Mark Zuckerberg stared into his webcam, trying to make yet another remote meeting seem urgent.<\/p>\n

Since Facebook started, he\u2019d made a habit of frankly addressing employees directly at a weekly Q&A. Almost no topic was off-limits. But as the company grew, these sessions had become more scripted. He\u2019d stopped showing up every week, instead letting other executives field the most upvoted questions submitted by employees. <\/p>\n

The raw Zuckerberg persona was back on June 30th, though. Sometimes he sounded like a general preparing his troops for the war ahead. In other moments, he was the wunderkind visionary, hyping where the company\u2019s metaverse push might take it over the next decade. <\/p>\n

But mostly, he just seemed annoyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi there,\u201d the first prerecorded employee question started. \u201cI\u2019m Gary, and I\u2019m located in Chicago.\u201d His question: would Meta Days \u2014 extra days off introduced during the pandemic \u2014 continue in 2023?<\/p>\n