Meta, Mark Zuckerberg and Performance Review

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Faces Backlash As Laid-Off Workers Say They Were Unfairly Targeted Despite Strong Performance Records
Meta Platforms is facing intense criticism from former employees who say the company's latest round of performance-based layoffs unfairly targeted high performers, including those on parental and medical leave.
Disgruntled and vocal: Zuckerberg follows DOGE, 3,600 ‘low performing’ Meta workers get the axe
Anger is brewing after, following in the steps of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the layoffs Monday of 3,600 “low performing” employees. News that Zuckerberg would be laying off roughly five percent of his employees first came in an internal memo he published last month.
Meta Layoffs Controversy: Staff Say Performance Reviews Don’t Match Firings
Meta’s latest round of layoffs has sparked backlash from former employees who claim they were unfairly labeled as “low performers” despite receiving positive performance reviews. In mid-January, CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta layoffs: workers challenge Zuckerberg’s ‘low performer’ justification
Following Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s mid-January warning to employees about raising performance standards and cutting 5% of the workforce, recent layoffs impacting approximately 3,600 workers have generated controversy.
Meta lays off staff over performance, adding to its “cut-throat” culture
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Meta, layoffs and low performers

Meta layoffs spark outrage: Employees call out Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘cold-hearted’ leadership, label the company as the ‘cruelest’ tech giant
Meta faced employee backlash after performance-based layoffs, affecting around 3,600 positions. Many workers, including those ...
Meta carrying out performance-based layoffs starting Monday, cutting 5% of staff
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will conduct 'performance terminations' this week and cut roughly 5% of its staff.
Meta layoffs have begun. Here's everything we know so far.
The social media giant has said it's taking a tougher stance on underperforming employees.
Meta Begins Layoffs, Targets 5% of Workforce
Meta Platforms began a round of layoffs Monday that will see the company cut 5% of staff, or roughly 3,700 workers. Chief ...
As Meta, tech giants continue layoffs, why there's still hope for hiring in 2025
While tech giants are laying off workers in 2025, economists say companies are more bullish on hiring in 2025 than years' past.
Meta’s recent layoffs take an unexpected turn
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Meta lays off 4K workers in performance-based spree — as some claim they received glowing reviews just last year: report
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg carried out his promised performance-based job cuts this week — but laid-off staffers said they received high performance reviews just last year.
Meta's job cuts surprised some employees who said they weren't low performers
Meta job cuts shock employees as even those with strong performance records face layoffs.
Mark Zuckerberg warned employees to prepare for an ‘intense year.’ He just laid off 3,600 workers—including some who claim they got glowing reviews
But laid-off employees have shared they received positive performance reviews and their jobs were cut anyway. In mid-January, ...
Meta censors internal dissent over Mark Zuckerberg cozying up to Trump: report
The tech giant has been working to suppress employee discontent by restricting criticism on its internal Workplace platform, sources told CNBC.