# Meta lays off thousands, monitors workers, increases the snack budget

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> Published: 2026-06-18 16:43:49+00:00

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.

Meta 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)

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