Sunday 3 July 2016

Tell-all book alleges that Facebook is rife with sexism and run like a "North Korean cult"

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It’s claimed that Zuckerberg had a tendency to explode and swear at staff, leading to them nicknaming him “the little emperor.” Martinez also claims that the CEO has a KGB-like internal police force called “the Sec,” which monitored every move staff made.

One of the more famous incidents in the book is when Zuckerberg declared “total war” on Google following the launch of Google Plus. He allegedly put the entire company on lockdown – stopping anyone from leaving the building – and started quoting Cato the Elder, one of his favorite philosophers. “‘Everyone walked out of there ready to invade Poland if need be,” said Martinez.

Facebook prides itself on being a modern, progressive company. So one of the most damning claims is that sexism is rife within its walls. The book alleges that human resource managers gave speeches to new female employees in which they were told never to wear “distracting clothes.” Any that failed to comply were “read the riot act.”



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