Sheryl Sandberg QUITS Facebook; read the full emotional post
After serving a long tenure of 14 years, Sheryl Sandberg has announced her departure from the role of Chief Operating Officer or COO of Meta (previously Facebook). She was famously known as the second-in-command after Mark Zuckerberg and has contributed to the development of various parts of the company. She was majorly involved in not only developing the Facebook app but also other apps of Meta such as Instagram, Messenger and later even WhatsApp. She penned her emotional journey in a Facebook post narrating the tale of 14 years. Zuckerberg commented on the post calling it “the end of an era”. Read the full emotional post below.
Check the full post below:
Today, I am sharing the news that after 14 years, I will be leaving Meta.
When I first met Mark, I was not really looking for a new job – and I could have never predicted how meeting him would change my life. We were at a holiday party at Daniel L Rosensweig's house. I was introduced to Mark as I walked in the door, and we started talking about his vision for Facebook. I had tried The Facebook, as it was first called, but still thought the internet was a largely anonymous place to search for funny pictures. Mark’s belief that people would put their real selves online to connect with other people was so mesmerizing that we stood by that door and talked for the rest of the night. I told Dan later that I got a new life at that party but never got a single drink, so he owed me one.
Many months later, after countless – and I mean countless – dinners and conversations with Mark, he offered me this job. It was chaotic at first. I would schedule a meeting with an engineer for nine o’clock only to find that they would not show up. They assumed I meant nine p.m., because who would
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