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OpenAI employees really, really did not want to go work for Microsoft (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] doublejay1999 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It’s the money . Always the money . They talk about where they like to work, but it’s about their stock.

[–] fluxx 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's often about the money, yes. But highly sought after engineers who can choose where they want to work probably have other criteria too, like not getting stuck in MS corporate ladder long term. That being said, money compensates for a lot of things, that's just the world we live in.

[–] doublejay1999 1 points 11 months ago

“highly sought after engineers” Tend not to get stuck