Facebook PIP
I was recently going through some FB reviews. I read somewhere on glassdoor that each team has to pick some employees to be placed in PIP every quarter or every other quarter, even if all members are doing decently well. Is it true? It's relevant to me because I was considering to join Fb in a couple of weeks. Edit: I'll be joining as PE and not SWE
You’ll be fine. Just remember “one commit a day keeps the PIP away”
Sorry but I am joining as PE, not SWE.
Really? You can create one commit a day?
From what I've heard, it's that if you don't get promoted within a period of time you get piped and fired. Also known as up or out.
not true. One below meets does not result in a PIP.
I lost respect for FB and yes, I work at TMobile...
I mean, I'd post a rebuttal but you guys are already going through mass layoffs. I'd worry about yourself rather than other companies
I respect FB RSU game tho. Shit is bonkers.
I know people who got the PIP and fired. Shit happens here.
it def happens, but the rate is less than 5% in a year. You can see attrition stats. Every company does PIP anyways, some (netflix, amazon) more brutal than others
But is it mandatory? Like every team or org pushing some amount of its team to PIP to match the bell curve or whatever is the mode of reference at Fb ?
It's hard to get fired from FB. Some positions do have stipulations that you have to level up by 18 to 24 months but other than that...
Not true. 10-15% people get Meets most rating every half (2 quarters). Many orgs don’t enforce it. Every Potential MM case goes they a lot of scrutiny to make sure it was really a miss. If you get 2 back to back MM, you can get PIP. I have a seen a single case where someone got 2 back to back MM. even in that case, the manager was pretty sure he will get meets all rating next half, and he did get pip.
@helo-world did you end up joining Facebook? What has been your observation so far around you? Curious. :-)
Nope. There is no forced 10% curve like amazon or microsoft in the past.