The layoff season seems to have no end. Meta is laying off around 10% of its staff, or roughly 8,000 employees, in May, according to a memo from the tech giant’s chief people officer, Janelle Gale, reviewed by Bloomberg. Furthermore, the company also plans not to fill about 6,000 jobs that it had planned to hire.
Meta is laying off around 8,000 staff to offset heavy spending
The job cuts come as Meta spends aggressively on talent and infrastructure to develop AI products. These include large language models and chatbots. In January, the company said it expects to spend $115-$135 billion in 2026, a significant increase from its $72.2 billion in capital expenditures in 2025. The company announced several multibillion-dollar deals with AI partners over the past few months.
In the memo, Janelle Gale said that the company is doing this as a part of its “continued effort to run the company more efficiently” and to allow it to offset the other investments it’s making. “This is not an easy tradeoff, and it will mean letting go of people who have made meaningful contributions to Meta during their time here,” said Gale.
Affected employees will be notified on May 20th
The executive said that the company was announcing the layoffs early because the details of the plan had already leaked. Reuters first reported on Meta’s planned job cuts. The report also added that further cuts are planned for the second half of 2026. Affected employees will be notified on May 20th through their work and personal accounts. “I know this leaves everyone with nearly a month of ambiguity, which is incredibly unsettling,” said Gale.
Meta announced laying off hundreds of employees in its social media, recruiting, and sales teams in March. And, in January, it laid off about 1,500 workers, or 10% of its Reality Labs division.
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