Tag: Meta
Meta to reduce headcount at Reality Labs
Today, Reality Labs, the materverse-oriented division of Meta will be informed of a round of layoffs. This division that creates custom silicon has revealed...
Meta makes 3 days in office compulsory for staff
Meta employees have begun returning to office. The employees at the parent company of social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Trends will now...
Layoffs can do good
Recently, a former Meta employee shared her story of getting laid off at the big IT giant. She called it her ‘worst fear,’ detailing...
Most startups created by those laid off by Meta: Report
Not all those who have been laid off recently are brooding or desperately looking for jobs. Some enterprising ones are starting their own businesses....
Meta accused of hiring former Twitter employees to develop Threads
Meta, the company led by Mark Zuckerberg, is facing allegations that it hired former Twitter employees to develop its new microblogging app, Threads. The...
Meta’s new AI Chatbot to boost workplace efficiency
Meta is soon to unveil its highly anticipated AI Chatbot set to revolutionise the workplace. Metamate AI Chatbot has undergone training using internal data...
Employee survey reveals dissatisfaction with Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership at Meta
In a recent internal survey conducted at Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg's leadership style has come under scrutiny as over 70 per cent of employees...
10% of Australian workforce laid off: Meta
In the recent wave of layoffs at Meta, approximately 10 per cent of its Australian workforce has been affected, aligning with the company's global...
Indian Meta employees on H1B visas pressed into urgent job hunt...
Meta, a tech company, has recently fired a large number of new employees. They have cut around 6,000 jobs in their latest round of...
Working remotely might not remain an option: Meta
Meta, which is the parent company of Facebook, is currently facing challenges related to cost-cutting measures. The company recently announced plans to lay off...
Lure of DJ to encourage employees to return to office: Meta
Meta has reportedly hired a DJ to play music in its Menlo Park campus cafe, according to an employee. This move could be seen...
Is Meta lowering bonus payments of some staff members?
After firing 11,000 people last year and announcing the layoff of 10,000 more in early March this year, Meta now plans to cut down...
Leaked email from Mark Zuckerberg surfaces online
A leaked email from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently surfaced online, which asked an employee to resign due to inaccurate information about the...
‘Did Zuckerberg take pay cut?’ ask irked Meta staff
The mass layoffs at Meta have disturbed the workforce with members expressing their disappointment at these drastic cost-cutting measures. Some employees are even questioning...
Meta-hoarding employees; paying workers to ‘fake work’
An ex-employee of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has accused the organisation of paying employees to pretend to work.
Britney Levy, who was laid...
Axe falls on 10,000 jobs at Meta
Meta is cutting jobs yet again, after laying off 11,000 members of its workforce in November 2022. In the latest round of job cuts,...
Are stricter performance reviews a sign that Uber may lay off?
In 2023, several major tech companies, such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta, have announced job cuts. According to Layoffs.fyi, a website that tracks and...
Meta to slash more jobs and projects to mitigate costs
Meta is reportedly seeking help from lawyers, financial consultants and human resources personnel to prepare plans to shrink the hierarchy within the firm.
The parent...
Is Meta asking managers to become individual contributors?
It is reported that Meta, the Company that owns Facebook and Instagram, is asking its managers and directors to work as individual contributors. If...
Meta’s middle managers are now on notice
Having sacked over 11,000 employees in a layoff news that created waves, Meta is now looking to axe middle-management roles.
The tech giant has already...
Financial woes and remote work cause Microsoft and Meta to vacate...
Amid layoffs in the tech sector, two of the tech industry's biggest names, Microsoft and Meta, are vacating office spaces. According to a report...
Meta employee to work remotely on cruise ship while sailing across...
As reported by CNBC, a Meta employee, named Austin Wells, has plans to work remotely in a most unique way, sailing across the world....
Facebook to reduce costs, cut more employee benefits
Meta has decided to stop providing employee benefits covering mental well-being and other work-life balance needs.
The career page of Meta says that previously, the...
Are layoffs justified in a business downturn?
Of late, headlines have been all about layoffs, downsizing and retrenchment. All the big tech firms— including Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook’s parent company Meta and...
Jaguar Land Rover to hire those let go by Meta, Twitter
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is looking out for talent in the areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, as well as autonomous driving,...
Meta names Sandhya Devanathan as India head
Sandhya Devanathan has been named India head at Meta, the parent company of social networking website Facebook. She will take on the new role on...
What’s inside this cloud company’s in-house happiness portal
ESDS Software Solutions, a cloud services and data centre solutions company, has innovatively embraced the notion of employee satisfaction through a unique survey platform,...
How WOW uses eNPS surveys to foster a collaborative environment
The dynamics of trust and collaboration vary across organisations as everyone will have nuanced differences in their definitions of these terms. The same holds...
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Future of talent acquisition in the age of generative AI
If you've been feeling a bit overwhelmed by the buzz surrounding generative AI, you're not alone. Let us face it, our industry is evolving,...
Innovation in insurance recruitment: Tata AIA’s journey towards high volume, top talent acquisition
Tata AIA Life is a joint venture between Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd and AIA Group. The venture merges Tata's leadership in India with AIA's...
Has AI really impacted employment in Europe?
A recent study to gauge the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment in Europe, reveals that about 25 per cent of all jobs...
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Vroom’s effort to enhance employee retention with equity incentives
In a bid to foster employee loyalty and retention, Vroom, an e-commerce platform known for facilitating the online sale of used vehicles, is offering...
ANZ bank to reduce bonuses for non-returning employees
ANZ Bank, one of the major Australian banks, has cautioned its employees that their bonuses may be reduced unless they dedicate half of their...
ByteDance restructures gaming division, halting projects & exploring divestment
After two years of modest performance, ByteDance's gaming division, Nuverse, is undergoing substantial downsizing.
Bytedance, the parent company of TikTok, is instructing its employees to...
Mercer strengthens MEA talent assessment; acquires The Talent Enterprise
Mercer, a global consulting company, has acquired The Talent Enterprise (TTE), a company specialising in psychometric and talent- assessment technology, situated in the United...
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Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
Q. How satisfying has been your professional journey of 39 years?
A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...
EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
