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Meta Workforce Adjustment Plan
Breakdown of the 2026 Meta restructuring impact on staff levels.
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Meta Moves 7,000 Workers Into AI Roles Ahead of Job Cuts
May 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTCMeta Platforms Inc. is reassigning 7,000 workers to new jobs related to artificial intelligence, according to an internal memo, part of a broad corporate restructuring that includes planned staff reductions later this week. Employees will move into one of several new groups focused on AI-related products, including agents and apps, according to the memo Monday from Chief People Officer Janelle Gale, which was reviewed by Bloomberg. The new corporate structure will be “flatter” and mean “smaller teams,” Gale wrote.
Meta layoffs: Internal memo reveals plan to cut 10% workforce, move ...
Thousands of Meta employees are facing layoffs or transfers as the tech giant pushes deeper into artificial intelligence. The company’s AI overhaul has also triggered backlash from workers over privacy concerns and workplace changes. Updated: May 19, 2026 09:57 IST Meta layoffs begin May 20 Meta is preparing for one of its biggest workplace shake-ups in recent years, with thousands of employees set to lose their jobs or move into new artificial intelligence-focused teams as the company doubles down on AI, according to Reuters. An internal memo shared with employees on Monday laid out fresh details about the restructuring set to begin on May 20, including plans to slash 10% of Meta’s workforce. The document, seen by Reuters, revealed that the Facebook parent company plans to cut jobs globally while also reorganising large parts of the company around AI work. The changes are expected to affect nearly one in every five employees at Meta. ALSO READ Meta plans major layoffs – Thousands to be affected According to the memo, written by Meta’s Chief People Officer Janelle Gale, the company plans to move around 7,000 employees into new AI-related initiatives. At the same time, Meta will also remove several managerial roles as part of the restructuring. Gale told employees that many team leaders would soon announce additional organisational changes. “As org leaders worked on the changes, many of them incorporated AI native design principles into their new org structures,” she wrote. “We’re now at the stage where many orgs can operate with a flatter structure with smaller teams of pods/cohorts that can move faster and with more ownership.” Meta has not publicly commented on the internal plans. Meta Layoffs to begin this week Reuters had earlier reported that Meta was planning to cut around 10% of its workforce starting Wednesday, with more deep layoffs expected later this year. Employees in North America were instructed to work from home on Wednesday as the company prepares for the changes. The company has already shut down another 6,000 open job positions during the process, according to an earlier memo from Gale. At the end of March, Meta had 77,986 employees worldwide, company filings showed. ALSO READ Employee anger spills across offices Workers have reportedly been protesting inside company offices using flyers and angry posts on Workplace, Meta’s internal communication platform. One of the biggest concerns among staff involves mouse-tracking softw...
Meta begins layoffs of 8,000 employees as Zuckerberg doubles down on AI ...
For years, Silicon Valley promised that AI would make workers more productive. Meta is now showing what that can look like inside one of the world’s biggest tech companies, and thousands of employees are paying the price. Meta has begun laying off roughly 8,000 employees, about 10% of its global workforce, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes forward with an aggressive AI overhaul that is reshaping how the company operates. The cuts, outlined in internal memos reviewed by Reuters, arrive alongside sweeping organizational changes aimed at flattening management layers, moving employees into AI-focused teams, and replacing more internal workflows with autonomous AI systems. The news comes just a month after Reuters first reported that Meta planned to lay off roughly 8,000 employees, or 10% of its workforce, starting May 20 as the company accelerated its AI restructuring efforts. According to the report, the first wave of notifications begins this week, with more reductions expected later this year. Meta is shutting down plans to fill another 6,000 open positions at the same time. The company had nearly 78,000 employees at the end of March, according to regulatory filings. In a memo sent to employees Monday, Meta Chief People Officer Janelle Gale said the changes are “part of our continued effort to run the company more efficiently and to allow us to offset the other investments we’re making.” Those investments have reached historic levels. In its first-quarter 2026 earnings report, Meta raised its full-year capital expenditure forecast to $125-$145 billion. The spending surge is tied to the company’s massive AI buildout, including data centers, Nvidia GPUs, custom AI chips, and the infrastructure required to train and run next-generation AI models. Zuckerberg has repeatedly described 2026 as a turning point for AI inside Meta, with internal systems already automating work that previously required large teams of employees. The restructuring gives a clearer picture of what that vision looks like in practice. Meta plans to transfer roughly 7,000 employees into new AI-related groups, including Applied AI Engineering, Agent Transformation Accelerator, and Central Analytics, Reuters reported. The teams are focused on building AI agents capable of handling coding, research, analytics, and operational tasks that have historically been done by human workers. Gale told employees many divisions are restructuring around “AI native design principles,” adding that flatter organiz...
Meta plans sweeping overhaul as Zuckerberg pushes AI pivot | Fox Business
Meta is preparing a sweeping workforce overhaul tied to its aggressive artificial intelligence push, including plans to move thousands of employees into AI-focused roles while cutting managers and laying off workers this week. The Facebook parent plans to lay off roughly 10% of its workforce Wednesday as part of a broader restructuring tied to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to remake the company around AI tools and autonomous agents, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters.In the memo circulated Monday, Meta Chief People Officer Janelle Gale said the company plans to transfer roughly 7,000 employees into new AI initiatives while eliminating layers of management and flattening organizational structures. META TO LAYOFF 8,000 EMPLOYEES IN AI INVESTMENT PIVOT The Facebook parent plans to lay off roughly 10% of its workforce Wednesday as part of a broader restructuring. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The shake-up, along with previous transfers and role eliminations, will ultimately affect about 20% of Meta’s workforce, according to the memo.META'S BAY AREA LAYOFFS AFFECT ROUGHLY 200 WORKERS AS COMPANY POURS BILLIONS INTO AI INFRASTRUCTUREThe company had nearly 78,000 employees as of the end of March, according to securities filings.The overhaul comes as Meta pours billions into AI infrastructure and tools amid intensifying competition with OpenAI, Google and Microsoft. The company increasingly wants AI agents to perform tasks now handled by human employees internally, according to Reuters. Meta had nearly 78,000 employees as of the end of March, according to securities filings. (Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)"As org leaders worked on the changes, many of them incorporated AI native design principles into their new org structures," Gale wrote in the memo. "Many orgs can operate with a flatter structure with smaller teams of pods/cohorts that can move faster and with more ownership."META VOWS APPEAL OF 'LANDMARK' SOCIAL MEDIA VERDICTS, WARNS OF FREE SPEECH EROSIONSome of the employees being reassigned — a process workers reportedly refer to as being "drafted" — are moving into teams like Applied AI Engineering and Agent Transformation Accelerator, groups focused on building AI systems capable of autonomously performing workplace functions.Ticker Security Last Change Change % META META PLATFORMS INC. 610.26 +2.88 +0.47% CLICK HERE TO GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GOMeta has also reportedly closed roughly 6,000 open job postings during...
