‘Scarlet Letter on Our Backs’: Meta Says Its Job Cuts Targeted ‘Low Performers,’ But Some Terminated Workers Have a ‘Solid’ Track Record

Meta began layoffs for U.S. workers at 5 a.m. PT on Monday, letting workers know if they were still employed via emails. The job cuts affected 5% of Meta’s 72,000-person global workforce, or about 3,600 employees, and were framed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a way to move out low performers at the company.

However, a new report from Business Insider found some affected workers had a track record of high achievement, performing well in their 2024 midyear reviews before suddenly being downgraded to a lower tier in Meta’s 2024 year-end performance review system.

Business Insider interviewed eight laid-off employees who told the outlet that they received mid-level “At or Above

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