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| Zuckerberg lays off 3,600 Meta workers in 'low performance' culling spree as former employees blast AI priorities and 'masculine energy' | ||||
| 2025-02-12 | ||||
| [DM] Mark Zuckerberg has laid off 3,600 staff at Meta in a shock culling spree designed to target 'low performing' staff. But impacted employees are coming forward to challenge the perception that Zuckerberg simply wanted to cut the dead weight, insisting that excuse was just a 'corporate facade.' 'This wasn't about performance; it was about workforce reduction in favor of AI initiatives,' former Meta content manager Kaila Curry said. 'Maybe I ''lacked masculine energy'' (to quote Mark Zuckerberg himself). Who knows?' Curry said she received an 'exceeds expectations' result in her most recent mid-year review, and often asked for feedback about her performance. 'I was always told I was doing a good job,' she said. 'I was never placed on a PIP, never given corrective feedback, and never properly mentored or provided clear expectations. I simply put in the work - often on weekends - while being isolated in an empty office.'
In all, he hoped to wipe out about five per cent of his workforce. 'We typically manage out people who aren't meeting expectations over the course of a year,' he said in an internal memo seen by Bloomberg. 'But now we're going to do more extensive performance-based cuts during this cycle.' In a similar vein to Curry's experience, Meta product designer Steven S. shared his own experience of being let go in the cuts on LinkedIn. 'I was let go today - but not because I was a 'Low Performer',' he said. 'This morning, I found out I was part of Meta's latest round of layoffs - one of the 5% of employees impacted across the company. 'If you've seen the headlines, you've probably also seen how leadership is framing this: a move to 'raise the bar' by cutting so-called 'low performers.' 'Let's be clear: that label is misleading, and for many of us, it's flat-out wrong.'
"I was somebody! I was a weekend Censor!" 'I originally applied for a New York-based role, only to be given a last-minute ultimatum: relocate to San Francisco or lose the opportunity,' she said. 'Since the move was covered, I took the chance. When I arrived, I learned I was the only person on my team required to be in the office.' She alleged that during her one year at the company, she had five managers and two 'reorgs' - in what she described as a 'whirlwind' in which she was 'not set up for success.'
'I spoke up because I didn't want to contribute to a platform that could increase suicide rates among LGBTQ+ youth.'
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 *and I'd be curious who thought this little censor was doing a good job. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-02-12 17:10 |
| #4 I've seen enough women do this is my workday videos to know it was probably rather easy to cut them. There less than a year, wanted New York, settled for San Fran....yeah, but she has a couple of those vanity videos out too. Like, here we are at the cafeteria getting shrimp cocktail. I know they are, like, 15 count or whatever, but they come in fives which is not enough for a meal, and ten is, like, too many, so I'll order ten, and take three home to give to my, like, three oldest cats. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-02-12 17:07 |
| #3 Picked that trick up from Musk? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-02-12 16:34 |
| #2 Maybe I ''lacked masculine energy'' A century ago, most everyone worked in agriculture. That "masculine energy" is what invented the 20th century and made us productive and prosperous. Secret Tip: girls can have it too. When I arrived, I learned I was the only person on my team required to be in the office.' Doesn't that sound like heaven! A clean, well-lit work environment without all those annoying co-workers. A great place to get stuff done. 'Perhaps I became too vocal when our shift to young adult (YA) content involved removing safeguards that protected LGBTQ+ users. Ahhh, too woke for work. I didn't want to contribute to a platform that could increase suicide rates among LGBTQ+ youth. So getting laid off is good. Your virtue is intact and you get unemployment. Wins all around! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-02-12 15:30 |
| #1 masculine energy Not a term I would have associated with Zuck. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-02-12 15:05 |