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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Stephanie Cruz

'The Vibes Are Off': Meta CTO Admits Employee Morale Is Near Its Lowest Point in 20 Years

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth (left) issued a memo to staff addressing fallout from Meta’s AI reorganization, layoffs, and employee-monitoring concerns. (Credit: FB/ Andrew Bosworth)

Meta's most senior technology executive has acknowledged that staff morale is close to the lowest he has seen in his two decades at the company, a rare admission of strain as the social media group absorbs thousands of job cuts and a costly turn towards artificial intelligence.

Andrew Bosworth, the chief technology officer who joined what was then Facebook in 2006, remarked at an internal 'Tuesdays with Boz' session on 2 June. He put the mood as 'maybe not the worst it's ever been in 20 years here, but it's probably up there. It's definitely up there', Business Insider reported, comparing the atmosphere to the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

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