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.
I wanna do back-end after I graduate. What team is the most fun/useful at Meta for an internship? Help me decide. TC: 0, but soon 8.4k a month
I have a lot of experience in digital marketing as well as being an influencer on the platforms and would absolutely love to work for either company. If anyone have an employee referral code could you possibly share it we me? I’m going full-throttle to get in.
title! #refer #referral #newgrad
Received an offer but was wondering which teams are stable/ have a good wlb/ in AI and ML. Interested in teams in Instagram as well. Would appreciate any insight! Edit: Intern offer, looking for new grad after, did not start team matching process yet #meta #instagram #offer
Given the ongoing layoffs, even some this month, do you think it’s likely that Meta does another intern return offer freeze? Or would you expect most interns get offers like usual? #meta #instagram #oculus
My fb internship interview is in a month lol. should I tell them I can help them dump 2 billion user data next time. #WhatsApp #facebook #instagram #Faang
How does the team matching process work for FB interns ? Any tips in general ? I am pretty interested in doing infra work for either messenger or instagram. TC: 🥜
Instagram now has reply feature in DMs. Thank you interns, waiting for pause feature in videos now.
Hello blind folks! I am writing to kindly request referrals. I have 2 years of software engineering experience at Instagram and have solved 350 leetcode problems. I'd appreciate your help as cold applying isn't giving any calls 🥲 #akamai, #accolite, #affirm, #airbnb, #alibaba, #alation, #adobe, #...Read more
2 internships within Azure, will be graduating with a Master's in CS. Applied to Amazon new grad and got insta rejected... Is this normal?
Hello! I’m a new Grad looking for a referral to Meta / Instagram. I’m looking to apply to the Product Designer new grad role that just opened up. About me: - 3+ product design experiece. Recently designed with Google/Microsoft’s product design team through a top digital design firm - 3 internships...Read more
I'm heading into a SWE internship at Facebook (Instagram) in the fall. Just curious on how things have gone with a fully remote model for internships at Facebook. How have managers been handling remote interns? Are there any virtual intern events? And what about the swag? That's probably the most...Read more
Was Asked For Social Media Email Id During Bg Any Issue If I Don’t Give The Primary Id (insta FB YT)And Give Another One (used For Open Source And LinkedIn) (Tech Intern) Tc 0lpa #goldmansachs #backgroundcheck #tech #internship #socialmedia
What are good FB teams to join as a data scientist intern where I may get a chance working something related to ML ? Suggestions from Recruiter: Ads, Marketplace, Groups, Messenger, Games, Search, Infrastructure, and Instagram)! I also have a call with DS at instagram this week.Not sure if I can a...Read more
Interning in the summer. My cpp/java is mediocre, and I want a change of pace from frontend JS (I've only used AngularJS anyway). The main team that I know of that fits this is Instagram, but it's not at Seattle... #facebook #seattle #internship
This being my last internship, I was deciding between Apple and Meta (return offer). I would appreciate any feedback or guidance ! Apple Location: San Diego, CA Org: Hardware Tech Salary: 52/ hourly, 78/ overtime Pros: - Better likelihood for return offer (return offer process not as defined as ...Read more
Hi all, Fortunate to have these two offers but I have a hard time choosing between them two for the summer. I’m not concerned about TC or new grad TC since I think I’m going to go full time with the company I’m interning next fall. So TC will be out the window for me. I want to prioritize having a...Read more
Any companies hiring marketing interns for summer 2019 (preferably paid)? Applicant will be a rising senior in college and has prior internship experience at a big marketing firm. They're mostly location agnostic (within the US). Addendum: they've expressed strong interest in Instagram to me previo...Read more
Have an offer to join an iOS ads team-- how's the culture at Meta these days? Was an ex-intern and recently got the offer. Is it worth jumping? I don't mind tough WLB. But are there worries as to more layoffs, stock price, and culture/atmosphere at the company? TC: 200 #Meta #Facebook #Instagram
Hi blind community, I was a meta intern last summer and received recruiter reconnect last week. Currently, I am in the team match process and need to choose from the below list. 1. Cross Meta Experiences Team Under central product pillar. Built privacy centric APIs, detect cross app data unsafe… 2...Read more