Andrew Noyes, the Public Policy Communication Manager of Facebook declared on Wednesday, May 29th that he is stepping down from his position in order to take up a new role at Uber, a private car service. According to the former Communication Manager of the social media site, he will join the startup that is facing “complex policy challenges not only in the US, but around the world” during next month. Noyes made this decision after spending four years at Facebook. Prior to that he was working as a journalist and used to run a blog for National Journal’s Congress Daily, Technology Daily and various other publications. At that time, he had also authored and founded Tech Daily Dose under the umbrella of National Journal. However, that setup was shut down and is no longer active.
It was when Noyes received an interview call from the Facebook, which gave him the opportunity to get the experience of a lifetime. Upon his departure from the popular social networking website, Noyes posted his story in his own words, which tells us how he joined Facebook and what he learned during his tenure at the company. Below is the original post:
“When I interviewed for my job at Facebook in the summer of 2009, my soon-to-be boss promised the experience of a lifetime. He said working here would be hard but it would be rewarding. He said the communications and public policy projects I would work on would be meaningful and my coworkers would be among the most talented and passionate in the industry. He also assured me I would never be bored.
Looking back on almost four years, I can say with complete confidence that he was right. This job has delivered on all of those promises and the time I’ve spent at Facebook has been nothing short of spectacular. But there are other awesomely disruptive companies out there that are assembling their core teams of PR and policy ninjas — and it’s time for me to embark upon a new experience of a lifetime.
Next month, I’ll report for duty at Uber — a rapidly growing San Francisco-based company that is transforming transportation with the tap of an app. I look forward to utilizing the skills I’ve learned here in my new role managing communications for a company that consumers love, but one that faces complex policy challenges in the U.S. and around the world.
I will, as we say around here, proceed and be bold.”
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