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Sheryl Sandberg

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The Resume

    (August 28, 1969- )
    Born in Washington, District of Columbia
    Graduated fom Harvard College (1991) and Harvard Business School (1995)
    Management consultant for McKinsey & Company (1995-1996)
    Chief of Staff to Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers (1996-2001)
    Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations for Google (November 2001-March 2008)
    COO of Facebook (March 2008- )
    First female member of Facebook's board of directors (2012)
    Co-rote 'Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead' with Nell Scovell (March 11, 2013)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was described as 'bossy' during her childhood.
    She got divorced from her first husband. (1994)
    Her ideas about women and work were criticized for its inapplicability for average women struggling to make ends met because of her privileged position.
    Additionally, her ideas de-emphasized the importance of raising children among women.
    Her demanding career meant that she missed out a level of detail about her kids' lives.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was a prodigy in high school, where she was always at the top of her class.
    She wants women to have successful professional lives.
    She worked to eradicate leprosy in India when she worked for McKinsey & Company.
    During the Asian financial crisis, she led the Treasury's work in forgiving the debt of developing countries.
    She and Beyoncé Knowles work to challenge the term 'bossy' when it comes to girls and women, saying that it hinders the leadership potentials in them.

Credit: Big Lenny


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 94 Votes: 50.0% Annoying