Meta announces layoffs of 10 employees

The technology giant will also eliminate 5 jobs from its workforce that are currently vacant, that is, there will be no hiring for these positions, Zuckerberg added in a statement.

Last week we provided information here on Curto News/Newsverso:

Target should lay off more employees by next week, says Bloomberg

Next week, Meta is expected to lay off thousands of employees in another round of layoffs, Bloomberg reported. According to sources heard by the American agency, the layoffs will take place before the CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, goes on paternity leave.

The new layoff announcement is part of a second round of cuts by the company in the last semester. In November, a meta laid off another 11 thousand workers, or around 13% of its workforce at Época.

During the pandemic, which increased the use of mobile applications and social networks, caused greater growth in Meta's staff, which reached its peak last year with 87 full-time employees. (NYT)🇬🇧 (I.e.

Now, after the dependence on virtual meetings has passed, the company is going through a period of adjustments. “This will be difficult and there is no way around it,” Zuckerberg wrote in a memo about the cuts.

(With AFP and NYT)

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