![]() ![]() ![]() On Saturday, Stoppelman addressed the letter on his Twitter account in a series of five posts. Another wrote on those neat whiteboards we’ve got on every floor begging for help because he was bound to be homeless in two weeks.” She ended up leaving the company and moving east, somewhere the minimum wage could double as a living wage. ![]() One of them started a GoFundMe because she couldn’t pay her rent. They’re taking side jobs, they’re living at home. Every single one of my coworkers is struggling. “So here I am, 25-years old, balancing all sorts of debt and trying to pave a life for myself that doesn’t involve crying in the bathtub every week. She said many Yelp employees face similar hard times. In the letter, Jane mentioned that Stoppelman frequently posts about increasing homelessness in San Francisco. She included links to her PayPal, Venmo and Square Cash accounts for donations. “This was entirely unplanned (but I guess not completely unexpected?) but any help until I find new employment would be extremely appreciated,” Jane wrote. Jane posted the letter to Medium on Friday and noted in a later update that she had been let go from the company. The letter, written by Talia Jane, details her experiences working at Yelp and difficulties affording transportation to and from work, groceries, rent and other necessities. Jeremy Stoppelman made those comments via Twitter in responding to a former employee’s open letter complaining about the company’s low wages and the struggle to get by in San Francisco. NEW YORK - San Francisco needs to lower the cost of housing. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. ![]()
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