This Woman Was Fired From Yelp After A Viral Post About Her Low Wages
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Talia Jane lost her job two hours after she publicly admitted she can’t afford groceries.
This is Talia Jane. She's 25 and up until Friday afternoon she worked for Eat24, the food ordering app owned by Yelp.
Talia Jane
Jane told BuzzFeed News she moved to San Francisco to start as a customer service representative at the company in August after finishing an English literature degree at California State University, Long Beach.
Talia Jane
However, the reality of living and working in one of the most expensive cities in the country soon caught up with her.
Even though she rented an apartment 30 miles away from the company's downtown offices, she struggled to afford her rent making just $12.25 an hour, or $8.15 after tax. She also had to factor in more than $200 per month in transport fees, taking the train to work.
She had also planned to find a co-worker to room with her, she said, but quickly discovered many of them were either living at home or otherwise unable to afford the rent.
"I thought to myself, 'Oh, I'm tremendously fucked,' so I'm just going to try really hard on improving at this job so I can transfer and get a pay increase," she said, "but then I was told that wouldn't happen for at least a year."
Talia Jane