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.
As title says - whoever designed, approved and agreed on doing such a shitty stuff, please take it back. One of the ugliest update & design I’ve seen in my life. Worst than sulekha webpage. TC:180k
And those Signal notifications are definitely from Elon
Side thread: how does this factor into your career choices? #tech #facebook #meta #apple #amazon #netflix #google #instagram #iphone #youtube
Yes, I'm talking about the Apple's privacy policies. I am convinced that a big percentage of iphone users need Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook/Messenger. If this happens, I bet a lot of users would consider to move away from Apple phones just because they can't use Instagram/Whatsapp. And statiscal...Read more
goddamn every fucking iphone camera after the 13 FUCKING sucks why did y’all add this ugly ass filter to the photos 😭 bring back the fucking iphone X photos where the photos look the same in post as they do on the screen people don’t use their cameras for editorial photo shoots we just wanna look ...Read more
what’s the best swag you have ever received? what was it and from which company? mine was more sentimental - i felt like OG instagram pre meta acquisition had some of the best swag wooden speaker and iphone holder with the original instagram logo carving. i still use both.
Again, Facebook is dying, it is not dead yet. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/12/20/kids-screen-time-social-media-facebook-instagram-youtube-iphone/2355213002/
When I speak about things near my iPhone instagram shows me related reels. I even got poop reels when I was pooping and once my washing machine was making too much noise I got a reel telling me how to fix it, which suggests that you might even make sense of non voice audio signals.
I am Korean and we usually go crazy for looks and perceptions (Instagram and stuff) In Korea, you get bullied in high schools if you don’t use IPhones when Korea is where Samsung was born. So people worship Apple + love employees who work at Apple too. Do employees love the office as well? It is b...Read more
https://stocks.apple.com/AhWL1UmXlRmuP5eIl8E9o2Q https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-instagram-video-algorithm-children-adult-sexual-content-72874155 You can read this for free on the Apple Stocks app under the Meta ticker if you have iPhone and aren’t WSJ subscriber.
She’s right. Another incremental update. Not worth upgrading to 14. Eve Jobs, the daughter of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, appeared to take a jab at her late father's company on Wednesday. 24-year-old Jobs posted a meme on Instagram that joked the iPhone 14 — introduced during Apple's "Far Out" eve...Read more
I'm having issues with 1 of my 2 instagram accounts today. Everytime I log in, it logs me out right away. This is occurring on my iphone 12 using IOS 15.1.1, but not on my macbook on google chrome. Also, I am able to log in to my secondary IG account with no issue on my iphone, so I think the issue...Read more
After iOS 16 update, I have started seeing an issue where my iPhone XS max starts acting weirdly when I try to multitask during video call. My iPhone slows down, home screen keeps freezing, my video stops showing up to other person on call, could feel the back of iPhone is heating up slightly in mid...Read more
I became a photographer with iphone🤪🤪 Planning to buy a new camera in budget of maybe 500$-700$! To become a photography influencer on Instagram 😅 Any recommendations? #misc #photography
Hi everyone, The question is in the title. Does anyone know a leetcode (or leetcode like) app that I can use on my phone (iPhone) while I am in the bathroom or in the transports? Would be a better use my time than Instagram…
I have a iPhone6s and Pixel 2, Pixel 2 requires restart at least twice a month. It was great first few months no lagging, now camera and apps are embarrassingly slow sometimes. I am new to Android so I don't know if it's a normal thing and require additional task/memory cleaner app. Compared to my...Read more
My Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp account were all permanently ban for violating terms and conditions. I have no idea why. I use Facebook/Instagram to keep up with family and use WhatsApp for group chats with friends who don’t have iPhones. Can anyone from FB/Meta help me out? I can’t appeal becau...Read more
I’ve a iPhone SE 1st gen which has been working quite well since 2017. Perfect form factor. Fits easily in my pocket. Can operate it with one hand. Super lightweight. I don’t use instagram or any other Meta apps. Just gmail, Blind, YouTube and company outlook/messenger for urgencies. Camera is decen...Read more
Your fucking PIP machine is hurting your end users drastically you complete morons The IG business tools UI is glitchy and consistently errors out with “unknown errors” after tremendous lag times when attempting to boost posts. Every time it happens I have to uninstall and reinstall the IG app on m...Read more
Whatsapp, insta ssupports parallel apps. 1) does iPhone support parallel apps? Some android phones allows work profile which is like signing in to your system as guest user. You can have your own set of apps there again. 2) DoesiPhone support this work profile? Please answer both the questions a...Read more