The new year wasn’t “happy” for scores of employees working in tech giants like Amazon and Google. And this applies for some of those employed by Meta-owned Instagram. A report has claimed that some workers at the photo-video sharing company were on the verge of getting their jobs axed.
Citing two people familiar with the matter and a post to Blind, a platform popular with tech workers that verifies users’ employment, Business Insider reported that at least 60 technical program managers (TPMs) were told their roles were disappearing.
The TPM role is being eliminated at Instagram and workers are being given the opportunity to apply and reinterview to become a program manager. If they are not selected, their employment will end in March.
TPMs in the tech industry are the ones working somewhere between technical workers like engineers and program managers.
As per a post on Blind, “Meta layoffs: all TPMs in Instagram laid off today. Confirmed by my spouse who works there. She is not in the Instagram org and not affected. Product managers are not affected.”
Job cuts at other tech companies
The development comes as both Amazon and Google have announced that they are letting some employees go. Earlier this week, Amazon-owned video streaming platform Twitch cut job of 500 employees.
Then Amazon announced it was cutting jobs in Prime Video and MGM Studios divisions to make cuts to “prioritise our investments for the long-term success of our business.”
Google also confirmed that it is laying off employees – reportedly around 1,000 – from the AR division.
“A few hundred roles are being eliminated in DSPA with the majority of impacts on the 1P AR Hardware team,” a Google spokesperson was quoted as saying.
Humane, the company which made an AI-powered pin pitched as a smartphone replacement, also laid off 4% of employees as cost cutting measure.
Citing two people familiar with the matter and a post to Blind, a platform popular with tech workers that verifies users’ employment, Business Insider reported that at least 60 technical program managers (TPMs) were told their roles were disappearing.
The TPM role is being eliminated at Instagram and workers are being given the opportunity to apply and reinterview to become a program manager. If they are not selected, their employment will end in March.
TPMs in the tech industry are the ones working somewhere between technical workers like engineers and program managers.
As per a post on Blind, “Meta layoffs: all TPMs in Instagram laid off today. Confirmed by my spouse who works there. She is not in the Instagram org and not affected. Product managers are not affected.”
Job cuts at other tech companies
The development comes as both Amazon and Google have announced that they are letting some employees go. Earlier this week, Amazon-owned video streaming platform Twitch cut job of 500 employees.
Then Amazon announced it was cutting jobs in Prime Video and MGM Studios divisions to make cuts to “prioritise our investments for the long-term success of our business.”
Google also confirmed that it is laying off employees – reportedly around 1,000 – from the AR division.
“A few hundred roles are being eliminated in DSPA with the majority of impacts on the 1P AR Hardware team,” a Google spokesperson was quoted as saying.
Humane, the company which made an AI-powered pin pitched as a smartphone replacement, also laid off 4% of employees as cost cutting measure.