In May, Zuckerberg announced a hiring freeze impacting particular areas of Meta and said that he couldn’t make any assurances regarding potential layoffs, but by the end of June, his tone had shifted. “Realistically, there are probably a number of individuals at the firm that shouldn’t be here,” he stated during a Q&A session, according to The Verge. And part of my intention is that by increasing expectations, having more aggressive objectives, and just turning up the heat a little bit, some of you will just declare that this location isn’t for you. And I’m OK with self-selection.”