I’m considering a role with Meta Reality Labs in their Robotics Studio and I’m trying to gauge how it compares to the regular software teams at Meta. I’ve heard mixed things about the work environment and I’m curious if it’s as cut-throat as people say. I want to know about work-life balance and whether the Robotics teams face more layoffs or reorganizations compared to the core software groups. I would appreciate insights from anyone currently in RL or who has experience there. I found a comment from someone who was in RL from 2023 to 2025, and they mentioned that a significant portion of their colleagues ended up getting laid off or moved to other teams. They suggested that while hardware teams might have it a bit better than software teams, the uncertainty in the headset roadmap is concerning. Overall, their advice was to avoid RL altogether, which has made me rethink this opportunity.