PayPal exec battled mental illness

[getupstandup]

My deepest condolences to Eric Salvatierra's wife and his three children.

As much as we dislike paypal it is important to remember that a human being died leaving behind a beautiful family to mourn the loss of a loved one.

His family released a statement Monday, March 12, characterizing his death as a lost battle against a mental illness. Mr. Salvatierra was diagnosed last summer with bipolar II disorder and depression, according to the statement.

eBay CEO John Donahoe praised Mr. Salvatierra, one of the company's longest-serving employees. One wonders if what he knew is what drove him crazy?

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Salvatierra's family asked that donations be made in his name to: NAMI.org

Lets just hope they don't have a Paypal Donate button

[boricapr]

they prob will use a paypal donate button =/

[Category 3 productions]

My deepest condolences to Eric Salvatierra's wife and his three children.

As much as we dislike paypal it is important to remember that a human being died leaving behind a beautiful family to mourn the loss of a loved one.

His family released a statement Monday, March 12, characterizing his death as a lost battle against a mental illness. Mr. Salvatierra was diagnosed last summer with bipolar II disorder and depression, according to the statement.

eBay CEO John Donahoe praised Mr. Salvatierra, one of the company's longest-serving employees. One wonders if what he knew is what drove him crazy?

Knowing corporate secrets isn’t enough to drive one mad. I do think it must have been one hell of a job and that could have led to added stress which agitated the disease. One would think that they would do better employee screening. I mean, who in their right mind is going to let a mentally ill person run a multibillion dollar corporation?

[Unregistered]

karma's a bitch... i feel a fake "obama tear" coming on for him.... unfortunately, i wish i could say it was the job that did it to him... usually, the only people who want a job ruining people's lives, are psychopaths anyway... so i have a feeling he was just "the right man for the job"... booo hooo...

[Unregistered]

A close friend of mine (who also struggled with bi-polar disease) had his life royally shafted by PP and Ebxy (for no reason,of course) after shutting down his main source of income..

it wasn't very nice seeing a guy i care about in a pretty damned bad way for quite some time after this...

Funny...they didn't seem to give a flying fxxk at ppal or exay..

[SeanM]

Condolences to the family, Bipolar disorder is no joke, its a very tragic disease; to see the person you love slowly slip away before your very eyes...

[cpefley]

That is terrible. I suffer from Bipolar Disorder, and it is not fun. The problem with BPD is that sometime the medications that they prescribe can make symptoms worse. I remember a few that drove me crazy, and not only did I want to harm myself, but others. I don't trust those drugs. Vitamins and supplements have made a world of difference in my life, and I really feel for others who are afflicted, and their families. It is hard to share that burden with someone.

[sillylucy]

Horrible product or not, he was still a person and I feel bad for his family. He probably couldn't handle the stress from running one of the largest companies on the web. I think it just shows you that mental illness can strike anyone- rich or poor- and shouldn't be treated lightly. You would think he would have access to help with all of the money he was raking in.

[elle_kay]

He's still a human being, so I definitely still feel bad for him and his family. Everyone has someone who loves them, even if they do run a place like PayPal.