Mark Zuckerberg is taking aim at Meta's low performers. The CEO told employees to prepare for an "intense year" in an internal memo announcing staff cuts.

Meta is planning to cut 5% of its workforce, according to an internal memo shared by CEO Mark Zuckerberg to employees and acquired by Bloomberg. Figures put Meta’s current workforce at around 72,500, meaning the layoffs would affect at least 3,600 of the company's “low-performers.”

Layoffs could affect 5 percent of the workforce as its CEO seeks to “raise the bar on performance management,” according to a memo viewed by The Post.

Meta has made numerous company-wide shifts in preparation for President-elect Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House next week.

Meta will soon lay off more “low-performers” across the company, according to an internal memo from CEO Mark Zuckerberg that was shared by a source at the company. “I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,

Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the cuts are necessary as the company builds ‘the most important technologies in the world.’

It was such a busy week for Meta that even the most steadfast Zuckerberg news junkies might have missed some of his transformative decisions. Here's a recap of all the changes a man with the net worth of over $200 billion made to one of the most powerful and influential tech companies in the world just a week before Trump takes office.

Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to cut about 5% of its lowest performers with the intent of backfilling their roles this year, according to an internal memo sent to employees. “I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,