Meta Platforms Inc. began laying off employees last week, impacting around 5% of its workforce, with 3,115 positions affected across various teams. Internal documents reveal that teams led by Tom Alison, head of Facebook, were hit hardest, resulting in 335 job cuts. Other notable reductions occurred in the Horizon virtual reality team and under Carmine Arabia, affecting 244 and 195 roles respectively. The data was shared to help affected employees with separation agreements and highlights the substantial workforce restructuring within the company.
Meta began cutting thousands of jobs last week, affecting roughly 5% of its workforce.
Among the 30 group documents reviewed by BI, the teams reporting to Tom Alison, head of Facebook, saw the highest impact, with 335 employees affected.
The records list 3,115 employees affected by the cuts, which appears to represent a significant majority of the 5% of employees who were laid off.
A total of 244 employees in the group reporting to Vishal Shah, vice president of Metaverse under the Reality Labs division, were affected.
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