Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth told employees that AI productivity gains should be reinvested into building more and better products, not into granting more time off, and dismissed reviving the Meta Days program as “very dumb.”

In a July Q&A, Bosworth urged staff to use any extra time to deliver even more and cooler features for billions of users, not push for vacation through productivity gains.

When asked whether AI-enabled productivity could revive Meta Days, Bosworth rejected the idea and encouraged directing extra time toward developing new features for users.

Meta replaced the canceled Meta Days with two “choice days” and maintains four weeks of paid time off plus holidays; Bosworth’s leadership incentives include potential stock option gains tied to a high company valuation by 2031.

The piece contrasts Bosworth’s view with industry voices, including Amazon’s reputation for a demanding environment and Bezos’s ideas about AI supporting future shifts in work and households.

The broader takeaway is that AI-driven efficiency at Meta and peers is framed as fuel for product innovation and user growth rather than leisure improvements.

The discussion touches who benefits from AI productivity gains—Bosworth suggesting higher output will come from current or expanded work commitments.

Bosworth stressed he wasn’t aiming to be punitive, advising against using extra time off as a career strategy, even jokingly suggesting consulting parents, then later apologized for the tone.

Meta has not issued an official statement on the remarks as of press time; the stance aligns with a broader industry debate on AI’s impact on productivity and work intensity.

The remarks come amid a broader debate over AI’s impact on productivity and work intensity in tech, with examples from other companies and industry forecasts noted in coverage.

Context notes frame Meta’s stance within its 2026 layoffs, scale of AI investment, and use of monitoring tools and productivity expectations, presenting the time-off stance as a broader policy position.

Bosworth acknowledged staff hard work and noted Meta offers four weeks of paid vacation plus holidays, replacing Meta Days with two flexible 'choice days.'