Meta Layoffs: 'AI Is Here To Stay, Apparently The Human Isn’t': Fired Engineer Shares Harsh Reality

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Meta carried out global layoffs affecting roughly 8,000 employees, and a Singapore-based AdTech Business Support Engineer, Gary Tay, went viral after saying he was laid off a day after onboarding and training a new teammate. Tay said he spent nearly 9 years at Meta, had upskilled in AI and automation, and built systems that boosted team efficiency, yet still lost his role. He framed the situation as evidence of automation-driven job risk — "AI is here to stay, apparently the human isn't" — and urged readers to respect the thousands affected. The post generated broad sympathy and highlights employee anxiety about AI's role in staffing decisions at major software platforms.

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