/ 14 March 2022

Perks cut for Metamates

Image source: Getty
Image source: Getty

There’s no such thing as a free dinner – unless you work at Facebook (aka Meta) and have access to employee perks designed to retain staff in the highly competitive tech industry. Meta has been WFH during the pandemic, and as it begins to welcome its “mates” back into the office, some changes are being made. Free laundry and dry cleaning will be cut, and dinner will now be free from 6.30pm, which is after the company’s shuttle buses take people home. Sure, it’s being offset by ‘wellness’ payments going from about $700 to $3,000, but many workers were quick to complain… Reports say that’s left management cranky about a perceived sense of entitlement at the company. In an official statement, Meta said “we’ve adjusted on-site services and amenities to better reflect the needs of our hybrid workforce.”  

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