Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says

Meta is planning to cut 10% of its workforce, amounting to 8,000 employees, according to a report from Bloomberg. Meta also will not hire for 6,000 roles that are currently open.

Meta told staff that the cuts will begin on May 20. Reuters had earlier reported on Meta, according to an internal memo sent to employees Thursday and viewed by Bloomberg’s plans for sweeping layoffs.

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“We’re doing this as part of our continued effort to run the enterprise more efficiently and to allow us to offset the other investments we’re making,” chief individuals office Janelle Gale told employees, according to the memo. “This is not an easy tradeoff and it will mean letting go of humans who have made meaningful contributions to Meta during their time here.”

Meta spent tens of billions on its metaverse efforts, which largely failed. The organization has also had to build major investments in its AI efforts To keep up with competitors in the space — earlier this month, it debuted a completely overhauled AI product called Muse Spark.

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