A by-the-numbers approach to job cuts and employee evaluations upended managers’ jobs at the tech giant.

BY KIT EATON @KITEATON

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When Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company would be laying off thousands of people as part of a cull of “low performers,” it ignited a firestorm of criticism. People called out the damage the tech giant’s default evaluations of its former workers could cause to their careers. Many laid-off workers went online themselves, accusing Meta of arbitrary or punitive firing decisions affecting people who’d taken a leave of absence. Now a former Meta senior manager is talking about how Meta’s policy is taking a toll on the managers who have to label their team members before some are laid off.

There are lessons here for your company. The first is, “Don’t do this!”

Stefan Mai, the Meta manager in question, explained his woes on a recent Peterman Pod podcast, which focuses on software engineering stories, Business Insider reports. Mai cofounded a small tech startup interview........

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