Meta Lay's off staff over performance

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 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.
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’s recent layoffs take an unexpected turn
The first round of Meta’s job cuts kicked off on Feb. 10, and some employees who were let go are claiming that they were “blindsided
Meta layoffs: workers challenge Zuckerberg’s ‘low performer’ justification
Following Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s mid-January warning to employees about raising performance standards and cutting 5% of the workforce, recent layoffs impacting approximately 3,600 workers have generated controversy.
'I was blindsided': Former Meta employees respond to latest layoffs
Meta employees were warned about layoffs. CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent a memo in January telling staff that 2025 would "be an intense year." Meta handed out another round of layoffs on Monday, following through on its plan to reorganize its platform.
Meta Layoffs Controversy: Staff Say Performance Reviews Don’t Match Firings
Meta’s latest round of layoffs has sparked backlash from former employees who claim they were unfairly labeled as “low performers” despite receiving positive performance reviews. In mid-January, CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta layoffs have begun. Here's everything we know so far.
The social media giant has said it's taking a tougher stance on underperforming employees.
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Meta lays off 4K workers in performance-based spree — as some claim they received glowing reviews just last year: report
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg carried out his promised performance-based job cuts this week — but laid-off staffers said they received high performance reviews just last year.
Meta's job cuts surprised some employees who said they weren't low performers
Meta job cuts shock employees as even those with strong performance records face layoffs.
Some Laid-Off Meta Staff Cry Foul as Pushback Spotlights Meta’s Harsher Side
Meta’s just the latest big tech company to lay off staff. But it may have handled things indelicately—and staff who were let go as part of a culling of “low performers” claim they’re high achievers.
Meta layoffs 2025: Facebook parent to cut 3,600 jobs in major workforce reshuffle – What it means for employees
Meta layoffs 2025 are set to impact around 3,600 employees, marking another major job cut by the tech giant. CEO Mark ...
Meta Platforms Layoffs Start Today as It Shifts Focus to AI Development
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Meta Layoffs Put Several Immigrant Workers at Risk Amid US Visa Uncertainty
Observers note that layoffs like this latest from Meta can disrupt the green card process for immigrant workers, forcing some ...