Meta

FB-unique pros:

• Super flat culture. Weekly Q&As with execs that are really open and casual, purposeful de-emphasis on titles. The emphasis is on ideas and impact; aspiring meritocracy.

• Fast pace! Some view this as a con, but if you are high-energy and easily bored like me, this is ideal. Plus, this includes fast career growth. If you can perform, you will be rewarded quickly.

• Great people! "Brilliant jerk" behavior, as seen in these kinds of companies, is generally less tolerated/prevalent here than elsewhere.

• Generally best engineering pay among big-tech employers.

Less unique pros you've probably heard of (still awesome):

• Top-class benefits (including INSANE parental benefits).

• Amazing tech infrastructure, a great place to go very tech-deep.

• Campus is basically Disneyland.

• Recent news media. It's easy to either feel discouraged or develop a bit of an "us versus them" mentality when the media/public seem both technically ill-informed and antagonistic towards your company.

• It's an increasingly mature company, which means the pace is (slowly) slowing down. This affects the culture; fewer people are mission-driven or down for a passionate "hacker" culture.

Keep up the [Mark's] recent push to "take the offensive" and evangelize the company's principles!

Employees recognize the need for increasing work with regulators, but we broadly don't think that a continued "apology tour" is helpful (or warranted).

We love being mission-driven and publicly aligned with you.