FB Contingent worker under Accenture- insane

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treehouse3

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treehouse3
Sep 4, 2019 33 Comments

Hey All,

I recently talked to someone that works at FB under Accenture. This is the first time I heard these ridiculous company rules that they imposed on contingent workers like:

1. Very strict 8-5pm work hours - given that shuttles are minimal in some areas plus traffic

2. Laptop cant be taken home

3. Poor management treatment - 0% transparency. Bs promises, and many more. Lack of appreciation, and felt like they are treated like kids.

Fyi, program managers (ftes) imposed most of the rules.

List goes on...

I can’t imagine working for a company (FB) that does not equally treat people that works on the site. Even though they are technically contractual, since they work closely with FTEs, shouldn’t they be treated equally as ftes? I am not even talking about the benefits and compensation here.

I am not even talking about the content review workers, but this directly to a product where 90% of FB’s revenue comes from. I just cant fathom how can this be possible... it’s just demoralizing if people will only know the everyday struggle that these workers experience.

It feels so awkward that I have all these perks, and they dont? I literally work with them side by side.

I feel like Vendor managers are being pushed by FB’s standards. CWs seems to be all just numbers and data -not human.

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TOP 33 Comments
  • We're used to it... Most of us are just happy to have a client site that isn't a windowless dungeon with box fans in it
    Sep 4, 2019 4
  • Facebook
    bgesxcnkig

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    bgesxcnkig
    This has been a huge issue at Facebook and Google for a while. Contingent workers are mostly treated as second class citizens.
    Sep 4, 2019 2
    • Facebook / Data
      treehouse3

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      treehouse3
      OP
      That part really sucks. I can’t appreciate my perks if I know one of the co-workers does not enjoy what I have. Like dude, don’t vendor managers feel that these kind of stuff? Probably its all about metrics and numbers
      Sep 4, 2019
    • Microsoft invented treating contingent workers as second class citizens. Of course, losing the famous contingent worker lawsuit contributed signicantly to that. The company had to pay out a huge sum because it was argued the contingent workers should have received full time employee comp because they were treated the same.
      Sep 4, 2019
  • Amazon / Product
    TheStreets

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    TheStreets
    This isn't FB necessarily but a contract between FB and preferred vendor Accenture.

    They don't fuck around with info sec
    Sep 4, 2019 13
    • Facebook / Data
      treehouse3

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      treehouse3
      OP
      Does it mean if someone is replaceable, you will treat them less? Lol and you think just because we are ‘FTE’ we are not replaceable? Funny.

      If that same logic follows with what you just said, then we shouldn’t raise the standards we have since it is what it is?

      People like to pretend to be better than everyone else; just because of the status or ‘title’ they have lol thinking these cws does not have an impact to the company is called ignorance and pure bs
      Sep 5, 2019
    • Facebook / Eng
      e999

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      e999
      How do I call that? I call that “work”.

      Everyone has these perks and they don’t? Because everyone else is employed by a different company they are welcome to apply to.
      Sep 6, 2019
  • Yes have heard miserable stories from Visa and many other companies ..the legal obligation part of not entitling them to certain lunch or events is understandable but the way they get 'exploited ' and piled with tasks when FTE takes all his PTO is insane. have seen those guys work insane hrs and also over weekends doing mundane tasks like upgrades etc
    Sep 4, 2019 1
    • Facebook / Data
      treehouse3

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      treehouse3
      OP
      Thats 100% true. Don’t pay them high enough, fine since its within the boundary of the law anyway. However treating them like second class citizens? Thats beyond disgusting
      Sep 4, 2019
  • You also work at FB . Have you not experienced this first hand ? Though I personally don't agree to this discrimination it seems very rampant in the US especially with Desi managers
    Sep 4, 2019 1
    • Facebook / Data
      treehouse3

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      treehouse3
      OP
      I dont experience poor treatment with my company. Managers are awesome and they promote WLB pretty well. However, hearing the contractual folks that I work with, makes me feel awkward that I enjoy all these perks but they dont?

      They play a big role into one of our products.....although some of them may be replaceable thats not an excuse to treat them less
      Sep 4, 2019