2 min learnCould 21, 2026 09:48 AM IST
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg instructed workers in an inside memo on Wednesday that he doesn’t count on extra company-wide layoffs this 12 months, based on a replica of the memo seen by Reuters. He made the announcement on the similar day the Fb proprietor carried out an enormous restructuring of the corporate, shedding 10% of its workforce globally and transferring 7,000 different workers to new initiatives associated to AI workflows.
“I need to be clear that we don’t count on different company-wide layoffs this 12 months. I additionally need to acknowledge that we haven’t been as clear as we aspire to be in our communication, and that’s one space I need to ensure that we enhance,” he mentioned within the memo.
Staff left feedback on his submit quoting the phrases “company-wide” and “count on.”
“Issues typically go ‘unexpectedly,’” one particular person wrote.
A Meta spokesperson declined to touch upon the replace.
The modifications are a part of a far-reaching overhaul happening at Meta this 12 months, as the corporate surges its AI investments in a bid to heart AI brokers in each its product choices and its strategy to work internally.
In whole, the layoffs and transfers introduced this week are hitting about 20% of the firm’s workforce. Among the transfers have already occurred, whereas in different instances workers are being notified on Wednesday. Reuters beforehand reported that Meta was planning extra deep cuts for later this 12 months.