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      3.5

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (18,251 total reviews)
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      Mark Zuckerberg

      37% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

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      Meta has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 18,251 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Meta employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      3.0
      Aug 23, 2017

      Hard to move roles or even move up (which is expected)

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      1. Very open culture. 2. Management team is open to feedback and is probably the best you will find in the tech world. 3. Conducts pulse survey to get a sense of employee's opinions and is taken quite seriously. 4. Work is quite challenging and the perks are probably one of the best in the industry

      Cons

      1. If you are in ops, it is really hard to have leverage, since it is an engineering-centric company, which is expected and ops is considered more "support" and "cleaning up the mess" type of role. 2. Because FB is quite the name, it is easier to hire a new person than hire someone internally. Since every single employee here, there are tons of other talented people outside that can be hired. So turnover happens for those that burnout or are stagnating in their roles and cannot progress. If you are in a non-tech role, it can feel like you are "replaceable" because there are 100's if not 1000's of people waiting in line to get your role that does something that is not as advanced as coding or building production code. 3. work/life balance as most say can take a toll on you, but this is up to you take control. 4. because everyone is really talented and the best, it is hard to get promoted unless you are the most prolific unicorn amongst all of the unicorns. It is still, however, a good starting point if you get hired.

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      Meta Response
      8y
      Thanks for sharing your feedback. As we grow and scale, we will not forget that people are at the heart of everything we do. We care about building community inside and out. Across our many orgs, functions, and teams, we all matter.
      5.0
      Jul 17, 2017

      Hired into an executive role at Facebook

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      As an establish Silicon Valley executive, Facebook moved fast in courting me and offering me a competitive package. They have excellent on-boarding and training programs: for individual contributors, for managers, and at the executive levels. Senior leadership is very approachable. Its straightforward to find good mentors and collaborative partners. The "social networking" that goes on inside the company is richly informative and generally very positive. Despite being a large company, it retains a youthful feel, with an appetite for risk and decisive action which is dazzling given the scale and the weighty consequences that entails. People are honest and direct, and "company politics" is discouraged by a robust culture that strives to keep alive the best of Facebook-- while also staying pragmatic and adaptable. The company is earnest and generally unflinching in applying its principles. Especially, it moves fast and gets things done. Earnest and purposeful. Human executed processes, around hiring and planning, are tight and well reasoned.

      Cons

      The company is so driven by short-term impact that it is relatively harder here to carve out large, long-term plans. Work-life balance can be an issue. Separation of professional life and personal life is less here than some might be comfortable with. Internal tools and quality can be lacking -- but there is a rising commitment toward changing that.

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      Meta Response
      8y
      Thank you for sharing your feedback. As you implied is a different kind of company — one that values connections, learning, and building. As we continue to grow and scale, it's crucial that we all work together to keep our culture strong, and to further our mission of bringing the world closer together. Thank you for taking an active lead in caring for our community.
      4.0
      Jun 7, 2017

      Make sure you are ready to sacrifice your private life

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Smart and brilliant people Respectful communication Diverse people Huge impact that you will be making Great product with positive development dynamics Lots of opportunities to change the roles/teams within the company Amazing perks

      Cons

      For what you get in perks you need to be ready to sacrifice work/life balance. You will be spending most of your time either working or hanging out with colleagues Sometimes unhealthy amount of travelling (which is not always necessary in modern world where you have video conferences) Middle management is bad. People who are promoted into the roles very often are not ready and not much willing to learn how to manage people. There are no poor decisions by managers. They will always be right. There is a big gap between the ideas of the head office and the actual needs in different country markets. Facebook is becoming big and slow machine when it comes to actions and decision-making.

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      Meta Response
      8y
      We appreciate your feedback, and are glad you have found community, rewarding challenges, and growth here at Facebook. As we grow and scale, we'll work hard to nurture and evolve the strengths of our global company, including our Managers. Investing in our people and keeping a pulse on what is right for each market are some of our key focus areas.
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