Meta employee tears: Empty reading the dismissal email at 5 am, the salary manager of 550,000 USD/year is also not free from the implication.

Jenny S, a Meta employee, recently told Business Insider that she was suddenly fired via email at 5:55 am. The content of the letter surprised her and did not expect that she had actually lost her dream job in just a few hours.

Jenny S is just one of thousands of employees laid off in the second batch of “flattening” at Meta. Earlier, this group announced to cut another 10,000 employees in the second wave of layoffs, and removed 5,000 vacancies. The above statement clearly reflects the current situation of US companies, which are trying to reduce staff as a way of “austerity”.

“At this point, we should be mentally prepared, that the current tough economy will continue for many years to come. High interest rates make the economy less efficient. Geopolitical instability also leads to many conflicts. More regulation will stifle growth and increase the cost of technological innovation. Given this situation, we need to be more efficient than before in order to be successful,” said Mark Zuckerberg.

Back to Jenny S. This girl until 9am still can’t believe she really lost her job. According to her LinkedIn profile, Jenny is a senior technical recruiter who started working at Meta in August 2021. The sudden announcement sent her emotions into turmoil during a “difficult morning”.

“Meta is my dream workplace. I just got promoted last July. At that time I was extremely happy to be involved in great projects. The above announcement made it very difficult for me to accept,” said Jenny S.

Earlier, during the first round of layoffs, many people shared their feelings about losing their jobs on LinkedIn. Some say that Zuckerberg behaves transparently.

“Sad, hurt, uncertain, frustrated and unemployed,” said Brianna Sgro, former Meta recruiting officer. She was in the group of 13% of the workforce that was laid off in the first phase at Meta.

“Wake up and get a layoff email. No prior notice. Termination of all employees via email. It’s classy,” said Carlos Giffoni, former product manager at Instagram.

Meanwhile, Madison Strickland, a former recruitment officer, was fired two weeks before her maternity leave. Several couples working at Meta even received bad news at the same time, including Jess and Anthony White. Jess has just returned to work 2 months after maternity leave.

“Mark Zuckerberg posted a layoff notice on the internal staff page. At 6 a.m., I received an email. I think the seniority factor greatly affects who goes who stays. The other people in my group all exceeded their quota, so I hope they stay. However, it is just a fragile situation,” said a former employee who did not want to be named.

After years of focusing on growth, executives in recent months have been forced to change the operating system. Leaders of companies, from Ford to Salesforce, have vowed to work on improving productivity.

“When companies face a competitive threat, they are more likely to adopt stronger controls and look for opportunities to create efficiency,” said Laura Boudreau, a professor at Columbia Business School. , who specializes in research on the relationship between companies and employees, said.

Previously, Meta also asked many managers and directors to switch to more personal jobs or accept being fired as a way to help this group operate efficiently. This move is part of an “internal flattening” campaign, forcing senior managers to share power with subordinates and focus on more specialized tasks such as research, design, coding, etc. Those who don’t If you accept this request, you will have to leave the company.

“A lean organization runs faster. People will be more productive, happier, and more fulfilled,” Zuckerberg wrote.

The above information made middle managers at Meta worried. One person took to social media to reflect on this austerity situation and share their feelings. The post was titled “Angry/Worried That My Everything Will Be Taken”.

“I worked hard to get this position but now everything can be taken away after the flattening campaign,” this person wrote.

The person claiming to be a Meta employee is recruited as a level 1 manager – a position with a salary of 550,000 USD/year (more than 13 billion VND). In 2022, this person received job offers with a salary of 750,000 USD/year (nearly 18 billion VND) from rival technology companies, including Google, Square, Uber and Stripe… but declined.

Reportedly, Meta employees who are fired will receive compensation equal to 16 weeks of base salary, plus 2 weeks of salary for each year of service. The severance pay is said to be quite generous compared to companies that have recently cleared staff, such as Twitter and Lyft.

After being fired, they still have access to email for a chance to say goodbye to colleagues, even though they were previously blocked from sensitive internal information systems. These employees will also continue to receive insurance premiums for 6 months, receive a living allowance, and be supported by the company to find a new job for 3 months.

By: BI, NY Post