Meta reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(18,102 total reviews)
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Mark Zuckerberg

43% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Meta has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 18,102 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Dec 3, 2018

Don't believe all of the negative press

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Pros

Having worked at Facebook for a number of years, and having experienced many other companies prior, I am still incredibly proud to work at such a company that values its employees, is so open and transparent, and that has a mission I truly believe in. Speaking with a number of employees who left Facebook only to return once again, while no company is perfect, there is a lot that Facebook has to offer - not just in terms of benefits, but with the impact that our apps and services have on this world - for people and businesses alike. Our open culture is pretty amazing to understand the vision of our company and where we're heading. Leadership has been consistently transparent in ways that many other companies are not - even other tech companies - with weekly Q&As, open posts, and quarterly all hands. And they address tough issues or topics head on. There are a lot of career opportunities within the company - as we often refer to the "jungle gym" that you can take your career internally. There are incredibly passionate people who work at Facebook, and I never cease to be amazed by the level of intelligence and care demonstrated by my coworkers around the world to help our company deliver on our mission.

Cons

Particularly as of late, Facebook has been subject to a lot of negative press. While some of it may be deserved, a lot of it feels sensationalist. So employees have to develop a thick skin and resilience to a lot of this scrutiny and ensure that we are focused on the long-term, not just the short-term. But perhaps the primary area of improvement is that people are driven and work hard - which sometimes comes at the expense of the work/life balance that we all try to achieve.

2.0
Feb 12, 2018

Nothing more important than moving fast

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible hours. Healthy food, dynamic/ energetic environment. Working with top-notch engineers/ analysts in the world.

Cons

Work/ Life balance is very challenging. When your boss pings you, they expect you to respond within few seconds; managers would put you on the spot all the time in order to drive you. Things changed very fast with many re-orgs. The whole working environment is very competitive, not much personal level connection w/ colleagues. Top priority is to get things done fast, morality is low.

5.0
Jan 17, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- Fantastic management team, really amazing that even with over 20K employees everyone knows the mission of the company and aligns - Well compensated compared to industry average and comes with a host of benefits including travel, free food, gym etc - People are so smart - always a learning opportunity to be had - Fantastic company culture - love how the company sticks to its core, e.g. weekly Q&As with Zuck, openness and transparency in the company strategy

Cons

- Difficult to maintain work-life balance, always on approach - Sometimes the lack of resources/processes was a frustration, would result in much more self-admin and sometimes I thought we were very highly paid adminstrators - With the need to grow desperation to hire quickly became a burden, meaning the most experienced team members spent a lot of time hiring rather than their core job - Upwards progression can be difficult as the nature of the company is quite flat and intentionally non-hierarchical. Means that progression into management and senior roles can be very difficult

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