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reports, the Facebook parent company terminated roughly two dozen staffers at its Los Angeles HQ amid larger layoffs last week after discovering that they'd "abused" their $25 meal credits by buying everyday goods.or, for those who work in offices sans canteens, meal credits to purchase food at their leisure. Doled out in $25 increments, staff are given daily allowances of $20 for breakfast, $25 for lunch, and $25 for dinner.
On the anonymous worker review site Blind, one user whose post was reviewed by the website said they used their credits to buy toothpaste and tea from the convenience store Rite Aid on days they knew dinner was being cooked at home. "On days where I would not be eating at the office, like if my husband was cooking or if I was grabbing dinner with friends," the user wrote, "I figured I ought not to waste the dinner credit."
With a salary of roughly $400,000 and a schedule that often included nights and weekends, the Meta employee in question was shocked when they learned they'd been investigated by human resources. They admitted to the sleight and summarily had their employment terminated.
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