OT: Poor Talia Jane

[DJ Spanky]

She apparently was not happy about her income in an entry level job at Yelp, so went on social media about it, then ended up losing her job.

Now, depending upon which article you read, either she was done wrong by her company, or fired because of misusing company resources. Regardless, here are a few articles about her:

BuzzFeed: This Woman’s Post On Poverty Went Viral And She Lost Her Job

BBC: Yelp v Talia Jane: Entitled Millennial or starving ex-employee?

Business Insider: 29-year-old millennial rips 25-year-old Yelp employee who got fired after complaining about her salary

 

[AreYouNUTS]

She apparently was not happy about her income in an entry level job at Yelp, so went on social media about it, then ended up losing her job.

Now, depending upon which article you read, either she was done wrong by her company, or fired because of misusing company resources. Regardless, here are a few articles about her:

BuzzFeed: This Woman’s Post On Poverty Went Viral And She Lost Her Job

BBC: Yelp v Talia Jane: Entitled Millennial or starving ex-employee?

Business Insider: 29-year-old millennial rips 25-year-old Yelp employee who got fired after complaining about her salary

..and people thought the world was "doomed" during the Cold War LOL!!!!

 

[thad23]

Millennials baby. :chairshot: :sunglasses:

 

[mdk01]

Let's see:

Moves to one of, if not the most, expensive city in the US for rent but doesn't bother to begin looking for a roommate before she moves in

Works in California. Maybe she should e-mail Jerry Brown (or file for some large tax refunds) about the fact that she only takes home 66% of her pay. FICA is 7.65% and IRS will claim less than 10%. That leaves a big California tax bill or an urgent need for a quick trip to H&R Block

Didn't do a simple cost analysis on the economics of her cost of living vs. her pay.

But it's somebody else's fault.

 

[RUinBoston]

She apparently was not happy about her income in an entry level job at Yelp, so went on social media about it, then ended up losing her job.

Now, depending upon which article you read, either she was done wrong by her company, or fired because of misusing company resources. Regardless, here are a few articles about her:

BuzzFeed: This Woman’s Post On Poverty Went Viral And She Lost Her Job

BBC: Yelp v Talia Jane: Entitled Millennial or starving ex-employee?

Business Insider: 29-year-old millennial rips 25-year-old Yelp employee who got fired after complaining about her salary

My first entry level job was driving a bread delivery van starting at 4:30 am fri, sat, and sun mornings. I wasn't too happy about it either, but alas there was no social media at the time. However I did get free bread.

 

[vkj91]

What's her cell phone bill for all that data?

 

[RU205]

What did she want to get paid for an entry level job? The article said she worked 40 hours a week, so she could have picked up hours at another job near her house or near her office to make a few extra $$$. Hopefully she uses this as a learning experience.

 

[Nosoj]

As someone who falls into the "Millennial" generation depending on the source (I'm 33)....I'm going to recap what I read in her letter:

• Moved to one of the most expensive areas in the country
• Took an entry level, minimum wage job, knowing she would have to do it at least a year
• Didn't work a second job, because she was too stressed out about not having any money to do something to make more money
• Didn't have any roommates because...?
• Saw the best avenue to rectify the situation as blasting the company CEO online and begging strangers for sympathy and money

What a whiney, entitled mess. Yes, it sucks that the housing situation in California is so far out of reach for low and even middle income individuals. But I don't feel at all sorry for her. If she wants stress she should try being a retiree in 2008 and watching half your savings disappear. Or being middle aged with a family to provide for and being laid off. Being too poor to live without roommates or a second job doesn't make you special.

 

[RUforester72]

Suck it up Baby! Life is all about choices......:cry::cry::cry::cry:

 

[Upstream]

My first job out of college was an entry level position in NYC that I thought would lead to my "dream job". I was making about 1.7 x federal minimum wage (about the same that this woman earned). I initially commuted from my parent's home in NJ (and my commuting expenses were a much greater portion of my salary than this woman's). Wanting to not live with my parents, I got an apartment with several roommates that I met just before I moved in.

I was poor, but it was a blast.

I eventually realized that there weren't enough "dream jobs" in this field for all the people who wanted those jobs, and I wasn't one of the stars. So I had to decide if I'd be happy with a non-dream-job in this field (working for less than stellar pay), or would I be happier in a different field.

I decided that I'd be happier in a field that was better matched to my strengths, where I could excel. And good thing too. The internet made my "dream job" obsolete.

So maybe this woman should reevaluate her priorities. Instead of working for an internet media company in San Francisco, maybe she'd be happier working on a commercial fishing boat.

 

[Caliknight]

Millenials, lol.

Find her a safe space!

 

[RutgersJoe]

Wow, here's a girl who obviously didn't do her research , but of course it's Yelp's fault she is living off of a bag of rice. She just assumed that one of her co-workers would agree to room w/ her within a month or two on the job? Was she just completely unaware of the cost of living in that area? Sounds like a lot of logistics she decided to neglect before jumping into this. Not to mention, she was making a few bucks above minimum wage (with good benefits) at an entry level job - what exactly was she expecting ?

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Any pictures of Whinny McWhineALot?? I may have some future career suggestions for her. Thanks!

 

[Rokodesh]

god I hate the word Millennial. Im 28, I hate being lumped in with the people my age who don't understand what hard work is, or blame others for the consequences of their own choices, and then have to post a public outcry to the CEO about the pay they agreed to, or post a customers receipt online, or some other personal info, and don't understand why they get fired afterwards.

Social Media has eroded the brains of young people more than TV ever could.

 

[e5fdny]

I can't believe it took one of us this long to ask about a picture and nobody uttered the Judge Smalls line yet.

 

[RU-ROCS]

Too whiny for sure, but let's face it, $12.50 an hour for a college grad is not a living wage in San Fran.

 

[Caliknight]

god I hate the word Millennial. Im 28, I hate being lumped in with the people my age who don't understand what hard work is, or blame others for the consequences of their own choices, and then have to post a public outcry to the CEO about the pay they agreed to, or post a customers receipt online, or some other personal info, and don't understand why they get fired afterwards.

Social Media has eroded the brains of young people more than TV ever could.

I like this kid Rokodesh. Let me know if you need a job.

 

[Rokodesh]

I like this kid Rokodesh. Let me know if you need a job.

Lol depends in what field, I'm always looking to better myself. Trying to start my own company now, on top of a full time banking job.

 

[RUsSKii]

god I hate the word Millennial. Im 28, I hate being lumped in with the people my age who don't understand what hard work is, or blame others for the consequences of their own choices, and then have to post a public outcry to the CEO about the pay they agreed to, or post a customers receipt online, or some other personal info, and don't understand why they get fired afterwards.

Social Media has eroded the brains of young people more than TV ever could.

Same (27 here). I lived at home while commuting to my first job out of college to save/invest some money. Several years ago I took on a project in Manhattan for a pay increase and change of pace, decided within two months that commuting from central NJ wasn't worth the daily trouble, and after doing research and due diligence rented a relatively cheap (but still expensive by most standards) studio apartment on the Upper East Side. By doing simple things like bringing breakfast/lunch from home most days, citibiking and taking the subway in lieu of cabs to get around, and not going out for expensive dinner/drinks every night, I am able to live comfortably within a budget, not deal with any roommates, and (gasp) take trips/vacations as desired while moving up the ranks with work. Most of my friends go about their lives in a similarly successful fashion, are no stranger to working hard at even entry-level jobs, and find it hard to understand why so many millennials don't grasp the concept of hard work and/or hustling to get to where you want to be..

 

[vkj91]

Too whiny for sure, but let's face it, $12.50 an hour for a college grad is not a living wage in San Fran.

The job isn't meant for a college grad. She accepted the position as a chance to get her foot in the door.

 

[RU4Real]

Any pictures of Whinny McWhineALot?? I may have some future career suggestions for her. Thanks!

She is Not Hot.

However, apparently She Can Haz Cats.

 

[RUSK97]

She is Not Hot.

However, apparently She Can Haz Cats.

Pictures on the first link of OP

 

[Trekology]

The job isn't meant for a college grad. She accepted the position as a chance to get her foot in the door.

She seemed to think that her "suggestions" would result in the CEO popping by her desk to promote her straight to the Vice President of Awesomeness.

I hate to say it but she is the embodiment of the millennial stereotype, such as expecting that simply showing up and doing your job adequately is basis for promotion and pay raise. There are a lot of young adults who, if they haven't yet been hit in the face by reality, soon will be.

 

[RU4Real]

Pictures on the first link of OP

Right. Like I said - not hot, cats.

Also, she doesn't appear to be starving.

Mostly she's a whiny little bitch. If you choose to strike out on your own early in life, you learn (usually) what struggle is about. My first job out of the military in 1984 paid 14k a year. I took it because it was at Rutgers and I got free tuition. Was it a living wage? Not so much. But I could afford a shared house, reasonably regular meals, gas, drugs and alcohol.

 

[RU4Real]

She seemed to think that her "suggestions" would result in the CEO popping by her desk to promote her straight to the Vice President of Awesomeness.

I hate to say it but she is the embodiment of the millennial stereotype, such as expecting that simply showing up and doing your job adequately is basis for promotion and pay raise. There are a lot of young adults who, if they haven't yet been hit in the face by reality, soon will be.

Here's the thing (and right proper post, btw)...

It's not really her fault. I mean it is, but she's been enabled. As I said in my previous post, to be in her position is to know struggle. When we were doing it 30-odd years ago, we complained, too.

The difference is that we didn't have the means to vomit our every passing thought to the entire galaxy. This generation probably isn't any more retarded than previous generations - it's just that now everybody has to hear about it.

 

[Rokodesh]

She seemed to think that her "suggestions" would result in the CEO popping by her desk to promote her straight to the Vice President of Awesomeness.

I hate to say it but she is the embodiment of the millennial stereotype, such as expecting that simply showing up and doing your job adequately is basis for promotion and pay raise. There are a lot of young adults who, if they haven't yet been hit in the face by reality, soon will be.

lots of kids spending 60k per year on a degree that will get them a 35k job after college. Welcome to the next bubble.

 

[Trekology]

Here's the thing (and right proper post, btw)...

It's not really her fault. I mean it is, but she's been enabled. As I said in my previous post, to be in her position is to know struggle. When we were doing it 30-odd years ago, we complained, too.

The difference is that we didn't have the means to vomit our every passing thought to the entire galaxy. This generation probably isn't any more retarded than previous generations - it's just that now everybody has to hear about it.

Unfortunately the coddling many young people have grown up with combined with the narcissism that social media has created is coming together in an ugly way. These kids and young adults don't know where the boundaries between personal and professional life should be and that when you post things online, you aren't sharing it with your close friends but everyone around the world.

 

[czxqa]

She is Not Hot.

However, apparently She Can Haz Cats.

The chick that blew her up is pretty cute tho.

It's a generation of entitlement coming up now. Very bad for the future of this country...

 

[RUpstream]

I guess she didn't read the employee handbook. I don't feel bad for this woman either. This is going to be a hard lesson to recover from. Good luck getting another job let alone a good paying one in the near future. See I am happy that there are people like this in the world, It makes for less competition when my kids enter the workforce.

I don't agree with a poster above regarding not knowing what hard work is. How the F do we know how hard the work was. She could have been working 12-14 hour shifts. Regardless, shaming your CEO on social media is not a good way to go about it. There are other ways to get to the top faster like lying, cheating, bribing, extortion, etc.

 

[RUSK97]

Not only is her Twitter diarrhea insulting to previous generations, it's insulting to entire families of immigrants who survive, succeed and thrive given far greater odds.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

She is Not Hot.

However, apparently She Can Haz Cats.

My thoughts:

She looks like every girl in Manhattan/Hoboken/Brooklyn Heights/etc. who while not a dog isn't the slightest bit "hot," however, THINKS that she is "hot" and doesn't get laid nearly as much as she should because she blows off every guy who gives her more than 30-seconds of his time at a bar. I'd say, if starting at Happy Hour, maybe she's an 11PM'er. If a Saturday night, meh, 1:00AM'er. She also looks like all the non-fake blondes who go to Sadexcuse and/or Yuke-On.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Not only is her Twitter diarrhea insulting to previous generations, it's insulting to entire families of immigrants who survive, succeed and thrive given far greater odds.

I just check it out and....WOW...I'd rather read TSoprano posts than that girl's whiny, narcissistic, bullshit millennial drivel, ANY day of the week, 24-7/365.

 

[rurichdog]

She wanted to join the high-flying media team at Yelp, but was told she'd be better off starting out in Customer Service for a subsidiary and work her way up. With her degree and no skills in hand, she did not outshine anyone else on the ground floor.

Happens to damn near everyone, millennials! Not everyone can be the superstar, there isn't room at the top for everyone, etc. Find your niche, make it work for you. Don't publicly trash your CEO on Twitter and get the bum's rush by the HR drones...everyone knows that. Or so we thought.

 

[RU848789]

Our CEO is a PSU grad. Maybe I should say something about that, lol. Morons. One thing I've always said to anyone willing to listen is never email/write/post anything you wouldn't want the whole world to see, because you just never know when the wrong info might get into the wrong hands. I've followed that 99.99% of the time and even when I haven't the level of inappropriateness wasn't really that bad.

 

[RutgersUnion]

We all know how this is going to end. Somebody will offer her a job just for the good PR. Whiney child ends up a winner not by hard work but by doing what she does best...whining. I bet she has a room full of participation trophies back home.

Edit: I stand corrected. Instead of starting a new job she now has a Go Fund Me campaign. Why work when people will just hang you money for doing nothing.

 

[brgossRU90]

I was often making $12 per hour as an office temp in the early 90s--temporary jobs with modest skills almost 25 years ago. Her behavior aside, poor wage growth for decades IS a real problem.

 

[rutgersdave]

It sounds like her father was in the area and she should have moved in with her father.

 

[SanFranRutgers]

This thread doesn't belong on this board.

 

[fatsam98]

god I hate the word Millennial. Im 28, I hate being lumped in with the people my age who don't understand what hard work is, or blame others for the consequences of their own choices, and then have to post a public outcry to the CEO about the pay they agreed to, or post a customers receipt online, or some other personal info, and don't understand why they get fired afterwards.

Social Media has eroded the brains of young people more than TV ever could.

I'm 31 and technically a millenial. It bothers the crap outta me that I get lumped in with these ~25 y/o babies. I don't know anyone my age like this girl. But I think it bothers me more when I hear people in their 50s complain about millenials -- you guys raised them and let "participation trophies" be a reality.

 

[RU-Nation]

Social Media has eroded the brains of young people more than TV ever could.

Social media also has eroded brains in other ways of young people. Peer pressure, while not always good, can have it's benefits. Healthy competition among peers and friends keeps you driving harder to succeed. Even if you were lazy, fear of being left behind was real. Now with social media, it is so easy to find others that are feeling just like you. I don't want to go off on a long rant, but it seems many millenials want to be a victim and use that as their excuse for their struggles. Have a shitty job? Instead of talking with friends over a beer or even, just the telephone for a pep talk, their are whole online communities of people feeling just like you. OMG it's like totes not fair right!?!?! Hell you can find people feeling the way you do about anything on social media. Self identify as a cat? While back in the day, mentioning that to someone would get you a slap in the head and a ticket to the loony bin, today you can find people, other oppressed victims, just like you! Instead of sucking it up and working harder, playing the victim is so much easier.