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 Metaās 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 canāt trust anyone. It would probably be easier to work two remote jobs at āless prestigiousā 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 youāre proactive and document everything thoroughly, youāre 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 itās possible youāll have a manager younger than you, even if youāre 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 canāt find a way, they are often trying to invent things you did wrong. This isnāt a dealbreaker because as long as youāre 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. thereās a lot of internal conflict because itās very authoritarian, also fairly draconian, and itās 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 isnāt really the problem because guess what? Itās 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. itās 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.
Any FB employees with a company provided iPhone can please confirm whether or not the phone is in supervised mode? And if so, what is being monitored? https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202837
Joining FB next month. There was no option to choose iPhone 12. Only iPhone 11, Pixel 4 and Samsung S20 were available. Any idea when employees can get iPhone 12? #facebook
I'm going to join FB soon, I don't see an iPhone X option and I think the iPhone's screen is too small for me. Can I pay extra or somehow get X?
Joining Meta at the end of June. Getting an iPhone 13 (w/ Verizon) as part of my equipment. Does anyone know if the mobile hotspot is enabled on these devices? Investigating the possibility of working from my boat this summer š TC: 168k ->; 385k YOE: 15 #swe #mobile
Joining FB soon. I see āiphone proā is the only iPhone option on the portal. is there a way to get āiphone Pro maxā?
So bad time to be picking a new Mac or iPhone as new models due very soon. Facebook currently offering Intel based MacBook Proās and iPhone 12. I have to make a selection at end of Sept for a mid/late Oct start date. Do FB flip to new models quick or should I just order now on their new hire site?
Leaving FB for Google soon. I need to return my office phone. Donāt have a personal phone, donāt think itās worth buying if Google will give me a phone.
Hi Metamates I'll be joining Meta in a month or so. What is your recommendation of a company phone and network. TC: 220k/900k/100k #engineering #software #swe #meta
Joining FB soon. Do you think I will be able to choose iphone 11 pro or should I buy my own? current TC-250K @facebook
Most people I know who use iPhone confirmed that their Facebook session was expired and had to login again. People with 2FA - SMS auth are still unable to login.
Seems like the app downloads are in free fall and now it's no longer in top 10 iphone apps. Source : https://app.sensortower.com/ios/us/meta-platforms-inc/app/facebook/284882215/ This is scary as an investor in fb
Was just checking the recruiting website to see if any new equipment is available iPhone 12 Pro switched to iPhone 13 Pro just now š So you can choose that if your equipment hasnāt shipped yet. (For your work phone)
The equipment page in onboarding says, āplease do not request an iPhone unless you have a business reasonā. My business reason is that I really want an iPhone 8...
Hey folks, I am planning on leaving Meta sometime soon. I would like to know if they ask you to return the phone. Did anyone who quit on your own (not part of layoff) were asked to return? Thanks! #meta
I got a weird scammy message which had a picture in it (not link) image. I check the profile of user and they didnāt seem like a fake account so I clicked to see the picture which was of me copied from my social media. Thinking more about it I should not have even opened the image on facebook messe...Read more
Remembering mobile phone competition in 2007, Meta Quest pretty much resembles Blackberry and Apple VP was more like iPhone. #tech #apple #meta
I am seeking opportunities in either of these. Would like feedback on which one would be a more rewarding experience as well as WLB.
I noticed Zuckerman uses Android since Sep 2020. tc: 175k
I have been waiting to choose my preferred device since October and the portal still shows iPhone 13 Pro as the only iOS option. Is this because of the general availability issues of the 14 Pro? TC. 110k