I worked on Facebook's Trending team – the most toxic work experience of my life

theguardian.com

8 pointslahdo2 comments

> There is an extraordinary amount of talent on the team, but poor management, coupled with intimidation, favoritism and sexism, has resulted in a deeply uncomfortable work environment.

...and no one had ever sued Facebook over this? How come that this information has been made available only after it was revealed that there's a political bias when it comes to the news? It smells like someone is trying to spin the political bias into some kind of mistreatment issue.

[IANAL] My understanding of US labor law is that a contractor would have little direct legal recourse against Facebook for such problems in the workplace. Sidestepping liability for labor law violations, unemployment benefits, and potential unionization are sometimes reasons for which companies contract out work that could otherwise be performed by ordinary employees.

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