from what I’m seeing on blind, it seems like there’s gonna be an aggressive round in q1.

the big profitable company I work for is raising their annual layoff quota by 2x what it normally is.

Amazon is also doing their big round too, they typically are a leader in layoff practice so other companies will do the same.

be prepared everyone. I think 2026 is going to be one of the worst years yet for layoffs.

Can someone help me make sense of this?

Meta, worth $1.82 trillion with a stock price of $719.80, just cut 3,600 people with nothing but a cold, soulless email and it’s got me reflecting.

I’ve been laid off before, so I know the gut punch. My heart goes out to the 3,600 people caught in Meta’s latest purge.

Let this be a reminder: No company is your family. No matter how loyal you are, they can drop you tomorrow without a second thought.

So, take your damn vacations. Burn through that PTO. If your kids are sick, be there. Stop checking emails after hours and on weekends. Because no matter how hard you grind or how dedicated you are, these companies aren’t loyal to you.

Meta just axed thousands of people—was that really necessary? Corporate America has zero loyalty. You’re just a number, easily replaced and forgotten.

Here’s the truth: Real job security is the one you create. Stop giving your nights and weekends to a company that would drop you in a heartbeat. Build your own thing—a side hustle, investments, whatever keeps you in control.

Because when Plan A disappears, you better have a Plan B.

Nothing to say. Tired of these companies laying people off left, right, and centre. I know so many great people working at all such companies and this kind of ‘low performance’ layoffs are so disheartening and demotivating for people. I’ve heard people say that it leaves a black mark on people and their careers will be ruined at least temporarily. I don’t think that’s gonna happen honestly. People have short memories and no one is sitting and keeping track of who got laid off/ when etc.

However, how’s everyone feeling? It’s a sad bad day.

Below is Zuckeberg’s internal memo, which CNBC obtained.

Meta is working on building some of the most important technologies of the world. AI, glasses as the next computing platform and the future of social media. This is going to be an intense year, and I want to make sure we have the best people on our teams.

I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low performers faster. We typically manage out people who aren’t meeting expectations over the course of a year, but now we’re going to do more extensive performance-based cuts during this cycle, with the intention of back filling these roles in 2025. We won’t manage out everyone who didn’t meet expectations for the last period if we’re optimistic about their future performance, and for those we do let go, we’ll provide generous severance in line with what we provided with previous cuts.

We’ll follow up with more guidance for managers ahead of calibrations. People who are impacted will be notified on February 10 or later for those outside the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/14/meta-targeting-lowest-performing-employees-in-latest-round-of-layoffs.html

I've said it before. Nothing is truly safe or off the table.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/meta-layoffs-ai.html