Meta reviews

- Very high stress environment due to constant layoffs / trimming of lowest performers (even when the "lowest" performers are still really strong). Any little thing you do "wrong" can lead to your demise so you can never let your guard down. - No work/life balance (our org actually told managers to encourage their teams to work weekends long-term) - Company seems addicted to reorgs. In my 3 years, I've been through over 6 large-scale ones. It always seems to hurt more than it helps (hinders progress, etc.) - Performance/calibrations culture is the most cutthroat I've seen - as a people leader, be prepared to spend a full 2-3 months of your year working on it and basically nothing else. - Some realllly terrible internal tools (Outlook, an awful Meta-made Calendar interface, terrible work chat, etc.) - Large spans and layers requirements can mean they err on the side of two few managers for the size of the team (be prepared to manage 10+ people and still do strategic work) - Very toxic bro culture

DEI is not taken seriously, and metrics are valued above all - to the detriment of important projects that rely on qualitative data. I spent more time navigating politics and unhealthy competitive dynamics, all the while making sure my work wasn't stolen by others, than I did spending time on meaningful work. I also started losing my hair due to stress and the constant chaos and uncertainty of the market.