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Two Hundred Twenty Percent More Code, Thirty Six Percent More Features: Why Meta Is Quietly Bringing Back Its Managers, September 13, 2026
In January 2026 Meta set out to build an AI native company: agents doing most of the daily work, employees reorganized into tiny "builder" pods, and middle management largely eliminated. Eight months and roughly 8,000 layoffs later, internal code output is up 220% but shipped features grew just 36%, incidents are up 40%, and morale has fallen sharply, so Meta is now quietly rebuilding the management layer it just tore down.
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