Layoffs could affect 5 percent of the workforce as its CEO seeks to “raise the bar on performance management,” according to a memo viewed by The Post.

Meta will soon lay off more “low-performers” across the company, according to an internal memo from CEO Mark Zuckerberg that was shared by a source at the company. “I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,

Meta plans to push out thousands of “low-performers” next month, in Bay Area tech’s first massive job cut of 2025. CEO Mark Zuckerberg intends to push out and replace roughly 5% of the employees who’ve been at the Menlo Park tech giant long enough to go through the company’s performance review process,

Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the cuts are necessary as the company builds ‘the most important technologies in the world.’

And now, Meta is joining the fray with plans to make performance-based cuts, slated to impact approximately 5% of its workforce based on performance. According to an internal memo exclusively obtained by Bloomberg, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg indicated:

Meta is cutting jobs as part of its goal to reach 10 per cent “non-regrettable” attribution by the end of the current performance cycle, as per the memo.

Mark Zuckerberg said Meta planned to make more extensive performance-based cuts." Staffers questioned how those would work.

Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to cut about 5% of its lowest performers with the intent of backfilling their roles this year, according to an internal memo sent to employees. “I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,