Reading through Blind it appears to be so stressful. What are the expectations from e6 at Facebook? How crazy is the workload?
Depends on the person. Some find it stressful, others thrive. Depends on how you fit the team and company culture. There is not a lot of structure, so you need to be independent and self driven. I was doing fine when I was e6. Never stressed.
E6 play a critical role in helping to set the direction and goals for team, in terms of project impact, product quality, and engineering efficiency. Read this: https://www.rooftopslushie.com/request/Facebook---How-to-succeed-as-E6-engineer-238
I feel like that is such a non-answer. Are there people on teams who don't play a critical role in helping to set directions and goals for a team? If so, why are they on the team?
Some people only do execution...