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.
Some desi chicks are crazy (have encountered 7 such girls). They'll send friend requests on fb/insta after connecting. Then will get angry if you say let's start with whatsapp. I mean +1 to them for taking the initiative. But a whatsapp or fb messager connect is much better. Then when it doesn't wo...Read more
Change my mind . . . . . . . Disclaimer: I work at Facebook AI and I don’t use the website or Instagram, and have no idea what Lasso is
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I’m looking for a referral for the Instagram iOS team if anyone knows if they’re hiring new grads. The positions on the website seem to require 2-5+ years of experience. Does Instagram generally not hire new grads?
Has anyone been observing odd behavior in Ad recommendations in Meta Apps today? I have been seeing all the dating websites ads throughout the day on both FB and Instagram. Haven't seen a single ad other than dating websites ads. #tech PS: I'm happily married.
Looking for rescue dog adoption/foster websites or instagram! I’ve seen a couple of websites but it wasn’t really for rescued dogs. Seattle,WA or west coast shelters/ fostering homes would be great! TY! Tc:🥜 #foster #rescuedogs
I was watching a show on Netflix through their website on google chrome and I noticed that Instagram started showing me contents related to the show. I was wondering if Instagram has some kind of partnership with Google/Netflix or maybe Apple cus I use a Mac. Since there are a lot of folks in the te...Read more
Do you support the Restrict Act which is essentially to block TikTok and many more websites? Just for Background, these websites/Apps are banned in China using similar restrictions - Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, Dropbox, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomber...Read more
Any recommendations for travel groups on insta/fb/websites, who organize tours and is safe for solo female travellers? I live in Bangalore and looking for something over the long weekend of Jan 26th( I tried searching online and on insta, didn't seem to find what i was looking for). #vacation #trav...Read more
Do you think Google search sucks because not all the information created nowadays is as indexable as they are on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, or paywalled news sites? Personally, I don't visit as many niche websites as I used to.
What do you all think? Why even a professional portfolio website would also mock what Tiktok and Instagram does? This feature def make no sense to me.
13 year old daughter is spending her afternoons on instagram (website, via Windows 10 computer) instead of doing homework. What we're ideally looking for is to set up a Windows 10 computer to: - Time-limit usage of Instagram.com website to a specific amount of time per day (so that we can work with...Read more
I was shocked when I saw this. Thoughts? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/instagram-website-leaked-phone-numbers-and-emails-for-months-researcher-says/
I paid for an electric scooter through an ad pushed via instagram. Now the merchandise website disappeared. I feel this is related to the recent data leak from Facebook. Should I ask Facebook to give my money back?
Has anyone here sold private RSUs before their company IPO'd? I know that websites like EquityZen and IG allow you to trade these, but I don't understand the fee structure and process. If I was selling $500k of private equity, how much actual cash would I expect to walk away with? #airbnb #byted...Read more
And now they are bringing the same to IG I absolutely hate looking at the outdated docs on their website to turn on/off a setting. I’m not active on FB and my IG story that I posted yesterday was posted to FB. I only realized that when people started reacting to it Youtube videos / third party sca...Read more
I am in my early 20s and wanted to know what youtube channels, Instagram profiles or any other websites/apps should I follow to learn tricks while investing in stocks, crypto and other new emerging stuff like nfts
With prospects of Layoffs looming, and wondering if having a side hustle is not a bad thing. Have been thinking of some options, namely: 1- Video YouTube/TikTok downloading website with ads 2- YouTube/TikTok/Instagram account with automatically reposted high view videos 3- Website with ads offering...Read more
I make $14/hr as a 23 year old. I'm an automotive photographer and social media manager, running a 10k+ follower Instagram. I take all photos of cars at our dealership for our website as well as all forms of social media. How much should I be being paid? I know I'm well under average, just looking t...Read more
I am leetcoding and improving my algo and data structure. Should I also do side projects to build a mini clone of popular websites like Amazon, Twitter, Instagram app ect. Will that increase my chances getting interviews at good companies? Does this matter? Just checking if it show that you know ...Read more