{"id":508390,"date":"2022-11-09T23:24:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T20:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fired-workers-slam-meta-for-conducting-layoffs-by-email\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T23:24:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T20:24:55","slug":"fired-workers-slam-meta-for-conducting-layoffs-by-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fired-workers-slam-meta-for-conducting-layoffs-by-email\/","title":{"rendered":"#Fired workers slam Meta for conducting layoffs by email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a23b51b2e256\" 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-6a23b51b2e256\" 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\/fired-workers-slam-meta-for-conducting-layoffs-by-email\/#%E2%80%9CFired_workers_slam_Meta_for_conducting_layoffs_by_email%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Fired workers slam Meta for conducting layoffs by email&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFired_workers_slam_Meta_for_conducting_layoffs_by_email%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Fired workers slam Meta for conducting layoffs by email&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Fired Meta employees expressed shock and dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment Wednesday after learning they were caught in Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s bloodbath \u2013 with some grumbling about the fact they learned they had been laid off by email.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Wednesday, Zuckerberg revealed that Meta had fired more than 11,000 employees, or about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with a major downturn in its business. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust woke up to find out I had been laid off by Meta\/Instagram from an email,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlosgiffoni\/status\/1590349134971928577\">said Carlos Giffoni<\/a>, who worked as a product manager for Instagram, according to his LinkedIn account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo warning, and was told recently by a lead the team I worked on was high priority and wouldn\u2019t be affected. Company wide layoffs via email. Classy. I guess I have plenty of time for writing now,\u201d Giffoni added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/meta-layoffs-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg\" class=\"wp-image-24592445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/meta-layoffs-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/meta-layoffs-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/meta-layoffs-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meta slashed 13% of its workforce.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Madison Strickland, a recruiter for Meta\u2019s machine learning team, revealed she was laid off despite being eight months pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, I am part of 11,000 employees at Meta that were laid off this morning. I never thought I\u2019d find myself in this position especially 2 weeks before my maternity leave,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6996189819877953536\/\">Strickland wrote.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just woke up to find out I had been laid off by Meta\/Instagram from an email. No warning, and was told recently by a lead the team I worked on was high priority and wouldn\u2019t be affected. Company wide layoffs via email. Classy. I guess I have plenty of time for writing now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carlos Giffoni (@carlosgiffoni) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlosgiffoni\/status\/1590349134971928577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The layoffs were the most extensive reduction of headcount in Meta\u2019s history. Zuckerberg apologized to employees and admitted that he had underestimated how much revenue would plunge due to \u201cthe macroeconomic downturn, increased competition, and ads signal loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meta\u2019s billionaire boss said workers across the company\u2019s \u201cfamily of apps\u201d such as Instagram and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> were impacted, with recruiters \u201cdisproportionately affected\u201d by the cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Magner, a technical recruiter for design talent at Meta, also decried the company\u2019s method for breaking the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c#Layoffs\u00a0suck. Finding out you got laid off via e-mail sucks. I\u2019m among the 11,000 people that were laid off from Meta early this morning,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nathan-magner-7b928b111\/\">Magner wrote<\/a> on LinkedIn.<\/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\/11\/meta-layoffs-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Meta\" class=\"wp-image-24592447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/meta-layoffs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/meta-layoffs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/meta-layoffs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meta said the companywide cuts impacted workers across its family of apps.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">PA Images via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eric Triebe, a software engineering manager at Meta, said he \u201cfeels like I\u2019m in an episode of Severance\u201d due to the abrupt virtual exit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo meeting with HR. No good byes to co-workers. Seemingly no contact was made or discussion from leadership with my manager of skip in terms of justification. Just a cold, impersonal email and then the plug is pulled before you wake up,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6996164146966790144\/\">Triebe said.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another ousted recruiter, Brianna Sgro, said she was \u201churt\u201d by the company\u2019s decision but would miss the experience of working at Meta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sad, hurt, uncertain, disappointed, and now jobless.,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6996104732633104384\/\">Sgro wrote.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough all of these things come to an end today, I am so thankful to experience them,\u201d she added.<\/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\/11\/Mark-Zuckerberg-testifying-44.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg\" class=\"wp-image-24586099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Mark-Zuckerberg-testifying-44.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Mark-Zuckerberg-testifying-44.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Mark-Zuckerberg-testifying-44.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mark Zuckerberg has faced pressure over the company\u2019s spending on the metaverse.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Meta for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The job cuts have raised anxieties about Meta\u2019s remaining employees who fear what\u2019s next at the struggling tech giant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everyone is nervous about it. You never know, right?\u201d one employee who recently joined the company told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing we know is on the internet,\u201d said another employee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t see any other colleagues today on our team. They are working from home. It\u2019s natural that people are nervous,\u201d added his colleague.<\/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\/11\/meta-layoffs-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Meta office\" class=\"wp-image-24592450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/meta-layoffs-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/meta-layoffs-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/meta-layoffs-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meta\u2019s stock is down 70% this year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meta\u2019s layoffs followed similar cuts at Twitter, Lyft and various other tech firms. Meta\u2019s stock has plunged more than 70% this year as its troubled, expensive shift toward metaverse <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> rattles investors.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter also faced criticism last week for the way it conducted layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg said the layoffs would be part of extensive cost-cutting measures, including the implementation of desk-sharing for some workers and cuts to discretionary spending.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI view layoffs as a last resort, so we decided to rein in other sources of cost before letting teammates go. Overall, this will add up to a meaningful cultural shift in how we operate,\u201d Zuckerberg added.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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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