Devi Nair
đ§ Listened in audio đ˘ Narrated by Sarah Wynn-Williams âą Duration: 13 hours đˇď¸ Publisher name: Macmillan Audio and Flatiron Books đ Released on March 11, 2025 đ Genre: Non Fiction
I went in expecting a deep dive into Facebookâs policies, the governance failures, the ethical loopholes, the decision-making frameworks that quietly shaped global consequences. I wanted boardroom tension. I wanted algorithm autopsies. I wanted the âhow did this spiral so badly?â blueprint.
What I got instead was a very specific corporate memoir.
This book is deeply rooted in Sarah Wynn-Williamsâs personal experienceâher long hours, the pressure cooker environment, the impossible expectations of working motherhood, and the unmistakable toxicity of corporate culture at scale. And listen, anyone who has survived high-level corporate life will feel this. The exhaustion. The subtle misogyny. The culture of âlean inâ while quietly drowning. That part is very real.
By the 30% mark, I realized we were still in the weeds of her personal journey, and I just couldnât connect. Her experiences felt valid and raw, but the emotional rhythm of the book leaned more âcorporate survivorâ than investigative account. I think if youâre looking for Lean In meets The Devil Wears Prada (in tech), this might land better. But for me, I wanted analysis over anecdote, and I didnât quite find my footing.
DNFs always sting a little. This one felt more like a âwrong book, wrong expectationâ situation than a quality issue.
Would I recommend ti? If you love corporate whistleblower memoirs and behind-the-scenes workplace exposĂŠs, especially around Big Tech culture and power dynamics, this might absolutely work for you. The audiobook narration by the author adds an extra layer of authenticity. But if, like me, you were expecting a sharp dissection of Facebookâs global policy wheelhouse, this might not hit the target. DNF at 30%.
đ§ Listened in audio đ˘ Narrated by Sarah Wynn-Williams âą Duration: 13 hours đˇď¸ Publisher name: Macmillan Audio and Flatiron Books đ Released on March 11, 2025 đ Genre: Non Fiction
I went in expecting a deep dive into Facebookâs policies, the governance failures, the ethical loopholes, the decision-making frameworks that quietly shaped global consequences. I wanted boardroom tension. I wanted algorithm autopsies. I wanted the âhow did this spiral so badly?â blueprint.
What I got instead was a very specific corporate memoir.
This book is deeply rooted in Sarah Wynn-Williamsâs personal experienceâher long hours, the pressure cooker environment, the impossible expectations of working motherhood, and the unmistakable toxicity of corporate culture at scale. And listen, anyone who has survived high-level corporate life will feel this. The exhaustion. The subtle misogyny. The culture of âlean inâ while quietly drowning. That part is very real.
By the 30% mark, I realized we were still in the weeds of her personal journey, and I just couldnât connect. Her experiences felt valid and raw, but the emotional rhythm of the book leaned more âcorporate survivorâ than investigative account. I think if youâre looking for Lean In meets The Devil Wears Prada (in tech), this might land better. But for me, I wanted analysis over anecdote, and I didnât quite find my footing.
DNFs always sting a little. This one felt more like a âwrong book, wrong expectationâ situation than a quality issue.
Would I recommend ti? If you love corporate whistleblower memoirs and behind-the-scenes workplace exposĂŠs, especially around Big Tech culture and power dynamics, this might absolutely work for you. The audiobook narration by the author adds an extra layer of authenticity. But if, like me, you were expecting a sharp dissection of Facebookâs global policy wheelhouse, this might not hit the target. DNF at 30%.