Meta laid off Indian techies within 2-3 days of their joining
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Some Indian techies, who changed to social media major Meta after stopping their stable jobs just two to three days ago, are among the 11,000 individuals laid off by the organization.
Facebook has laid off 11,000 employees across the globe to reduce expenses.
An IT professional Neelima Agarwal, who joined Meta two days back posted on the social media platform LinkedIn, that she is among the individuals who have lost their jobs.
“Moved to Canada from India just seven days back and joined meta 2 days ago after going through such a long visa process. But the unfortunate sad day has come and I got laid off,” she said.
Neelima had left her two-year-old job at Microsoft Office in Hyderabad to join Meta, as per her LinkedIn profile.
After working for over three years at the Amazon office in Bengaluru, Vishwajeet Jha said he joined Meta three days back and now laid off.
“I joined Meta three days back after waiting for the long visa process. Thanks to all the folks who made that transition smooth. Truly sad that this occurred, my heart goes out for every individual who is impacted by the layoffs,” Jha posted.
Meta laid off Indian techies within 2-3 days
The Indian employees of Meta, the firm that claims Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It has been thrown off guard after the US firm declared 11,000 layoffs universally, or 13% of its workforce.
While no country-specific numbers have yet been disclosed, Meta’s India staff are searching for clues on their future.
Company authorities went incommunicado soon after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made public a letter he had written to employees declaring the job cuts.
Zuckerberg has guaranteed four months of base pay plus two extra weeks for each year of service. As a severance package to the affected employees.
Raju Kadam, who was important for Meta’s technical group. Said he has been in the US for 16 years and never faced job loss.
[The United States may start losing talented H1-B visa holders to Canada]
“I have an H1-B visa… my clock to leave the US has begun today…I have been in the US for 16 years and have seen 2008, 2015 (oil), and 2020 downturns. However, never lost my job,” he said, adding that his children are US residents and their lives will be affected.
The layoffs at Meta come within a week of massive job cuts at the social media platform Twitter.
As part of a cost-cutting exercise, Twitter has reportedly terminated around 7,500 individuals across the globe. Including the more significant part of individuals who worked for the organization in India.
