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.
My friend's Instagram account was "locked" (not "deactivated") due to suspicious activity (he used a third party analytics app which must have triggered suspicious login attempts and has since removed it). He no longer has access to the 2FA mobile number on the account but can still receive emails....Read more
FTC is totally correct https://www.npr.org/2021/08/19/1029310979/federal-trade-commission-refiles-suit-accusing-facebook-of-illegal-monopoly
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/15/facebook-buys-gif-company-giphy-and-plans-to-integrate-it-with-instagram.html
Should I not be jealous and use it for motivation?
Inspired by 'Facebook acquires Instagram for $1B' thread from 2012: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/investment-banking/facebook-agrees-to-buy-instagram-photo-app-for-1-billion Aged like milk, majority of comments said Instagram valuation at $1B was wayyyy overvalued.
Any reliable source to buy authentic (not bots) likes on LinkedIn post? I know many for instagram but none for LinkedIn yet. Thanks
So I got a real estate license so I can help my family/friends and eventually myself buy/sell houses, so I kinda have a part time business while I work full time as a software engineer. Since I have a business Instagram, I wanted to make sure my manager doesn’t see it, so I was curious as to if I c...Read more
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
Which stock to buy to capitalize on the Tiktok ban. Maybe any speculations on who's going to buy it? Or if it does get banned, maybe Meta since short-video content will migrate to Instagram? Or any other stocks?
I see people, instead of enjoying the moment, focus more on capturing it and posting it on Instagram. Most of people’s life decisions are driven by how will it look on Instagram. I feel people are doing things or buying stuff not for themselves, but to show it to the world. People, who disagree, c...Read more
Ok don't come at me asking to define manly stuff lol Over 10 years ago, my brother used to change his own tires, grill, and wear wrangler jeans Other guys I knew did dirt biking , watched sports, or visited a Bass Pro Shop once every week. I know a couple of guys now who are into car stuff. They a...Read more
thoughts on the charges on your companies? Fb threatened snapchat Fb threatened instagram and got it Amazon buying mutiple small startups.. showing muscles and killing new bees Google threatened Yelp #yelp #instagram #facebook
A good investment should be addictive - the more you buy, the better total return will be. E.g. it would be better for meta to buy 100% of Instagram instead of just 50%. Now imagine one person owns 100% of all BTC (minus the ones forever lost), what would happen? Will the rest simply fork the chai...Read more
Curious to know how can avatars and metaverse be part of Instagram, tiktok and Snapchat instead of buying a VR. How can avatars be fun on the phone? Pokémon go like? #Avatars #instagram #tiktok #snapchat Tc:300k
Americans love buying shit they can’t afford to feel Insta prestigious. So Affirm might be a good business model. My research consists of reading a wsj article and then asking you spectral incels on blind : is affirm a buy?
Ok don't come at me asking to define girly stuff lol Over 10 years ago, my sister used to make her own blouses, dresses, etc. all while being a full-time surgeon. Other girls I knew did vase paintings, singing, or visited hobby lobby once every week. I know a couple of girls now who are into home...Read more
I noticed many times that I’ve got an ad for something I might have said ( example: Target) while not using Facebook or instagram. After a while, I’ve got an ad for Target on Instagram or Facebook which I previously never got. So I decided to test this further and deliberately said Toyota to my phon...Read more
I see people buying Instagram usernames. Is any one interested in buying a good blind username like TC||GTFO Tc 40lpa Yoe 5
Anyone buy from them and actually like your house? I’m about to sign a contract with them for what seems to be our dream house but the comments on their IG are giving us cold feet. I know that usually only pissed off people leave comments but damn…and the issues are major. Checked out Lennar’s IG a...Read more
Considering to buy Rivian but thinking of any other options available in the EV? I have ordered F150 Lightning ⚡️ but can’t wait until ig comes and god knows when that can happen! Any suggestions? TC: 155k #auto #rivian #tesla