‘Please resign’: Zuckerberg’s email, asks an employee to resign

An old email from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote on September 22, 2010, in which he is asking a Facebook employee to “please resign” came out in public for the first time on Tuesday.

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The email was shared by Internal Tech Emails on Twitter. The email read, “Lots of you saw the TechCrunch story over the weekend claiming that we’re building a mobile phone.”

“We’re not building a phone and I spoke at length at the Q&A… about what we’re actually doing – building ways to make all phones and apps more social,” the email added.

This was followed by an enraged Zuckerberg demanding that whoever leaked the information, resign without delay. Describing the leak as “an act of betrayal”, the Facebook boss said that they would investigate who leaked the information if the culprit didn’t put in their papers. “Leave. We will certainly find out who you are anyway,” he threatened.

Mark Zuckerberg: “Please Resign”

September 22, 2010 pic.twitter.com/3Coz46QFRR

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Meta (formerly named Facebook) has been in the headlines for quite some time. Recently, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has written a letter to his employees when announced a fresh layoff of about 10,000 staff.

The CEO also urged employees to work from the office to increase efficiency. Additionally, he also said the company’s analysis shows the employees who worked from the office fared better than those who worked remotely.

Earlier, Meta (formerly named Facebook) has given poor performance reviews to around 7,000 employees.

The company has marked the employees as “subpar” in recent performance reviews. The parent firm of Facebook and Instagram also got rid of a bonus metric.

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The reports also suggest that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed 2023 the “year of efficiency”. The company is looking forward to cutting off expenses and increasing speed.

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This may even signify that poor performance reviews may even lead to layoff. Earlier, The company reportedly conducted ‘quiet layoffs‘ at Facebook 11,000 or about 13 percent of its workforce.