# Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/meta-to-cut-10-of-jobs-or-8-000-employees-report-says/245120>\
**Category:** In The News\
**Tags:** via-news-bot, techcrunch, jobs, meta\
**Created:** [16 May 2026 05:16 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/meta-to-cut-10-of-jobs-or-8-000-employees-report-says/245120 "2026-05-16T05:16:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/communitynews/32/1113_2.png) [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Post date:** [16 May 2026 05:16 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/meta-to-cut-10-of-jobs-or-8-000-employees-report-says/245120/1 "2026-05-16T05:16:33Z")

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> According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20.

Read in full here:

> **[Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/meta-job-cuts-10-percent-8000-employees/)**
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> According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20.

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**Author:** ![alvinkatojr](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/alvinkatojr/32/6613_2.png) [@alvinkatojr](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/alvinkatojr)\
**Post date:** [18 May 2026 20:27 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/meta-to-cut-10-of-jobs-or-8-000-employees-report-says/245120/2 "2026-05-18T20:27:44Z")

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If you were busy leetcoding for a FAANG/MAANG opportunity maybe now is the time to reconsider??