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Having been at FB as well as multiple startups that became unicorns, I can tell you the "high stress" at FB is nothing compared to startups. On a whole, FB is a
by jchonphoenix 5y ago
Having been at FB as well as multiple startups that became unicorns, I can tell you the "high stress" at FB is nothing compared to startups. On a whole, FB is a great place to work with very solid WLB.
My theory on the FB comments is because a lot of employees at FB have not worked elsewhere and compare to friends at Google or Microsoft. If you compare FB to startups or even finance, you're working significantly less with less aggressive targets and pressure.
- femiagbabiaka 5y agoAt large companies the culture and expectations are not uniform across business units. Which is why I was careful to specify pockets vs. a global experience. As far as your experiences, now it is anecdote vs. anecdote, nothing to be disputed there.
- jchonphoenix 5y agoAgree, but I've been inside multiple pockets of FB including one that is consistently considered one of the worst. Even if did not compare to startups. Anecdata can be very reliable if you understand the source