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 Metaβs 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 canβt trust anyone. It would probably be easier to work two remote jobs at βless prestigiousβ 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 youβre proactive and document everything thoroughly, youβre 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 itβs possible youβll have a manager younger than you, even if youβre 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 canβt find a way, they are often trying to invent things you did wrong. This isnβt a dealbreaker because as long as youβre 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. thereβs a lot of internal conflict because itβs very authoritarian, also fairly draconian, and itβs 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 isnβt really the problem because guess what? Itβs 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. itβs 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.
I have a drone photography page with 1.5k followers. I used to get 200-300 likes on my good photos and 100-120 on my okayish photos. Around mid April, there was a point where everything just switched and my best photos get around 90 likes now. Nothing changed on my side. I even tried to post with be...Read more
I have following of 30k+ on Instagram and being approached by some brands to do paid promotion. Is it allowed on H1B ?
Put that shit on IG. Sometimes people want to write something on there. You are welcome, for your future promotion.
Is it worth joining? Whatβs the prospect of being IC in that org, in terms of promotion, etc.? Or is it easier to get promotion in more vital orgs like ads, feeds, instagram, etc
Because the only way to delete your account is by deleting your IG account. This is genius by the Threads team. Promotion package: 10s of millions of accounts with barely any shutdowns. Threads will live on perpetually. #meta
I was wondering if there are any orgs in Facebook that are faster than other orgs in terms of promotion (especially from E4 to E5). I'm assuming ads or instagram might be good educated guesses? Anyone from Facebook have any thoughts? TC 190, YOE 6 #facebook #meta
Got an offer for e5 at meta Interviews with these teams for team matching 1. Reality labs AR 2. Ads serving efficiency and scalability 3. Shop Ads - purchase orders foundation (like Instagram shopping) 4. Data flow discovery I want to join AR but I heard itβs chaotic and not a lot of promotions fo...Read more
I will joining FB within few months as a PM. Iβm looking to work for teams that are high priority for the company, provides good career growth and can give promotion. What are the best teams to work for? Iβm open to anything ranging from core FB apps to Instagram to WhataApp.
Starting as a new grad ML E-3 and currently in bootcamp. Considering ig growth team and fb feeds ranking team in bootcamp. How does the promotion opportunities looks like in these two groups, from 3 ->; 4 and from 4 ->; 5. Also, any wlb distinctions?
Hi ! I'm wondering how's the internal mobility like within Meta. 1. How long one has to wait before they can kickstart this process ? 2. If moving between orgs like FB to Instagram or RL, does one need to restart the PERM process over again (for people on H1B) ? 3. Does it reset promotion progress/...Read more
And way harder than most SWEs can handle intellectually. Just talk to a bunch of people, they are all confused af. Like if you can comprehend DDIA (extremely unlikely that you do) and apply what you read from it, you are already ahead of 99% of software engineers The problem is, SD isn't conducted ...Read more
I'm stoked to start Facebook bootcamp soon. What to expect in the bootcamp? How does the team match work? Is it easy cruising or intensive to prove yourself in 6 weeks? What iOS team has the best opportunity for quick promotion to E5 at Facebook with not too crazy WLB? I'm thinking Instagram since ...Read more
Hi blind! I'm going to be dipping my feet in applying for Senior Manager roles and need some general tips for positioning my resume and current role. My current level at Instagram is M1. But I manage a 25 person team with 2 M1s under me. The reason I'm not M2 yet is because promotions at Facebook ...Read more
All my friends are software engineers and I learned it hard way that they are not my true friends. They keep comparing each other all the time and sometimes get jealous at each otherβs success. Only talk about money and which level they are working at. Call each other to boast about their package/pr...Read more
Hello blind community I have received Meta E4 offer in London. On the other hand I am also set for promo to L4 this cycle in April (or at least this is what I assume after promo soon feedback previous cycle). The comp at meta is very good, like 30k pounds more than what I'll receive at Google after ...Read more
Hi I know Google system design questions are not like grokking or anything you find in youtube videos. Can we share all questions? Last year, they asked me to design static analysis tool. For one of my friend they asked to design load balancer in cloud. Few more: Design logger Design code coverag...Read more
Hi I know Google system design questions are not like grokking or anything you find in youtube videos. Can we share all questions? Last year, they asked me to design static analysis tool. For one of my friend they asked to design load balancer in cloud. Few more: Design logger Design code coverag...Read more
I generally prefer reading small article post on my phone during free time. Untill few months ago I use to scroll down LinkedIn, there use to be some good content/knowledge sharing posts, but seems like that too has became crap. I just find posts like "first day at XYZ" or something related to Ytub...Read more
How to approach a girl in US in appropriate way? And how to recognize if the girl is genuinely interested in you and likes you? In India, if girls smiles back or you catch her looking at you, it was quite evident that she is interested. But here smiling and looking at each other is just a norm. Bu...Read more
Can't post the link because of risk of getting doxed. But my old Amazon SDM implied on LinkedIn that he was the equivalent of a military leader / war hero while being a manager at Amazon. It's surreal because I know that he's a coward and weasel that takes credit for all the good things that happen ...Read more