I thought that sentence made a lot of sense. Isn't it natural for a new hire to ask an old bird how to work with Zuckerberg?

As for framing him in the light of Steve Job's passing, I think it's just a coincidence. People have been talking about Zuckerberg's hiring tactic and other things for several months now, and the same for Jeff Bezos micromanagement style and intelligence for a long time.