Facebook's Irish staff 'really stressed' ahead of reported layoffs

One employee at Facebook in Dublin confirmed that no announcements had been made to staff as of Tuesday morning, but that the workforce as a whole is “really stressed” ahead of the expected announcement. File picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The mood among the thousands of Irish employees of Facebook parent company Meta is “really stressed” ahead of anticipated job losses at the firm.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that an announcement regarding thousands of layoffs is expected at the social media giant by Wednesday.