Meta Platforms plans to eliminate an additional 10,000 jobs following earlier layoffs of 21,000 as it navigates rising costs and a potential decline in advertising revenue. Despite recent stock appreciation of 65% over the last three months, the company is also halting bonus payouts and updating performance review processes to streamline operations. This comes alongside similar downsizing strategies by tech giants like Alphabet and Amazon to reduce office space in response to changing market conditions.
“Alphabet, Meta, Netflix Inc., Salesforce Inc. and a few other publicly traded tech companies · have earmarked · as much as $3.4 billion · to cover costs for buildings they no longer need”