Meta Platforms is asking many of its managers and directors to transition to individual contributor jobs or leave the company as it tries to become more efficient, according to people familiar with the matter.
The process is known internally as a "flattening,"
the people said. Higher-level managers are sharing the directive with their
subordinates in the coming weeks, separate from the company's regular performance
reviews that are currently underway, said the people, who asked not to be named
discussing a matter that wasn't public. Individual contributors aren't in
charge of others, and instead focus on tasks like coding, designing and
research.
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, fired 13 percent of
its workforce in November during its first major layoff. In the months since,
staff have faced intense anxiety about the potential for future cuts, the
people said.
Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg explained
during the company's earnings report this month that he still felt the
organization was too slow-moving and bloated. He called 2023 the “Year of
Efficiency” and vowed to cut middle-managers and underperforming projects.
The current round of job cuts will be more gradual, enacted
on an individual basis, the people said. Some Meta employees said they felt the
change was needed given the organization includes some teams that compete to
achieve similar goals and managers that oversee only one or two employees, the
people said. Meta declined to comment.
Zuckerberg's plan for a leaner organization helped the share
price recover from 2022, which was its worst year ever. It's up more than 56
percent so far this year. © Bloomberg LP
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