Meta is planning to lay off 10% of its workforce in May, and more layoffs are planned later in the year, according to a report.
  • ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    92·
    2 days ago

    I hope someone asks you that next time you lose your job. It’s only 8,000 people who’s lives have been turned upsidedown, you have the emotional capacity of a CEO.

    • Auth@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      1 day ago

      These people work at Meta, they can get another job. These arent low mobility workers.

      • ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        I hope someone points that out to you next time you lose your job. Your lack of empathy is gross

        you have the emotional capacity of a CEO.

        • Auth@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          So people should be forever employed? What kind of childish world view is this

          • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            2·
            1 day ago

            In sane parts of the world, layoffs need to be justified. E.g getting rid of a department that wasn’t profitable and there’s literally no other vacancies to fill in the company with the same people, or cutting costs to stay in business.

            Meta doesn’t seem to be close to closing down. Their employee count isn’t really reducing much, they’re just virtue signaling AI usage by laying people off. Where I come from, it would be illegal to lay someone off and not hire them back when you’re hiring again for a similar role, because layoffs are ONLY for positions being closed permanently. Otherwise it’s a firing, and you also need justification for firing (and it’s an entirely different kind of justification).