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Great place for kids. Job equals life

Software Engineer V
Current Employee
Has worked at Meta for 2 years
May 22, 2019
Menlo Park, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Great place for young kids out of school. You have to "play the game".

Cons

Facebook has created a truly toxic environment; it is hyper-competitive. Rarely a day goes by without talk of being impactful, impending reviews, or cross-calibration. So much time and effort is wasted on internal posts shamelessly describing improvements (which are often just fixes to your own shoddy work).

Like working in a chicken coop?

Beware of role deflation: you will get a pay raise when you join, but typically, you will be just another software engineer (like any new grad) – regardless of your experience.

Advice to Management

Stop resurrecting the old Microsoft management philosophies, such as cross-ranking.

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