Re:Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticis...
by lucyjojo on Sunday September 21, 2025 @11:51PM
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Apparently she was living paycheck to paycheck (from what other people said on this thread).
So yes, she was 1-3 months away of poverty while caring for a baby.
Poverty can come really quickly, you just need a few incidents to stack.
Re:Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticis...
by crazygringo on Monday September 22, 2025 @08:13PM
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That's what I don't understand. How can a high-up executive at Facebook be living paycheck-to-paycheck?
If I made, say, $300K/yr and was living paycheck-to-paycheck with zero savings after many years with the company, I'd say I was making highly irresponsible spending choices.
And she had a husband too, who sounds like he was working.
So something's just not adding up. It doesn't make any sense that a director-level executive at Facebook is 1-3 months away from "poverty".
If you're an executive at Facebook, you should know how to research negotiation and compensation, and figure out a living situation where you're saving money. You're in the big leagues. If Sheryl expected her to be able to hire a full time nanny, then that's an excellent time to renegotiate a salary than can afford that.
If you're an entry-level worker who can't make ends meet in San Fran then of course I sympathize greatly! But if you're an executive at Facebook making enough money that you can even consider a full time nanny... you're not facing any level of "hardship" by which an offer of even more money in exchange for non-disparagement could be considered "coercion". Nobody is in poverty here. Nobody is going to wind up hungry or on the street.