Is Meta a good company to work for?

Meta has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 24,525 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 49% of employees would recommend working at Meta to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Meta have been left by employees working as Data Engineer Intern , Operations Engineer and Front End Engineer .

Does Meta pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Meta employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Meta. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Meta?

49% of Meta employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Meta 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Meta?

Software Engineer (3602) , Data Scientist (527) , Senior Software Engineer (487) , Product Manager (391) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (351) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (330) , Project Manager (262) , Account Manager (240) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (229) , Production Engineer (222) , Research Scientist (219) , Technical Recruiter (215)

What are the pros of working at Meta according to real employee reviews?

"The company has great benefits and really makes sure you and your family have everything you need." ((in 2373 reviews)); "Great people: my team in particular were some the smartest and most engaging people I've worked with." ((in 2038 reviews)); "I think that some of the pros are the that it has a good pay and is in a nice place like california" ((in 1538 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 711 reviews)); "free food and transport are great" ((in 645 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Meta according to real employee reviews?

"Well know is the bad work life balance with MPK (USA) still holding the string late hours are common and needed to get on." ((in 1037 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 819 reviews)); "1. Can be super stressful 2. Bad manager can ruin your life 3. Efforts are not praised or counted 4. Code output doesn't matter" ((in 394 reviews)); "Politics and poor leadership in the mid" ((in 364 reviews)); "many employers are very invested in their work and spend long hours; as a result it can be easy to let work/life balance slip" ((in 228 reviews))

What are employees saying about Meta layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Meta layoffs and their outlook for job security at Meta in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Meta locations?

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Meta reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,371 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

36% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Meta has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,371 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 Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

18K reviews

5.0

Mar 26, 2016

Software Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing perks. Free atmosphere. Good leader.

Cons

The project might not have been so influential.

4.0

Mar 25, 2016

Good company, but not for everyone

Product analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is well-run, ambitious management, good execution. Good perks, good incentives for high performer. Everyone in every position is strong. Mediocre is not tolerated.

Cons

Pressure is high, because of working with smartest people. Work life balance is a huge problem. You will push yourself, for sure. It is not necessarily bad, but definitely not for everyone.

5.0

Mar 25, 2016

Facebook actually cares about keeping their employees happy

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Of all the places I've worked, Facebook is the best at keeping their values consistent across the organization. They incentivize positive behaviors and spend money on things that actually improve employee health, happiness, and job satisfaction. Their goals are clear and they are consistent in applying policy while allowing reasonable room for variation. Leadership strongly emphasizes avoiding bias, treating everyone equally, and creating a positive environment, and that has a very clear positive impact at every level. As a woman in tech this is by far the most welcoming/comfortable place I've worked.

Cons

Like any software company with a lot of recent college grads (and especially one that places a high value on transparency), there can sometimes be a bit too much handwringing about culture and values and long, circular discussions on whether something does or doesn't fit the culture/values. But it comes from a good place, and again the company leadership do actually support those values and incentivize following them. Also, because 'working hard, contributing useful work and accomplishing things' are heavily incentivized, good people tend to be very busy. For a big tech company work-life balance is pretty good, but it is easy to load up your plate with way too much to do, or it's sometimes hard to get time with your manager because they've done that.

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