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Re:Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division by LunaSea on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @05:23PM (#45675334)
> No one can guess precisely how many people need to be hired

Overshooting by 600 people sounds a lot like gross failure. Is someone going to take responsibilities for it? Probably not. That person's job is safe.

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Re:Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division by renewiltord on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @08:07PM (#45676708)
I suspect Mark Zuckerberg isn't going to fire himself for getting headcount wrong by 1%.
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Re:Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division by LunaSea on Thursday October 23, 2025 @02:28PM (#45685134)
Well I guess that nobody takes decisions at Meta besides Mark then.
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Re:Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division by halfcat on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @07:20PM (#45676396)
They’ll get a promotion for such effective cost cutting measures.
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