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Meta's New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale

Meta plans to cut about 10% of its workforce (nearly 8,000 people) while introducing employee tracking software and adjusting compensation, leading to historically low morale. Despite record profits, AI investments and internal turmoil have sparked protests and unionization efforts.

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Meta's New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale
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  • Meta will lay off approximately 8,000 employees, adding to 25,000 cuts over four years; many workers hope to be laid off for severance.
  • The company installed tracking software on employee computers to train AI, sparking privacy and trust concerns with no opt-out available.
  • Pay cuts, stock decline, court losses, and forced role changes for top engineers have further fueled discontent.
  • UK employees are forming a union to protest management's 'cruel and short-sighted behaviors.'

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