Meta: two promotions with a great manager, but work-life balance is worse

2019-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Two promotions, credited to an exceptional tech lead turned manager and a fast-growing team, though work-life balance has clearly worsened with more meetings and some overtime.

MetaSoftware EngineerPosted 7 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Current employee, staying
Time at the company: 1–2 years
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 6
Location: Seattle
Degree: PhD
Experience before joining: New grad

What they reported

Confident in the business: Yes
Clear path to grow: Yes
Hours a week: 50–60 hours
Last stock refresher: $250k–500k
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Some, but tolerable
Left the org in the last 6 months: Under 5%
Food: Free, and fine

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Meta: two promotions with a great manager, but work-life balance is worse

MetaSoftware EngineerPosted 7 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Current employee, staying
Time at the company: 1–2 years
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 6
Location: Seattle
Degree: PhD
Experience before joining: New grad

What they reported

Confident in the business: Yes
Clear path to grow: Yes
Hours a week: 50–60 hours
Last stock refresher: $250k–500k
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Some, but tolerable
Left the org in the last 6 months: Under 5%
Food: Free, and fine

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