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From great open culture to a hostile environment

Staff Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Meta for 6 years
May 8, 2026
London, England
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

It used to be a great place to work with amazing people, an open culture, and top-of-the-market compensation.

Cons

The company culture decayed over the last few years and became terribly bad in 2026.

Leadership has no proper vision or strategy. Top-level goals are changing every month, while employees are being treated with an arrogant and cynical attitude.

Currently, it's just a Hunger Games layoff factory with ever-increasing pressure and a hostile environment. You will need to work very intensively on something that likely makes no sense and will go to the bin anytime soon.

Another important point is that leadership is never held accountable for failures and blames low-level ICs for all existing problems.

Advice to Management

Have some respect for people, or at least pretend to. With an attempt to maximise organic attrition via increased pressure and intimidating treatment, you lose the best talent and will be left with desperate people who are not able to land a job in other top companies.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
1.0

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