Uploaded November 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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After her open letter to Yelp’s CEO, writer and comedian Talia Jane was fired for blowing the whistle on the treatment of “lower tier” employees in Silicon Valley, and faced a non-stop barrage of personal attacks and accusations of “millennial entitlement.” Two months later, Yelp raised wages company-wide for the employees of their food delivery app who could barely afford to eat.

Follow Talia on Twitter: twitter.com/itsa_talia
On Medium: medium.com/@taliajane
And her official site: taliajane.com

Recorded in September 2016 at XOXO, an experimental festival celebrating independently produced art and technology in Portland, Oregon. For more, visit http://xoxofest.com.

Introductory music: "Flaws Run Deep" by Jim Guthrie.
Video production by brytCAST.
Video thumbnail by Searle Video.
Captions by White Coat Captioning.