Meta's recent termination of employees for allegedly misusing meal credits has sparked mixed reactions among the company workers. While some express sympathy for those fired, others believe the dismissals were justified.

The high price of chintzing out was put on full display when six-figure Meta employees got the ax for misusing a company meal perk.

Some Meta employees on Blind were sympathetic. Others suggested the policy violators chose their own fate by misusing the Grubhub meal credits.

Meta fired about two dozen staffers in Los Angeles who were abusing the company's program of providing $25 meal vouchers for use in the office, according to a new report.

The Meta perk is intended for employees who work late at the office and may need to order food to eat.

Meta has fired more than 20 employees in Los Angeles for buying toiletries instead of Sugarfish with their company meal credits, the Financial Times reported. The $1.5 trillion social media company offers employees free food at its Silicon Valley headquarters and provides daily $25 lunch and dinner credits to Uber Eats and Grubhub to those working at smaller offices.

Meta has fired about two dozen staff in Los Angeles for using their $25 meal credits to buy household items including acne pads, wine glasses, and laundry detergent. The terminations took place last week,