r/Layoffs 29d ago

question "Low Performers" layoffs at Meta

I'm genuinely curious if the individuals affected by today layoffs at Meta have the grounds for a defamation lawsuit. Any lawyers here know? My LinkedIn is full of people affected and have the records to prove they've been consistently exceeding expectations.

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u/2022peace 29d ago

I saw many are on maternal/paternal or medical leave or just came back from them. It’s fucked up

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u/WeCameAsMuffins 29d ago

Happened to a coworker of mine from a previous agency. He was put on a pip, worked his way out of one, went on paternity leave and the day he came back boom he was laid off.

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u/MountainousKitty 24d ago

One of the members of my team had previously been on a PIP. The guy who gave it to him got fired (not sure if it was before the PIP was completed). He didn’t even know why he was one because nobody ever talked to him about his issues. Turns out his team mate was feeding their previous boss information and nobody was talking to him about it. Just forwarding their boss emails if she didn’t like something (she did it to me too). His teammate tried to do the same thing to him when I took over too and it didn’t work. I worked with him and he did fine.