In an internal post, Meta Vice President of Remote Presence and Engineering Maher Saba instructed managers to identify and “move to exit” poor performers
Meta Platforms' Vice President of Remote Presence and Engineering Maher Saba has instructed managers to identify and …
The Information Sylvia Varnham O'Regan
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Discussion
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@katieharbath
Katie Harbath
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I don't know what to say other than this is a horrible spot to put managers and employees in. I get needing to rein in costs but there's a better way to do so with more empathy and support than this. https://twitter.com/...
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@joshuaogundu
Josh
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Meta is looking to get low performers or coasters out of there, I can see more companies looking to do this https://twitter.com/...
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@mjb_sf
Melinda Byerley
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Looking forward to all those think pieces about the weaponized PIP. A lot of people are going to come out of this traumatized. FB has plenty of money and should just do layoffs fair and square. but I am under no illusions they will ever do the right thing.
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@mattnavarra
Matt Navarra
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Facebook tells managers to identify low performers in memo “If a direct report is coasting or is a low performer, they are not who we need; they are failing this company” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@drewpusateri
Drew Pusateri
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Loved my time at Meta & vast majority of the ppl there are super talented. But I hope increased performance scrutiny makes its way up to the VP level as well. In my experience the small # of low performers aren't exclusively clustered around ICs https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ..…
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@lizzadwoskin
Elizabeth Dwoskin
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Facebook told engineers managers to report low performers into its HR system by 5pm today: “As a manager, you cannot allow someone to be net neutral or negative for Meta.” Ah the cruelty of corporatespeak https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@dannygroner
Danny Groner
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@sal19 @JeffHorwitz This runs contrary to what I've heard from software engineers over the course of the past few years. Many people chose to work there because of the shortage of accountability. The pressure on recruiters and managers to fill open roles was everything the compan…
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@ingrahamangle
Laura Ingraham
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Turns out merit matters over DEI in Big Tech? Facebook tells managers to identify low performers in memo - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@sylviavarnham
@sylviavarnham
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New from me: A Meta exec told managers in a Workplace group to identify employees by 5pm today who “need support,” and to “move to exit people who are unable to get on track,” according to an internal post. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
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@jillgeisler
Jill Geisler
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This isn't performance management, it is forced cutting. https://twitter.com/...
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@mjb_sf
Melinda Byerley
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I don't think there's a clearer sign of a recession than this https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@jenn_elias
Jennifer Elias
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Interesting to see Meta now blame its failings on its employees as it urges teams to report “low performers.” “They are failing this company,” Mr. Saba wrote. https://twitter.com/...