@GergelyOrosz: Well this is damning and explains SO MUCH about why Meta is losing its best engineers; why morale is rock-bottom; and w…
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Meta's engineering culture has been severely damaged by executive plans to lay off approximately 60% of staff despite strong business performance, leading to loss of top engineers and low morale.
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Well this is damning and explains SO MUCH about why Meta is losing its best engineers; why morale is rock-bottom; and why an engineering culture built up in 20 years was destroyed overnight.
Zuck + execs wanted to lay off ~60% of staff.
When the business does better than ever. https://t.co/36hOyxAz9S
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