As Meta struggles, Zuckerberg puts employees under the gun
As the global economy slows down, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pushing employees to speed up.\n\nThe Facebook and Instagram parent company set a record in February, losing the most stock value in a single day in U.S. history. But Zuckerberg has continued sinking billions of dollars into his vision of a \u201cmetaverse,\u201d pressed for faster updates to compete with TikTok, and is upping the pressure on employees.\n\nAccording to reports of an internal Q&A in June, Zuckerberg told employees: \u201cRealistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn\u2019t be here.\u201d\n\nToday, The Verge deputy editor Alex Heath explains the many threats to Meta that make this \u201cthe most pressure\u201d it's ever faced, and how struggles across the tech sector are causing an unprecedented shift in its lavish culture.