A former Facebook exec says an employee at a 'large tech company' once complained to the CEO in an all-hands meeting about the quality of company toilet paper
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- A former Facebook exec tweeted that an employee once complained to a 'large tech' CEO about the quality of the toilet paper during an all-hands meeting.
- His tweet came on the same day Elon Musk told Twitter employees to quit if they can't commit to working long hours.
- The tweet reflects a growing belief among tech execs that employees have become too lazy.
Some tech employees may be seeing fewer office perks in the near future.
Former Facebook and PayPal executive David Marcus tweeted that an employee once complained about the quality of a company's toilet paper during an all-hands meeting. The statement was confirmed by Platformer.
"I guess the times of complaining to the CEO of a large tech company at an all hands in front of thousands of people about the quality of toilet paper have come to an end," the tweet said.
—David Marcus ⚡ (@davidmarcus) November 16, 2022
The tweet was made on November 16, the same day Elon Musk sent the entire Twitter staff a midnight email that they will be fired unless they commit to working "extremely hardcore" under "long hours at high intensity" to build "Twitter 2.0."
Marcus' tweet — and Musk's email — reflect a growing belief among some tech executives that employees have become too lazy and entitled about workplace privileges. It comes at a time when tech giants like Google and Meta have been holding tense all-hands meetings this year where employees are asking questions about how cost-cutting measures will impact their perks.
During an all-hands meeting at Google in late September, one employee asked CEO Sundar Pichai why he's slashing travel and merchandise budgets despite the company's record profits after the COVID-19 lockdown, reported CNBC.
In the same vein, an employee at Meta's companywide meeting on June 30 asked CEO Mark Zuckerberg if "Meta Days," the extra vacation days created in response COVID-19, would continue next year, reported the New York Post.
In both of these meetings, Pichai and Zuckerberg responded by citing the tough economic environment their companies are facing and the need for improved productivity among all employees, CNBC and the New York Post reported.
Marcus has made similar public remarks. A day after more than 1,000 Twitter employees resigned, Marcus tweeted in a short thread that the tech industry is going through a "difficult" time, believing that new companies will "focus on productivity and doing more with less" rather than increase employee headcount.
Former PayPal president berated his employees in 2014 for not bringing enough passion into their jobs
This isn't the first time the now crypto startup entrepreneur has made comments about his employees' work ethic.
When Marcus was the president of PayPal in 2014, he sent an email to his San Jose staff criticizing them for generating a lower amount of client leads than other PayPal offices with less employees, according to an internal email reviewed by Venture Beat.
In that same email, Marcus also berated the PayPal's San Jose employees for not using the company's products, calling their behavior "unacceptable" and pressuring them to leave if they are not committed to PayPal's mission.
"In closing, if you are one of the folks who refused to install the PayPal app or if you can't remember your PayPal password, do yourself a favor, go find something that will connect with your heart and mind elsewhere," Marcus wrote in the email obtained by Venture Beat.
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