Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce in May, according to report
2026-04-20 21:13 UTC
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@lemmyng@lemmy.world 2026-04-20 21:37
Shouldn't have gone all in on the Metaverse, eh, Fuckerburg?
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@01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2026-04-21 00:23
Couldn't they just fire zuck,[ since he's made himself redundant](https://www.fastcompany.com/91526258/meta-is-reportedly-building-a-mark-zuckerberg-ai-clone)? I bet that's a hell of a lot greater decrease in expenditure than 10% of the staff...
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@Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 2026-04-20 22:44
Only 10%? earnings must be increasing faster than ever.
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@NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 2026-04-21 01:10
>Banafa says he urges his students to use AI. > >“Don’t be left behind. I mean, if you see any kind of new tools in AI, any new projects by the big name, by OpenAI or Google, go and learn it. Get certifications, take classes that would make you in the front of the line when it comes to hiring,” he said. You can smell the misguided desperation from the person quoted through the screen. They're laying off 10% of the workforce and simultaneously rewarding employees who waste as many AI resources as possible, including [the one employee who burned $1.4 million in tokens in one month](https://fortune.com/2026/04/09/meta-killed-employee-ai-token-dashboard/). It's a contest in tech right now who can signal the hardest that they're "AI-first," and Zuck continues to show his lack of imagination and independent thought by lighting 10% of the company on fire to make the most smoke in a valley already choking on its own smoldering fumes.
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@TheFrirish@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 2026-04-21 01:07
I mean I'm sorry but I am not going to cry of you work at Meta.
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@merdaverse@lemmy.zip 2026-04-21 12:18
Yet somehow, Facebook still managed to transfer an eye watering $50bn to capitalists in 2025 through dividends and buybacks. That is the equivalent of $633,639/employee. Tech workers need to unionize!
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@W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 2026-04-22 04:56
That explains this: [Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data](https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/meta-start-capturing-employee-mouse-movements-keystrokes-ai-training-data-2026-04-21/)
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@Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-22 07:02
Meta is one company that I morally wouldn’t work for UNLESS they paid me 3x what I make now. One of my old managers just jumped to meta and is going to be making 2.8x what I make. I could suffer it for 2-4 years to buy and pay off a house…
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@speckofrust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-21 04:55
Lay off 100% and be done with it. Fuck Zuck and his employee stooges.
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@wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2026-04-21 18:47
More programmers for tech co-ops and open-source projects. I mean sure, it won't cover these people's mortgages or probably even healthcare. That sucks, it really does. But let's starve big tech of the expertise that they so obviously disdain, and contribute our time and energy to building better alternatives.
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@TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 2026-04-21 02:26
is there a big seven lay off tracking website ? because i'm pretty sure they have laid off 123% in the last 13 months
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@JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2026-04-21 04:35
Incoming record earnings and board remunerations!
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@nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-21 21:20
i have "being laid off" PTSD or something because every time i see a headline like this i say FUCK
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@Auth@lemmy.world 2026-04-21 05:03
What is the actual issue with these layoffs? Why do they always get spammed around and everyone gets mad. Big companies churn employees whats the problem? Do we need to celebrate when they hire 10% back in the next month.
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@pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2026-04-21 14:33
Yes. 10% is a rookie CEO number. Zuck needs to AI harder. If they're so sure they don't need expert help, why not prove it?