Brian Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I've resigned from Deadspin. — Dracubert Nosferatko (@AlbertBurneko) October 30, 2019 Just now I resigned my position at Deadspin today along with many of my colleagues. I have been here only five months but they have been some of the best of my career and I will miss it deeply. — kelsey mckinney (@mckinneykelsey) October 30, 2019 I quit today too https://t.co/W7meIcW0Cx — Laura Wagner (@laurawags) October 30, 2019 I will also be leaving Deadspin. It was the best four years of my life, and I will miss my pack of wild dogs dearly. — patrick (@redford) October 30, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Paperclyp said: Deadspin was never solely a sports website, so they’re not off topic. Not to mention sports overlap all the time with bigger issues. It seems you’re finding no problem with the CEO, which is odd to me. The CEO decided they should be solely a sports site. Arguing with your boss is rarely a good strategy for anyone. The CEO was brought in because they were losing tons of money, and were already at significant risk of shutting down. All of these sites may end up shutting down because of this - will anyone have actually won? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EternallDarkness Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I be upset about this, but I have never visited deadspin, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: The CEO decided they should be solely a sports site. Arguing with your boss is rarely a good strategy for anyone. The CEO was brought in because they were losing tons of money, and were already at significant risk of shutting down. All of these sites may end up shutting down because of this - will anyone have actually won? What is the point of having a site that restricts what made it a beloved site to begin with? Who benefits? Not this CEO, and then maybe next time he isn’t a pompous ass and listens to the people who actually do the fucking work to drive people to the site. You keep stating that arguing with your boss is a good way to get fired as if that is something people didn’t know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Like while we’re talking about “good strategies,” where does “make all your talent rebel against you and make you fire them,” rank in terms of strategic maneuvers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 28 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: The CEO decided they should be solely a sports site. Arguing with your boss is rarely a good strategy for anyone. The CEO was brought in because they were losing tons of money, and were already at significant risk of shutting down. All of these sites may end up shutting down because of this - will anyone have actually won? Again, he didn't want them to talk only about sports to take the sure in some new, hyper-focused direction. That was always a bit to get them to stop complaining about the crazy number of ads that were pissing off readers. Also, Deadspin was profitable. That's why those guys had now leverage here to complain about things. The entire problem with this entire collections of sites was that they wound up being bought by Univision that had no idea what it wanted to do with them after the Gawker fallout following the Hogan lawsuit. Deadspin was never a site that has issues attracting readers and the editors of Deadspin knew that and took advantage of that to the benefit of their writers. That's why, when internal issues popped up at Gawker, the long form essays about it would get featured on Deadspin and not, say, Gizmodo or Kotaku or Jalopnik. You're seemingly just taking the CEO at his word here when there's literally no reason to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/30/deadspin-is-ceasing-be-deadspin/#click=https://t.co/KhuVBsxtIG here is a good recap for those interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 51 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: The CEO decided they should be solely a sports site. Arguing with your boss is rarely a good strategy for anyone. The CEO was brought in because they were losing tons of money, and were already at significant risk of shutting down. All of these sites may end up shutting down because of this - will anyone have actually won? cuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 The only time I read any of these sites is when an article was posted here or somewhere else I frequent. I can't say this hits close to home, but it's fascinating to watch the trainwreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 What's wild to me is that after more than three decades, these might be the guys that kill The Onion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/toys-r-us-bankruptcy-private-equity/561758/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Deadspin made money. They got fucked over by vulture capitalists trying to do a pump and dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: Deadspin made money. They got fucked over by vulture capitalists trying to do a pump and dump. This was obviously the play as soon as their CEO started hiring a bunch of his friends to senior and c-level positions that were never posted without even announcing it to the rest of the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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elbobo Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 If my boss tells me to do something and I do the exact opposite yeah I would expect that to not work out well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, elbobo said: If my boss tells me to do something and I do the exact opposite yeah I would expect that to not work out well for me. 15 hours ago, RedSoxFan9 said: cuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Just now, RedSoxFan9 said: I presume you tell your boss to fuck themselves on the regular then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Can’t say I’ve even been in a situation similar to the deadspin writers. Anyways, your take is boneheaded and you should be embarrassed for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Just now, RedSoxFan9 said: Can’t say I’ve even been in a situation similar to the deadspin writers. Anyways, your take is boneheaded and you should be embarrassed for posting it. The boss is the boss, if you hate what they are doing you go find a new job. I have left jobs I have hated. If you want to continue to work at a business expect to have to do what they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Bosses should the right of prima nocta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Bosses should the right of prima nocta yes telling writers on a mostly sports focused site to only write about sports is exactly the same as raping your wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 There can be consequences for not listening to your bosses. Bosses can be idiots with no clue what they are doing. Those are not mutually exclusive concepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Moronic private equity people violated the union contract but let’s side with the bosses All of this happened because the bosses were scrambling due an advertising contract they screwed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, Chris- said: There can be consequences for not listening to your bosses. Bosses can be idiots with no clue what they are doing. Those are not mutually exclusive concepts. no argument here and if that boss is from capital asset management firm odds are high they will be idiots but they are still the boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, elbobo said: no argument here and if that boss is from capital asset management firm odds are high they will be idiots but they are still the boss. Right. And personally, when it's 'capital asset management moron' versus 'good writer', my sympathy is with the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, elbobo said: yes telling writers on a mostly sports focused site to only write about sports is exactly the same as raping your wife Again...The only reason there was ever a "stick to sports" edict was to stop the writers from talking about any issues readers were having with the site. Deadspin has/had an entire section dedicated to non-sports content. It's no different than how Kotaku has a cosplay section you can just ignore. You can't successfully run a website in this day and age and pretend that all the complaints posted in every comment on every story doesn't exist. Also, if the boss is clearly planning to pump and dump the company you work for, you should speak up and then quit. That's exactly what the Deadspin guys did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 So these Private Equity guys "Busted out" Deadspin and the other former Gawker sites mob-style, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 i already hated they took Splinter away and now Deadspin is dead. AV club is the last hope to keep people coming to these sites probably so that means it will die soon too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 extremely good rule of thumb is if your company is ever bought out by capital asset management firm start applying for jobs immediately, odds are very good the company will be gutted and carcass sold within a couple of years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 43 minutes ago, elbobo said: The boss is the boss, if you hate what they are doing you go find a new job. I have left jobs I have hated. If you want to continue to work at a business expect to have to do what they say. Jesus Christ. I’ve now lost patience with anyone who thinks this is a thing they should say. You clearly have no idea wtf is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Do you guys have any more insight for us? If you run from the police, they might chase and hurt you? If you don’t do your taxes, you might get in trouble with the IRS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 17 hours ago, Ghost_MH said: Again, he didn't want them to talk only about sports to take the sure in some new, hyper-focused direction. That was always a bit to get them to stop complaining about the crazy number of ads that were pissing off readers. Also, Deadspin was profitable. That's why those guys had now leverage here to complain about things. The entire problem with this entire collections of sites was that they wound up being bought by Univision that had no idea what it wanted to do with them after the Gawker fallout following the Hogan lawsuit. Deadspin was never a site that has issues attracting readers and the editors of Deadspin knew that and took advantage of that to the benefit of their writers. That's why, when internal issues popped up at Gawker, the long form essays about it would get featured on Deadspin and not, say, Gizmodo or Kotaku or Jalopnik. You're seemingly just taking the CEO at his word here when there's literally no reason to. I mean you’re arguing with a guy that said the recent Fallen Order launch trailer wasn’t and couldn’t be a launch trailer because the game hasn’t launched. So... thoughts and prayers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: I mean you’re arguing with a guy that said the recent Fallen Order launch trailer wasn’t and couldn’t be a launch trailer because the game hasn’t launched. So... thoughts and prayers. No, I didn't say the couldn't call it a launch trailer (because clearly, they did). I was making fun of them (and video game PR/marketing folks in general) for calling something a launch trailer that is released weeks before launch. But, he wasn't arguing with me, he was arguing with @elbobo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 18 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: I was making fun of them (and video game PR/marketing folks in general) for calling something a launch trailer that is released weeks before launch. Yeah... I know. 18 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: But, he wasn't arguing with me, he was arguing with @elbobo. He was quoting you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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