Compensation is the biggest pro. Also, unlike other hire to fire companies (most tech companies at this point in 2024), you at least have a chance to prove yourself and are given a couple months to onboard. There are worse tech companies out there such as Amazon and Intuit, but Meta’s culture is still quite terrible. They try and justify the long hours and stress with how much you can make - Meta still pays more than any other major tech company, even in 2024, which is definitely a pro, but the culture is cutthroat and you can’t trust anyone. It would probably be easier to work two remote jobs at “less prestigious” tech or tech adjacent companies to make the same amount at Meta with more stability, better WLB, and less drama.
Pretty much the same as what one would experience at most tech companies in 2024. But some aspects are better or worse than others. Long hours. WLB is highly team dependent. Apparently Meta used to be a lot better in this regard, but now not so much. It is intense, but if you have startup experience, it is at least less intense than that. And again, it is more fair than a place like Amazon. Office politics are a thing at all tech companies, but a little more extreme at Meta. Blame and shame culture is big. People are snakes and are prepared to throw even the newest and most vulnerable employees under the bus to save their own skins. This makes things quite unfair, but as long as you’re proactive and document everything thoroughly, you’re at least given a chance to refute these attacks. A lot of gossip and backstabbing. This is separate from and still related to PSC culture, which everyone complains about. Management is terrible overall. Sometimes there is micromanagement. One of the few companies where it’s possible you’ll have a manager younger than you, even if you’re only 27-31ish. Often ICs seem to be held accountable for things that are way beyond their day-to-day scope - basically things that are ultimately the fault of leadership and management. Management frequently tries to pin things on their employees. Your manager is often trying to screw you, and if they can’t find a way, they are often trying to invent things you did wrong. This isn’t a dealbreaker because as long as you’re doing your job, it is easy to refute, but it creates a ton of work because you have to be extremely well-organized and have documented every interaction with your manager colleagues. I recommend studying employment law / consulting with an employment lawyer early on in your tenure at Meta, so you know what to look for. Because it is a massive tech company, you are there to please your manager and make them look good, so you need to do pretty much whatever they say. there’s a lot of internal conflict because it’s very authoritarian, also fairly draconian, and it’s bottoms up at the same time, every man for themselves. Do everything your manager says and it is somehow still all up to you as an individual employee to make the company successful. To top it all off, your colleagues suck too. People brag about work that YOU did as being THEIR work that THEY did if it is successful. If a project involving multiple people is so much as an hour late, then YOU are blamed, even if you had nothing to do with the lateness. The lateness itself isn’t really the problem because guess what? It’s not anything is broken. Except for when things do break and the whole app crashes for a day because everyone is forced to focus on office politics instead of their actual work. it’s not really about the value you create, so much as it is the PERCEIVED value you create and whether or not your manager likes you. Ergo, a lot of bootlicking charlatans make it to the top.
Hi blinders, I interviewed at Meta for an E5 position and negotiated with the recruiter up until Friday where I verbally accepted the offer and reviewed the final numbers on the portal. However when I log into my career profile I see: “We're working on your offer documents. You'll receive an email ...Read more
#meta Recently received and signed a written offer from Meta but was told that the offer was rescinded due to business needs changing. My online portal hasn't changed and I was supposed to relocate in a week... Does anyone know what's going on/has this happened to anyone else?
Facebook Menlo Park, E5, SWE Base: 180k Bonus: 15% RSU: 400k (4 years) Sign on: 30k 9YOE How to provide datapoints for negotiation / how to negotiate without counter offer.
I have an offer at Meta with a few choices in location: NY, LA, MPK, Seattle/Bellevue. Goal is to meet cool people, explore the areas, and grow internally with strong impact. I’m 27 and single. A few questions ! 1. What is the comp difference based on location? 2. How does WLB differ? 3. Which is...Read more
I got a meta offer. Should I take it? I heard zucks not planning on any major layoffs given they are hiring pretty rapidly. What do you guys think? It was very hard to get an offer and getting team matched. Also, what's the status of PERM applications. Are they starting to get approved. I'd have to...Read more
Current L5 at AMZN, TC ~260, 4YOE. Received three offers. My top priorities: 1a. Interesting work 1b. Fully remote 2. Good company culture Notes about each: Meta: - in-person Bay Area (would require relocation from east coast) - Product team working on Facebook NVIDIA: - fully remote - Product t...Read more
E4 offer at Meta. Current TC : 160k Location Menlo Park YOE: 5 Instagram Base : 185000 RSU : 425000 Bonus : 15% Base Sign on : 50000 DM if you have any questions
I'm happy it's over. Happy I get to keep my house, at least for a little while longer. No guarantee I won't get laid off again lol Got laid off by Meta back in November and have been prepping and interviewing ever since. Seeing my colleagues placing instantly really messed with me. I'm LCOL so I wa...Read more
Hi Received an offer from Meta for E4 Software Developer Please help evaluate and let me know how much it covers the band. Thanks Total YOE: 6 @Amazon L5 Amazon Seattle First year TC @Meta for 2024 : 381k Stocks are at all time high!!
Looking at an IC6 role. Current role isn’t at Dropbox but a Sr Manager of an 8 person team across 5 verticals at a pre IPO. Scope in current role is significantly larger than Meta offer but scale of Meta is significantly larger than current role. Current TC is 260k base and a bunch of monopoly buc...Read more
Is there more room for negotiation? This is for Seattle/Bellevue. #meta #google #amazon #bloomberg #nvidia #facebook #qualcomm
Think I’m going to take it even though I would be giving up remote. Also in team matching with Pinterest but that could take a while.
Is it a good offer to accept? I am still interviewing with other companies. #facebook #meta #offer #engineering #software #swe #microsoft #nvidia #databricks #netflix #apple #snowflake
Facebook Menlo Park, two counter offers: Coinbase (200 base, 600 stock), Cloud Kitchens (195 base, 550 stock). Base: 190 Bonus: 15% Equity: 500 (4 years) Sign on: 50 Current TC: 345K, L5A, 6YOE How much room do I have for negotiation? #offer EDIT: by popular demand, turned this into a poll.
I reneged on an L5 DS offer last year (like 11 months ago) at Meta to wait for some of my current company’s equity to pay out. It did and now I’m excited and ready to join Meta if they’d have me. How should I reach out? #datascience #meta
I accepted Meta E4 offer (targeted E5, but downleveled) and will be joining the end of May. I am located in Canada so this is a remote role. I talked to my friend who joined meta 6 months ago yesterday. He is also in Canada. He joined Ads team and the team is in west coast. He mentioned for Canadian...Read more
Currently have an offer for Meta E5, Databricks and Snowflake Senior. Location - Bay Area TC 450k META, 430k (Databricks and Snow), (not exact numbers) Current Location - Seattle Current TC - 220k Level - 62, YOE 7 Visa: H1B Contemplating taking META but I am concerned about WLB . Maybe this is...Read more
Got an IC5 offer from Meta in CA. Base/RSU/sign-on: 210/600/50 Currently working at Microsoft WA, TC 230k. Kind of like being in Seattle, rain is not an issue. Heard mixed opinions about California. Would you relocate?
ML/AI role, Seattle area Is the Meta offer good for level and location? PS: forgot to add 15% annual bonus. Brings TC to 411k YOE: 8