Tech CEO Mark Zuckerberg extending his arm in front of white background at Meta Connect event in California in September 2023.
Meta's CEO says that companies overhired and realized they worked better with fewer employees.
  • Mark Zuckerberg said that tech layoffs since the pandemic are due to multiple factors.
  • The first wave was due to a course correction from pandemic-era growth and overhiring.
  • Meta's CEO said more recent layoffs are because companies realized being leaner can make you "more efficient."

Mark Zuckerberg has a theory for why tech layoffs aren't slowing down: Companies are realizing that, while painful, there are benefits to being "leaner."