I didn’t plan on buying this but after reading the comments here and the NYT review, went for it. Am 90 odd pages into it and the author describes sending “talking points” to the FB COO while in the delivery room, moments before her daughter was born.
What really grabs you, she’s using a laptop. Not a phone.
The thing is that’s not really specific to Meta, but exemplifies the “dedicated, hard working” worker who is more likely to be promoted (and eventually make big bucks) because they are willing to sacrifice their life/family/children for the company. It’s a cultural thing particularly strong in the US and goes along with Americans having so few paid days off etc. It’s horrible how our worth as humans becomes wrapped up in this.
What really grabs you, she’s using a laptop. Not a phone.