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Careless People: A story of where I used to work

Careless People: A story of where I used to work

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  • Author：Sarah Wynn-Williams
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Summary

'Devastating。。。 funny。。。 highly enjoyable。。。 A Bridget Jones’s Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations' The Times

'Darkly funny and genuinely an ugly， detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world' The New York Times

Sarah Wynn-Williams， a young diplomat from New Zealand， pitched for her dream job。 She saw Facebook’s potential and knew it could change the world for the better。 But， when she got there and rose to its top ranks， things turned out a little different。

From wild schemes cooked up on private jets to risking prison abroad， Careless People exposes both the personal and political fallout when boundless power and a rotten culture take hold。 In a gripping and often absurd narrative， Wynn-Williams rubs shoulders with Mark Zuckerberg， Sheryl Sandberg and world leaders， revealing what really goes on among the global elite – and the consequences this has for all of us。

Candid and entertaining， this is an intimate memoir set amid powerful forces。 As all our lives are upended by technology and those who control it， Careless People will change how you see the world。

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Reviews

Steven Shonts ，

Amazing， harrowing， frankly disturbing。 Facebook even now is legally harassing her and preventing her from speaking in public about the book… seems like Facebook is afraid of this story being told？

chris mango reader ，

oh， Meta doesn't want us reading this book？ They're forcibly stopping promotion？ They don't realize that'll just make us want to read the book even more？ oh， Meta doesn't want us reading this book？ They're forcibly stopping promotion？ They don't realize that'll just make us want to read the book even more？ 。。。more

Caitlin Bronson ，

I thought I couldn’t get any angrier at Facebook and the Zuck， so I guess I can only say touché。 This is a compelling， horrifying， enraging story from someone who had a front/row seat to some of the worst things one of our most powerful companies has done。 Sarah Wynn Williams is an excellent storyteller， clear-eyed， insightful， and incisive。 I can’t recommend this enough to anyone who cares about the state of the world and our collective humanity。

Nico ，

the perfect cathartic read for the moment… sarah wynn-williams is a wonderful guide into this den of callous， thoughtless greed。 there’s so many gasp-inducing revelations about the depths of complicity Facebook employees gleefully delved to throughout her time there that I won’t bother to list them here - the book functions most incisively as a brutally clear warning of the dangers of unfettered shareholder capitalism and techno-libertarian ideology。 the market has no morals。 and those who hide the perfect cathartic read for the moment… sarah wynn-williams is a wonderful guide into this den of callous， thoughtless greed。 there’s so many gasp-inducing revelations about the depths of complicity Facebook employees gleefully delved to throughout her time there that I won’t bother to list them here - the book functions most incisively as a brutally clear warning of the dangers of unfettered shareholder capitalism and techno-libertarian ideology。 the market has no morals。 and those who hide behind the mantras of perpetual growth and individual autonomy are choosing， again and again， to actively deprioritize care， empathy， and respect for those subjects their product relies on。 time and time again we see that the free market does not self-regulate， that these companies are too large， too coordinated， and too capable of circumnavigating any regulation designed to rein them in。 nothing is free and fair about what they are doing， and governments across the world are ill-equipped to stop them。as we plunge deeper and deeper into a deregulated hellscape here in the States， it’s worth reading books like these to remember just how intentional these decisions are。 the people at the top of these companies are aware of the harm they’re perpetuating。 there are people like sarah wynn-williams at tesla， at twitter， maybe even at truth social。 the concerns you have are being raised。 they are being shot down。 to fix this particular status quo will require an amount of concentrated effort that currently feels impossible。 any meaningful change will by necessity be enacted by a government that currently has no interest in fulfilling its basest obligations to its constituents。 i can’t sit here and say that our voices are being heard， because it doesn’t feel that way。 but it remains important to stay informed。 to read accounts like this， to track down good investigative journalism， to attempt to understand the myriad ways in which we are being manipulated by private corporations and governments across the globe。 perhaps it is a bit naive to be saying all of this about a memoir。 sarah does not cite her sources。 the book is full of he-said she-said anecdotes。 but listen to your heart。 look at the world around you。 you know it to be true。be vigilant ❤️ 。。。more

Josefa Wann ，

The author waited until after she was fired， to write this "book" hmmmmm The author waited until after she was fired， to write this "book" hmmmmm 。。。more

Little Feather ，

From my publisher's weekly subscription about this book: "NBC reports extensively in advance on revelations in Sarah Wynn-Williams's CARELESS PEOPLE， publishing Tuesday。 They note that， "Meta filed an emergency request for a hearing before an arbitrator Saturday， arguing that Wynn-Williams had violated a nondisparagement agreement and seeking 'injunctive relief barring disparagement。'"NBC says Meta lawyer Jonathan Cohn wrote to publisher Flatiron Books on Friday， claiming that the marketing copy From my publisher's weekly subscription about this book: "NBC reports extensively in advance on revelations in Sarah Wynn-Williams's CARELESS PEOPLE， publishing Tuesday。 They note that， "Meta filed an emergency request for a hearing before an arbitrator Saturday， arguing that Wynn-Williams had violated a nondisparagement agreement and seeking 'injunctive relief barring disparagement。'"NBC says Meta lawyer Jonathan Cohn wrote to publisher Flatiron Books on Friday， claiming that the marketing copy suggested the embargoed book featured "overheated， false， and potentially defamatory allegations。" Cohn asked for an opportunity to suggestions revisions。Flatiron Books said in a statement: "This book is a first person narrative account of what the author herself witnessed。 We thoroughly vetted the book。 We have no obligation to give Meta or anyone else the opportunity to shut down her story。" The publisher accused Meta of trying to "institute a gag order to silence our author。"3/13 Edit: Meta Wins Bid To Stop Whistleblower Book PromotionAn emergency arbitrator ruled in an interim award on Wednesday that author Sarah Wynn-Williams must cease promotion of her book CARELESS PEOPLE， her whistleblower account of the culture at Facebook。The arbitrator writes that Meta will suffer "immediate and irreparable loss。。。in the absence of emergency relief，" according to a copy of the filing posted by the company。In a claim brought against Wynn-Williams and publisher Flatiron Books/Macmillan， Meta argued that the book violated a non-disparagement contract the author signed as part of her severance package after being fired from Facebook in 2017。Wynn-Williams is enjoined from making any "disparaging， critical， or otherwise detrimental comments" about Meta， must "retract" any such comments she made previously， and is barred from "further publishing or distributing" the book， "to the extent within [her] control。"Wynn-Williams had declined to appear before the arbitrator and thus offered no arguments in opposition to Meta's claims。 An attorney for Macmillan did appear， and argued successfully that the arbitrator has no jurisdiction over the publisher。The interim award is subject at a minimum to a broader review of the matter by a "merits tribunal， once appointed。" It is a finding that Meta "established a likelihood of success on the merits of its contractual non-disparagement claim" rather than any final or complete ruling on the matter。As the NYT notes， Wynn-Williams could challenge the non-disparagement agreement itself: "In 2023， the National Labor Relations Board ruled that it is generally illegal for companies to offer severance agreements that prohibit workers from making potentially disparaging statements about former employers， including discussing sexual harassment or sexual assault accusations。"The publisher shared the following statement: "The arbitration order has no impact on Macmillan。 However， we are appalled by Meta's tactics to silence our author through the use of a non-disparagement clause in a severance agreement。"To be clear， the arbitrator's order makes no reference to the claims within Careless People。 The book went through a thorough editing and vetting process， and we remain committed to publishing important books such as this。 We will absolutely continue to support and promote it。" 。。。more

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