Meta confronts employee trust crisis after years of layoffs and aggressive restructuring
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Aki Ito
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Meta is facing a severe crisis of employee trust and morale after years of aggressive cost-cutting, layoffs, and hard-charging management tactics under Mark Zuckerberg's leadership. The article examines how Meta's leaders are now acknowledging this collapse internally, as the company's relentless focus on efficiency and restructuring has taken a heavy toll on its workforce. It explores the cultural shift from Meta's early days of abundance and growth to the current era of scarcity, fear, and declining employee confidence.
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The company that once prided itself on moving fast and breaking things is now dealing with the human wreckage of that philosophy.
Employees who once felt like they were part of something special now describe a culture of fear and uncertainty.
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