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As Meta prepares to cut 10% of its workforce on Wednesday, it’s trying to provide some clarity to employees who are stuck in layoff limbo.<\/p>\n

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Meta HR chief Janelle Gale posted a memo on Monday to an employee resource group outlining what employees should expect on Wednesday, according to two employees who viewed the note.<\/p>\n

Gale said notifications of layoffs, which are expected to eliminate around 8,000 roles, will be sent in three waves at 4 a.m. local time across different regions.<\/p>\n

She also said that managerial positions would be cut across the company to create flatter organizational structures.<\/p>\n

“We’re now at the stage where many orgs can operate with a flatter structure with smaller teams of pods\/cohorts that can move faster and with more ownership,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

Gale said that Meta will also move more than 7,000 people to work on new initiatives around AI that would be crucial to Meta’s future success, and which the company couldn’t previously prioritize. She told staff that leaders across the company will announce organizational changes alongside the layoffs.<\/p>\n

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Some teams within Meta’s Reality Labs had already started reorganizing into smaller pods, Business Insider previously reported.<\/p>\n

Meta didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. Reuters reported earlier on the memo to staff.<\/p>\n

The latest update comes as morale has taken a hit at Meta, current employees have said. One employee told Business Insider that staff are “in a holding pattern” as they wait to find out which jobs will be axed.<\/p>\n

Meta is spending billions in the AI race and in April forecast its 2026 capital expenditures to range from $125 billion to $145 billion.<\/p>\n

Meta leaders told staff they are not ruling out further job cuts\u00a0beyond this Wednesday’s 10% round, Business Insider previously reported.<\/p>\n

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