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Re: Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'

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Post by diob » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:40 PM UTC

TypingOutBugs wrote: post #18

Part of Zucks plan to stop hiring mid-level engineers this year (as he said on JRE)? I am very very skeptical of this idea - what do you all think?

I think that if they truly go through with this (and others follow suit), consulting is going to be eating good for the next 5-10 years. So much slop to be called in to clean up.

Re: Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'

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Post by geodel » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:40 PM UTC

gedpeck wrote: post #32

reginald78 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should make all those people complaining about the DEI change shut up, the timing of the announcement is so close it is hard not to think they're related.

Meta is embracing free speech while suppressing it!

That's paid speech. Speaking about Meta at large while being paid by it. However if they leave Meta and then speak about Meta I think that would be free speech.

Re: Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'

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Post by sefrost » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:40 PM UTC

iLoveOncall wrote: post #47

yodsanklai wrote: post #16

It seems Zuck is turning into Elon. What's next? closing the European offices? forcing people to return to the office? relocating HQ to Texas?

> closing the European offices? This is already in progress, they're closing UK offices extremely quickly.

Does anybody know why that is? I was under the impression UK staff are cheaper than US staff.

Re: Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'

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Post by chaosharmonic » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:41 PM UTC

jsheard wrote: post #22

TypingOutBugs wrote: post #18

Part of Zucks plan to stop hiring mid-level engineers this year (as he said on JRE)? I am very very skeptical of this idea - what do you all think?

Who are we to doubt Zuckerbergs judgement when his last big pivot to the Metaverse was such a success? Let him cook. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/22/mark-zuckerberg-envisions-1-...

You mean the one he took "personal responsibility" for, while laying off >10000 people and conveniently still having a job for himself?

Re: Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'

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Post by duped » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:41 PM UTC

asdev wrote: post #14

how much more confirmation do we need that we are in a recession?

Two or more quarters of negative GDP growth

Re: Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'

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Post by crowcroft » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:41 PM UTC

This is your regular reminder that tech is essentially a fiefdom. Just because you aren't a serf doesn't mean you aren't a peasant.

Re: Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'

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Post by chollida1 » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:41 PM UTC

asdev wrote: post #14

how much more confirmation do we need that we are in a recession?

> how much more confirmation do we need that we are in a recession?

Actual GDP data would be a good first start, no?

Re: Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'

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Post by akmarinov » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:41 PM UTC

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Re: Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'

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Post by IRNHan » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:42 PM UTC

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Re: Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'

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Post by artistic_regard » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:42 PM UTC

crowcroft wrote: post #56

This is your regular reminder that tech is essentially a fiefdom. Just because you aren't a serf doesn't mean you aren't a peasant.

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