2023 year 3 month 13 day,Meta Corporation announced another layoff.

01

 There are 3 or 4 rounds after the second round 

Meta said that this is to meet the needs of its business and technology upgrades.The company plans to realign its organizational structure to better suit market needs and accelerate innovation and development.

As early as November last year, Meta carried out the largest round of layoffs, with 11 employees, and their jobs were lost.

Today's second round can be said to have been foreseen.

02

 XNUMXD long text discloses the company's layoff plan 

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been hinting at a new round of layoffs since at least January, emphasizing the company's need to improve efficiency and cut middle management in internal and external forums.

Earlier, according to an anonymous source revealing internal matters,This week's layoffs will focus primarily on Meta's recruiting arm, followed by layoffs of skilled workers in April and staff in non-technical roles in May.

And today Meta CEO Mark ZuckerbergSent a thousand-character long text.Proof again:

The following is the main content of the full text (translation Credit to ChatGPT):

Meta is building the future of human connectivity, and today I want to share some updates about our "Year of Productivity" that will help us realize that vision.The goals of this work are: (1) to make us a better technology company; and (2) to improve our financial performance in a difficult environment so we can execute on our long-term vision.

We will sort out the workflow to increase efficiency, greatly improve the productivity of developers, optimize the division of labor, clean up and reduce unnecessary processes, and so on.I've been trying to be public about all the reforms that are going on, and while I know many of you love the existing work,But I also recognize that upcoming organizational changes will create uncertainty and stress.I hope to reorganize as soon as possible this year to allow a smooth transition and focus on more critical work tasks in the future.

Here's a timeline of what might happen:In the coming months, the company will announce restructuring plans focused onCompress, eliminate low-priority projects, and reduce hiring. 

As the rate of hiring slowed down, I made furtherReduce our recruiting teamDifficult decision of size.We will notify recruiting team members tomorrow if they are affected.

we expect to be inannounced in late April for ourtechnical grouprestructuring and layoffs.Then in late May for ourbusiness groupRestructuring and layoffs.

In rare cases, it may take until the end of the year to make these changes....Overall, we expect to reduce approximately 10,000 headcount and close approximately 5,000 unfilled positions.

It's going to be tough.That means saying goodbye to our talented and passionate colleagues who have been a part of our success.They are committed to our mission and I am personally very grateful for all their efforts. …

All in all, we've made a lot of progress over the past year, but we know we still have a lot of work to do to achieve our long-term goals. …Build a more efficient technology company and realize our long-term vision.I believe that our team will continue to maintain a positive and innovative spirit in this process, and achieve more outstanding achievements in the new environment. (over)

03

Silicon Valley layoffs + thunderstorms, netizens: Mercury retrograde? 

It can be seen that this is a vaccination for all employees in advance.While the company will provide necessary help and resources to affected employees, it's time to start looking for a new job as soon as possible.

Since 2022, dozens of technology companies have announced layoffs, including well-known companies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM.

In early 2022, Apple announced plans to cut 200 jobs, mostly in its self-driving car division.Google also laid off more than 500 people in the same year, mainly in its artificial intelligence department.

Amazon has announced plans to lay off about 2000 employees, mostly in its global retail business.Microsoft announced at the end of 2022 that it plans to lay off about 3000 employees, mainly in the sales and marketing department. IBM also announced a large-scale layoff plan, which is expected to lay off about 1.8 employees.

The explosion in Silicon Valley, coupled with wave after wave of layoffs, really made people in the Bay Area feel sad...

Recently, some friends even contributed to us, saying that netizens shared a wish post that they might need to go to the mountain to "get rid of bad luck"...

(Source: Little Red Book @Teddy's Daily, the copyright belongs to the original author)

Anyway, Bloomberg predicted,The U.S. economy is likely to experience a downward spiral in 2023. Whether this will really happen, there seems to be some harbingers.

But, I still hope, don't...

Editor | Captain

* This article is a food promotion article.

It only represents the author's current experience, and does not represent the position of foodies.

It is only for transmission and reference, and does not constitute any behavioral suggestions