The Athletic layoffs

When you hit the same, tired note post after post, you lose the benefit of the doubt.

Maybe you shouldn't have been a glib jackass all the time.

 

My heart goes out to everyone who was let go.

Been there numerous times, and it always sucks.

If I can help anyone let me know - drop me a line.

 

Wait.
John Glennon was canned from his beat covering the Titans ahead of what could be a Super Bowl year?
Remind me again why I should renew my subscription?

 

I think mass layoffs are used in part to get rid of staff management considers non-performers. It is easier to sweep people away as part of a layoff rather than calling them into the office and firing them individually. I would bet a lot of money a new Titans reporter emerges quickly.

 

I think there's something to this.

Logic would have said simply removing a few extra writers from different areas. Some cities even have general assignment reporters or pure features writers, not a beat assignment. Instead, they've removed some writers who were the only ones covering a team or college.

 

I get the sense they also eliminated regional areas that I assume weren't showing numbers. I'm not sure if the entire Arizona operation got whacked, but I know the Cardinals, Suns and Coyotes writers were all laid off along with an editor.

 

The Coyotes writer seemed very prolific, especially since sports stopped.

 

Interesting business decision if they are pulling out of a top-10 market altogether. I am going to guess they will hire someone. Would be odd if they had nobody in Phoenix but kept covering the failing football program at Va Tech.

 

I believe Doug Haller remains on staff. Pretty sure C.J. Holmes is still covering Arizona. I have no knowledge of this, but I suspect they'll rehire for Suns once 20-21 season gets closer. Suns don't have a team in Orlando, so it's going to be a while until they have meaningful news. Can't explain the lack of an Arizona Cardinals reporter.

 

Yeah, haven't seen anything about Haller or Holmes so they still may be around.

The Suns will be in Orlando - they were the last team to make the cut.

 

Perhaps because many people, especially the 40 million Americans who have lost their job, no longer have the discretionary income to use on The Athletic. I'd be willing to bet The Athletic has had a high number of subscribers drop them. Just a thought.

 

If they rehire for a position that was cut, that seems to be pretty strong grounds for a lawsuit based on age discrimination — hiring a young kid to replace a more experienced writer with skins on the wall. Even if the laid-off writer is only 37.