How to succeed at Meta as SWE – focus on metrics, ignore everything else

Re:How to succeed at Meta as SWE – focus on metrics, ignore ... by pcurve on Thursday October 13, 2022 @03:33PM (#33195483)

I just resigned last week having worked at a big company for 18 years. They dangled sr. director title, but it was just not worth it in the end.

I did so without any job lined up. I wanted a break.

My former colleagues are reaching out to see if I'd be interested in their gigs.

But they're all large companies, and all large companies have the same big company bullshit.

I do think smaller paycheck and smaller company helps, but I'm sure the grass isn't always greener.

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Re:How to succeed at Meta as SWE – focus on metrics, ignore ... by nosequel on Thursday October 13, 2022 @03:58PM (#33195774)

Left what I would consider a big company for a < 10 person startup. I couldn't be happier. I honestly don't care that I had to take a paycut for it.

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Re:How to succeed at Meta as SWE – focus on metrics, ignore ... by tasuki on Thursday October 13, 2022 @04:42PM (#33196228)

> I honestly don't care that I had to take a paycut for it.

Good for you. Here in Eastern Europe, the difference between working for big tech versus working for a local small business appears to be a factor of 5 to 20. I'm not saying money is the most important, but gee an 80% to 95% paycut does seem like a lot...

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Re:How to succeed at Meta as SWE – focus on metrics, ignore ... by nosequel on Thursday October 20, 2022 @01:41PM (#33278094)

That's an incredible paycut, I'm sorry. I definitely had to hunt, most small startups offered me about 60% of what I made. I finally found one which offered me 85% of what I made. While still significant for me, it wasn't a deal breaker.

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Re:How to succeed at Meta as SWE – focus on metrics, ignore ... by tasuki on Friday October 21, 2022 @09:20AM (#33287707)

> That's an incredible paycut, I'm sorry.

No need to be sorry. The flip side is that Eastern Europe is actually cheaper than the West (though perhaps less cheap than the West might think). So while a local salary here is not great, getting a Big Tech salary in Eastern Europe is even more of a win than it is in Silicon Valley.

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Re:How to succeed at Meta as SWE – focus on metrics, ignore ... by pcurve on Thursday October 13, 2022 @05:14PM (#33196576)

That’s great. Frankly I have enough buffer that I want my next job to be interesting and fun even if it just pays half.

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