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Podcast: Rocketship.fm
Episode: Metaâs âLow Performerâ Purge: Pink Slips, Receipts, and the Stack-Ranking Revival
Description: In early February 2025, Meta slashed 5% of its workforceâabout 3,600 peopleâcalling it a purge of âlow performersâ to sharpen up for an âintenseâ year ahead. Mark Zuckerberg says itâs about raising the bar, but some of those cut are clapping back with receipts: glowing performance reviews that donât match the âbottom 5%â label. From leaked memos to public pushback on LinkedIn, this episode unpacks the disconnectâdid Meta really target the weak links, or is this a headcount trim in disguise? Host Mike Belsito digs into the employee backlash and asks whatâs really at play when a tech giant leans into st...