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Meta lays off thousands, monitors workers, increases the snack budget

Welcome to the dark side. We have snacks, surveillance, and vibes that are off.

Jason Weisberger
Jun 18, 2026
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Meta laid off thousands of workers, started monitoring employees’ computers, assigned people to train the AI that may replace them, and then discovered the real missing ingredient: snacks.

Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth told employees morale is “probably one of the worst it’s ever been” and that the “vibes are off.” The company’s answer i…

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