Meta layoffs: 4am email ‘horror’ starts from Singapore

Key points

• Meta told employees to work from home Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes AI company’s top priority Meta Platforms has started laying off employees across its global offices, with workers in Singapore reporting termination emails landing in their inboxes as early as 4AM local time on Wednesday.
• According to a Bloomberg report, thousands of employees across the world began receiving layoff emails early Wednesday morning.
• Workers in Singapore were among the first to get the notification at around 4AM local time.
• Employees in Europe and the US are also expected to receive messages in their respective time zones.
• In an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg, Meta’s Head of People Janelle Gale explained the company’s thinking behind the restructuring.“We’re now at the stage where many orgs can operate with a flatter structure with smaller teams of pods/cohorts that can move faster and with more ownership,” Gale wrote.