"KTVU" : Facebook employee is homeless, lives out of car - Story

as informed in Parsha's nickname is "Pinky"- she has pink hair, a pink car, and even a pink dog. She has a job at Facebook and is also homeless, living out of her car. Even with her salary, an apartment can run more than $2,000 per month in Silicon Valley- and that's out of reach. - The high cost of living in the Silicon Valley is taking its toll- even on tech workers. On the outside, Parsha is a model Facebook worker, who runs a non-profit in her spare time.


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In costly Silicon Valley, Facebook employee lives in car


In costly Silicon Valley, Facebook employee lives in car
"According to Facebook, the company "understands and recognises the burdens a higher cost of living has on the less prosperous part of the community". "I think that companies need to look at the salaries, are we paying employees enough to survive? "They would be shocked that I'm going through that because they would be like 'I see you smiling at work, you appear to be happy. You look normal, you look clean'," Parsha said.But now she plans to make her living condition public, hoping to stir a debate about the high rents in the Bay area neighbourhood. SAN FRANCISCO: Unable to afford an apartment in Silicon Valley , a contractor working for Facebook is being forced to live out of her car.According to a report in Daily Mail, Parsha, who has earned a sobriquet 'Pinky' for her pink hair, pink car and pink dog, is already burdened with student loans and medical bills.

Facebook employee lives in her car due to high rent


Facebook employee lives in her car due to high rent
'This car means everything to me because it's all I have basically,' Parsha told the local TV station. A contractor working for Facebook is being forced to live out of her car because she says she can't afford the high-cost of living in Silicon Valley. 'I tell people all the time, stop looking at what somebody got and what you see on the outside,' Unique 'Pinky' Parsha told KTVU in a broadcast interview Friday. Facebook also said that Parsha was not a direct employee, but worked for a third-party contractor affiliated with the social media company. Facebook added that it strives to create a 'fair and equitable' work environment for all of its employees, including contractors.


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