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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Sacrifice career growth to work for a mission - Software Engineer Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Employee Review

2.0
Jul 24, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Meaningful mission - Great work/life balance (most positions) - Some really incredible coworkers - Modern tech stack for most projects - High levels of diversity with respect to hiring

Cons

Cronyism: Former facebook employees have the clear advantage when it comes to getting promoted - Next to no career development - Extremely high turnover in many departments: recruiting is gutted and a lot of high profile departures among top leadership in other departments - Low total compensation (no stock) - Absurd levels of bureaucracy - Too many "too big to fail" projects - Lack of transparency and direct communication - Too many brilliant jerks

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Thank you for sharing this feedback. I would be grateful to hear more about your experience and understand more about how we can do better. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly or let me know how I can get in touch. - Demetrice Tillman, Director of People

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