AM I NEXT? THE HANDWRITING is ON THE WALL AT meta/ FACEBOOK? (04/21/26)

Meta to carry out massive round of lay-offs, more than 15,000 employees face axe

In 2022 and 2023, the company eliminated around 21,000 jobs due to slowed growth and the excessive expansion that had occurred during the pandemic era.

Following Oracle, Meta—Facebook’s parent company—is now preparing for a major round of layoffs. In the coming days, the company is gearing up to let go of approximately 16,000 employees; of these, 8,000 could be shown the door as early as May 20. This information was reported by Reuters.

Meta is shifting its focus toward Artificial Intelligence (AI); consequently, as part of a new strategic realignment, the company will now lay off 16,000 employees. These layoffs will impact Meta’s workforce across the globe. [Source]

Meta’s first wave of layoffs set for May 20, 8,000 jobs targeted

Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more coming later, three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.

The Facebook and Instagram owner will lay off about 10% of its global workforce, or close to 8,000 employees, in that initial round, one of the sources said.

The company is planning further layoffs in the second half of the year, the three sources said, although details of those cuts, including date and size, were not yet settled. Executives may adjust their plans as they observe developments in artificial intelligence capabilities, the sources added. Reuters reported last month that the company was planning to lay off 20% or more of its global workforce. [Source]

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT META

Menlo Park, California-based Meta, the iconic technology company that owns and operates several name-brand social media platforms and communication services, has allegedly floated a trial balloon suggesting that it intends to lay off over 20% of its workforce to ostensibly balance its big artificial intelligence spending plans this year.

Approximately 16,000 employees would be affected by a reduction-in-force of this magnitude.

Layoffs of this scale are not unknown, considering late 2022, when CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta was cutting 11,000 jobs and paring back hiring as part of an expansive cost-trimming strategy, and the following year, the company laid off another 10,000 employees.

When confronted with the rumor, a company spokesperson replied, “This is a speculative report about theoretical approaches.”

Change is constant, and it's coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life, nor promises of a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, at any time, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?