Yuan✴ Departmental policies to create “flat” structures and a minimum number of managers have been partially abandoned: some employees in the Applied Artificial Intelligence department (Applied AI) have been asked to move from general specialist positions back to management positions.
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According to Business Insider, the company’s invitation to employees to become managers is voluntary and not forced. Meta official review✴ There were no responses to the question, and it’s unclear how the rejection would affect those who don’t want to change their status. This year, approximately 7,000 people have been transferred to the newly established unit. Some employees who originally held management positions took on general expert positions after being transferred to the artificial intelligence application department. Many people felt as if they were being “mobilized” into a new department, creating tension within the company.
Meta plans to lay off senior employees✴ Company leader Mark Zuckerberg announced 2023 as the “Year of Efficiency”; he also explained that a “flattened” organizational structure will help the company act more flexibly and adapt to changes faster. Yuan this year✴ The company will spend more than $130 billion on AI hardware and infrastructure, and demand for traditional management models may be driven by the growth of its applied AI unit.
But the efficiency improvement plan that Zuckerberg initiated involving management cuts apparently continues in other areas of the business, and the recruitment of new managers only affects the applied artificial intelligence unit. Meta’s process for setting up a new artificial intelligence department✴ The company’s technology director, Andrew Bosworth, has previously admitted that the way the company is organized is “disgraceful” and promised better communication with employees in future changes.
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