Key facts
- Former Meta engineer Jeremy Bernier claims Chinese migrants have taken over departments.
- Bernier alleges non-Chinese employees face exclusion, disadvantage, and layoffs.
- He described the workplace atmosphere as 'toxic' and compared it to 'Squid Game' and 'Hunger Games.'
- Advocacy group U.S. TechWorkers suggests visa programs enable corporate 'tribalism'.
- Meta paid a $14 million settlement in 2021 for bias against American job candidates.
A former Meta software engineer, Jeremy Bernier, has accused the tech giant of fostering ethnic enclaves, particularly in Chinese-dominated departments. Bernier claims non-Chinese employees faced exclusion, disadvantage, and layoffs, while Chinese colleagues were favored. He described the workplace as toxic, attributing this to 'tribalism' enabled by visa programs, according to advocacy group U.S. TechWorkers. Meta previously settled a $14 million lawsuit in 2021 for bias against American job candidates.