I’m currently an L3 at Meta and a few of my teammates resigned today. The team I’m in is now only me and another senior SWE. I’m in a big dilemma now. Teammates resigning means now I can increase my scope and take on more work and my Manager might have an incentive to promote me sooner. I also currently have an offer from Google for L3 but in a different location than I’m currently in, so all things considered (COL, rent delta, and taxes) I would be making about $23,000 more per annum in the new position. Also this would be a lateral move and resets my promo timeline. What should I do? Take the offer and move to a different city where I don’t know anyone, rent is higher than my current situation and I’ll be resetting promo by an year, or stay here and leverage the situation to get a faster promo to L4 at Meta. I would also appreciate other feedback. TC: 160k Edit: I had a conversation with my manager today about stepping up and taking this opportunity to showcase my ability to fill higher positions. He said that this is the easiest way to justify promo: attrition and then lower IC stepping up to take point. I feel like me and my manager are on the same page, all I need to do is give him ammunition for the promo. For now I’ve decided to stay at Meta and gun for the promo and make the best out of this opportunity. I can reinterview at google whenever I want. This is a unique opportunity that I don’t want to miss. Thanks to everyone who shared their insights below 😊 #tech #meta #googlecomp #promo #resignation
Promo at Google are incredibly hard. I highly suggest you taking advantage of this situation and going for Promo. Handle the work for the 2 folks who left and you would be in good shape, assuming yhe work done by your team is still relevant.
Very relevant. We mostly work on XFN requests and have a lot of backlog since the team is small(er). But the work itself is uninspiring and mostly adding new pipelines, dashes, and infra.
promo from L3 to L4 is easy though if you already have a couple YOE
Come to Amazon if you dare to do real work
HM ghosted me 💀
I am a HM and promising to not ghost you
Connect with the people that left and ask for their honest experience and reason behind quitting. That should help inform the next decision you make.
People who left are on great terms with the team. They left primarily for comp. (4 year cliff was drastic and the stock drop too)
Guys @Google. Is the promo timeline really reset in lateral moves ? Or is the promo to the next level faster in those cases? Should be the latter imo ethically
Lol ethically. It's reset.
Technically when you join a new company the two months you ramp up you’re basically L3 but after ramping up you can perform at your level instantly if you’re good. Why not level like that?
You’re young. Take advantage of these moments. It’s not just about the promotion opportunity but the chance to step up to the plate and grow professionally. Your manager will absolutely need to rely on you more now, and with that will come more resources, mentorship, and better opportunities. You’ll still need to uphold your end of the bargain, which means putting 120% effort into everything until you can fill your bigger shoes. At the end of it though you’ll be a transformed person and ahead of your peers in both maturity and ability.
I agree. This feels like a once in a lifetime opportunity to grow. I have context in the work and am hungry. It’s just that I feel a little unhappy with the way the org is run at meta.
This is the best advice imo - I did something similar and have excelled very quickly (multiple promotions in the last 12 months)
I just left meta today hope u r not from my team! Lol take a decision based on ur personal situation. I like meta for wlb as i was de but long run, they gonna be stuck considering u being at earlier stage of career i would say move on
Also leaving soon. I accepted my 4 yr contract a few months before the stock ate total sh*t. My RSU package was halved overnight. I assumed others in same boat will leave as well lol. No point in working for 2/3 what was agreed on when I had 4 other offers, and of course Meta won't just hand me more shares to make up for the price drop. 🤷♂️
No one else will give you more in such situations 🤷♀️ Meta at least in comparison to say Amazon, can improve situation over time with more refreshers. Join Netflix for Cash.
@op what team in meta? And is your team hiring right now? (Bootcamping rn)
Dm?
DM’ed you
Working at Google and promo are 2 different things.
Elaborate? Is one better?
Other: live a meaningful life
I like to think I do.
Can guess based on the fact that you are coming from Amazon.
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