Meta fires and terminates the employment of approximately two dozen employees at its Los Angeles office due to the misuse of a $25 dinner voucher according to Financial Times. This incident has sparked discussions about workplace policies and the consequences of such actions.
The company provides employees with a daily allowance for meals through Grubhub or Uber Eats. However, some staff members deviated from the intended purpose of the voucher, using it to purchase items like toothpaste and wine glasses. Additionally, some employees opted to have dinner delivered to their homes or pooled their credits together.
While the majority of employees who were let go routinely misused their vouchers, Meta fired employees who engaged in less frequent misconduct received reprimands but were not fired.
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One Meta employee who made $400,000 per year expressed their disbelief at being terminated over the meal credit incident.
In addition to these individual terminations, Meta has also initiated a new round of layoffs affecting teams across Instagram, WhatsApp, and Reality Labs. The exact number of employees impacted by these layoffs remains unclear.
Despite these internal challenges, Meta reported a 22% increase in revenue during its second quarter, reaching $39.07 billion. CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed optimism about the company’s growth and the potential of Meta AI to become the world’s most used AI assistant.
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