I'm sure they got good value for their money. /s They should have put all that money towards wages though.
this post was submitted on 29 May 2026
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Either I have some inside knowledge of that exact thing happening and I know the company (not saying who) or this is probably a common things that happened to a lot of major companies (more likely). To be fair, I do not have privy on how far it went and how much it cost before they realize the problem, and it may not have been this much. Which further suggests it's a thing everywhere.
Sure it's hella expensive if you put zero thought into what you're actually doing.
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OK, this is starting to get hilarious.
I'd guess Meta.
I'm sure they will sweep stuff like this under the rug, for now... This is not the first, nor the last company this will happen to.