隨著Meta在資源和人員編制方面推行新的“效率”文化,本周,該公司裁員數(shù)十人。
三位知情人士對《財富》雜志表示,約有100人受到Meta內(nèi)部最近一輪重組和相關資源重新配置的影響。今年,Meta頻頻進行這種調(diào)整和相關團隊增量裁員,因為其CEO馬克·扎克伯格堅持要兌現(xiàn)自己的誓言,將2023年的“效率之年”變成未來公司經(jīng)營的“永久化”策略。今年早些時候,在其他團隊重組和撤銷某些職位的過程中,Instagram和Messenger部門的多位員工被裁員。
本周的裁員是今年Meta進行的至少第三次增量裁員。據(jù)知情人士透露,這一次受影響的員工主要來自Instagram、Facebook和Reality Labs。許多受影響的員工是軟件工程師,他們的職位被取消,但也有一些貨幣化部門的崗位被裁撤。新聞網(wǎng)站The Verge首先報道了Meta裁員的消息,但沒有公布具體細節(jié)。
大多數(shù)受影響員工提前幾周收到通知,被告知他們的崗位要么被取消,要么將被調(diào)任到新的團隊或地點,并且他們可以在內(nèi)部申請對他們開放的其他崗位。有些人在內(nèi)部找到了工作。但有些人沒有成功。據(jù)知情人士透露,還有人提前接受了四個月離職補償金,因此沒有經(jīng)歷這個過程。
此次裁員與Meta上周的紀律處分無關。上周,Meta洛杉磯辦事處有約20人因GrubHub積分使用不當被解雇。據(jù)《金融時報》首先報道,這些積分專門提供給在辦公室辦公的員工支付餐費,但這些被解雇者被曝出長達數(shù)月使用這些積分購買私人物品或居家訂餐。
截至最近公布業(yè)績的季度末,Meta共有70,799名全職員工,在疫情之后的2022年和2023年,公司已裁員數(shù)萬人。雖然Meta在2024年沒有進行大規(guī)模裁員,但一位知情人士告訴《財富》雜志,感覺公司今年在“不斷”進行團隊重組,并表示Reality Labs似乎“每隔幾個月”就會進行一次重組。
另外一位知情人士表示,雖然這種變化一直是Meta運營的一部分,但公司最近加大推動人工智能項目的力度,意味著越來越多的資源正在被分配給人工智能和基礎設施團隊。這位知情人士稱,Meta還在“重新規(guī)劃”公司的崗位,確定哪些團隊的大部分成員需要現(xiàn)場辦公,因為每周三天現(xiàn)場辦公規(guī)定已經(jīng)導致一些崗位被調(diào)動或取消。
Meta發(fā)言人對《財富》雜志表示:“Meta內(nèi)部多個團隊經(jīng)過調(diào)整,以確保根據(jù)他們的長期戰(zhàn)略目標和定位戰(zhàn)略分配資源。其中包括將部分團隊搬遷到不同地點,將部分員工調(diào)任到其他崗位。在崗位被取消的情況下,我們會努力為受影響的員工找到其他機會。”
然而,兩位知情人士對《財富》雜志透露,并非所有被裁撤的員工都收到了這樣的通知。有些人本周“意外地”收到郵件,告知他們由于崗位被取消,本周五將是他們的最后一個工作日。有一位員工表示:“公司沒有對所有人一視同仁。”
據(jù)兩位知情人士透露,有多位被裁員工入職只有一年或者不足一年。黃文津因為在社交媒體平臺發(fā)布新功能前進行逆向工程而聞名。她去年加入Meta,負責最新平臺Threads的工作。然而,受到本輪裁員的影響,她今年被調(diào)任到Instagram旗下的一個團隊。她發(fā)帖稱,自己因為Threads裁員受到影響。然而,Threads團隊沒有任何成員被裁。
盡管最近一輪裁員屬于增量裁員,但Meta員工預計今年晚些時候或者明年年初還會有更多裁員。知情人士稱,雖然公司正在增加招聘,但人員編制依舊“非常緊張”,而且績效評估也變得比以往更嚴格。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
隨著Meta在資源和人員編制方面推行新的“效率”文化,本周,該公司裁員數(shù)十人。
三位知情人士對《財富》雜志表示,約有100人受到Meta內(nèi)部最近一輪重組和相關資源重新配置的影響。今年,Meta頻頻進行這種調(diào)整和相關團隊增量裁員,因為其CEO馬克·扎克伯格堅持要兌現(xiàn)自己的誓言,將2023年的“效率之年”變成未來公司經(jīng)營的“永久化”策略。今年早些時候,在其他團隊重組和撤銷某些職位的過程中,Instagram和Messenger部門的多位員工被裁員。
本周的裁員是今年Meta進行的至少第三次增量裁員。據(jù)知情人士透露,這一次受影響的員工主要來自Instagram、Facebook和Reality Labs。許多受影響的員工是軟件工程師,他們的職位被取消,但也有一些貨幣化部門的崗位被裁撤。新聞網(wǎng)站The Verge首先報道了Meta裁員的消息,但沒有公布具體細節(jié)。
大多數(shù)受影響員工提前幾周收到通知,被告知他們的崗位要么被取消,要么將被調(diào)任到新的團隊或地點,并且他們可以在內(nèi)部申請對他們開放的其他崗位。有些人在內(nèi)部找到了工作。但有些人沒有成功。據(jù)知情人士透露,還有人提前接受了四個月離職補償金,因此沒有經(jīng)歷這個過程。
此次裁員與Meta上周的紀律處分無關。上周,Meta洛杉磯辦事處有約20人因GrubHub積分使用不當被解雇。據(jù)《金融時報》首先報道,這些積分專門提供給在辦公室辦公的員工支付餐費,但這些被解雇者被曝出長達數(shù)月使用這些積分購買私人物品或居家訂餐。
截至最近公布業(yè)績的季度末,Meta共有70,799名全職員工,在疫情之后的2022年和2023年,公司已裁員數(shù)萬人。雖然Meta在2024年沒有進行大規(guī)模裁員,但一位知情人士告訴《財富》雜志,感覺公司今年在“不斷”進行團隊重組,并表示Reality Labs似乎“每隔幾個月”就會進行一次重組。
另外一位知情人士表示,雖然這種變化一直是Meta運營的一部分,但公司最近加大推動人工智能項目的力度,意味著越來越多的資源正在被分配給人工智能和基礎設施團隊。這位知情人士稱,Meta還在“重新規(guī)劃”公司的崗位,確定哪些團隊的大部分成員需要現(xiàn)場辦公,因為每周三天現(xiàn)場辦公規(guī)定已經(jīng)導致一些崗位被調(diào)動或取消。
Meta發(fā)言人對《財富》雜志表示:“Meta內(nèi)部多個團隊經(jīng)過調(diào)整,以確保根據(jù)他們的長期戰(zhàn)略目標和定位戰(zhàn)略分配資源。其中包括將部分團隊搬遷到不同地點,將部分員工調(diào)任到其他崗位。在崗位被取消的情況下,我們會努力為受影響的員工找到其他機會。”
然而,兩位知情人士對《財富》雜志透露,并非所有被裁撤的員工都收到了這樣的通知。有些人本周“意外地”收到郵件,告知他們由于崗位被取消,本周五將是他們的最后一個工作日。有一位員工表示:“公司沒有對所有人一視同仁。”
據(jù)兩位知情人士透露,有多位被裁員工入職只有一年或者不足一年。黃文津因為在社交媒體平臺發(fā)布新功能前進行逆向工程而聞名。她去年加入Meta,負責最新平臺Threads的工作。然而,受到本輪裁員的影響,她今年被調(diào)任到Instagram旗下的一個團隊。她發(fā)帖稱,自己因為Threads裁員受到影響。然而,Threads團隊沒有任何成員被裁。
盡管最近一輪裁員屬于增量裁員,但Meta員工預計今年晚些時候或者明年年初還會有更多裁員。知情人士稱,雖然公司正在增加招聘,但人員編制依舊“非常緊張”,而且績效評估也變得比以往更嚴格。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
Scores of Meta employees have been laid off this week, as the company embraces a new corporate culture of “efficiency” around resources and headcount.
Around 100 people were impacted by the latest round of reorganizations and a related reallocation of some resources inside Meta, three people with knowledge of the company told Fortune. Such changes and related incremental cuts to teams have been frequent at Meta this year, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg sticks to his vow that 2023’s “year of efficiency” would become a “permanent” part of how his company operates going forward. A handful of workers at Instagram and Messenger were cut earlier this year amid other team reorganizations and the elimination of certain job titles.
This week’s cuts mark at least the third time this year that incremental layoffs occurred at Meta. This time, it mostly impacted people working in Instagram, Facebook, and Reality Labs, according to the people familiar. Many of those affected were software engineers whose specific roles were eliminated, but some jobs in monetization were also cut. The Verge first reported that layoffs occurred at Meta, although none of the specifics have been reported.
Most of the people impacted received several weeks of advance notice that their roles were being either eliminated or moved to a new team or location, and were allowed to apply internally for other jobs made available to them. Some were successful. Some were not. Others accepted four months of severance in advance instead of going through that process, according to the people familiar.
The layoffs are separate from a disciplinary action Meta carried out last week that saw about 20 people in its Los Angeles office let go for improper use of GrubHub credits. The credits were given specifically for workers to buy meals while working at the office, but some were found to have used the credits for personal items or home delivery over the course of several months, as first reported by the FT.
Meta, which had 70,799 full-time employees at the end of its most recently reported quarter, cut tens of thousands of employees over the course of 2022 and 2023 in the wake of the pandemic. While the company has not had such mass layoffs in 2024, team-specific reorganizations this year have felt “constant,” one person told Fortune, noting that Reality Labs seems to go through a re-org “every few months.”
Another person said that while such changes have long been a part of Meta’s operation, a new push toward work on AI projects means more and more resources are being directed to AI and infrastructure teams. The company is also going through a process of “remapping” roles, deciding where the bulk of specific teams will be physically located given a three-day in-office work mandate that has caused some jobs to be moved or eliminated, the person said.
“A few teams at Meta are making changes to ensure resources are aligned with their long-term strategic goals and location strategy,” a Meta spokesperson told Fortune. “This includes moving some teams to different locations, and moving some employees to different roles. In situations like this when a role is eliminated, we work hard to find other opportunities for impacted employees.”
However, not all of the people laid off were given such notice, two sources told Fortune. Several people were “surprised” by emails that hit their inboxes this week explaining that their last day of work would be this Friday because their role had been eliminated. “Everyone was not treated the same in this,” one of the people said.
Several laid-off employees were in their jobs for one year or less, according to two of the sources. Jane Manchu Wong, who gained online notoriety for reverse-engineering incoming features for social media platforms before they were announced, joined Meta last year to work on its newest platform, Threads. However, she moved this year to a team within Instagram that was impacted by this round of layoffs. Wong posted that she was impacted by the cuts on Threads. However, no one working on the Threads team was laid off.
Despite the incremental nature of this recent round of layoffs, workers within Meta are expecting more such cuts, either later this year or early next year. Although the company is hiring more, headcount is being kept “very tight,” the person said, and performance reviews are tougher than ever.