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.
Both offers at Facebook and AKQA. Product Design (IC4) for Facebook and Senior UX Design at AKQA. Facebook is offering more money, obviously, but curious what the design community thinks of both. I have corporate experience at Amazon, should I go try out agency life? Will AKQA be more fulfilling wi...Read more
Got reached out by a recruiter from some staffing agency via LinkedIn that said he’s looking for a swe for his client, which happens to be Meta. Is there any difference between applying through this staffing agency and applying directly? I already got resume rejected for the new grad position after...Read more
Looking to apply to an agency related role at FB. Been hard to get my foot in the door but know I’d do an amazing job in this particular role! Had an on-site last month for a different position and was told it was a close call. They said the team thought I’d be an awesome fit and wanted to find me ...Read more
The agency told me it will be $90-$100 an hour. No stock. W2. No overtime. The range seems low to me. Is that what vendor workers are getting? 18 month senior engineer role.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/30/facebook-tiktok-targeted-victory/
I thought FB has its own recruiting team. Does this mean the role is for a contract position?
Got contacted by one today. Wondering if it’s legit or contractor role or something. Guy is from a technical recruiter agency.
I have been referred to Meta, thrice, and I have been rejected thrice by the HR. I wasn't even allowed to interview. I got in touch with my first referer who referred me for a position in their team. My profile was turned down as the HR team decided to evaluate me for a position (E5) for which I am...Read more
I've worked in digital & social marketing my whole career. In the process of leaving my current role, which has been a miserable fit (desperate pandemic move) and overall terrible for my health. Was anticipating a short bit of time to find a new role but the world works in mysterious ways, and I've ...Read more
I think if Meta is breaking laws Zuckerberg, the executives, and the engineers should all be put on trial until we know what's going on. $1.3B also does not go nearly far enough especially since this company has already conspired to spy on users in the past and sold data to influence elections withi...Read more
Recently was contacted by a recruiter trying to fill a Comm. Manager position at Facebook. He told me hiring contractors for this role was their general protocol and there is potential to be hired as a full-time employee @ FB but it's not guaranteed--Totally based on need and performance. That bein...Read more
I was wondering what people have heard about contracting at Facebook for design roles? Are you really treated as a second class Citizen according to some internet posts? =p Got an offer through an agency and would involve me relocating from the colder north so I’m both excited and curious, haha. I...Read more
Myabe stuffing agencies or through vendor this doesn't matter, but I am curious if anyone has any experience specifically applying big 7 tech companies like google, apple, amazon, Facebook or so? #tech #apple #google #facebook #microsoft #amazon #nvidia #tesla
I just got approached by a recruiting agency for a contract position for TPM at Meta. Is Meta still hiring contractors? Should I be leary about this? YOE 8 TC - 🥜 (laid off) #tech #hiring #layoffs #meta
So Meta is hiring freeze, but they’re still hiring thru such shady recruitment agencies? If anyone is interested in this DM me I’ll give you contact. #meta
Is Meta actively hiring contractors? I have been contacted by a recruiter from a staffing agency for a position at Meta as an SWE.
Looking to apply for a Graphics SWE role in Zurich and looking for referrals. Currently at EA, ex Warner Bros and European Space Agency. #software #swe #meta #refer #referral
Is this a fair deal or is there leverage to negotiate pay with the recruiting agency? was recently laid off at amazon and actively interviewing YOE:10 Title: Content Strategist Company: Meta Rate: $40/hr location: based in new york but remote job. #tech #compensation #salarynegotiation #payequity
Is Meta laying off and then hiring contractors to do the same work? Asking because I keep getting calls from recruiting agencies for contract work with Meta
Hello, I’ve accepted a contract role at meta in their Redmond office. I’ll be able to use the shuttle system, but the recruiting agency says Meta doesn’t publicly release the locations. I’d be looking to live in the Cap Hill area, and was wondering if there are any shuttles in that area. TC: 70/hr ...Read more