Careless People

A Story of Where I Used to Work

Tapa dura, 400 páginas

Publicado por Macmillan.

ISBN:
978-1-0350-6592-9
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From trips on private jets and encounters with world leaders to shocking accounts of misogyny and double standards behind the scenes, this searing memoir exposes both the personal and the political fallout when unfettered power and a rotten company culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative where a few people carelessly hold the world in their hands, this eye-opening memoir reveals what really goes on among the global elite.

Sarah Wynn-Williams tells the wrenching but fun story of Facebook, mapping its rise from stumbling encounters with juntas to Mark Zuckerberg’s reaction when he learned of Facebook’s role in Trump’s election. She experiences the challenges and humiliations of working motherhood within a pressure cooker of a workplace, all while Sheryl Sandberg urges her and others to “lean in.”

Careless People is a deeply personal account of why and how things have gone so horribly wrong in the past …

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Mixed feelings

Sin valoración

Stories that the author seems to think are hilarious, like crashing events, getting stuck in military dictatorships, etc. -- well, they just aren't. They're terrifying. The seeming simplicity with which she was able to drag Facebook into the global stage.

All while taking ZERO blame.

This would be better named "Diary of a Collaborator"

Sarah Wynn-Williams thinks she's the heroine in the story, but she's not. She's part of the reason we're where we are now with social media, and she doesn't see it.

Inside Facebook

( em português → sol2070.in/2025/06/livro-careless-people/ )

In Careless People (2025, 400 pages), Sarah Wynn-Williams recounts the years between 2011 and 2018 when she worked closely with Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook leaders. The book is captivating and fascinating because it gets up close and personal with the kind of people who influence the world so much, showing glimpses of how extremely different they are from most people, in terms of their lack of humanity, as well as some of the company's most shady operations, which we only hear about when their spokespeople appear to deny everything.

The book's success could be one of the comedies of errors recounted in the book itself. The corporation tried to legally ban the circulation of the work. The result: it went straight to the bestseller list on the day of its release.

The narrative begins slowly, with Sarah joining the company. But the revelations …