Spokesman of Meta confirmed in a statement that some teams are making changes to align with their long-term goals and location strategy. Specific details on the number of employees affected were not released.
“This includes moving some teams to different locations and transferring several employees to different functions,” Meta said in a statement. “In situations like this where a role is eliminated, we work hard to find other opportunities for affected employees.” Play video.
The Verge, which first reported the layoffs, said cuts were made to teams, including the messaging service. WhatsApp and Instagramas well as Reality Labs, Meta’s virtual reality technology unit.
Meta held several rounds of layoffs to adjust its staff after launching an aggressive hiring campaign during the pandemic
Earlier this year, it eliminated several positions at Reality Labs after layoffs 11 thousand employees in 2022. Last year another 10 thousand positions by the time that the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers 2023 “one year of effectiveness”.
“I’m still trying to process this, but I’ve been informed that my role on Meta has been affected,” Wong wrote in a Threads post.
