Pros: Smart people, pretty close to meritocratic. Interesting challenges, high levels of transparency, and super flat hierarchies considering the size of the company.

Cons: Due to emphasis on promoting managers from individual contributors, some managers are not great at people management. Because of limited top-down management, sometimes you end up in tech debt that might've been avoided. Facebook is not really set up for employees with families, although they are getting better. Someone is always smarter than you...

Pros: Pros: * **Strong Resume Booster:** The "ex-Meta" tag looks good on a resume and can open doors at other companies. * **Competitive Pay & Benefits:** High salary, bonuses (once a year), and solid perks. * **Opportunities Depend on Team:** Some teams work on cutting-edge tech, but it’s hit-or-miss. * **Good US Office Perks:** Food is great in US offices, and some employees get travel opportunities (though heavily restricted now).

Cons: Cons: ➤ Brutal Performance Reviews: Conducted every six months, and if you fall behind early, you can’t recover. Everything depends on your team lead’s opinion, not actual work. ➤ Toxic Work Culture: Bootlicking and politics matter more than skills. If your team lead dislikes you, your career is dead. ➤ Clueless Management: Most managers have zero technical knowledge, so your performance is judged arbitrarily. ➤ No Job Security: The company has no real policy for underperformance—if you fall sick or miss a target, you risk getting laid off. The latest wave saw 4,000 employees cut without warning. ➤ Stress & Burnout: Employees spend an entire week writing self-reviews, only for biased managers to decide their fate. Many quit within a year due to mental exhaustion. ➤ Big Boss Lack of Empathy: During the first layoff wave in 2021, he dodged employee concerns, turned off his camera, and rewarded executives while firing workers. He only cares about AI replacing engineers. ➤ Engineering Experience is Limited: Most of what you learn at Meta doesn’t apply elsewhere. Real engineers have either left or secured safe positions within the company. ➤ Advancement is Political. ➤ Terrible London Office Food: No matter the cuisine, it's bad. ➤ Fewer Travel Opportunities: Flights have been reduced, and managers rarely approve business travel anymore.

Pros: - You still have a job (maybe) - Free food - Free coffee, snacks, and healthy options - Some cool people around - A lot of independence

Cons: If you were at the company before COVID and after COVID, it's like it's a completely different company. And you get bothered by stuff that maybe people that entered after COVID are just thankful for. I'm trying not to sound privileged, but overall the quality of everything dropped, or there isn't that benefit anymore. * No more fancy stuff for food * No more clubs budget * No more work trips (unless VERY needed) * No more etc., etc., etc. VERY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT. People just don't say what work should be done to others so they can do it themselves later and add it to their performance review. In this time of layoff, none want to give away perf points. Leaders have no clue at all what is going on. Really. The Production Engineering community, while extremely friendly, is also very, very techy focused. If you hang out with them, you're gonna talk about infra, caches, what is your home set-up, how are the new routers, etc., etc., etc. If you are just a new grad, you're gonna be left out for sure. Performance review is the worst. You will be stressed about this all year round and it will impact very badly in your life.