Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced today that the firm is cutting down 11,000 workers, in what could be the biggest layoff in the US this year.
Meta Fires 11,000 Employees, Zuckerberg Describes Change As “Most Difficult” In Company History
Last week, reports surfaced that the megacompany Meta is planning to sack a large number of workers in the coming days.
Today, the organization’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared a message with Meta employees, confirming the massive layoffs.
“Today I’m sharing some of the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history,” opened up the Facebook founder. “I’ve decided to reduce the size of our team by about 13% and let more than 11,000 of our talented employees go.”
These layoffs are one of, if not the, biggest in the US this year, and have come after some other mass firings from known companies, including Elon Musk’s Twitter.
“We…