Yelp Employee Fired After Public Post To CEO Saying She Can't Afford Food

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34. $1,245 rent and 40 miles away? Well, I've spotted her first mistake

She is paying way, way, way too much. Move to nearish East Bay, nab some roommates, and she could cut that rent bill in half if not more.

I have tons of sympathy for college students with debt who have entry level jobs paying jack shit. Especially for employers who are clearly exploiting.

But let's introduce a little personal responsibility here. At no point should she have taken on a $1,245 rent tab. And while the Bay Area is purely insane when it comes to real estate, I see UC Berkeley students find housing for roughly $500/month every single semester. I make way more than this young woman, and my rent tab is still sub $1000 for a one bedroom near Berkeley.

I sympathize with her, but that rent thing is purely her own fault. That was grossly irresponsible.