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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Apr 1, 2026, 01:24 AM 6 hrs ago

Meta lays off nearly 170 employees across King County offices

Meta Platforms announced Tuesday it is laying off 168 King County employees as part of a plan to cut 10% of its Reality Labs division.

Meta will lay off employees in two Seattle offices, along with its Bellevue office, Redmond office, and nearly 40 remote employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification.

The layoffs are scheduled to take effect on May 8 and will span a wide variety of Meta departments.

The following Meta locations include the number of employees to be laid off per site:

1101 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 (approximately 43 affected employees).
1531 Utah Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98134 (approximately 10 affected employees).
1550 121st Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005 (approximately 9 affected employees).
9845 Willows Road NE, Redmond, WA 98052 (approximately 67 affected employees).
Approximately 39 remote employees who reside in Washington.

https://mynorthwest.com/local/meta-layoff-king-county/4223335

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Meta lays off nearly 170 employees across King County offices (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 6 hrs ago OP
lay off. Still means fired. SalamanderSleeps 6 hrs ago #1
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