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Meta Is Planning to Cut 5% of Lowest Performers, Memo Shows (archive.ph)
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[–] [email protected] 27 points 21 hours ago

i worked at fb a long time ago, it was already exactly like how you describe. everyone was optimizing for their performance review—juicing metrics and prioritizing for the short term. accountability only existed in a 6-month cycle.