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am I the only redditor that doesn't want this guy to buy the site? CN may be bad, but this guy isn't exactly the epitome of professionalism (edit: also not su

by bl4k 16y ago

am I the only redditor that doesn't want this guy to buy the site? CN may be bad, but this guy isn't exactly the epitome of professionalism (edit: also not sure if the reddit guys will be up for both cheeseburger owners and cheeseburger wages: http://gawker.com/5488509/inside-the-low+paying-cheezburger-empire http://gawker.com/5488509/inside-the-low+paying-cheezburger-...)

nostromo 16y ago
Judging from the quantity of ads on his websites, no.
madair 16y ago
Conde Nast isn't all fairies and rainbows. And we are on HN, hangout of cheezeburger wannabes everywhere.
iamjustlooking 16y ago
It would be interesting to see what changes they would make, that is if any, I'm sure they would though.
MartinCron 16y ago
Disclaimer: I worked at Cheezburger, I know and love Ben. He doesn't appear to the epitome of professionalism, but that's part of his shtick as "the zany lolcat guy". He's actually a remarkable guy in a lot of ways. As arrogant as this may sound, he's one of the few people I've ever known who could take my ideas and reliably make them better. He's said some stupid things on his blog, but that's just a part of life. The gawker article was pure tabloid junk, quoting anonymous sources who were disgruntled ex-employees. Compensation was always at market rates, entry-level positions had entry-level pay, while professional positions had professional pay. He's not perfect, he's young and is still making mistakes (I still think firing me was a big mistake, for example, but I can't really talk about that) but don't discount his professionalism.
- kemayo 16y ago
  It is reasonably impressive to find someone who can leave the people he fires talking about how great he is.
  - ohashi 16y ago
    Yeah, that bit made me double take the content of what he was writing. Before it just seemed like a fanboy, now, it seems quite genuine. Of course, that could be the best troll ever too :)

by bl4k 16y ago

nostromo 16y ago

Judging from the quantity of ads on his websites, no.

madair 16y ago

Conde Nast isn't all fairies and rainbows. And we are on HN, hangout of cheezeburger wannabes everywhere.

iamjustlooking 16y ago

It would be interesting to see what changes they would make, that is if any, I'm sure they would though.

MartinCron 16y ago

Disclaimer: I worked at Cheezburger, I know and love Ben. He doesn't appear to the epitome of professionalism, but that's part of his shtick as "the zany lolcat guy". He's actually a remarkable guy in a lot of ways. As arrogant as this may sound, he's one of the few people I've ever known who could take my ideas and reliably make them better. He's said some stupid things on his blog, but that's just a part of life. The gawker article was pure tabloid junk, quoting anonymous sources who were disgruntled ex-employees. Compensation was always at market rates, entry-level positions had entry-level pay, while professional positions had professional pay. He's not perfect, he's young and is still making mistakes (I still think firing me was a big mistake, for example, but I can't really talk about that) but don't discount his professionalism.

kemayo 16y ago
It is reasonably impressive to find someone who can leave the people he fires talking about how great he is.
- ohashi 16y ago
  Yeah, that bit made me double take the content of what he was writing. Before it just seemed like a fanboy, now, it seems quite genuine. Of course, that could be the best troll ever too :)