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Facebook WLB
- Divorce due to fb wlb My wife works at a place with a 9-5 job. Due to my Facebook job bad wlb, I cannot spend time with her she wants to divorce me (yoe:3) my TC:150k , her’s 100k What should I do?
- How bad is the FB WLB? I heard that people worked overtime at Facebook, there was also people who suicided at Facebook because of work pressure. Can I ask 1. How bad is the WLB at Facebook? 2. How many work days each week? 5, 6 or 7 3. What’s the required rating distribution for perf? I know FB has three buckets under me
- Facebook FRL WLB Recently I received the offer as e6 swe from Facebook FRL lab. The work seems fun but just heard from a friend the wlb is a big concern , but he is not at FRL division. Especially I have a 3 month baby, he mentioned it could be very challenging. Googled and seems e6 is a tough to survive position a
- Facebook work life balance Hello friends, I have an offer from facebook but yet to get the numbers. Meanwhile, I am terrified about work life balance stories at facebook. I am diagnosed with severe anxiety and taking medication for it and also expecting a kid in couple of months. I know stories in the internet can be blown o
- vote Facebook wlb I have a FB E5 SWE offer and I am wondering how bad is the wlb. I have had amazing experience at AWS so far and I am somewhat fine with long work hours (I come from MBB consulting where I have spent 12+ hrs per day). Is Fb wlb really bad? Is it worse than Amazon (compare average of Amazon with avg
- Is FB WLB really horrible? Is FB WLB really horrible? How's it compared to Amazon?
- WLB at Facebook Hi All, I have recently accepted an E4 Facebook offer as a new grad research scientist (PhD). This Microsoft account if from an old internship. I am new to blind and have been overwhelmed over all the threads about WLB and PIPs in Facebook. I am not really a hard-worker by industry standards as I a
- Fb WLB Recruiter reached out for a MLE role E5. I value WLB and don’t mind working a few extra hours every now and then when needed, but definitely not into 996 or regular 10-12h days. How bad is WLB for MLE roles at fb for an E5? Is it 10-12h days regularly like most folks claim here?
- FB WLB? I keep on hearing that WLB in FB is bad comparatively but when I talk to current and former FB people it seems fine. Where is the disconnect and why does it happen?
- Stripe vs Facebook for WLB Got offers from Stripe L3 and Facebook E5. TC: ~450K It seems like there are many concerning posts about WLB on both companies. Which of these two company has better WLB? Current TC: 350K
- Wlb at FB I am joining fb soon as e4, and going through buyers remorse. Very worried about wlb. I don't know at this point what my team is going to be. Any advice of how to deal with this ? And is it that bad ? #fb #facebook
- vote How bad is Facebook WLB actually? As title says, I have heard/read a lot of posts saying WLB at Facebook is pretty bad. I will be joining Facebook soon, cause $$$. But I want to know how bad it actually is, in my current team at Amazon I have become really comfortable with codebase that I rarely need to do 40+ hours a week. So how
- Facebook work life balance What’s the work life balance like at FB these days? I assume it depends on the team. What teams have a good work life balance? What teams don’t? Teams to avoid? #facebook, #wlb, #work-life
- Facebook WLB Hi! I've got an offer from FB for E5. Most of reviews here saying that WLB at FB is poor. Is that really true? How hard is to find a team with something close to 9 - 5? Thank you! TC E5 365 #facebook #wlb #facebookbenefits
- Facebook SWE wlb? Hey FB see folks, Evaluating an E5 offer from FB. But worried about WLB or in general work stress/hours. Based on what I have read on blind most SWE work ~50 hours/week and there is always a stress to get a Meets rating to prevent a PIP. Can folks from FB please share the following data points: 1.
- Work life balance @ facebook What is the work life balance of engineers at fb like?
- Is WLB improving at Fb? Got offer from Fb for E5. I talked to lot of managers and they mentioned that company is working towards improving wlb like bots to disable notifications after 5pm etc. Is it true that culture is improving ? Also is culture better for Machine Learning Software Engineer ? P.S.: please don't ask int
- FB VS APPLE? Team,WLB, Compensation #offer Update: Heading to FB because of career growth in the future. Thank you all for the advice. It was super helpful! ---------------- Hi blinders, I am helping a friend to make a post comparing 2 offers he got. Apple ict3 SDE: TC: 200K+bonus+Refresh Base: 150K Stock:200K Sign-on: 50K (us
- wlb @ FB What teams have good work-life balance across Facebook/Instagram orgs?
- Rejecting facebook for work life balance How many of you have got offer from facebook and rejected it because of bad work life balance ? How many of you quit/about to quit fb because of work life balance ?
- Facebook E6 WLB and expectation I received an offer last week from FB at E6. The base was 250k and the RSU is 1M over 4 years. The annual bonus is 20% of the base and the sign on bonus is 100k. The thing that I am most worrying about is the WLB and expectation at FB. If you are an E6 at FB, what do your WLB look like and do you f
- vote WLB at Facebook vs Snap I have an offer from FB and Snap. I'm trying to get an idea of which company has better wlb. I know wlb is pretty team dependent, but does anyone have knowledge or insight into which one is better? #facebook #snap #wlb
- Facebook work-life balance For anyone who has worked at Facebook (and potentially other places), what's the work/life balance? Are there frequent weekend hackathons that you should participate in for example? Is it hard to say that you are going on vacation for a few days? Is this all very team dependent or is there a predomi
- Work/Life Balance at Facebook I am interested in learning about work/life balance at Facebook, particularly within the Legal team. How often do employees work during nights, weekends and holidays? Do people take all of the allocated PTO and maternity/paternity leave time? How flexible are the hours- do you have to be available 9
- FB WLB whats FB WLB like? How many hours a week do you work? Keep hearing it can be a lot. whats driving it?
- FB WLB What orgs/teams at FB offer relatively good WLB. Not talking about rest and vest but something decent where people are not constantly working crazy long hours in a rat race to meet expectations.
- Facebook and WLB - Hi all, I've joined FB about a month ago, and I can tell that WLB here is pretty bad. I have interned here before and know many people here, so I think I've talked to enough people to draw this conclusion. People on Blind say that it depends on the team, but the culture constantly pressures us to w
- WLB - G over fb Just rejected a fb offer and also switched to a team at G that has fantastic WLB. Others who have made this choice, did you regret it 3-4 years down the line? I have 1 kid, and trying to prioritize that. Also need to focus on marriage (relationship with wife). I feel like it’s the right call in th
- Work-life balance at Facebook I'm considering joining Facebook but heard bad stories about Facebook work-life balance. Is working from 10-6pm and no email/work in after hours/weekends not possible at Facebook? I heard most teams work from 9-8pm and even after hours, is that true for most of the teams?
- WLB in FB One of the key aspects in my next role is WLB. How is WLB in Facebook? For comparison, I'm currently in AWS. How does it compare with WLB of AWS or Amazon as whole?
- Facebook WLB? What teams have good/okay/bad WLB in Seattle? I got a mixed signals from Facebook people and it looks like that it depends on the team. I’m currently with msft, I don’t expect the work load at Facebook to be equivalent to msft (doing really good with 5-6 hours a day), but I don’t want to exceed 40 h
- FB E5 work life balance I got an offer for E5, no numbers yet. I'm excited BUT I'm really concerned about WLB at FB. I don't like working on weekends. I don't like working more than 40 hours. Preferably I like to be part of a team that doesn't demand my blood, sweat, and tears. Are all software eng teams at FB very deman
- Facebook work life balance I wonder why there is not more being said about the really poor work life balance at Fb? People seem to keep complaining about amazon but I find it worse here at Fb? Yes the work is great but I fee like I am always working and the work never ends.. people even avoid taking too much PTO on my team an
- Facebook WLB l haven’t heard anything nice about this, I met people leaving due to cutthroat (and unreasonable) performance evalutions. Any recent insider observations on WLB and allegedly toxic competitive culture at FB?
- vote WLB at Facebook Is WLB really that bad at FB? How many hours do you typically work as an IC or EM at Facebook?
- Facebook Ads WLB? I’m in the middle of the team matching process for a full remote IC5 role. I’m chatting with a manager from Ads in a few days. I’ve read a lot of bad things about WLB for that org on blind. Curious if someone who currently works in Ads has perspective on this. Separately I’m wondering what sort of
- WLB in FB Singapore Seeking for new opportunities recently in sg. Does anyone know how’s the WLB in fb singapore? Is there a lot of peer pressure? Is there any PIP here? TC: 220 YOE: 3
- FB WLB as e6 How is the WLB these days for e6? I have an offer for 40% more TC but I hear nothing but horror stories from FB employees. I dont mind working 50-55 hour weeks, higher to ramp up initially. If its more than that then I'd likely quit #meta
- WLB at facebook Making the move next month. Reading posts about bad WLB in FB has got me worried. Anyone made the same move? How is WLB compared to Bloomberg? And, what teams in FB have good wlb? 4 yoe, tc 290
- Good WLB teams at Facebook Going through bootcamp and looking for recommendations for specific teams or areas/orgs with healthy WLB (40hr/week) as an engineer at E5. Feel free to DM. I know scalable production infra really well, along with OO and functional languages and seems like its best to stick to areas I know for wlb. L
- FB PM wlb Hello all! I have seen a lot of posts about FB wlb. I am assuming I should take the really negative ones with a grain of salt cause it may depend on the team/manager. Does that sound accurate? Is some of the negativity a bit exaggerated? Currently at G and it’s not like all teams here have that am
- WLB at Facebook Is WLB really that bad at Facebook? And is it across all departments? How about IT support?
- vote Meta/Facebook WLB How many hours per week can one expect to work at Facebook/Meta. Please only answer if you actually know (have worked there, currently work there, or closely know somebody who works there).
- Facebook work life balance Do they ever plan on improving it to make it a sustainable place to work? Thoughts?
- FB Seattle WLB Considering offer from Facebook Seattle. For people who work there, how would you rate the work life balance? How many hours per week? Edit: Please respond only if Facebook Seattle, info about Menlo Park and other locations not relevant
- Is bad WLB overblown at FB? I've passed FB onsite and am waiting for number. One thing I'm worried about is bad WLB at FB but after speaking with a few engineers, it doesn't seem that bad outside of specific areas like ads. Most engineers seem to average 35-40 hours a week which seems find to me. TC: $430k #facebook
- Facebook WLB Hi folks - have an offer for M1 manager role in FB Seattle, currently L66 managing team of 20 in msft, most weeks I put in roughly 45 hours. Of course I've been here awhile and it's pretty chilled, Wondering how bad it's going to be in FB... Any insights please? Is it regularly 50+ hours, does it
- vote Facebook engineering manager WLB Thinking about trying to jump from Amazon to Facebook, but I don't know much about the culture or WLB of average management, I just know they pay 1.5k what I make. But I can probably make L7 in a year or so, so deciding if I should move or stick it out at Amazon. If your a manager at Facebook
- Fb HW WLB vs Apple HW WLB Calling all FB HW people on blind, hows your wlb, and if you’re ex-apple, how does it compare?
- Work/Life Balance at FB I’m deciding about whether or not to accept an offer from FB for an E4 mobile eng role. I’m worried about the work life balance situation at FB. How is the WLB for most engineers at FB? Does it really depend on the team? If so, what teams should I avoid? TC: 230K