{"slug": "meta-lays-off-thousands-monitors-workers-increases-the-snack-budget", "title": "Meta lays off thousands, monitors workers, increases the snack budget", "summary": "Meta laid off thousands of workers, began monitoring employee computers, and assigned staff to train AI that could replace them, while CTO Andrew Bosworth admitted morale is at an all-time low. The company then increased its snack budget in an apparent attempt to improve workplace sentiment.", "body_md": "Meta laid off thousands of workers, started monitoring employees' computers, assigned people to train the AI that may replace them, and then discovered the real missing ingredient: snacks.\n\nMeta CTO Andrew \"Boz\" Bosworth told employees morale is \"probably one of the worst it's ever been\" and that the \"vibes are off.\" — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/06/18/meta-lays-off-thousands-monitors-workers-increases-the-snack-budget.html)\n\nThe post [Meta lays off thousands, monitors workers, increases the snack budget](https://boingboing.net/2026/06/18/meta-lays-off-thousands-monitors-workers-increases-the-snack-budget.html) appeared first on [Boing Boing](https://boingboing.net).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/meta-lays-off-thousands-monitors-workers-increases-the-snack-budget", "canonical_source": "https://boingboing.net/2026/06/18/meta-lays-off-thousands-monitors-workers-increases-the-snack-budget.html", "published_at": "2026-06-18 16:43:49+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-18 18:08:32.484793+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-ethics", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["Meta", "Andrew Bosworth"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/meta-lays-off-thousands-monitors-workers-increases-the-snack-budget", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/meta-lays-off-thousands-monitors-workers-increases-the-snack-budget.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/meta-lays-off-thousands-monitors-workers-increases-the-snack-budget.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/meta-lays-off-thousands-monitors-workers-increases-the-snack-budget.jsonld"}}