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.
When you join Meta as an SWE (eg. E4), after how much time can you internally transfer to another team in another country? Are there any formal eligibility requirements for internal transfers? Is it difficult to transfer from the UK to the US (without having a US visa)? #tech #meta
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-says-meta-will-slow-hiring-wont-rule-out-future-layoffs-98653b09 Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees that he won’t rule out future layoffs and said he doesn’t expect the social-media company to hire as quickly as it did bef...Read more
Say if I'm a SWE but am interested in taking classes in 3d modeling/animation as a hobby, potentially making some indie games down the line. Would Meta reimburse those course fees? Or they would only reimburse subjects related to my work. (After joining) TC: 200k YOE: 2
Long story short, I failed an onsite last year then half year later, a recruiter reached out to me asking if I’m interested to talk about another role. (Different track than the one I failed). So we kept the conversation and I eventually got the verbal offer and numbers. A day later, recruiter call...Read more
Feels like an end of an era of high TC, unlimited perks and plenty of opportunities. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-says-meta-will-slow-hiring-wont-rule-out-future-layoffs-98653b09?mod=hp_lead_pos6 https://archive.ph/DknG1 **Meta will backfill positions that have been vacated, but in...Read more
Does Facebook has something called “no bureaucracy rule” ? If yes then what it is?
What's the deal with some executive wanting to support his best friend, Kavanaugh? This is only going to make FB and Silicon valley look worse and embolden the right. Funny how the left only supports freedom of speech and expression for issues they support, otherwise you'd better watch out.
I'm expecting an offer from Amazon today and am in team matching with Meta. I understand it varies from team to team, but in general which of these positions has better wlb? I'm also wondering how Rto is monitored at these companies. I know I'll be in office 3 days a week, but I'm hoping I can get...Read more
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H1B visa is on news again. I am so angry and frustrated with government bending knees against companies. FB was sued but nothing will change maybe they’ll be fined and the practice continues. These companies blatantly abuse H1B and other work visas (opt, h4 ead, L1). They favor these guest workers s...Read more
Hi Facebook employees, Do you have some specific rules for using your personal Facebook account after joining the company? One of the items on the checklist before joining the company is "Authenticate with Facebook account". Do you really connect your personal FB account with your employee profil...Read more
There are like 4 or 5 roles I am interested in @ FB. I applied for 3 and it doesn’t seem to be stopping me from moving forward with my next one. Anyone from FB know if it’s actually enforced??
Hi everyone! I’m a returning intern and planning to join in June/ July but not sure what’s the minimum time period within the team to get evaluated. Afaik, according to previous PSC rules it was around 3 months in the team after completing your bootcamp but can someone please clarify what’s the new...Read more
Wanted to apply at fb and checking if someone gets offer as an EE at fb Amsterdam are eligible for 30% rulings? Current TC- 32 all base + 10L stocks
Hello, I was rejected by FB last December (2019) for a Data Engineering Manager role. The recruiter said that I need to wait an exact one year before I can start having a conversation. Is this true? Its 11 months roughly. Thanks
Social credit scoring? Check Ai systems (ads) that exploit age or disability? Check Ai systems that manipulate behavior? Check
Has anyone had ads KEEP getting rejected bc it says their company need special approvals to run those kinds of ads? (we have them btw!!) it keeps rejecting them and saying that’s the reason. There is a bug on their end that is not approving our account to run these types of ads even tho we have appr...Read more
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/facebook-fails-tackle-election-disinformation-ads-ahead-tense-brazilian-election/ They don't do it because they don't want to? They just don't put the appropriate means on the topic? But then why as it more likely to hurt Meta on the long r...Read more
https://www.businessinsider.com/ruling-ftc-meta-facebook-lawsuit-instagram-whatsapp-can-proceed-2022-1 Thoughts? How does it affect FB stock? Implications? TC:290k
What’s going on there? Metaverse failed so they’re pivoting to OnlyFans content? (I edited the photo since Blind has stricter content rules than Facebook now.)