I lost my job and spent almost a year applying and going to interviews before I finally got a job offer from Meta. I celebrated with my family, said no to other job offers, and they helped me set up a bank account and find a place to live in Menlo Park since I'm from Canada. My boss even emailed me about the projects I'd start on. I told my landlord I was moving, paid the last month's rent, and began packing. But a week before I was supposed to start, the lawyers at Meta said I was too much of a risk for a visa and wouldn't file it for me. I got my own lawyer who said I qualified, but Meta's lawyers didn't want to risk a rejection and refused to file for the TN or O1 visa. I begged them to let me try with my own lawyers, but they wouldn't budge. Then, my recruiter asked the meta execs if I could work from home or from a Canadian office, since I am close to Facebook's HQ here in canada, but the answer was no to both. One Friday, I woke up to find out they took back the job offer and now they're ignoring all my messages. Today was supposed to be my first day. I got my Meta email and saw everyone else starting their jobs, and it just broke my heart. I thought I had finally made it past losing my job and had landed a great new one. But now, the other jobs I turned down are gone. I am exhausted emotionally. I can’t get up on the morning, I spent the last week crying.
Meta challenges Amazon for Earth's best employer spot
There is no challenge :) We are just highly paid so the pain is less and people are willing to go through the pain for money. Its all about do you want to be paid less and have pain or paid more and have pain.
I'm really sorry for your situation. Have faith in yourself. You have made it twice in the last few months and you can certainly do it again. Take a short break and come back stronger. We believe in you.
Sorry to hear. I’m confused why they thought your visa would be a risk? Canadian citizens usually are really seamless.
Yeah wondering what happened there. Maybe something showed up in the background check that normally wouldn't be a deal breaker but could effect the visa?
Also recruiters talks to execs?
I’m so sorry on what happened to you. I’m leaving Meta because of very toxic manager. Maybe this is for the best for you. I know now it’s very hard but use Meta’s offer to get other offers. Meta again is overhiring and will start layoff waves soon. I read some stories that people were stuck in team matching process for months. Meta is not the old facebook anymore
Is changing teams at meta not a simple process?
@nassan where are u going? Old and new TC and YOE?
Sorry to know your situation. Long shot but please reach out to your recruiters for other job offers you denied and ask them to reconsider. Please be very explicit in conveying this time to join (so contact them wisely) and not waste their time.
I reached out and no reply. It’s been a week. I just need to find the energy to apply and interview again. On top of all this, my landlord is not giving me last months rent back and is increasing the rent price. Even though I still live here.
I am going through the same thing here. I am also suffered from Anxiety Disorder. However, the situation of being jobless helped me getting rid of my anxiety disorder and the inner peace. Job is just small part of your life. I am grateful that I get to wake up and Uber while I’m looking for a job at the same time. Just wanted to let you know that you are not alone.
I feel you. My anxiety has been through the roof lately and my depression is now worst. I just don’t know what to do anymore.
how did being unemployed help?
Sorry to hear - I’m surprised because TN visa is very easy to get normally. Did you graduate from university? What’s their reason that you’re a risk?
I have a two year diploma in computer science, 8 years of experience, and 4 professional certifications. I am also doing my masters currently. This was all on my resume and through out interviewing for this position the past 3 months everyone was fine with this, including my recruiter. But the meta immigration lawyers said that I was a risk of rejection so they were not going to try. I told them we can go for a O1 visa since my lawyers let me know O1 qualified for that and met the 4 point criteria but the meta lawyers said “that is reserved for people with PhDs.” when my lawyer contacted meta’s lawyers to dispute what they said about the O1 visa, they said and i’m paraphrasing “it’s too late now anyways, we have informed meta”.
Yeah CBP and USCIS are pretty strict on the 4 year degree requirement unfortunately Sucks that they didn’t look into this earlier in the process
I am so sorry this happened to you OP. This absolutely sucks. I pray for you to find a good outcome. It is a shame how it execs at these companies make so much but can’t even keep their word on an offer.
Sorry to hear op. Take care
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Sorry to hear, OP. it's somewhat expected that this may have happened though (especially given Meta layoffs and continued pullback of Visa applications, etc) - did you consider the possibility of the job falling through after you accepted the offer but before the lawyers reached out about the visa situation? I would never reject other offers until after I've fully started my job - that way the backup is always there in the event of something catastrophic like this. Now you know for next time - never ever reject another job offer before starting work.
When I got the job offer, the recruiter told me that they always get visas for people especially TN visas since they’re easy. I trusted him. Edit: On my last phone call with the recruiter he also said “Man you should have applied during covid.” So that kinda burned too.
I'm a Canadian citizen that used to be on a TN visa. I had to teach the immigration lawyers (and recruiters) how TN visas worked (and that I wasn't subject to the 2 year residency requirement others may have). That experience alone (over 8 years ago) basically told me that recruiters (and lawyers, to some extent) don't have a clue what they're talking about. Lesson learned: everyone is human. Always look out for #1 (yourself) - regardless of whom you trust in that moment.