Meta CTO: Company morale is ‘probably one of the worst it’s ever been’ after layoffs

Meta's Chief Technology Officer, Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, stated on June 2 that company morale is likely "one of the worst it's ever been," following recent workforce reductions and a mandatory reassignment of staff to AI teams. Bosworth indicated that while the Cambridge Analytica scandal in the 2010s might have represented a lower point, current morale is "probably up there" among the lowest in his 20 years at the company. This sentiment follows Meta's decision last month to lay off 10% of its workforce and reassign another 10% to mandatory AI training initiatives, a move intended to address significant AI spending. Employee dissatisfaction has also been fueled by the company's use of mouse-tracking software to collect employee data for AI model training, which led to an employee petition and protests across U.S. offices in April. Meta plans to invest up to $145 billion in AI infrastructure this year. Data from the anonymous workplace forum Blind shows a sharp increase in negative sentiment regarding AI at Meta, with posts expressing dissatisfaction rising to 83% since late 2025, a 300% increase from 2024 when negative posts were at 20%. Despite these internal challenges, Meta reported strong financial performance in the first quarter of the year, with $56.31 billion in revenue, a 33% year-over-year increase, and nearly $26.8 billion in profit.