I got fired from my $190,000 job at Meta for posting on TikTok, but there wasn't much real work for recruiters like me to do

• Maddie Macho worked as a recruiter at Meta until she was fired for posting tips for job seekers on TikTok.
• She said her team at Meta barely had enough work to do, and her days were filled with meetings and trainings. 
• This is Maddie's story, as told to Insider. 

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with a 33-year-old entrepreneur and former tech recruiter Maddie Macho. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Meta did not respond to Insider's request for comment on Maddie's story.