Meta employee gets dark about horror of working there as jobs bloodbath looms: ‘I tend to cry in the shower’
Meta is preparing to lay off nearly 8,000 employees, representing a 10% reduction in its workforce. An anonymous employee expressed feelings of despair and anxiety about the impending layoffs, describing the work environment as chaotic and lacking transparency. The tech industry is experiencing significant job cuts as companies pivot towards artificial intelligence, with Meta leading the way in workforce reductions.
- ▪Meta is set to lay off nearly 8,000 employees, which is about 10% of its workforce.
- ▪The layoffs are part of a broader trend in the tech industry, with approximately 110,000 tech layoffs reported in 2026 alone.
- ▪Employees often find out about their layoffs through impersonal emails, leading to increased anxiety and dissatisfaction.
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Business Meta employee gets dark about horror of working there as jobs bloodbath looms: ‘I tend to cry in the shower’ By Zain Khan Published May 18, 2026, 10:36 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Nearly 80,000 Meta employees are headed into a bleak and gloomy week, as the tech giant announced it would be slashing its global workforce by 10%, laying off nearly 8,000 people total as the use of AI ramps up. “I tend to cry in the shower. I will say that when I’m in office, I have on more of a brave face,” one Bay Area-based employee who has been with CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s company for more than a decade told the San Francisco Standard anonymously.
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