New Delhi:It began with a simple instruction. Work from home (WFH) today.Employees across regions, including the US and Britain, were told not to come in. No townhalls. No floor chatter. No visible anxiety in office corridors.Then the emails started arriving.

Meta Platforms kicked off layoffs that will impact about 8,000 employees, nearly 10 per cent of its workforce. The first messages were reported from its Singapore hub.

A report by Bloomberg said affected employees in Singapore received emails at 4 am local time (1:30 am IST). Notifications are being sent in waves, aligned to time zones. Follow Markets Live Updates The sequence stood out: WFH first, layoffs next.

AI Reset Behind Layoffs Meta had about 78,000 employees before this exercise. Now, thousands are out. Thousands more are being moved.

In an internal memo, Chief People Officer Janelle Gale said 7,000 employees will be reassigned into new AI-native teams. About 6,000 open roles have been shut. Managerial layers are being reduced.

Source:Ndtv