Meta of Mark Zukerberg fired 3,600 employees a week ago and now, according to corporate filing, the company has decided to increase the executive bonus to 200% of the base Salary, which is more than double the last 75%. Meta compensation, enrollment and the move taken by the Governance Committee (CNGC) on February 13, 2025 The objective is to match the executive Pay with the industry standard. However, the timing of this good step taken by the company is under criticism, as the company recently cut its employees by 5%, citing poor performance.

Moneycontrol AccordingThe board of META justified the increase in bonus by saying that its executive compensation was much lower than the competitors. Prior to the increase, the company claimed that its executive salary was “15th per cent” compared to similar positions in rival companies. After adjustment, Executive Compensation now corresponds to the “50th percentage” of its Peer Group, except CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

The report further states that META insisted that this step was necessary to maintain the top executive in the tech industry and maintain competitive salary. The company argues that without this adjustment, there was a risk of losing the lead employee in front of the competitors offering more salary packages. However, criticism of this step has also been equal, as thousands of employees lost their jobs due to the recent retrenchment.

META says that these 3,600 employees have been extracted due to their “low performance”. However, this decision has faced a lot of criticism on social media, many people have accused the meta of giving priority to the employees’ welfare.