Is Meta a good company to work for?

Meta has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 24,253 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 52% of employees would recommend working at Meta to a friend and 50% 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?

52% of Meta employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Meta 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Meta?

Software Engineer (3557) , Data Scientist (512) , Senior Software Engineer (470) , Product Manager (386) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (347) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (317) , Project Manager (259) , Account Manager (238) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (226) , Research Scientist (217) , Technical Recruiter (215) , Production Engineer (212)

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 2335 reviews)); "Great people: my team in particular were some the smartest and most engaging people I've worked with." ((in 1979 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 1427 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 727 reviews)); "Free food and Life@ expenses are nice" ((in 654 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 1003 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 813 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 398 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is not accountable: Company has no idea what they are doing and where they are going." ((in 353 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 227 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

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(18,125 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

41% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Meta has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 18,125 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

2.0

Nov 17, 2021

If benefits outweigh working with sharks at the breakneck pace to nowhere, join FB!

Business product marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and food are great. Regardless of how the company is at large, the team matters like with any big company

Cons

Very "cross-functional" so you have to do a lot of influencing with very little authority. Not all goals are aligned. And often it seems like everyone is racing to a deadline to nowhere. It can be very cutthroat at times as well. And long hours. Very, very fast-paced and aggressive culture. PM at the center, therefore your life can depend a lot on how good (and how collaborative and how low/high-ego) the PM you work with is

2.0

Oct 23, 2021

Your experience depends on your manager

Sourcer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, competitive compensation and yearly equity refreshers.

Cons

Performance review process is a nightmare and can feel like trying to hit a moving target while blindfolded at times. It leaves much room for favoritism, discrimination and can vary widely depending on your manager. Also company also talks a lot about “work-life balance” but doesn’t really do anything concrete to create a working environment to do so, specifically for those who struggle with mental health. That said, they sure love to talk about it like they mean it. They don’t.

3.0

Mar 31, 2021

Burnout is real plus lack of strong managers

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits at Facebook are excellent. My entire healthcare team was based on campus and I felt very supported in my personal life. The company tries to do social impact work and does really care about the vision

Cons

Lack of strong managers across the board. I have had 7 managers and only 2 have been excellent. The burnout is real and it’s happened to me multiple times over my tenure. Facebook is now too big to be nimble and productive across departments, there is a lot of wasted time because of lack of process. Compensation honestly hasn’t matched what offers I’ve received at startups

Meta Response

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Thanks for taking a moment to share your feedback. It’s important to us to give people options in how they want to grow their career so that becoming a people manager isn’t the only way for people to grow their careers—and people who choose the management path truly want to be on that career track. We’re so sorry to hear that your experiences with your direct managers haven’t measured up to that intent. We encourage all managers to seek out feedback from their direct reports often, and we hope you take the time to share feedback with your manager directly, in our bi-annual employee surveys, or with your HRBP, depending on your specific circumstances, if you haven’t already.

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