Gen Z Grads Say Companies Like Google and Facebook Are 'Harmful,' and Won't Work For ThemBig tech firms still rank among most desirable places to work, but conscientious Gen Z grads say they're not interested
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Facebook and Google routinely hold the top spots for the best places to work, but some college grads couldn't care less.
Generation Z college graduates, or those born between 1996-2010, say they won't be applying to jobs at major tech companies due to concerns over company ethics, according to a new report fromThe New York Times.
Thelast decadehad no shortage of scandals involving major tech firms, including reports thatGooglehad protected a top executive from punishment for sexual misconduct in 2018 andFacebook'srevelation that Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained millions of users' data to serve pro-Trump ads in advance of the 2016 election.
As a result, some former recruiters for Facebook toldCNBCthe acceptance rate for full-time engineers fell by as much as 40%.
As more Gen Zs graduate college, big tech firms could lose out on key talent. Many Gen Zers say theyconsider a company's social responsibilitywhen looking for jobs, and arequick to quitif the firm doesn't meet their standards.
"The work you do at a place like Facebook could be harmful at a much larger scale than an investment bank,"Belce Dogru, a computer science student at Stanford, told The New York Times. "It's in the pockets of millions of people, and it's a source of news for millions of people. It's working at a scary scale."
Google and Facebook once used perks like free meals andin-office massagesto compete for elite talent. And for a while, it worked. Ivy League engineering grads ranked Google, Amazon, and Facebook in theirtop 10 most desirable places to work
Finance still dominates thetop majorsat Ivy League colleges, andjobs on Wall Street remain popularamong the country's elite graduates. But tech's recent popularity prompted finance companies torelax their office culture, mirroring Silicon Valley.
Though Google and Facebook landed onLinkedInandGlassdoor's"best places to work" lists for 2020, prospective and current employee disaffected with big tech could turn the tide.
