The American company Meta (recognized and banned in Russia as an extremist) has decided to initiate new mass layoffs, the WhatsApp and Instagram teams will be restructured (the owner of Meta is considered extremist and banned in Russia). by agency BloombergThe outages are attributed to founder Mark Zuckerberg’s desire to increase the IT giant’s efficiency this year.
The company told executives they should prepare for their April 19 layoff announcement, the information said in a note.
It was noted that the cuts will be made among Facebook (Meta’s owner is considered extremist and banned in Russia), WhatsApp, Instagram and virtual reality, and among employees of Reality Labs, which develops the company’s gadgets.
“This move will eventually lead to a reduction of 10,000 employees at the company. The next round of cuts should come in May,” he said.
A memo to managers states that the remaining employees will be transferred to work under new managers.
In November 2022, Meta laid off about 13% of its entire staff, or about 11,000 people. The company has also extended the moratorium on hiring.
Former Meta employee saidThat he went to South Africa shortly after leaving the company and decided to become a blogger on TikTok and Instagram.