Mark Zuckerberg came under fire after his $300 million superyacht made a splashy entrance in a Seattle harbor – right as Meta confirmed about 1,400 layoffs in its local office.
The 390-foot vessel, called “Launchpad,” drew a round of boos and heckles when it floated into Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood on Tuesday – with one angry bystander screaming that the billionaire should “pay some f–king taxes,” GeekWire reported.
Zuckerberg himself did not appear to be on board the vessel.
Online critics shredded the tech titan for what some called a tone-deaf display of wealth during a troubling time for his employees.
Meta slashed a total of 1,395 jobs in King County, Wash., according to a local WARN notice filed Tuesday.
“Just another Tech Bro who can’t read the room,” one X user wrote.
“Zuck’s boat arrives to Seattle the day that Meta cuts their workforce by 20% in area,” another X user wrote alongside some photos of the gargantuan ship. “Can’t make this up.”
Investigative reporter Lewis Kamp quipped: “Let me guess: The name of the boat is, ‘Let Them Eat Cake’?”
Meta did not immediately return The Post’s request for comment.
The roles were cut as part of a companywide bloodbath that saw Zuckerberg trim the company’s workforce by 8,000 jobs – with another 7,000 workers reassigned to AI-centric positions.
In Washington, about 700 employees were located at Meta’s offices in Bellevue; 206 were based in Redmond; nearly 300 were based in Seattle and 231 were classified as remote.
Meanwhile, a local dock employee told GeekWire that Zuckerberg’s superyacht “is the biggest one I’ve had in 14 years.”
Zuckerberg has been publicly linked to the “Launchpad” since at least 2024, though he has not confirmed being the owner.
The yacht was built by Dutch firm Feadship, with exterior design by Espen Øino International and interior design by France-based Zuretti Interior Design, according to SuperYachtTimes.
Featuring a steel hull and an aluminum superstructure, the party boat has four engines and can hit a top speed of 24 knots, the equivalent of about 28 mph.
Meta faced heat in recent days for announcing the job cuts at the same time it pours huge amounts of money into AI development.
The company’s capital expenditures are projected to reach as high as $145 billion this year alone.
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