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.
This is the ad I saw on Instagram. She ended at $250k salary. Just wondering if this is accurate for L5 at Google (as it is shown in her ad below).
My friend is interviewing for a senior position at insta cart. What should be good salary to ask for?
I keep seeing insane TC’s posted in here from Facebook. I was curious, do software engineers in IG make anywhere near the same?
Hi, Asking for a friend who is interviewing for Director Analytics role for Instagram and for Director Analytics for Tiktok. What is the expected TC? This is for salary expectations conversation. Also what's the work culture like in both the orgs? Thanks!
As in just from that, no Dubai or OnlyFans stuff. TC: $87k
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmCPQippo6x/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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?
https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-pay-guidelines-salary-hiring-bonus-stock-levels-2023-10?IR=C?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tech-feed-headline-graphic
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-07/amazon-is-raising-base-salary-cap-to-350-000-from-160-000?utm_campaign=instagram-bio-link&utm_medium=social&sref=xuVirdpv&utm_source=instagram&utm_content=business
All cash comp 2 tiny rounds of layoffs 450 total non-eng High base salary (Easily 5-600k for senior) Keeper test is basically insta-PIP, just don’t be at the bottom WLB is team dependent but I’ve witnessed some working <20 hours per week Remote friendly I still wish I worked at netflix TC 210K
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-instagram-salary-paid-london-san-francisco-2022-8?IR=T&fs=e&s=cl Yoe: 7 TC: 30L
I use instagram to socialize with potential dates, but I noticed anyone in medical field like doctors, who make tons of money but also have tons of debt, write you off because they think engineers make like 80k and theyre looking for someone to compliment their salary. So what can I put? I currentl...Read more
LinkedIn/Instagram - Everyone boasting about their success. Most of my batchmates left to US. Some via MS some through company. I can't feel happiness even after knowing that I am in top 1% salary wise (at my level). TC : 62LPA YOE : 4
Will tech salaries continue to stabilize and not increase like how it did in the past few years? It is interesting to see other careers like content creators (YouTube, Instagram, Tic Tok, Only fans) are starting to earn more than tech. #tech
How easy is it to transfer internally from WhatsApp to fb or Instagram? Since WhatsApp is considered a separate entity, is it like applying for a new company? Also do WhatsApp employees get same benefits as fb employees or is it lower? Salary - 120k base
What's your current annual salary and expected package from A company (including stock, perks ) #hr #recruiting #people #rakuten #google #woven #adobe #paypay #line #ntt #japan #ml #ai #paypal #twitter #amazon #microsoft #apple #softbank #mercari #accenture #meta #exponent #nvidia #netflix #openai ...Read more
How is the technology scene in NY in terms of career growth and pay? From what I’ve seen, Product Manager salary estimates are about 20% lower than SF despite NYC being just as expensive. Also, how actively are the big brands out there (FB/Instagram, Spotify, Google) hiring? Is it easy to move aroun...Read more
I just wanted to share my story as an encouragement to other product designers who are considering leaving their current company. About 3 months ago Instagram hit me with a targeted ad, advertising Blind. I immediately joined and was completely shocked at the openness of people willing to share the...Read more
Say for the sake of a hypothetical situation you get a offer at FB for 450k a year at T5 (top of band) and another offer for Instagram for T6 also at 450k a year (nowhere near top of the T6 band). Not real numbers or even possible (I think IG and FB would sync their TC / leveling if you got offers ...Read more
Some pros: - allow billions of people to connect with friends, family, hobbies, etc. (FB/IG/WA) - kept TC bar high, didn’t collude in salary fixing, some of the best benefits in the industry - open source contribution (PyTorch/React) and pushing new technologies in Metaverse/FAIR/etc Some cons: - C...Read more