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 was part of the May lay offs. Now I’m rehiring loop; however the recruiter said they can’t up the salary - has to be same as last drawn at Meta. Any re hires here who can throw light on this? Is this true only for base / bonus? Or also for stocks & joining bonus? Thanks!
Meta is one of the few Big Techs that has generous and guaranteed refreshers irrespective of how high your initial grant was or how much your previous stocks have grown (Sorry Amazon and Microsoft). These refreshers stack up and makes your TC continue to go higher in the first 4 years. Each refresh...Read more
Can someone at meta tell me about how strict their badging is? Can you coffee badge and it counts as a day? Can you badge on a weekend? #tech #meta
Can someone share what the remote work policy is at meta? Is it for any new hires? I’ve heard that you have to work at least 18 months in office and then you can be allowed to go remote. Does anyone know the approval process or if it’s difficult to obtain? Thinking of applying if remote prospects ar...Read more
I am considering joining meta and have an IC4 offer from them but trying to understand the refresher policy. Does Meta give stock refreshers to employees who joined in the same year. Example if I join in April would i be eligible for stock refreshers in december?
Does anyone know the details around the RTO policy for Meta? How many days a week in office? Are there specific days? How are in-office days tracked and calculated? Got an offer for a Sunnyvale based position, but my family is based in Redmond. Trying to see what flexibility there is on being able...Read more
Is Meta strict at 3 days a week in office policy and are they fixed? Also, is Meta still offering 4 weeks work from anywhere policy or is that done now.
Wanted to ask if any folks here know the Meta rehire policy for laid off employees. I believe you can get back into Meta and skip some interviews if you are able to find a position you qualify for within 1 year after your departure from the company. Is that true? Is the departure date considered the...Read more
Is it 3 days per week mandatory work from the office? Is this a general rule for all teams at Meta? #tech #meta
how does the internal team switch work at facebook ? does your current manager get notified ? or do you just have unofficial interview with the new manager and team and then based on that make it official to your current manager ? apple policy requires us to let our current manager know before we ...Read more
Hi All. I am considering going to Meta. I currently work with some other company with PERM already in process for almost a year . Does Meta do GC / PERM immediately or what is their policy ? Anyone who has knowledge on this i will appreciate their helpful comments #engineering
IS PERM CURRENTLY PAUSED AT FACEBOOK DUE TO OFFICE CLOSURES ? Do they wait for a certain time before they start your process ? What if you're a new hire with an H1b ? Do they start the process immediately if you're a new hire with h1b ? Do they do your green card once you have H1-B ? Can they ...Read more
Hi Meta folks, I am currently interviewing with Meta for a role that will need me to be in the office 2 days a week. I’m currently interviewing for the Austin office but had some plans in motion to move to Canada and I’m wondering if: a) I should mention it now in my interviewing and if that will ...Read more
Hello, Facebook's relocation policy through Altair mentions that the core and plus benefits are triggered for destination address. Given the situation in the last two years, has anyone run into a scenario where they haven't moved to the destination work location due to the ongoing WFH policy? How d...Read more
Saw this influencer post about the Meta NYC offices on IG https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2i4LseNvcB/?igsh=cGRsMG8wbGhzaTZo Comments are all mentioning about how the influencer is violating the company “visitor’s policy” - can anyone chime in as to what this is for Meta?
Do people travel economy class or business class for business travel? What about other perks?
Just wanted to know number of PTO days @ FB + work from home policy
Wondering what the RTO policy is like in Boston area. 5 days a week in office? 2-3? Team dependent? Any fully remote out there? Tc 200
What is the rehire policy for Meta? Do i need to reinterview if i want to come back within a year?? TC: 350k E5
Hi all, I’m on h1b and my grace period ends on 12/15. I just passed the Meta phone screen and am nervously waiting for the next steps while they are assessing my visa status. Does anyone know if they have any specific policy to not proceed if the time line seems tight? I have 140 approved and sti...Read more