Meta, low performers

Meta’s ‘low performer’ layoffs disputed by fired staffers and criticized by experts
Meta says its most recent round of layoffs was aimed at 'low performers,' but laid off staffers and experts have been questioning the company's methods.
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 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 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 lays off 4,000 ‘underperformers’: What we know so far
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has begun executing its latest round of brutal layoffs, cutting approximately 5 per cent of its workforce – about 4,000 people – in a move CEO Mark Zuckerberg previously framed as a drive for "stronger talent.
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.
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
As Meta, tech giants continue layoffs, why there's still hope for hiring in 2025
While tech giants are laying off workers in 2025, economists say companies are more bullish on hiring in 2025 than years' ...
Critical Lessons Organizations Can Learn From Meta’s Recent Layoffs
It’s also important that the management team understands the business rationale, severance details and structure for the next ...
Meta layoffs hit Singapore as tech giant cuts global workforce
More than 10 people here were affected, ST understands, including those who took maternity or parental leave in 2024. Read ...
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.
Laid-off Meta employees blast Zuckerberg for running the ‘cruelest tech company out there’ as some claim they were blindsided after parental leave
Employees at Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are taking to public forums to blast leadership after the company’s latest cuts. On Monday, Meta started making what it ...
AI Reset: Layoffs, RTO, And The New Realities Of Work
AI is no longer just a tool—it’s replacing jobs. As Meta and other companies accelerate layoffs and use RTO as a quiet ...
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.
Facebook owner Meta confirms thousands of layoffs it previously revealed
Facebook app owner Meta Platforms said it has launched worldwide job cuts potentially affecting thousands of workers.