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The narrator highlighted the memoir as a stark depiction of Facebook's leadership, describing executives as status‑obsessed and self‑absorbed. It was noted for exposing controversial internal practices and offering a genuinely shocking, ugly portrait of the company's growing power. The discussion presented the book as a cautionary tale rather than a recommendation.
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The memoir described Facebook executives as statusobsessed and selfabsorbed, detailed controversial internal practices, and was called a genuinely shocking, ugly portrait of a powerful company.
In her book, Careless People, which came out this week, she describes the company's executives, including Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, as statusobsessed and selfabsorbed.
For Sandberg, the book claims she and her assistant would take turns sleeping in each other's laps and stroking each other's hair. The book also details how Facebook struggled to wield its growing power, especially when it came to content moderation.
The Times' review of the book called the whole thing, genuinely shocking, an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world.