RTO, Performance Reviews: Welcome to Big Tech's Show
Business Insider • • business
Key Points:
- In 2026, Big Tech companies like Amazon and Meta are intensifying worker oversight through performance dashboards and stricter evaluations to ensure employees meet heightened productivity expectations amid layoffs and AI-driven job anxiety.
- Amazon is tracking employee badge swipes and requiring detailed accomplishment reports, while Meta monitors AI usage and rewards top performers with a more competitive review system, also cutting about 10% of its metaverse division staff.
- The push for accountability reflects executives' urgency to maximize AI investments, with companies demanding proof of productivity rather than assuming it, paralleling moves by Microsoft, Google, and even non-tech firms like Citi.
- AI tools have boosted productivity in some firms by up to 40%, but overall gains have plateaued, prompting
