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Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce in May, according to report (www.nbcbayarea.com)
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[–] 1 point 6 months ago (3 children)

So people should be forever employed? What kind of childish world view is this

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    In sane parts of the world, layoffs need to be justified. E.g getting rid of a department that wasn't profitable and there's literally no other vacancies to fill in the company with the same people, or cutting costs to stay in business.

    Meta doesn't seem to be close to closing down. Their employee count isn't really reducing much, they're just virtue signaling AI usage by laying people off. Where I come from, it would be illegal to lay someone off and not hire them back when you're hiring again for a similar role, because layoffs are ONLY for positions being closed permanently. Otherwise it's a firing, and you also need justification for firing (and it's an entirely different kind of justification).

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    yes but America is not a sane part of the world and its always operated like this. To be surprised this is happening in a country where this is normal is odd. Meta's employee count grows every year(except 1 year after covid)

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