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Sports Illustrated layoffs

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by silvercharm, Oct 3, 2019.

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  1. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    He was making a lot of money and he deleted the tweet. I think he regretted it.
     
    Alma, Apr 10, 2020
    #337
  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Has Maven made any other big-name hires besides Pat Forde? Seems like they have just about shed a full magazine's worth of talent at this point.
     
    playthrough, Apr 10, 2020
    #338
  3. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    He didn't have it coming. I did expect the tweet would trigger something not good.
     
    Alma, Apr 10, 2020
    #339
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  4. Sports Barf

    Sports Barf Well-Known Member

    HE makes a lot of money. Johnny the simpleton Maven blogger on a 1099 is probably making 20k to get abused by some jerkoff for not writing enough clickbait
     
    Sports Barf, Apr 10, 2020
    #340
  5. Roscablo

    Roscablo Well-Known Member

    In a way I sort of felt his tweet was sticking up for all who were still there, but it might have been selfish. He overall doesn't come across like that on social media, though. That said, he likely knew what would happen when he put it out there.

    Also, it's a dick move for Maven to say how much he makes. I don't think that's unsurprising considering who they are, but it's still a dick move. They can fire him for all the reasons they want and can use his salary to justify it but they don't need to make it public.
     
    Last edited: Apr 10, 2020
    Roscablo, Apr 10, 2020
    #341
  6. Sports Barf

    Sports Barf Well-Known Member

    If I was making 350k and told to take a 30 percent reduction permanently I would absolutely go out kicking and screaming about it. You all would too. Let’s be real here.
     
    Sports Barf, Apr 10, 2020
    #342
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  7. Junkie

    Junkie Well-Known Member

    Right. I would starve to death on $245k, especially when my wife was probably only chipping in twice that much on top of it. Dude would have been making the combined salary of a midsize metro daily sports staff after the reduction. He comes off here as a complete jackass. And at a time when most journos I know are either on the street or on the brink, the optics are awful. We expect this shit from the numbnut publishers, not scribes in primo gigs.
     
    Junkie, Apr 10, 2020
    #343
  8. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    I would bet this to be true. He was standing up for people who might not have had the voice he did....and it bit him in the ass.

    Add me to the list of people who find the salary-shamers disgraceful. I've never had a problem with people who made more than me. You get what you negotiate.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Apr 10, 2020
    #344
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  9. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Some of you people hate seeing anybody make money if you’re not. It’s ridiculous.
     
    JC, Apr 10, 2020
    #345
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  10. JimmyHoward33

    JimmyHoward33 Well-Known Member

    Same guy who had no problem eliminating open locker rooms because players stop to see him in mixed zones.

    i dont think hes wrong to go against maven but hes out of touch with your basic middle tier segment of the business
     
    JimmyHoward33, Apr 10, 2020
    #346
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  11. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    So he should take a 30% pay cut forever not just through the pandemic?

    Would this make the middle tier feel better?
     
    JC, Apr 10, 2020
    #347
  12. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Middle tier guys better hope he was right about not needing locker access, cuz they're never getting back in the locker room.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Apr 10, 2020
    #348
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