Meta reviews

With everyone switching teams all the time there is often a lot of lost tribal knowledge. So there's parts of the codebase that no one understands anymore. Since the Great Shift to Mobile there's been a focus on quality at the expense of moving fast. I really liked the Move Fast and Break Things mentality of Facebook when I joined, and though people disagree with me, I prefer it to the "don't ship it until it's perfect" mentality (I think many of the independent Facebook apps waited too long to launch). Another thing that no one will agree with me on is the work-life balance. I have noticed a trend of people working less, hackathons running during the day, etc. I think your average employee is less driven and moves slower than a few years ago. This used to be a place where people were obsessed with shipping above all else. It isn't that anymore. This is a pro for some people but not for me. I'm giving it a 5 because I think it's good for your life, not because I agree with that balance.

- The performance feedback process (called PSC) is extremely unfair, manager decisions are not debatable and they don't need to be factual - That means it's very easy to be bullied or harassed by the manager if they don't like you (except for protected categories); the only way out is changing team (and risk of loosing rating / set back your goals) - Peers can also negatively effect your career with negative, undebatable feedback, that the manager will be forced to take into account lowering the ratings - Whenever they start a new initiaive, they simply put a bunch of senior engs together and let they fight over the path to take. Most people are extremely ambitious, and happy to work 80+ hours for a chance of earning promotions/high-rating (as these are so highly compensated); they would kill each other for the chance of leading the initiative. - This leads to a super stressful environment, where the things that count the most are long hours, politics and aggressive behaviours. - It took me a while to realize, most people drinked the kool aid in this company - Also YMMV, the company is huge and I can only speak by my experience and that of my circle My advice: if you can pass the interview process without stressing to much, get in, get some money and the title in the resume, and get out; then find a more sustainable job to settle with. My understanding is that most people is doing exactly that @ Meta. Personally though, I don't feel it's not worth it.