Meta says it has laid off a number of employees, including staff from WhatsApp and Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.”
Meta says it has laid off a number of employees, including staff from WhatsApp and Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.”
A Meta spokesperson confirmed in a statement that some teams are making changes to align with their long-term goals and location strategy. Specific details about the number of employees affected were not released.
“This includes moving some teams to other locations and moving some employees to other roles,” Meta said in a statement. “In situations like this, where a role is eliminated, we work hard to find other options for the employees affected.”
The Edge, which first reported the layoffs, said cuts were made to teams including messaging services WhatsApp and Instagram and Meta’s virtual reality technology unit Reality Labs.
Among those affected was Jane Manchun Wong, a software engineer known for discovering unreleased features in popular social media apps before joining Meta in 2023.
Meta has seen multiple layoffs as it adjusts its workforce after aggressively hiring during the pandemic. Earlier this year, it cut several jobs at Reality Labs after laying off 11,000 employees in 2022. Another 10,000 jobs were cut last year as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 a “year of efficiency.”
“I’m still trying to process this, but I’ve learned that my role at Meta has been impacted,” Wong wrote in a public Threads post.