Woman fired from Yelp after writing open letter to CEO

I wonder if anyone in the Bay area can comment on whether there are more affordable places to live? $1,245 rent.

Find a roommate to split the expenses maybe?

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A Yelp employee who was fired shortly after posting an open letter to the company's CEO about not being able to afford food with her entry-level salary is sparking an online debate, not only about fair wage but "entitled" millennials. Talia Jane, a 25-year-old recent college graduate, announced her termination shortly after rattling off her complaints Friday in an article posted to Medium titled, “An Open Letter To My CEO.”

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Jane states that after earning an English literature degree, she moved to the Bay Area so that she could be closer to her father and because “I like the weather up here." She found an apartment about 40 miles away from work, but her $1,245 rent gobbled up about 80 percent of her paycheck -- leaving her barely able to afford food or her $11.30-a-day commute. She does note that the company provides “great” benefits, though she says she couldn't afford the $20 copays.

Normally you don't write an "open letter" to your CEO though when you want a raise. As cold-hearted as it seems to fire her, I can't think that she went about this the right way. Now she's resorted to asking for donations online. Perhaps that will turn out to actually be more lucrative than working for low wages . . .

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Shortly after her post was published, Jane reported that she had been fired. She also posted links to sites where people could send her donations online.

I understand that the cost of living in San Francisco is notoriously high, but maybe she could have found more affordable living arrangements somehow?

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