<ul><li>Former Meta employees let go for 'low performance' describe gaslighting, golden handcuffs, and toxicity.</li><li>Some laid-off employees had positive ratings before termination, were on leave, or hadn't received a formal rating.</li><li>CEO Mark Zuckerberg's push to 'raise the bar on performance' led to around 3,600 layoffs in February.</li><li>Ex-employees fear being labeled 'low performers' may harm their future job prospects.</li><li>Accounts reveal emotions behind the layoffs and concerns about professional reputation.</li><li>Meta's spokesperson reiterated that terminations were performance-based.</li><li>Former employees share experiences of being cut, rehired, and questionable evaluation processes.</li><li>One ex-employee felt relieved post-layoff but worries about the 'low performer' label.</li><li>Another described feeling surreal when invited to reapply post-layoff without acknowledgment.</li><li>Employees express concerns about impact on future prospects and stress inflicted by toxic work environments.</li></ul>

Meta's layoffs were supposed to target low performers. These employees share how it felt to them.

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