In a sweeping restructuring effort, Meta has laid off roughly 10% of its global workforce, eliminating nearly 8,000 positions. The aggressive downsizing aims to flatten corporate hierarchy and aggressively redirect capital into generative AI infrastructure.
The human toll of this corporate pivot was thrust into the spotlight by a viral LinkedIn post from Gary Tay, a veteran engineer in Singapore. Laid off after nearly a decade at Meta, Tay revealed he was terminated just one day after training his replacement, sparking intense global anxiety over automation replacing white-collar tech roles.
