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Moves fast - and means it

Software Engineering
Current Employee
Has worked at Meta for 2 years
November 13, 2012
Menlo Park, California
5.0
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Pros

Facebook decided somewhere along the line that speed and engineer efficiency mattered more than predictability and avoiding mistakes.

The result is a rather refreshing environment where engineers are expected to take risks and use our discretion to jump on what we see as most important.

My co-workers are amazing – Facebook's been able to hire some of the best talent in the valley, and it shows. The perks are top-tier.

It's just gratifying to work for a company with a sense of mission about creating good in the world, and that's at Facebook's heart. It's certainly helpful to love using the product yourself, but as long as you derive satisfaction from the billion people who do, you'll be happy working here.

Cons

Suspecting Facebook of nefarious motives is a popular, if misguided, Silicon Valley pastime. Usually, trying to argue people out of it is a waste of your time. :/

Advice to Management

Work harder to make the business side feel as empowered and low-overhead as tech. We're all one company.

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