• Internal documents obtained by Business Insider reveal which teams and roles were most affected by recent layoffs at Meta.
• The data indicates that teams managed by Tom Alison, head of Facebook, experienced 335 job reductions.
• Meta initiated substantial layoffs last week, impacting approximately 5% of its entire workforce.

Recently acquired internal documents provide insights into the teams that faced the most significant impact during Meta’s latest round of layoffs.

The technology behemoth began reducing its workforce last week, which notably affected about 5% of its employees.

Business Insider obtained 30 documents distributed to impacted employees alongside their separation agreements, shedding light on how Meta is restructuring its workforce.

These documents detail the number of workers impacted, categorized by Meta’s business segments, team structures, and positions. They also specify the senior manager or vice president overseeing each group. While additional records might exist, they have not yet been verified by Business Insider.

According to the documents, the cuts totaled 3,115 employees, which represents a large portion of the estimated 3,600 staff members affected by the layoffs.

Among the 30 documents reviewed, teams reporting to Tom Alison faced the steepest decline, with 335 positions eliminated.

The next highest number of cuts came from Meta’s Horizon team, responsible for virtual reality projects, which saw a reduction of 244 employees under the leadership of Vishal Shah, vice president of Metaverse within the Reality Labs division.

Additionally, teams under Carmine Arabia, vice president of devices at Reality Labs, experienced the loss of 195 roles, including positions in business analytics, engineering, technical sourcing, and program management.

The former group led by Lori Goler, Meta’s ex-head of people, suffered 189 administrative role reductions.

Moreover, 186 positions connected to Meta’s data center planning, design, and engineering were eliminated, managed by Rachel Peterson, vice president for data center strategy.

Additionally, the team under Peng Fan, vice president of engineering for monetization, faced 180 cuts, predominantly affecting software engineers.

Fan recently communicated in an internal memo that Meta intends to accelerate its hiring process for machine learning engineers in February and March. This announcement coincided with CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s statement about replacing roles eliminated during the effort to tackle “low performance.”

The team overseen by Alex Himel, vice president of augmented reality, saw cuts of 141 roles, primarily within wearable technology.

Meta opted not to provide comments on this situation.

Of the seven most affected groups, two are linked to Meta’s Reality Labs, which has been recently restructured to be a core component of its operations.

In a memo from November obtained by Business Insider, Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s chief technology officer, emphasized that 2025 is a pivotal year for the company’s metaverse aspirations.

Bosworth described this year as crucial for determining whether the metaverse represents a transformational achievement or a “legendary misadventure.”

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