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I find the market salaries bit odd. I can't remember who it was, but I distinctly remember one of the admins being quite sarcastic with a "we're not here for th

I find the market salaries bit odd. I can't remember who it was, but I distinctly remember one of the admins being quite sarcastic with a "we're not here for the money" comment.

generalk 16y ago
He said pay market salaries. Sounds to me like he was paying his employees standard wages, as opposed to having them take pay cuts to make ends meet.
- AgentConundrum 16y ago
  I think I was loosely translating "market salary" into "average salary for the work they do" which I guess isn't an entirely accurate translation. It's plainly obvious that the reddit guys are overworked (that was half point of reddit gold - they needed to hire more people but CN wouldn't authorize the expenditure), so "market salaries" for their job title wouldn't be the same as market salaries for their responsibilities.
loire280 16y ago
Maybe the admins could be coasting at some big company for the same salary but a small fraction of the responsibility.
- jedberg 16y ago
  That's absolutely true. If I had stayed at eBay, I would be making more money, and would be responsible for a tiny little part of the company.
jedberg 16y ago
I think that is all of us. :) We're not in it for the money, because the money isn't that great. Conde is a private company with no stock either.
- points 16y ago
  Sounds like a dream job :/
  - jedberg 16y ago
    No, a dream job would be all the responsibility with twice the money and stock and revenue sharing. :)
    - points 16y ago
      I was being sarcastic, what's the upside? You get to hang out with the community on Reddit and get paid for it?
      - jedberg 16y ago
        Well, the biggest upside is that there are basically 4 of us running a top 100 internet site, so we each get a lot of responsibility. Also, anything we do affects the lives of literally millions of people, which is pretty cool. And yes, the warm fuzzies I get when see the reddit community do something awesome are what keep me coming back day after day. Knowing that in some small way, I helped facilitate that awesomeness.
        MrFlibble 16y ago
        You guys really do an exceptional job running the site, kudos for that (and yes, that includes the chocolate covered granola bars if you so wish). The community has really evolved into something pretty awesome.

I find the market salaries bit odd. I can't remember who it was, but I distinctly remember one of the admins being quite sarcastic with a "we're not here for the money" comment.

generalk 16y ago

He said pay market salaries. Sounds to me like he was paying his employees standard wages, as opposed to having them take pay cuts to make ends meet.

AgentConundrum 16y ago
I think I was loosely translating "market salary" into "average salary for the work they do" which I guess isn't an entirely accurate translation. It's plainly obvious that the reddit guys are overworked (that was half point of reddit gold - they needed to hire more people but CN wouldn't authorize the expenditure), so "market salaries" for their job title wouldn't be the same as market salaries for their responsibilities.

loire280 16y ago

Maybe the admins could be coasting at some big company for the same salary but a small fraction of the responsibility.

jedberg 16y ago
That's absolutely true. If I had stayed at eBay, I would be making more money, and would be responsible for a tiny little part of the company.

jedberg 16y ago

I think that is all of us. :) We're not in it for the money, because the money isn't that great. Conde is a private company with no stock either.

points 16y ago
Sounds like a dream job :/
- jedberg 16y ago
  No, a dream job would be all the responsibility with twice the money and stock and revenue sharing. :)
  - points 16y ago
    I was being sarcastic, what's the upside? You get to hang out with the community on Reddit and get paid for it?
    - jedberg 16y ago
      Well, the biggest upside is that there are basically 4 of us running a top 100 internet site, so we each get a lot of responsibility. Also, anything we do affects the lives of literally millions of people, which is pretty cool. And yes, the warm fuzzies I get when see the reddit community do something awesome are what keep me coming back day after day. Knowing that in some small way, I helped facilitate that awesomeness.
      - MrFlibble 16y ago
        You guys really do an exceptional job running the site, kudos for that (and yes, that includes the chocolate covered granola bars if you so wish). The community has really evolved into something pretty awesome.