Hundreds of folks, all over the place. Remember when this was considered a safe job?

Layoffs at Meta last year allegedly targeted older workers at higher rates, according to a new lawsuit. Former Meta Senior Director of Monetization Analytics, Nicolas Franchet, who worked at the company for 13 years, claims he was unfairly laid off... — read more 

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This AI thing is unsustainable, however you slice it. But hey, at least the internet's having fun with Avocado sc--wup.

Meta no longer needs to hold you off the market.. Sure you demonstrated answering the leetcode hard you can grind you were once a viable threat to the business. Unfortunately this skill no longer matters with copilots. Meta is bloated with Pokémon as... — read more 

Doubling down because they've already poured billions in, not because the payoff is certain. But there's a major cost and a lot of pain waiting for us at the end of this. The disruption is going to be massive on so many levels. Sure, efficiency... — read more 

It will only be hard for those getting let go. Many imposters have been brought in under DEI for a decade it’s ki-ling the company … let’s not fool ourselves here. Meta has a failing social media platform poor adoption by younger generation... — read more 

Leadership, not just here but across all companies, needs to realize that AI is not the answer, at least not in its current form. You can already see it breaking things all around us. Amazon is just one of the most recent examples. But they don't... — read more 

It's coming - Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount | Reuters https://share.google/MVojTS4lM4QvvO5Ae

Yep

Thanks for deleting my comment. Just more proof that Meta doesn’t give a shot about their customers, intellectual property.

Meta denies plans for new performance-based layoffs amid online speculation. Meta previously considered annual job cuts based on performance to manage low performers. Meta recently cut 10% of its Reality Labs division, affecting over 1,000... — read more 

https://www.storyboard18.com/brand-marketing/meta-cuts-1500-jobs-as-cfo-susan-li-signals-reality-labs-pivot-towards-wearables-88694.htm Meta announced 1,500 job cuts, primarily within its Reality Labs division. The company is reassessing its... — read more 

The philanthropic organization, formed by Meta cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, is cutting about 70 jobs, or roughly 8% of its workforce, a CZI spokesperson confirmed to Fortune. The layoffs happened primarily at... — read more 

Facebook's umbrella company Meta is laying off 11,000 workers, or about 13 percent of its workforce. The company also plans to cut discretionary spending, and it will extend its hiring freeze throughout the next quarter... — read more 

Meta announced layoffs within its reality labs division. A notice confirms 331 Washington state employees will be impacted. These cuts affect staff in Redmond, Bellevue, Seattle, and remote roles. Nationwide, 1,500 positions are being eliminated... — read more 

Several Meta Reality Labs studios are reporting firings this week, and the studios themselves are apparently closing outright. Among those confirmed at this time are Twisted Pixel Studios and Sanzaru Games, as reports came out earlier this week that... — read more 

Meta plans layoffs in Reality Labs, affecting the teams behind VR headsets and Horizon Worlds. The restructuring follows major financial losses and a strategic shift toward AI. Reality Labs faces uncertainty as Meta leadership emphasizes 2025... — read more 

I work on metaverse, is my job at risk ?

Executives are considering potential budget cuts as high as 30% for the metaverse group next year, which includes the virtual worlds product Meta Horizon Worlds and its Quest virtual reality unit, according to people familiar with the talks, who... — read more 

Meta has acquired AI-wearables startup Limitless, maker of a pendant-style device that records and transcribes real-world conversations, as the social media giant doubles down on efforts to build AI-enabled consumer... — read more 

Today, we're announcing a number of role reductions and a series of organizational changes within the Risk org. These decisions are difficult, and we recognize the impact they will have on valued colleagues and teams. I want to share what's changing... — read more 

Meta will lay off roughly 600 employees within its artificial intelligence unit, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. The cuts come as Meta has poured billions of dollars into AI to keep pace with rivals like Google and OpenAI. Meta’s chief AI... — read more 

This is one downsizing I can get behind, 100%.

I just got laid off by Meta. (Source below) I spent the entire morning reading the separation agreement, trying to figure out if I can actually make this video. Very unclear if I can, but let’s just pretend I’m good and proceed. So I’ll tell the... — read more 

i work at meta. hr systems. mostly comp processing. quiet job. stable. sometimes i daydream about retiring in portugal. today a package hit my queue. base + bonus + equity. looks normal at first glance. then i open the details. $1,000,000,000 over... — read more 

Meta Employee ID: XXXXXX Hello Joowon Kim, In March, Mark shared his vision for Meta's future, which included becoming a leaner, better technology company, and improving our business performance over the long term. Delivering on this means making the... — read more 

In January Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a 5 % workforce reduction “to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster.” The cuts support Meta’s pivot toward AI, smart glasses and “the future of social media,”... — read more 

Meta has instructed managers to rank more employees in its "below expectations" performance rating. The midyear reviews could set the stage for more performance-based cuts. The move follows CEO Mark Zuckerberg's internal announcement to "move... — read more 

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