Overview

• Meta's midyear performance reviews will now require managers of teams with 150 or more employees to classify 15–20% of staff as 'below expectations,' up from the previous 12–15%.
• An internal memo describes the reviews as an 'opportunity to make exit decisions,' though no mass layoffs are planned at this stage.
• Criteria for identifying underperformers include recent disciplinary actions, employee relations cases, or receiving a 'below expectations' rating in the upcoming review.
• This policy follows February's layoff of 3,600 employees, or 5% of the workforce, many of whom were rated as low performers.
• The midyear review process begins June 16, with manager-employee performance discussions scheduled for July and August.