On Meta’s Q1 2026 earnings call, CFO Susan Li said the quiet part out loud. “We recently shared internally that we plan to reduce the size of our employee base in May. We believe a leaner operating model will allow us to move more quickly while also helping to offset the substantial investments we are ... Mark Zuckerberg Just Told 8,000 Employees Their Layoffs Are a Line Item in His $145 Billion AI Bill
  • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Yeah another thought to have though is that 8,000 Meta employees suddenly on the market makes life harder for other people who’ve been laid off and are still looking for work, some of them for a whole year without success.

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Thats the only audience i maybe have empathy for but im sure things are quite different at that level of jobs and compensation