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 have an Insta account with >20k followers. Content is 50% tech/finance memes and satire, 50% tech/finance news commentary. Is it advisable to bring it up with your future employers, when applying either for IC or manager positions? Main concern being the humor might not be viewed the same by eve
Passed the hiring committee stage. Please let me know if your team at Meta has head count. I’m on a bit of a tight deadline. Happy to DM my resume! Thanks so much! #meta #facebook #instagram #mle #ai
Heads of both Instagram and WhatsApp jumping ship. What’s everyone’s take on the 5-year outlook for Facebook? Are face-bookers holding onto their rsu’s or polishing their resumes?
Instagram Product Marketing Manager vs. Adobe Product Manager Which do you think is better in terms of prestige, resume building and pay? and any other factors you think are important? TC: 200k
What is better way to get your resume selected Job referals or via linkedin or via Instagram
Hi I'm looking to apply to Ramp Newgrad role and would appreciate a referral. Every time I apply there, I solve the coding challenges and I get insta resume rejected. Looking for resume optimization tips as well Thanks a lot #newgrad #referral #ramp
If you work at like verily or waymo or instagram at fb, can you just put google or facebook on your resume. These are just examples. I worked at a subsidiary of a big tech company but probably no one's heard of it.
Over my career have submitted 15 apps all with instant rejection. I have a good resume and have interview and Meta, Apple, Google, etc. but Amazon is insta reject. Have never gotten to the HR screen. Most of rejections are on the weekend so I assume it’s some sort of automated thing around my email...Read more
DM for referrals to Meta across multiple Tech roles (DS, DE, SWE, Design, UXR, PM). 3+ years experience required. Bonus if you would like to work on Instagram teams, can drop referrals Meta-wide. DM your resume, YOE and links to interested jobs from metacareers.com 4 YOE, TC 300K #meta #referrals...Read more
4 yrs at Amazon. 3.4 GPA from a top 25 (according to US news) school, probably not the school these firms are looking for though. When I apply to Hedge funds, prop shops, etc my resume gets insta rejected. Only got an interview from IMC a few yrs ago. I’ve worked hard on my resume and I think it’s ...Read more
hi- does anyone know if the executive assistan roles for insta go through system as fb? interviewed at FB and did not get role, wondering if i will get flagged if applying for instagram role. Upon favorable review of my background/resume, if anyone would be willing to submit me in the system as ref...Read more
Your fucking PIP machine is hurting your end users drastically you complete morons The IG business tools UI is glitchy and consistently errors out with “unknown errors” after tremendous lag times when attempting to boost posts. Every time it happens I have to uninstall and reinstall the IG app on m...Read more
Currently filling out an application for a job on the content side of Instagram... 1. Why do applications ask you to fill in their experience fields after uploading your resume? I found a source online that says it has to do with some resumes being unreadable through their softwares that scan resum...Read more
I have been doing selfwork for months after last relationship, i want to get into dating worls again. If any women (married also fine) can give me a feedback my resume for dating, it will be helpful for me set expectations. I can dm my ig and answer any personal questions. Tc 250k #dating #rela...Read more
I see most tech companies hiring on LinkedIn for data science positions and still can't land a single interview. Has anyone gotten shortlisted for an interview? List of companies hiring - Insta cart, Pinterest, Lyft, Shopify (Multiple Roles), and many others. Anyone willing to share any tips to ge...Read more
I have been applying for jobs for past 4months haven’t had much luck landing interviews. Would love to get some feedback on my resume. If you know any open roles and can give a referral that would be great too. Thanks UX designer 2YOE #interviews #resume #google #amazon #instacart #coinbase #apple ...Read more
Let’s say you got the interview with the company. How much does your resume actually matter when coming to a hiring decision after you’re already in the interview process? Seems like it doesn’t matter that much from my opinion, they mostly care about how good you are at algo and ds (leetcode) and 4...Read more