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.
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Unfortunately interviewing.io is not available where I live. Are there other places where you can buy paid mock interviews with people who know the Meta MLE interview well?
https://nypost.com/2023/05/16/google-meta-amazon-hire-low-paid-foreign-workers-after-us-layoffs-report/
Here me out. You pay say $9.99 for a entire year, you see no adds and have access to premium content. I would pay it. I don’t work at Facebook, but maybe I should.
Hi all. I'm working on negotiating a contract offer for @Facebook (if you saw my previous posts from the past couple of days - I got the L5 marketing contract offer and I'm trying to work on the comp.) Curious as to what the paid holidays are for Facebook this year for FTE. Thanks!
In comparison to SWE and whats the difference in the pay like how would a E5 SWE and secuirty engineer compare in terms of comp and refreshers. Trying to decide if its worth spending time on the process. #facebook #securityengineer
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How long does GOOG/FB give for paid paternity leave (father), is it 100% pay and do your shares continue to vest / does it push back your cliff?
have an offer with 100k sign on, I am in the process of purchasing a house and was wondering if they pay lump sum?
Joining in January - do I get a prorated bonus at bonus time, or is there a cutoff? Only joining early for the prorate
I heard it is twice a year based on your past half year’s performance. What months does this occur? Tried searching on Blind already, apologies if I missed it. #facebook
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I got an offer to work at Meta in Seattle. At first I applied directly to the USA for Meta and got rejected. Then they transferred my application to Toronto and they gave me an offer. But then I talked to the recruiter and he said that he could transfer it to Seattle without any approvals needed, so...Read more
Hi everyone. I’m about to interview for a Mechanical Engineer position in Meta. I’ve never interviewed with FAANG before and I’d like to do a few mock interviews to feel confident. Willing to pay a fee. Looking for current or ex mechanical engineers/ managers at Meta/FAANG to help me prepare for the...Read more
Left facebook but will comeback once there is paid subscription adfree. I can pay 100 or even 200 a year but dont want to be a product they sell Will it be there or not?
Can anyone clarify when the last day of paid healthcare premiums is for Meta employees severed on November 9? The layoff documents say it's 6 months after the "Actual Separation Date" but don't clarify whether that date refers to November or February.
Recruiter told me that employees can take Uber pool from Eastside to Seattle and will be covered by FB. Is this correct? Is there a limit on how many miles or $, each way you can get this benefit? There must be a catch else I would guess everyone would take Uber pool and won't drive to work.
Which companies pay top dollars for PMs? E6/M1. TC: last year w2 700k. This year who knows maybe 800k. Cliff in one year. Don’t think I will make it to E7/M2. Ideally, looking for smaller than FB companies.