New Way To Fire? Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Tells Employees To Work From Home Before 8,000 Job Cuts

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• New Way To Fire?
• Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Tells Employees To Work From Home Before 8,000 Job Cuts Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 17:34 IST According to a leaked internal memo from Meta HR chief Janelle Gale, employees across North America have been instructed to work from home.
• Meta Layoffs: The cuts will reportedly impact around 10% of Meta’s workforce, which stood at roughly 78,000 employees at the end of 2025. Meta Layoffs: Meta is preparing to lay off nearly 8,000 employees this week in one of its largest workforce cuts yet, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg accelerates a massive restructuring of the company around artificial intelligence.
• According to a leaked internal memo from Meta HR chief Janelle Gale, employees across North America have been instructed to work from home on May 20 while the layoffs are rolled out.
• The cuts will reportedly impact around 10% of Meta’s workforce, which...