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I'm not sure that the meta employees thought of it as a quid pro quo when they hooked up with her. It isn't like Facebook could ban employees from sleeping with

I'm not sure that the meta employees thought of it as a quid pro quo when they hooked up with her. It isn't like Facebook could ban employees from sleeping with all Facebook users. So I suspect the actual fire-able offense was when they intervened on her behalf as a favor.

namelessoracle 4y ago
If they have a family and friends request to get things reviewed (as others have alluded too) but that person cant necessarily unban them himself. Is is inappropriate to use that process for a romantic partner? How do we know that the conversation was "i will have sex with you if you unban my account" (which is pretty clear quid pro quo), and not her establishing a relationship then asking for a favor from a "friend"? It seems like a pretty dark rabbit hole if Meta of all places has to figure out if this person has a relationship with a person for pragmatic reasons or not. How many relationships do you have in your life that exist to facilitate X/Y/Z. People trying to befriend people who are perceived to have some kind of power (be it economic, social, political, or in this case i guess technological?) is a very old tale.
- havblue 4y ago
  Yes, there's no way to tell that there was a clear quid pro quo. I would say that these employees could be fired for intervening on behalf of someone who says she had sex with them to get her account back, though. You can be "friends" with your boss at work but hr will want to know about it if a physical relationship starts because of conflicts of interest and an appearance of impropriety. Friendship won't be treated like a bribe but sex definitely could be, especially if one party says it is.
fire 4y ago
The most dire offense is probably the information leak of internal processes (both programmatic and business)
robonerd 4y ago
I suspect you're right. From the article: “We met up and like I fucked a couple of them and I was able to get my account back like two or three times,” she says. “ It sounds like she's saying she met up with more Meta employees than she actually fucked. So what happened with the others, did they get cold feet and back out of the deal? Maybe. Or maybe they they didn't realize there was a deal at all, and thought the meeting was simply a date that didn't pan out.

namelessoracle 4y ago

If they have a family and friends request to get things reviewed (as others have alluded too) but that person cant necessarily unban them himself. Is is inappropriate to use that process for a romantic partner? How do we know that the conversation was "i will have sex with you if you unban my account" (which is pretty clear quid pro quo), and not her establishing a relationship then asking for a favor from a "friend"? It seems like a pretty dark rabbit hole if Meta of all places has to figure out if this person has a relationship with a person for pragmatic reasons or not. How many relationships do you have in your life that exist to facilitate X/Y/Z. People trying to befriend people who are perceived to have some kind of power (be it economic, social, political, or in this case i guess technological?) is a very old tale.

havblue 4y ago
Yes, there's no way to tell that there was a clear quid pro quo. I would say that these employees could be fired for intervening on behalf of someone who says she had sex with them to get her account back, though. You can be "friends" with your boss at work but hr will want to know about it if a physical relationship starts because of conflicts of interest and an appearance of impropriety. Friendship won't be treated like a bribe but sex definitely could be, especially if one party says it is.

fire 4y ago

The most dire offense is probably the information leak of internal processes (both programmatic and business)

robonerd 4y ago

I suspect you're right. From the article: “We met up and like I fucked a couple of them and I was able to get my account back like two or three times,” she says. “ It sounds like she's saying she met up with more Meta employees than she actually fucked. So what happened with the others, did they get cold feet and back out of the deal? Maybe. Or maybe they they didn't realize there was a deal at all, and thought the meeting was simply a date that didn't pan out.