Meta begins layoffs as it doubles down on AI investment
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has begun a new round of layoffs as part of its ongoing effort to streamline operations and ramp up investments in artificial intelligence.
Meta Faces Employee Backlash Over Performance-Based Layoffs
“The hardest part is Meta publicly stating they’re cutting low performers, so it feels like we have the scarlet letter on our backs,” an affected worker told Business Insider. “People need to know we’re not underperformers.” Meta has yet to address these concerns directly.
Meta Layoffs start today! This is the number of employees who will lose their jobs
Meta notified employees affected by the layoffs beginning at 5:00 a.m. m. today, via a memo sent by Chief People Officer Janelle Gale
Meta carrying out performance-based layoffs starting Monday, cutting 5% of staff
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will conduct 'performance terminations' this week and cut roughly 5% of its staff.
Meta Begins 'Performance-Based' Layoffs
Meta has initiated another round of performance-based job cuts after announcing it via an internal memo last month. As Bloomberg reports, US-based employees being laid off were notified via email on Feb.
Meta Starts Eliminating Jobs in Shift to Find AI Talent
Meta Platforms Inc. began notifying staff of job cuts on Monday, kick-starting a process that will terminate thousands of people as the company cracks down on “low-performers” and scours for new talent to dominate the AI race.
Meta Unleashes Mass Layoffs
The company, which owns Facebook, is letting go of thousands of workers as it prepares to hire a round of machine learning engineers this year.
Meta lay offs have begun. Here's everything we know so far.
The social media giant has said it's taking a tougher stance on underperforming employees.
Meta Begins Layoffs, Targets 5% of Workforce
Meta Platforms began a round of layoffs Monday that will see the company cut 5% of staff, or roughly 3,700 workers. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a memo last month that the layoffs would target low-performing employees.
Meta layoffs spark outrage: Employees call out Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘cold-hearted’ leadership, label the company as the ‘cruelest’ tech giant
Meta faced employee backlash after performance-based layoffs, affecting around 3,600 positions. Many workers, including those ...
Meta layoffs begin targeting low performers. Roughly 5% of workforce to be replaced with new hires.
Social media company Meta Platforms has begun efforts to reduce its current staff by 5% and start fresh with new workers.
Laid-off Meta employees blast Zuckerberg for running the ‘cruelest tech company out there’ as some claim they were blindsided after parental leave
Silicon Valley has entered a harsher new era, and Meta's laid-off tech workers have sounded off about the culture shift on ...
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Meta Begins Global Layoffs Today: Over 3,600 Employees Affected
The layoffs, set to begin today at 5 a.m. local time, are part of Meta’s initiative to “raise the bar on performance ...
Meta layoffs set for February 10—AI hiring takes priority amid job cuts
Social media giant is expected to implement global layoffs from February 10, where some European employees are exempt.
Meta to start laying off people from Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram teams, ramp up AI hiring
Meta’s move is part of a larger trend of job reductions across the tech sector. Major companies like Google, Microsoft, ...
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Meta initiates global layoffs, impacting employees across multiple countries
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has positioned the layoffs as part of the company’s broader push for greater efficiency.