"In one post on anonymous messaging platform Blind, seen by the Financial Times, one former Meta staffer wrote they had used $25 credits on items such as toothpaste and tea from the pharmacy Rite Aid, adding: "On days where I would not be eating at the office, like if my husband was cooking or if I was grabbing dinner with friends, I figured I ought not to waste the dinner credit."

The person, who indicated they had a salary of about $400,000 at Meta and worked "nights [and] weekends," wrote that they had admitted to the oversight when human resources investigated the practice, before later being unexpectedly fired. "It was almost surreal that this was happening," the person wrote."

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"KT421
Firing someone with a $400k salary over a $25 meal credit? That's a layoff without the trouble of severance.

Even if there was a pattern of misuse, you talk to the employee first if you have any interest in retaining them.
October 17, 2024 at 1:34 pm"