• Bussiness Insider, Monday, December 14, 2009 2:18 PM

According to The Business Insider, Facebook has long had a reputation in Silicon Valley for being "a place that, despite its white-hot user growth, still somehow had a hard time recruiting top talent." Arguing that Facebook's recruiting prowess could eventually make or break the top social network, The Business Insider asked employee-reviews site Glassdoor.com to compile a list of the 20 best and worst things about working at the company.

Among other perks, Facebook employees can count on stock options; flexible work hours; "awesome" food; a "very social" and "very open" work environment; a "great opportunity to grab what you can and shine"; and world recognition. On the down side, "no potential of any amount of 'potential' earnings once they go IPO is worth being treated like second-class citizens or just a fancier sweat shop." Also according to Glassdoor, "politics are heating up as the pressure to succeed increases"; the open-desk style doesn't work for everyone; and "Palo Alto kinda sucks."

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