{"id":435925,"date":"2022-04-22T23:23:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-mission-leaving-some-frustrated\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T23:23:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:23:39","slug":"mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-mission-leaving-some-frustrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-mission-leaving-some-frustrated\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s metaverse mission leaving some frustrated"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37b1b14a9b7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37b1b14a9b7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-mission-leaving-some-frustrated\/#%E2%80%9CMark_Zuckerbergs_metaverse_mission_leaving_some_frustrated%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s metaverse mission leaving some frustrated&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMark_Zuckerbergs_metaverse_mission_leaving_some_frustrated%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s metaverse mission leaving some frustrated&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s fixation on transforming the company formerly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> into a metaverse pioneer has reportedly irked some employees \u2014 with workers left frustrated and unclear about their daily responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg directed a companywide shift toward the metaverse last fall \u2014 going as far as to rebrand Facebook\u2019s corporate name to Meta \u2014 as the embattled social media platform contends a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of scandals over its business practices and internal policies.<\/p>\n<p>While the billionaire has touted the metaverse as the future of the internet and virtual interaction, some Meta staffers are said to be confused about the company\u2019s ultimate goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s basically fomenting disorganization and anxiety,\u201d a current employee told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/mark-zuckerberg-metaverse-obsession-driving-some-employees-nuts-2022-4\">Business Insider in a report<\/a> published Friday. \u201cPeople don\u2019t really seem to know what to deliver or what to work on because there is still no coherent strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another former Meta employee, identified as a director-level staffer, said the metaverse is \u201cthe only thing Mark wants to talk about.\u201d The ex-director added that the company is \u201cspinning up teams that are metaverse specific\u201d and rolling out efforts to ensure employees that there is a \u201cplaybook\u201d to follow in the months ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Meta representatives did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-51.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Meta logo\" class=\"wp-image-22005535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-51.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-51.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-51.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Some Meta employees are reportedly confused about their responsibilities.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The metaverse effort is ramping up during a recent downturn in Meta\u2019s once-booming business. The company reported the first quarterly decline in its active user base in its history earlier this year \u2014 with Zuckerberg citing increased competition from the likes of TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Meta disclosed that its Reality Labs segment \u2014 the unit responsible for developing the company\u2019s version of the metaverse \u2014 lost $10 billion as it increased spending on those initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg has aggressively pushed for the company\u2019s employees to embrace the new vision \u2013 revealing in February that workers would be known as \u201cMetamates\u201d rather than \u201cFacebookers\u201d in a widely panned message posted to his public Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is the right time to update our values and our cultural operating system,\u201d Zuckerberg wrote after announcing the change during a company-wide staff meeting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-49.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg avatar in the metaverse\" class=\"wp-image-22005534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-49.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-49.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-49.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Facebook officially changed its name to Meta last fall.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The metaverse effort has also rankled some of Meta\u2019s investors. As The Post reported earlier this month, concerned shareholders were pushing measures aimed at curbing Zuckerberg\u2019s power ahead of the company\u2019s annual meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The shareholders are upset about Meta\u2019s dismal stock performance and have expressed concern about the potential \u201cdystopian downsides\u201d of Zuckerberg\u2019s metaverse ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>Meta is still toying with various concepts that could be implemented in its virtual world \u2014 including the possible use of a digital currency known as \u201cZuck Bucks.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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