I was an HR manager at Meta who helped guide the layoff process. Then they cut my role too — here's what being laid off taught me As told to Alyshia Hull May 19, 2025, 9:07 AM UTC Chikara Kennedy was a senior HR manager at Meta and helped guide... — read more 

Some of the 3,600 Meta employees let go are worried about being labeled "low performers." The ex-staffers share details of their terminations, including one offer to be rehired immediately. Meta says performance ratings "were not downgraded" to... — read more 

Over 2,000 Meta moderators in Spain face layoffs The Workers Commissions in Spain (CCOO) reported on Monday that over 2,000 jobs will be cut in Barcelona after Telus International lost its contract with Meta. The Canadian company, responsible for... — read more 

Meta has laid off an unspecified number of employees in its Reality Labs division, a company spokesperson confirmed. The cuts affected teams working in Oculus Studios, Meta’s in-house games division for Quest headsets, as well as some employees... — read more 

Saw the stock dropped a bit since the last layoff. Did they accidentally fire the top 5% of performers? I heard many exceeded expectations in their reviews.

Will this put me on a list?

If airline pilots, doctors, and professional athletes can have a labor union then so should tech professionals. You've all invested significant amounts of time and money to acquire your degrees to work in this profession. You're being discarded like... — read more 

It's usually about the numbers—the bottom line—or some rushed, sweeping reorganization. Over the years, I've seen many top-performing, highly skilled engineers let go, while management would retain average employees. Always try not to take it... — read more 

Send a termination email at 5 AM with no prior discussion no ERBP or manager meeting no phone call nothing… Just an email to our personal accounts and we were immediately locked out Where is the basic empathy to meet with the affected employees and... — read more 

I’m a meta ML engineer. I feel my group largely was protected from these recent cuts. While top performers of other groups cut. Wrong place wrong time. Anyone else see this? Anyone see any ML engineers cut? I feel there are two performance bars at... — read more 

Meta just made another baffling executive hire, bringing in the former CEO of TheRealReal as their new VP of Retail, because, apparently, overseeing a company under multiple fraud investigations and tanking employee morale on Glassdoor is the perfect... — read more 

Best thing all you slackers can do now after being fired at Meta is to leave the Tech Industry behind, because having been fired at Meta for slacking you are not going to find a comparable job in the tech industry with a Meta firing handing over your... — read more 

Is anyone else surprised at some of the layoffs? I have seen some people in roles that I would have thought were a shoe in for redundancy end up staying while there have been others who have been doing a good job who were axed. I had actually... — read more 

Who? It is mark zasburg.

Facebook owner Meta Platforms plans to carry out its expected company-wide layoffs next week while pushing ahead with the expedited hiring of machine learning engineers, it told staffers in internal memos seen by Reuters on Friday. Notices will go... — read more 

Meta has been overweight for a while, with redundant hierarchy and generally over staff in some departments. This is no news to many, however the layoff is announced at this special moment. Do you guys feel this layoff is a political response to a... — read more 

These news barely spark any discussions. Am I the only one who worries about their $500k salary, free food, and world domination dreams?

Would be very much appreciated!

According to an internal memo obtained by Business Insider, Meta plans to cut 5% of its workforce, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned executives that the company would make “more extensive performance-based cuts” beginning in February... — read more 

Who wants a delusional world with no guardrails?

...how does Meta measure the lowest 5% performers? Does it mean like they submit their assignments late and cannot meet deadlines? Please enlighten me!

Especially considering the current state of the job market. Not to mention the fact that performance is no longer a determining factor in layoffs, either here or at other companies. I've seen talented individuals let go time and again simply because... — read more 

LOL

“Meta is working on building some of the most important technologies in the world — AI, glasses as the next computing platform, and the future of social media.” - we are clueless and shooting in the dark to try anything that sticks “This is going... — read more 

Memos sent, 5% cut. Employees affected in the US would be notified on February 10, and others later, as per Zuckerberg. Here is the memo: Meta is working on building some of the most important technologies in the world - AI, glasses as the next... — read more 

Is this for real? https://sebastiancarlos.com/fired-from-meta-after-1-week-heres-all-the-dirt-i-got-855e4e5a0d65 “Remember,” he said turning to me with a smile, “Prolog statements can be both declarative and procedural. Isn’t that neat?” The line... — read more 

The H1B visa program is designed to bring skilled workers to the U.S., but the hiring process for these workers needs to be streamlined for efficiency and integrity. Verify Authenticity of H1B Candidates: Companies should ensure that H1B... — read more 

No matter white or black, natives, as long as they or their parents have fought for this nation

I have an offer to become a campus construction manager. Is the culture really like they claim? Should I accept? Anything I should know before joining the team?

Meta recently terminated approximately two dozen employees—in what is being dubbed as "Grubgate"—for misusing a $25 Grubhub meal credit perk. The credits, intended for employees working late or at offices without cafeterias, were reportedly used to... — read more 

C suites gets 80$ million for not doing their job and workers gets laid off? https://chng.it/KcryfxWgZF STOP Unnecessary LAYOFFS! Amend Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act Sign and support!

Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, according to people familiar with the matter. Rather than a mass, companywide layoff, these smaller cuts seem to coincide with... — read more 

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A court in Kenya has ruled that Facebook’s parent company Meta could be sued in the East African nation over the dismissal of dozens of content moderators by its contractor, Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content... — read more 

A US judge has deemed the severance agreements provided by Meta during its 2022 mass layoffs as illegal. Administrative Law Judge Andrew Gollin of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that these agreements violated employee rights... — read more 

"Trump name-dropped Mark Zuckerberg in a Bloomberg Businessweek interview published Tuesday. Trump said he was in favor of TikTok because it competes with Zuckerberg's platforms. Last week, Trump threatened to jail Zuckerberg if he's elected in... — read more 

Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta would reportedly lay off around 50 VPs (vice presidents) from their positions amid restructuring to boost the efficiency. The company employed 300 VPs last year, which now would remain 250 after the latest Meta layoffs... — read more 

Statistics also reveal that the cumulative number of job cuts in the tech sector has reached alarming levels. Since the beginning of 2021, tech companies have laid off more than 720,000 people. This figure underscores the volatility and... — read more