This was the way of Nick Clegg, the former U.K. deputy prime minister and ex-member of the European Parliament. After years in politics, Clegg has joined Facebook as head of global affairs and communications on a salary and benefits package seemingly worth anything from £4m ($5.2m) to £7m ($9.2m). More importantly, Clegg says he's received assurances that he will be admitted into Mark Zuckerberg's, "inner circle...black box," and given, "real authority." The Financial Times notes that Clegg is Facebook's first really senior hire since 2014.