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.
Wondering how much this is really affecting the folks working at FB: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/01/30/apple-says-facebook-violated-its-policies-with-its-research-app.html
When will it be available? Would you use it? I don't like Facebook and am skeptical, almost everyone has FB, Instagram or Whatsapp or all. Would it be better that Bumble, Tinder, Hinge or other apps?
Why do employees who work at Facebook have "Works at Facebook App" and not "Works at Facebook" on their FB profile page? Always thought it looked kinda dumb since "Facebook App" isn't a company.
When is Facebook coming out with that dating app feature? I need to get laid already.... Just kidding, looking for something serious here. And when you think about it, FB has enough data to predict relationship success and marriages better than any match maker ever. It actually could be a really po...Read more
I have a app critique and past work presentation tomorrow with FB. For the App critique portion I’ve been practicing the last 2 days by just opening an app and kind of free styling and sticking to a framework. I think this would be the most genuine way without it seeming like It’s scripted. I am ...Read more
Looks some new app coming from Facebook https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/19/21227120/facebook-gaming-app-livestream-youtube-twitch-esports-android Considering their history of getting anyone to use anything other than Facebook news feed not being stellar, why create a new app than a new tab? Comme...Read more
All I see nowadays is ads, ads from random groups, ads from random pages, ads from random influencers, so on and so forth. No posts from friends. Is the app dead?
Does apps like fb keep an open socket for the entire time the app is open to fetch stories and posts. What are the pros and cons of this approach
Blazing fast and very accurate. Really mindblowing , congratulations META !!! Tc 800
I got my hands on a Portal Plus and I have to say it is a really nice device. I want to write an app before I leave next month so that I can use it on Chime calls when I am working at Amazon. Has anyone written a portal app? Is it hard? And no this is not a “shit” post Tc 200k
Hey All, Have some interviews coming up for an App Dev position at Meta (Salesforce Engineer). Curious if I should be brushing up on LC or if the app dev interviews are more based on the app you’ll be working on? Thanks! TC: $370k
What would happen if Apple banned the Facebook app for 1 week? Can you give me a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the impact to Facebook?
Downloaded a porn app one time, and now I can't let my family and friends use the Quest because it will always show in my App Library. Can create a new account, but then I lose all my purchases. Wtf Meta? #Meta #quest
Imagine you can join local activities nightlife, hiking or sports or fun trips like skiing or adventure in Iceland together with other like-minded people in your spare time. I may start with targeting single professionals who have the dating potential but not explicitly calling it dating. However, ...Read more
Is it just me or has the app gotten horribly slow. 10 seconds to open in some cases and terrible scrolling on an iPhone 6. Come on guys have an bit more pride in what you ship!
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.