Archive · 22 May 2025
Meta Tightens Performance Reviews, Targeting More Low Performers
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, is making it harder for its employees to get good reviews.
Managers must give more people bad reviews, which could lead to job cuts.
About 15% to 20% of employees in big teams will likely get low scores.
This is part of a plan to get rid of workers who aren't performing well and reduce costs.
Reviews begin in June, with discussions in the summer.
The company is also counting people who left earlier as part of this process.
It's similar to what they did before and many other tech companies are doing the same.
Meta is increasing the percentage of employees rated 'below expectations' in mid-year reviews.
Managers of teams with 150+ employees must place 15-20% in the lowest performance tier.
The review process begins June 16, with conversations in July-August.
This follows Mark Zuckerberg's push to raise performance standards and reduce costs.
Meta is including former employees in review numbers as non-regrettable attrition.
- Who
- Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is implementing the changes.
- What
- Meta is increasing the number of employees rated as underperformers in its mid-year reviews.
- When
- The review process begins June 16, with discussions in July-August.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- Meta is raising performance standards to eliminate underperforming employees faster and reduce costs.
- Company
- Meta
- Lowest Performance Tier
- 15-20%
- Review Process Start
- June 16
- Manager-Employee Conversations
- July-August
- CEO
- Mark Zuckerberg
