Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8k employees

Re:Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8k employees by stuxnet79 on Thursday April 23, 2026 @03:47PM (#47880752)

2020/2021 might as well be ancient history in tech terms. Your experience does not reflect the current status quo at all.

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Re:Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8k employees by pinkmuffinere on Thursday April 23, 2026 @05:21PM (#47882219)

This seems a bit ridiculous, that’s only 5-6 years ago. Things change, but the mechanisms and culture isn’t entirely different.

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Re:Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8k employees by metadat on Thursday April 23, 2026 @05:31PM (#47882330)

Back in 2020, $META was desperate to hire. Nowadays the tide has turned and interview process shifted accordingly. They are super picky now, even for those who nail every stage of the interview, folks are still routinely passed over.

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Re:Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8k employees by Rapzid on Thursday April 23, 2026 @06:08PM (#47882772)

Market was so hot SNL did a skit where Meta just started sending paychecks to people as a recruiting tactic.

That SNL skit never happened, but the market was so hot it could have.

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Re:Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8k employees by gherkinnn on Friday April 24, 2026 @02:36AM (#47886426)

Remind me, was there a major event 5-6 years ago?

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Re:Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8k employees by Anon1096 on Friday April 24, 2026 @10:46AM (#47891029)

I interviewed in the past 2 years and my experience matches the parent. Very professional and the interviewers were great to talk to. Same with Google.

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