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Is it really true that once you pass the interview and orientation you get to choose the team you want to work on?

• somerando7 5y ago
  Yes, if they have headcount, you should be good to go
• fbanon12341 5y ago
  For general role hires, this is true, although it's a subset of all teams - teams with high priority roles pitch to you, you choose a couple to try out tasks for a few days. They stack rank, you stack rank, matches are made. Internal transfers after 1 year are pretty easy. I've seen people transfer earlier, if it's clear the fit between employee and team isn't there.
  • JohnBooty 5y ago
    if it's clear the fit between employee and team isn't there. This is very interesting to me. How good is management at discerning between... a: "employee 12345 has been here for one year and probably wasn't a good hire" and... b: "employee 12345 has been here for one year, and they were probably a good hire, but they're not a good fit for their current team so let's get them to a new one!" ??? On a human level, I'm a firm believer that (b) happens a looooot. Personally, I've been anywhere from a turd to a star depending on company culture and team fit, and it wasn't me that was changing. But I am amazed there are organizations that manage to spot (b) and actually correct it rather than cutting a person loose or just pidgeonholing them as a low performer.
    • brianwawok 5y ago
      Def seems hard to do. You could pass an A many times before ”proving” they aren’t going to fit in any team.
    • fbanon12341 5y ago
      One way to side step the issue - trust the hiring process. I haven't seen very many issues, but Meta seems to give people multiple chances, on multiple teams, under multiple managers, before doing a pip (or whatever the equivalent is).