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.
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
What is the average salary for an M1 at FB/Instagram? Are we looking at 200k/y base salary, 15-20% annual bonus, $100k RSU? Is there a way to get a signing bonus?
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Sharing this for my fellow designers as a data point - Los Angeles | Instagram Org Base: 160K RSU: 46,750 per year (Total grant 187K) Bonus: 15% Sign-On: 15K Total Comp (Year 1): $245,750 Current TC: 150K | YOE: 6
Offer from Instagram (IC role, non-technical role): $190k base $260k equity over 4 years $20k signing bonus 20% target bonus Leaving at Apple: $168k base $300k unvested $20k was last bonus Edited: YOE: 6 total (4 at Apple) Apple level is IC4
What is a typical strong base, bonus and Stock grant for TPMs Vs PMs at Facebook/Instagram at IC5 and IC6 levels (for someone coming in externally with 8 years of PM experience)? How does this compare to what's offered by Google and LinkedIn?
How is the Instagram TC in comparison to regular FB? Is there any difference? What should I expect as my TC for L5 at IG for a PM/TPM role in New York and what’s the average sign-on bonus? I believe the sign-on is primarily based on location, but don’t know for sure. #Facebook #Instagram #Tech
Meta stops offering bonuses to content creators for reels. Only sometime back, they started paying creators for reels on Facebook. Unless they see something concrete I don’t think they would do this. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/10/meta-will-stop-offering-reels-bonuses-to-creators-on-face...Read more
Just got an E4 offer for Facebook recently. What department has the best career track and why? Facebook vs instagram @facebook Current TC: 190 (140k base 10% bonus and the rest RSU) New TC: 177/400/75 offer from FB YOE: 2
Curious to hear some names of established UX / product designers in tech who you look up to. Bonus points for any names worth following on Twitter, Medium, IG, etc.
DM for referrals to Meta across multiple Tech roles (DS, DE, SWE, Design, UXR, PM). 3+ years experience required. Bonus if you would like to work on Instagram teams, can drop referrals Meta-wide. DM your resume, YOE and links to interested jobs from metacareers.com 4 YOE, TC 300K #meta #referrals...Read more
Does anyone know numbers on how much Instagram content creators earn? How are those bonuses associated with reel perf? #entertainment #media #instagramrevenue
Is this a good time to join snap ? How does it stack up against Instagram or TikTok? Any teams or orgs to stay away from? How is the work life balance ? Does the annual 15% bonus get paid out ? Do they offer refreshers #snap #wlb #stock
Looking for advice here. I started a digital creator account on Instagram and didn't think it will amount to any money. But Instagram started adding bonuses and my account became popular and now seems like I will get paid. I researched more and seems like this is illegal if you are on H1B. I've trie...Read more
EDIT: Choose Netflix Recently got offer in these three. Netflix is in bay area, the other two will be in NYC. TC is similar but with different stuctures. Citadel HF: backend developer position in hedge fund department. Comp is heavy on bonus. Instagram: E5 with top TC with structure you can expect ...Read more
Have 2 offers in hand for senior roles, while pondering which to choose I'd like to see what you guys think, and which you'd go with. Facebook (Instagram), NYC Base: 210k Bonus target: 15% Equity: 700k Sign-on: 100k Relocation: 20k Refresher: 140k/year (from what I've seen on blind) Airbnb, remote...Read more
Hello, I wanted to understand what I should expect for TC and breakdown (base + bonus + stock) for a senior associate business operations and strategy role at a tech company like Snap, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, etc. based out of SF. Thanks in advance.
Both NYC/ Full stack role Facebook - Team TBD (probably Instagram) Base: 175 Bonus: 17.5 Equity: 380 (vested quarterly) Sign-on: 50 Year 1: 338 Year 2-4: 288 ——————————————— Google - Search Org Base: 167 Bonus: 25 Equity: 289 (.33, .33, .22, .12) Sign-on: 50 Year 1: 338 Year 2: 288 Year 3 -: ???...Read more
It’s just the most aesthetic, alpha looking watch in the market. It exudes power, class and avant-garde engineering. Why shouldn’t I use my bonus to get it? In fact I think any seasoned engineer and executive in F500 should be owning either a Patek, AP or Daytona to show their power. Pic from Ins...Read more
Installed it a while ago to see what the big deal was. Seems like an image search app where you can create lists and such. I see the advertising point of view, companies post and promote their products on it. It's a different type of Instagram. But I don't see how it can be so big. Psy-ops app to ha...Read more