--- title: "Meta Exec Admits Zuckerberg Has Crushed Workers’ Spirits" description: "Meta's chief technical officer recently admitted that workplace morale is \"probably one of the worst it's ever been.\"" date: "2026-06-21" modified: "2026-06-21" authors: - name: "Joe Wilkins" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jwilkins" url: "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-zuckerberg-workers-morale-layoffs" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "Meta" --- # Meta Exec Admits Zuckerberg Has Crushed Workers’ Spirits ![Photo illustration featuring Mark Zuckerberg as a red-eyed demonic entity.]() *Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Shutterstock* Workplace morale at Meta is in a tailspin after Mark Zuckerberg and his executive crew [slashed thousands of jobs]() to free up more funds for AI. Usually when rank-and-file morale takes a nosedive, corporate bosses are reticent to acknowledge it head-on, preferring instead to offer a buffet of HR-solutionism like [resilience training](), [pulse surveys](), and the dreaded [team-building exercise](). Evidently, the vibes at Meta are so bad that even the company's C-suite is taking notice, and they're not even trying to sugarcoat it. During an internal team meeting earlier in June, Meta's chief technology officer Andrew "Boz" Bosworth admitted that workplace morale is downright rancid, [*Business Insider* report**s**](). Bosworth said that the situation is "maybe not the worst it's ever been in 20 years here, but it's probably up there. It's definitely up there." "I can think Cambridge Analytica was probably the worst," the CTO continued, referring to the [2016 election scandal]() in which a political consulting firm secretly harvested data from some 87 million Facebook users. Still, he caveated that camaraderie is "probably one of the worst it's ever been." It's a telling comment from Bosworth, who as CTO would have a better view than most of the vibes on the ground. While the layoffs alone would be enough to sour any workforce's mood, many of those who stayed at Meta have also been moved to menial roles training the company's AI models, [*Wired* reported](). In an effort to lift everybody's spirits, Zuckerberg offered to host a [company-wide hackathon]() — an attempt at a lighthearted diversion that landed with a thud among employees. As one worker snapped at the time: "I'm literally preoccupied with keeping the lights on for my team. I have no incentive to participate, let alone have the time to do so." **More on Meta:** *[Meta Furious Over Bombshell Smart Glasses Revelation]()* ## Author At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for. My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired. I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()