Facebook owner Meta chops hundreds more Bay Area jobs

BURLINGAME — Facebook owner Meta Platforms disclosed plans to slash hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area, reductions that arrive at a time of ongoing job losses for the region’s tech industry.

The decision will affect 219 positions at 311 Airport Blvd. in Burlingame, the company reported to the state Employment Development Department in an official WARN letter.

Menlo Park-based Meta Platforms said the cuts would take place on or around March 20, according to the WARN notice.

“Separations resulting from this action are expected to be permanent,” Meta Platforms Chief People Officer Janelle Gale stated in the WARN letter. “None of the above-described affected employees are represented by any union. Separated employees are not permitted to displace remaining employees based on seniority or any other factor.”

The disclosure arrives just weeks after the company cut at least 308 jobs in Menlo Park, which took effect on Dec. 22, 2025, a prior WARN notice stated.

Staffing reductions in the Bay Area are part of Meta’s decision to jettison 1,500 jobs from its virtual reality unit. Some workers affected might be able to remain with the company in other positions.

“Affected employees who are offered and accept another position with the company before their anticipated separation date will not be separated from employment as a result of this action,” Gale said.

Meta Platforms is far from alone in eliminating tech jobs in the Bay Area, according to seasonally adjusted estimates from Beacon Economics that this news organization has reviewed.

Over the one-year period that ended in November 2025, tech companies eliminated a net total of 29,500 jobs in the region, the Beacon Economics assessment revealed. Beacon derived the industry data from the state EDD’s official monthly reports.