Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster. Photo / Bloomberg via Getty Images
Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster. Photo / Bloomberg via Getty Images
Meta plans to dismiss approximately 3600 employees identified as low performers and replace them with new hires, according to an internal memo reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday.
The company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, confirmed to AFP that CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision will affect 5% of its workforce.
Meta had approximately 72400 employees as of September.
“I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,” Zuckerberg said.
The CEO said the performance-based cuts were intended to ensure that the company had the “strongest talent” and was able to “bring new people in.”
Zuckerberg has recently aligned more closely with conservative ideas and political figures, including having dinner meetings with Trump and nominating a Republican as Meta’s head of public affairs.
The program had faced criticism from conservative voices who viewed it as censorship.
Under the new system, users will be able to add context to posts, similar to features on X, formerly Twitter, and championed by Elon Musk, the platform’s owner.
The company has also scaled back its diversity initiatives and relaxed content moderation rules on Facebook and Instagram, particularly regarding certain forms of hostile speech.
