Meta employees react to pending job cuts: '28 days of hell'

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  • Meta told staff on Thursday that it planned to eliminate 10% of its workforce.
  • Inside the company, employees are bracing for weeks of limbo as they wait to find out who will be cut.
  • Meta employees responded internally with a mixture of questions, concerns, and jokes.

Welcome to "28 days of hell."

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Meta is laying off 10% of its entire staff next month. Read the full memo it just sent.

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