I’m joining FB in a month an as IC. It’s a new role on a new team. I’ll help set the vision and create something new. Design role, not eng. I’m excited but very nervous that I’m not prepared and in over my head. I don’t even know what I don’t know. I think this is what they call imposter syndrome.. Any suggestions for how to prepare in my travel time before starting? Reach out to the team and ask what they’d like from me to hit the ground running on day 1? What has helped you? I’ve already taken the relevant Coursera courses for the role ;) Thanks in advance.
I reached out the the manager and he recommended things to learn that were not very relevant to the role. You can spend weeks learning something that is not used at all on a daily basis. I would just start reading the basics about the company that you are joining, what their products are and how they fit into a larger picture. This helped me tackle the syndrome. Also your first few months you can ask stupid questions as much as you'd like. After half a year that privilege is gone unfortunately :)
If it's Netflix, I could provide useful information if you DM me. If it's not, I can only provide useless platitudes.
Thanks. It’s fb
The best advice I have is to tell you that the vast, vast majority of people have impostor syndrome. Everyone puts on a front.
FB design isn’t great so you’ll be fine and hopefully can improve the company
Wing it till you make it. This is how people grow.
What is 'IC'?
I’ve always suffered from reverse imposter syndrome - I’m convinced everyone I work with is an idiot 😂
Dont worry, working for FANG means nothing. Most ppl have no clue what they are doing, about 10% do and keep things afloat. During your time there you will question many times how the products actually work in the end. Never thought engineering would have so many incompetent and careless people, especially in SV.
Once you see how the sausage is made, you'll never eat it again, right? Working at AWS has mostly just taught me that the internet has no right to work as well as it does.
I remember, those who stayed the longest at the beer bash tends to have the worst performance.
Ask the recruiter or hiring manager if you will be going to Design Bootcamp. Engineer Bootcamp is up to six weeks long and it is a great way to get acclimated to Facebook. There us a design Bootcamp but probably only two or three weeks long.
Which company are you joining? Which FAANG? You are overthinking this.
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