For months, rumors of potential layoffs at Meta were circulating. Wednesday morning, those rumors solidified.
"I woke up at about 8 a.m., and I checked my personal email, and I found the email that said I'm laid off," said a former Meta employee. A software engineer who did not want to be identified by name, said many of her colleagues were up until 3 a.m. checking their personal email hoping it wouldn't be them."Everyone is anxious because we knew it would happen, but we didn't know when it would happen.""A lot. I think from my friends, probably 10 or more."
The news of the layoffs is also impacting businesses in the area. We spoke to several restaurant owners who said business was already down with some Meta employees working from home. After Wednesday, that concern intensifies. "I don't know what's going to happen now. Because people are not coming. I don't know what's going to happen. My business is down," said Miguel Angel Sanchez, owner of My Taqueria.
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