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Ask HN: Is it a career negative to join Meta now

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I see a lot of negative press about Meta on HN(and frankly most news media) and that leads to this question.

If I were to join Meta now, would that harm my prospects down the line. Would a hiring manager hold it against me that I joined Meta at a time when so many unsavory details were known about the company.

For some context I work at another FAANG (have worked at a couple ) and have concerns about Meta from what I read about it.

Except that the other outfits have had their warts too and ultimately what matters I believe is your team and management chain and from that perspective believe Meta would be a step up from my current situation.

Love to get some opinions on this

The people that care are a tiny minority. Even fewer of them are hiring managers. Way more will see it as a positive signal, having worked at difficult-to-get-into, competitive company. Don't worry about it, do your thing.

Man that example sounds like a really subjective d*ck of a hiring manager.

If there's some objective concern and they have buy-in from their team and they raise it diplomatically, I'm 150% sure you'd be able to respond in a sensitive and reasonable way with a few minutes of forethought.

For example just about everybody understands that a huge company like that is not exactly constructed of evil individuals at every level. And someone with a mote of experience ought to know that a lot of times people join a Meta knowing there's probably a way they can make positive changes even against huge internal headwinds, and perhaps even demonstrate as much after the fact.

Just IMO.

Why do you want to work at meta if you are at a faang already?

My opinion: if you want to be in management/hr/legal type of roles it is a bad idea. Else, I don't think it is a big deal, so long as it benefits your career goal (as in don't move horizontally).

if it pays you more and you can't make the same at current company then go, kind of a no brainer

Being at FB is a cancer on my resume. I have removed it.

Really? Were you rejected from interviews because you had FB on your resume?

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