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Sounds quite messy in the slack channels of the nytimes. A democratic (small D) atmosphere where the newspaper’s hierarchy does not seem to matter. Interesting

by dnhz 6y ago

Sounds quite messy in the slack channels of the nytimes. A democratic (small D) atmosphere where the newspaper’s hierarchy does not seem to matter. Interesting that the tech and data workers of the times feel as justified in opining on the paper’s direction as the writers and editors. This article makes it sound as if the insurrection from within is driven partly by those who are not producing the main content of the paper. I was surprised to read that the opinion section garners 20% of the reads despite being 10% of the content. I personally avoid the opinion section because it feels impotent; the republicans control the government and indignant opinions change nothing about that.

core-questions 6y ago
> Interesting that the tech and data workers of the times feel as justified in opining on the paper’s direction as the writers and editors. A colleague at a hip American energy-tech startup tells me that this is the new normal for zoomers (<26 years old) in the workplace. "Speaking their mind" at all times on chat when it would be absolutely inappropriate for them to do so in person, no awareness of or care for the existing hierarchy. This meshes badly with boomers and gen-x'rs who implicitly expect a much higher degree of formality, and react in unpredictable ways to insubordination or feeling challenged. It's only going to get worse as the generational shift widens.