In a wild turn of events, Meta, one of tech giants in the world, has fired around two dozen employees from its Los Angeles office for misusing company meal credits for personal things like buying laundry detergent, wine glasses, and acne treatment pads.
Many of Meta’s corporate offices offer elaborate food services to its employees as perks. For instance, Meta’s two-year-old office in New York City’s Penn Station features a cafeteria that is more like a food court with stalls offering free food for all staff members. Similarly, Meta provides meal vouchers for employees in smaller offices, i.e, $20 for breakfast and $25 each for lunch and dinner. They can also have the food delivered to the office, where they can eat it while working.
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An internal investigation found that some LA-based employees used the meal funds to buy things other than food or had meals delivered to their homes, which is against policy. It is worth noting that Meta spends around $379,050 as annual compensation for individual employees, as per their regulatory filing earlier this day. Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton said in a statement, “Today, a few teams at Meta are making changes to ensure resources are aligned with their long-term strategic goals and location strategy. This includes moving some teams to different locations and employees to different roles. When a role is eliminated, we work hard to find other opportunities for impacted employees.”
