Meta reviews

- While compensation is rewarded, leveling up and moving into new roles is very very challenging - Can feel like Facebook values outside hires more than inside talent already there - Many people do not get hired for roles in different departments or functions simply because they didn't do well on an interview, when they are more than qualified based on previous work experience at the company -- which isn't taken into account for hiring decisions. They weight internal/external folks the same. - work life balance is not great, but you don't come to facebook to "Cruise" if you do, you will be fired quickly - Newer PMs from other companies seem to be infiltrating a "CEO" role in their job -- which is not how Facebook operates. Collaboration > dictatorship of features and product. - The product specialist role specifically is challenging to stay in for longer than a few years -- the bar for performance gets higher, but you have the same "quiver" of tactics and tools and can only reinvent the wheel so much. - Many teams don't understand your role or respect it much, which is problematic because a lot of your impact comes from your ability to push changes and improvements through EMs, PMs and other product focused teams.

- Because there is an opportunity to stay IC, sometimes peers become leads out of default/lack of supply. This leads to subpar management across several teams - I have also seen management hired in externally who have no idea how to be a manager. Are recruiters not checking their candidates' backgrounds? These charlatans will slowly deteriorate what was once an amazing culture - Politics have started to mitigate internal mobility, growth, and development opportunities. This also seeps into the 2x/year performance cycle - I have unfortunately seen FB throw some tenured employees away like trash. It is important to realize that this is still a big company who will protect its bottom line (or play to favorites) whenever it can