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The rest of the meeting, though, was designated as an “internal AOL meeting” and as such was strictly off the record. However, after giving that warning, the ve

by po 16y ago

The rest of the meeting, though, was designated as an “internal AOL meeting” and as such was strictly off the record. However, after giving that warning, the very next thing that Eun said was that we should all “keep doing what we do”. Here then are the details of the meeting… This is very funny. I wonder if he's actually putting himself in legal risk if he signed an employment contract and still did that.

danilocampos 16y ago
There's no risk. Even if this isn't part of image maintenance, "AOL's TechCrunch fires writer for leaking orientation details" isn't really the headline I think anyone over there is looking for. And even if AOL were that bone-headed (they aren't), Paul Carr could ride the wave of the ensuing press to any other gig he wanted.
- ck2 16y ago
  But AOL management/HR is that "bone-headed". When they closed their callcenters they gave no notice, everyone (1200+ people per center) showed up one day and they were all fired, even people who worked there for a decade or more.
  - danilocampos 16y ago
    AOL has had scant need for callcenters for quite awhile, so I'll go out on a limb and guess this was a few years ago. So yeah, pretty boneheaded. Whenever it was, that may as well be a different company. Tim Armstrong's AOL, for example, offered buyouts to staff this year, and 1,100 took them up on it, before formal layoffs went down. So no more blindsiding, I think. Say what you want about AOL's clueless past (lol Randy Falco, etc) Armstrong is emphatically not an idiot and he's starting to earn my respect in the impossible job of turning that ship. Layoffs aside, remember that the TechCrunch acquisition has Armstrong's personal attention. Paul Carr isn't a mailroom clerk at a satellite office – he's a high profile component of a crown jewel that AOL has spent some real money to snag. That money was an investment in both people and reputation. Pissing away both over a little mischief that only furthers the public perception of the investment is just unfathomable. It would never get as far as AOL HR.
    - shareme 16y ago
      That money AOL invested.. goes to three people: MA, Heather, and one other person and no writers.. AOL overpaid for window dressing

by po 16y ago

danilocampos 16y ago

There's no risk. Even if this isn't part of image maintenance, "AOL's TechCrunch fires writer for leaking orientation details" isn't really the headline I think anyone over there is looking for. And even if AOL were that bone-headed (they aren't), Paul Carr could ride the wave of the ensuing press to any other gig he wanted.

ck2 16y ago
But AOL management/HR is that "bone-headed". When they closed their callcenters they gave no notice, everyone (1200+ people per center) showed up one day and they were all fired, even people who worked there for a decade or more.
- danilocampos 16y ago
  AOL has had scant need for callcenters for quite awhile, so I'll go out on a limb and guess this was a few years ago. So yeah, pretty boneheaded. Whenever it was, that may as well be a different company. Tim Armstrong's AOL, for example, offered buyouts to staff this year, and 1,100 took them up on it, before formal layoffs went down. So no more blindsiding, I think. Say what you want about AOL's clueless past (lol Randy Falco, etc) Armstrong is emphatically not an idiot and he's starting to earn my respect in the impossible job of turning that ship. Layoffs aside, remember that the TechCrunch acquisition has Armstrong's personal attention. Paul Carr isn't a mailroom clerk at a satellite office – he's a high profile component of a crown jewel that AOL has spent some real money to snag. That money was an investment in both people and reputation. Pissing away both over a little mischief that only furthers the public perception of the investment is just unfathomable. It would never get as far as AOL HR.
  - shareme 16y ago
    That money AOL invested.. goes to three people: MA, Heather, and one other person and no writers.. AOL overpaid for window dressing