Mass layoffs and absentee bosses create a morale crisis at Meta
As others have already pointed out, going "ultra pro max" on the metaverse was such a huge miscalculation by Zuck. I was so torn when Mark was pushing this idea like it was main thing now. The whole rebrand was flawed. Like you could just ask people all around you if they were going to use this meta crap and no one said yes (basic product/market fit)<p>What really confirmed this awful strategy for me was when Sheryl (ex-COO FB) left the company. You have to understand, FBs leadership was beautifully segregated. The business side was handled by Sheryl (and team) while Zuck and Boz took care of product and technology.<p>At its heart FaceBook was a good product (and viable business model), a few tweaks and changes would have made it sooo much better.<p>Even though I deleted my account for personal reasons in 2017, FB fueled the post 2005 hacker culture and it is sad to see this state of the company that inspired so many of us.