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.
Is Boz right? He stated this yesterday in his weekly broadcast. I would have thought Bezos, but he is no longer a tech executive!
Many top Meta execs don’t live in the Bay Area anymore. Should they be required to return to the office in Menlo Park?
No Admins for M2?!!! Seriously who thought about this. I got a mail saying i have to manage my own calendar, meetings and expense reports. One of the last perks for M2 manager is gone :( :( #layoff
What do y'all think about this? https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2021/07/08/instacart-taps-facebook-executive-as-ceo-names-founder-apoorva-mehta-to-executive-chairman
I have seen two posts since earnings released on LinkedIn announcing executive level promotions at Meta. Who are they filling in for? Executive shake up?
hello i have a first interview with hiring manager through an executive recruiter at facebook. how should i prepare? what is facebook interviewing process like for those recruited through exec recruiter? this is product management role #tech #career #interview #facebook #fb #interviewprep #productm...Read more
A recruiter from Facebook reached out to me for athe opportunity to interview for an Executive Assistant position at Facebook. If your are an EA at facebook, what is your experience and how does an offer package look like? thank you :)#offer #executiveassistant #ea #eacompensation #google
I've been interviewing for an executive business partner position at meta and was told the salary is at 90k remote in CA. Looking to see what others in this position make and if you negotiated more TC. #Meta #Facebook #admin #executiveassistant
Passed hiring committee but recruiter said there is still an executive approvals round. Wondering what the likelihood of a L4 data science role getting rejected at this stage? The role is for a specific team so there's no team match process. I saw a lot of posts about google exec committee approval...Read more
Friday after layoffs Mark Zuckerberg held a Q&A. As it has circulated in the news, employees were outraged at the SEC report showing executives received bonuses equivalent to Exceeding Expectations and Greatly Exceeding Expectations in the midst of layoffs, stock drop, and major roadmap cancelations...Read more
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/26/meta-horizon-vp-vivek-sharma-leaving.html How important was Vivek to the Metaverse?
The Facebook recruiting team reached out to me. Does this mean they are interested in me for L8?
This basically goes against the one facet of the Metaverse - WFH #meta
According to this article and things I’ve heard, executives are leaving in droves. What’s going on? Please discuss in comments https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/23/here-are-facebooks-most-notable-executive-departures-in-2021.html Is it a bad time to join Meta as an engineer?
Wonder what’s actually happening. Anyone at Meta/FB can share insights? #meta #facebook #fb #tech
Hello, I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the TC for an Executive Assistant role at Facebook. A recruiter from reached out to me a couple of months ago from FB, but I simply ignored it because I wasn’t interested at the time. #corpfinance #executiveassistant #tech #eacompensation #investm...Read more
I have my second on-site at FB coming up, but all this news lately is making me think it might not be the best time to join Facebook. Am I wrong to feel that way? Back to leetcoding now.
Hi I’m currently a contract ea at Google, would anyone be able to refer me to an ea role at Meta nyc?
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-vps-leave-ahead-of-thousands-more-layoffs-2023-5 Which VPs are leaving? #meta