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Hyper-competitive workplace

Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Meta for 4 years
May 7, 2025
Sunnyvale, California
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Good pay, benefits, and perks like free food.

Cons

The hypercompetitive culture makes it a stressful place to work. People are rewarded for documented impact, not for helping or teaching others.

It's a somewhat toxic culture where a significant number of leaders exert dominance through bullying tactics, such as constantly interrupting or talking over others they feel are inferior.

Almost no one will offer to help you, as there is no recognition in performance reviews for generosity and it's difficult to show the impact of helping colleagues in PSC.

With stack ranking now in place, helping others actually puts your salary growth and job security at risk (the current policy is that 5-10% of performers are terminated).

Self-promotion and fake self-confidence is the norm and tiresome, especially at meetings.

Advice to Management

Reward leaders who treat others with respect and call out the ones who step on others to show impact.

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