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Facebook CEO reaches out to Microsoft President for help: Report
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IANS | 12 Dec, 2018
Embroiled in massive data scandals amid losing stock and market cap,
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly spoken to Microsoft
President Brad Smith exploring the possibility of him joining the social
networking platform and bring it back to glory.
According to a report in The Information on Monday, Zuckerberg spoke directly to Smith on how to build trust at Facebook.
"While
the conversation didn't involve a formal job offer, Mr. Smith still
felt compelled to let Mr. Zuckerberg know he was happy at Microsoft and
had no desire to leave," the report said, quoting a person familiar with
the talks. According to the report, Zuckerberg usually seeks advice from billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.
Another
report from Wall Street Journal claimed last month that Gates suggested
to Zuckerberg that Facebook consider hiring someone with a profile like
that of Smith who can tackle regulators and lawmakers around the world
-- gunning for Facebook over frequent users' data breaches and a recent
expose of internal emails.
Facebook and Microsoft were yet to comment on the reports.
A
New York Times investigation last month suggested that the social
network under Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg hired a
Republican-owned political consulting and PR firm that "dug up dirt on
its competitors" including Soros.
Reacting to the report, Zuckerberg and Sandberg denied they had any prior knowledge about this firm.
Later,
Facebook's outgoing Head of Communications and Policy Elliot Schrage
took the full responsibility for hiring the political consulting and PR
firm Definers Public Affairs.
Facebook has also lost the tag of best place to work in the US.
According
to the leading job website Glassdoor's annual "100 Best Places to Work
in the US" list, Facebook is now ranked No 7 -- scoring 4.5 out of a
perfect 5.
The Glassdoor list came at a time when media reports
said several Facebook employees are looking for better opportunities as
scrutiny of the company's conduct rises following several cases of data
leak and as its stock price takes a beating.
A recent CNBC report claimed that Facebook employees were contacting former colleagues to look for jobs outside the company.
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