Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon

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Mark Zuckerberg proposed a companywide AI hackathon at Meta, but the plan has triggered pushback from employees skeptical the company can pull it off. "I'm not sure that this company supports a hackathon culture anymore," one staffer wrote in an all-staff forum, voicing concerns about whether the event could succeed given current workplace conditions. The announcement reveals a disconnect between leadership's vision for fostering innovation and employee sentiment about the company's ability to execute collaborative projects at scale.