March 15, 2023 - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday the company plans to cut 10,000 employees. The company laid off more than 11,000 employees in November. Zuckerberg has pitched 2023 as Meta's "year of efficiency."

February 11, 2025 - Meta’s recently announced that it will lay off 5% of its workforce, targeting those labeled as “low performers.” This isn’t surprising in today’s corporate climate, but, for me, it raises some big questions.

March 12, 2025 - The next round of layoffs will see more cuts in recruiting, plus sales and marketing orgs, according to the WSJ. According to public WARN records, which are reported by companies to California by law, the last round of cuts disproportionately affected employees from certain teams, affecting more software engineers in Instagram than WhatsApp. Meta publicly stated that it is seeking to reduce the layers of management in its organization, so it is likely that more managers will be let go this time around, or asked to return to IC or hybrid IC-manager roles as the organization undergoes flattening.

March 14, 2023 - We will let recruiting team members know tomorrow whether they’re impacted. We expect to announce restructurings and layoffs in our tech groups in late April, and then our business groups in late May.

May 24, 2023 - Wed 24 May 2023 12.21 EDT · Share · Meta started carrying out the last batch of a three-part round of layoffs on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as part of a plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles.

May 24, 2023 - By Katie PaulMay 24, 20239:43 PM ... Wednesday as it carried out its last batch of a three-part round of layoffs, part of a plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles....

April 12, 2023 - So far, efficiency has translated into mass layoffs. He has conducted two rounds of cuts over the past six months, with two more to come; these will eliminate more than 21,000 people.

October 18, 2024 - Total revenue increased from $55.8 billion in 2018 to $134.9 billion in 2023. ... That's $517k per employee to $580k per employee. Companies should hire more employees. They seem really good at generating revenue.

1 week ago - In 2023, the SoftBank-backed startup raised $450 million at a valuation of $3.3 billion. Is letting go of over 100 employees in its Reality Labs division, which manages virtual reality and wearable technology, according to The Verge.

January 14, 2025 - The last big cuts at Meta came in 2023, when the company cut about 10,000 positions in a cost-cutting drive after Mr Zuckerberg declared it the "year of efficiency".

May 2, 2025 - Meta underwent another big round of layoffs on Monday, cutting 3,600 jobs, or roughly 5%, of its total workforce. Between 2022 and 2023, the tech giant eliminated 21,000 positions, nearly a quarter of its workforce, and continued to reduce staff ...

October 17, 2025 - Meta’s 2023 layoffs marked a significant moment in tech industry shifts, sparking widespread discussion about the company’s future trajectory. This article

October 17, 2024 - Meta's last mass layoffs came in March 2023 when it cut 10,000 workers and November 2022 when it slashed 11,000.

January 14, 2025 - Meta announced 10,000 layoffs in 2023 and 11,000 in 2022.

May 19, 2025 - I had received great ratings, had good relationships, and was acknowledged for exceeding expectations. But in 2023, the company laid off 10,000 employees and withdrew 5,000 open roles it had yet to fill.

May 7, 2025 - Two weeks before the layoffs, he said, his new manager told the team everyone was "safe." Then came the termination email — and a performance rating of "Meets Some Expectations," low on Meta's end-of-year rating scale.

April 28, 2023 - Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Salesforce and Yahoo have all slashed staff this year, citing cloudy economic forecasts.

January 14, 2025 - Zuckerberg had also called 2023 the "Year of Efficiency" as Meta announced its decision to eliminate around 10,000 roles. Last week, the company scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics ...

Analysts and industry experts believe ... jobs, or about 6% of its global workforce, at the start of 2023. Meta laid off more than 10,000 employees, or roughly 13% of its staff....