New Delhi, May 18 -- As 'doomsday' nears for as many as 8,000 Meta employees, 10% of the global employees of Facebook and Instagram, workers are reportedly stocking up on free snacks, drinks and chargers.

Meta will conduct its first wave of layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more coming later, according to a Reuters report.

In a viral post, Adel Wu, a former Meta employee who witnessed several rounds of layoffs during her last year at the tech firm, commented on the upcoming layoffs, explaining the anxiety among employees.

"During my last year at meta there were probably 4-5 layoffs, but this one on 5/20 is huuuge. my friends still there are either just waiting hoping to get laid off or extremely anxious because the job is t...