I joined Meta as an E5 in 2020 with 15 yoe at that time. Joining the team at the same time with me was Alex, a return intern who just finished their undergrad. I work strictly from 9AM - 5PM most of the time, and never read messages after hours. Manager constantly pushed me for E6 promotion, and I had to pretend that I was interested and showed some ambition. Last year, when giving feedback on my E6 growth plan, manager suggested me to be mentored by ... Alex, who is already an E6 :) I have nothing but respect to Alex, but at my age and two kids, I just can't do what they can do. So, if you are comfortable with being a laid back looser, ignoring highly competitive young teammates around you, WLB at Meta is not that bad. TC: 550k --- EDIT: to clarify, E6 growth plan is a promo doc. I'm still an E5 after 4 years.
Buddy you are pipped 🥹🥹
Nope, after nearly 4 years in the same team, I have been highly comfortable there.
See, I have 5M NW, 15 YOE and 2 kids. I can be an E5 for next 5 years at that TC with 9-5 and never complain. The hotshot youngsters can zoom past me, more power to you young men and women! Go change the world, I will take the stock gains you being to my old soul.
Did you got 15M all from your work? I wish I could get 5 and just retire :(
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To be piped, one has to have a MM rating to begin with. I have never got a MA
Isn’t E5 considered terminal at Meta?
If you had to guess, how much do you think Alex worked per week to get to E6? And how long was this timeline?
Would love to know as well—I’m not ambitious, but I seem to have gotten an ambitious manager 🥲
I do not mind that young people 10 years younger than me get rewarded for agility and long hours with faster promotions. What irritates me is that when these young people equate promotions to greater wisdom and come back and tell me how to lead life and how they are the stars the world needs.
What would be the WLB of someone joining new in your team at E6? Same as you?
It highly depends on team like at all companies. I've been on a chill team where I EE working 30 hours a week and I've been in Ads where one can MM working 50 hours a week. So generalizing your experience to others is useless.
You’re probably in integrity or internal tools? lol
You're lucky. I tried that and my manager turned into a backstabbing vunt after tree years
Nice try recruiter
When I was small, I read "How to move mount Fuji" many times, hoping one day I could join Microsoft. I even tried (but failed) to read TAOCP as Bill Gates said he would hire anyone who could read that book.