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.
Who will be willing to acquire META? (may be Amazon, or Microsoft, or Google can…Google failed with Google+ and they may want to enter in social media domain again…) Note: It’s totally an imaginary question. No logic behind this question. Just a random out of blue question. TC: Imaginary Number.
For pre-acquitision Kustomer employees, will the salary be bumped up to match Meta salaries? Or will it be treated as it's own business with no adjustment?
Wondering if the lack of WLB extends to recently acquired companies too. For marketers at FB, what hours do you observe on average? #
https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-extends-deadline-decision-facebook-kustomer-deal-dec-15-2021-08-09/
Would this reduce competition? Is it bad for the consumer? Hypothetically of course. Needs it to coat the Metaverse TC 🥜
Do you think Reddit will add similar features to discord or acquire it? Discord is offering enough for it members to locked them in. Plus discord may start financial features like payments. I have noticed these members use Reddit for marketing and discord for their services operations and closed co...Read more
First of all, congrats to FigmaMates, I would love to be in your shoes right now. As a consumer however, I hope antitrust prevails, but my wants and hopes are irrelevant here. While techies on Blind are celebrating on behalf of FigmaMates, techies on Twitter and Hacker News are talking about how an...Read more
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/facebook-suspends-former-us-president-trumps-account-two-years-2021-06-04/
They put 11,000 people out of jobs and less than 2 months later they make an acquisition? Such a kick in the balls for all the people that were laid off. Zuckerberg is a genuine piece of human 💩 https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/30/meta-acquires-luxexcel-a-smart-eyewear-company/
Regular layoffs No new exciting tech Corrupt middle management Fiefdom building Redundant products with no Vision. Random acquisitions that are then killed TC 500k Yoe 18 #google #meta #amazon #cisco #microsoft
I realized it’s no different than 90% of other startup acquisitions where the product gets shut down. Both my founder and I took jobs at FB and we’re going to advocate for the ideas we learned. What’s the difference? TC: $$$$ UPDATE: after discussion we decided to call this an acquisition. Some m...Read more
This seems a common outcome for founders after acquisition https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-01/amazon-ring-ceo-steps-aside-for-former-microsoft-meta-executive
What are your thoughts on Shazam acquisition impacts on Facebook , google , amazon , Snapchat and Microsoft . Are we going to see more mergers and acquisitions in the coming months ?
Worked at Apple and Google before. I don’t think Facebook has what it takes to build great products. Everyone is cutting corners to score points in PSC. Facebook has not built a thing except the social network. Any major product has been an acquisition. Rest is all improvements. I don’t think FB h...Read more
And focus on ads, ig/reels, previous user acquisition goals in fb, etc
#acquire #msft #acquisition #google #facebook #amazon #apple #privacy
Is meta planning a major acquisition? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/meta-platforms-stops-vrar-software-operating-system-project-report-2022-01-05 #meta #nvidia #unitytechnologies #microsoft#engineering #software Blind Tax: 300+
I'm currently at Meta and have an opportunity at Applied Intuition, an AV tech startup. Can someone give me a TLDR on their outlook, growth, IPO/acquisition, and if it's a good place to work. Seems like a lot of ex-Google there. YOE: 8 TC: 230k
Joining Meta as part of an acquisition. Do they perform a credit check as part of the background check? #engineering #software #swe #meta #facebook #backgroundcheck
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/04/facebooks-oculus-acquisition-turns-10/ Zuckerberg comment: “Imagine enjoying a courtside seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face-to-face — just by putting on goggles in your home.” He's r...Read more