they don’t have the expertise in research that OpenAI is known for.
The writer noted, “Research is the one place they haven’t touched because they have 0 research talent to poach from.”
However, as more former Meta employees take on leadership roles within OpenAI, the company’s culture seems to be changing.
The author expresses concern that these new leaders are running things like a traditional corporation rather than keeping the spirit of innovation alive.
The post continues, “Now we have Meta executives at leadership levels that run their orgs like personal fiefdoms.”
The writer warns that this shift could threaten the original culture of OpenAI, urging the company to protect its mission by avoiding further hires from Meta.
The post ends with a stark message, “If you want to protect your culture, then avoid hiring Meta people at all costs. You are eating a poison pill. I reject their resumes on sight.”
‘Basically they spread 996 virus everywhere’
Netizens also commented on the post. A user noted, “We work long hours at OAI and have for years but we worked as a team for a goal above personal self interest Meta people are horrifically selfish and Machiavellian. They are destructive and parasites of money.”
Another added, “Everywhere they go they bring their psc culture.” “They ruined Atlassian too,” stated a user. “I agree after working at meta there is zero reward for helping, being patient and not thinking about yourself,” added another.
“Hiring leaders from Meta is the worst thing you can do. They do nothing except post and talk about what they talked about doing. The ICs then lose all their skills as they have to acquiesce to the leader’s demands,” noted a netizen.
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