We React to Zuck’s “Masculinity” Comments and Meta’s Big Layoffs

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss some of the recent news surrounding Meta—from their announcement of cutting 5% of their workforce, to Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comments on masculinity in the workplace.  00:00 Intro 00:51 Meta’s recent announcement around firing practices 04:25 Two potential upsides to Meta’s “rank and yank” system 07:07 Issues with stack ranking systems 13:39 What is the ideal performance incentive at work? 17:29 How certain incentives cause “creaming”  20:09 What’s going on with managers? 22:53 Mark Zuckerberg on Joe Rogan clip 32:12 What we can takeaway from Meta’s new policies Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:   @PerMYLastEmailShow Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow TikTok: @permylastemailshow Twitter: @permylast_email Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to permylastemail@morningbrew.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices