SILICON VALLEY, California — Meta Platforms is preparing to cut about 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its global workforce, by Wednesday, May 20, 2026, according to multiple reports citing internal sources. The planned redundancies come despite Meta reporting what outlets describe as record financial results for the first quarter of 2026, including $56.31 billion in revenue and $26.8 billion in net income. Current and former employees say morale at the company’s Menlo Park headquarters has fallen to historically low levels, with staff recounting scenes from earlier layoff rounds in which workers packed bags with office snacks, drinks and chargers before their building access was shut off. Reports from anonymous staff on workplace forums indicate employees are closely watching their inboxes in the 72-hour run-up to May 20, waiting for early-morning termination emails. Some engineers have told reporters they now view Meta’s layoff terms, including 16 weeks of base pay and 18 months of paid healthcare, as an acceptable exit from what they describe as a high-stress, low-trust environment. Company executives have linked the cuts to rising spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure, and internal documents and media reports say Meta is investing heavily in AI tools that monitor employee activity and help automate parts of their work.
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Si vous travaillez chez Meta, ou si quelqu'un que vous connaissez y travaille, c'est une période tendue. Les licenciements pourraient toucher 8 000 personnes. Cela représente 10 % de la main-d'œuvre. C'est un bon rappel d'avoir toujours un plan de secours. Vérifiez votre propre sécurité d'emploi dès aujourd'hui.
Malgré des bénéfices records, Meta supprime des emplois. C'est le signe d'un changement d'époque dans la tech. Les entreprises investissent davantage dans l'IA et l'automatisation. C'est une tendance qui devrait se poursuivre. Vaut la peine d'être transmis si vous connaissez quelqu'un dans l'industrie de la tech.
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