IT company fires 24 employees for using meal credits to buy household items
Meta employees from blatantly misusing company-provided meal credits for personal purchases. According to a report by Financial Times, these employees had been using their $25 meal credits to buy non-food items such as toothpaste, acne pads, and wine glasses. Like other large tech companies, Meta provides extensive food options for its in-office staff.
Employees working at major offices, such as the Silicon Valley headquarters, receive free meals on-site, while those in smaller offices are given credits for Uber Eats or Grubhub, intended for meals delivered to the office.
Smaller Meta offices typically provide daily allowances of $20 for breakfast, $25 for lunch, and $25 for dinner, issued in $25 increments. However, the company fired two dozen employees after discovering they had used these meal credits to purchase household items.
The tech company took action only against employees who had consistently abused the food credit system. Some had their meals delivered to their homes, even though the credits were strictly meant for office use, while others pooled their credits together. A source told FT that employees who misused the credits occasionally were not fired but received warnings.
«It was surreal,» shared one of the dismissed employees on the app Blind, where verified professionals anonymously discuss workplace experiences. This ex-Meta employee admitted to using their $25 meal credit on personal items like toothpaste from Rite Aid, noting that they earned $400,000 (about Rs 3.3 crore) while working at
