The dismissed employees had bought hygiene items, such as toothpaste and detergent, with the benefit offered by the employer.
The technology company Meta has fired employees who used food vouchers provided by the employer to buy hygiene supplies.
Among other things, the news about the meal benefit BBC and Financial Times.
Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp, had distributed meal benefits to its employees for a total of 70 dollars.
Of the meal allowance, $25 was for lunch, $20 for breakfast, and $25 for dinner.
Coupons could be used to order food from Grubhub, a company specializing in food delivery.
Some of the employees had bought hygiene items, such as toothpaste and detergent, with the benefit offered by the employer. Some also ordered other accessories with food coupons, such as wine glasses.
In addition, some of the employees had made the benefit available to their relatives. In some cases, employees also exceeded the allowed budget of $70.
Last week, Meta fired more than 30 people.
In the chat service Blind, users said that those who had been fired had been guilty of abusing food stamps, the BBC reported.
According to the interlocutors, the Meta employees who bought toothpaste with food coupons had received a warning before their dismissal.
Many stopped after being warned about abusing the benefit. Nevertheless, they were fired three months later, the interlocutors said.
Recently, Meta has told about staff reductions in Whatsapp, Instagram and Reality Labs, which it owns.
Meta has not commented on the redundancies related to food coupons.