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He's also vocally anti-union and actively tried to stop his employees from marketing themselves on personal social media (to stop them from building a following

He's also vocally anti-union and actively tried to stop his employees from marketing themselves on personal social media (to stop them from building a following and then leaving, I'm guessing), so I refuse to watch any of his content or support his business in any way now.

dx034 4y ago
Honestly, I would expect that from him as CEO. He only makes money off people watching the channel and subscription numbers are hugely important. Any efforts by employees to gain subscribers for their channels could dilute visitor numbers and subscribers to LMG. And obviously he doesn't want to create competition. In the end he's still a CEO and the others are his employees, not his friends. For that, he doesn't appear to be a terrible boss.
fartcannon 4y ago
Ah, that's pretty brutal. Thanks for the information I will keep that in mind. Seems less funny now. :/
junkieradio 4y ago
I watch one of his employees stream on twitch, I found out about his channel from a Linus tech tips video, I don't think your second claim is all that true.
- fartcannon 4y ago
  I googled it and there's this. I'm not sure if it's what OP is talking about or not. Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bTHSwBZVNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bTHSwBZVNI
armadsen 4y ago
I know this is completely subjective, and his millions of subscribers tell me my opinion is far from ubiquitous, but he's also just straight up obnoxious to me. One of those people whose voice, demeanor, appearance, everything, just immediately turns me off.
- Dracophoenix 4y ago
  Because he sounds like the stereotype of a Hot Topic-shopping turbonerd c.2002 ? Personally, I find it nostalgic, and even endearing.
  - girvo 4y ago
    I find his semi-rare discussions of 2000s tech nostalgic. Yes sir, very Atomic. I miss that era.
  - p1necone 4y ago
    Yeah it's kinda awesome to me too. I want to travel back in time and go to a lan party with 16 year old Linus.
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    - fartcannon 4y ago
      It seems like he creates a fun environment at the workplace too. I bet they have awesome work parties.
- teg4n_ 4y ago
  Agreed. I always think of his Amazon go video where thinks he “stole” tampons that were actually pads.
- bigDinosaur 4y ago
  I think he, personally, is largely entertainment. His company does produce some genuinely useful (as in, not total SEO spam) reviews etc. though.
nighthawk454 4y ago
a lot of LMG employees have personal social media and either YouTube or Twitch streams, often getting viewers from fans of their persona on LMG videos. I think the issue is only with competing content and/or leveraging the LMG platform. For example, if an employee started a GPU review channel and called it out in an LMG video, like ok yeah probably not. More like non-compete than some draconian restrictions
normaler 4y ago
Can you elaborate in the anti-union thing? I can't seem to find anyone discussing this.
rhyzomatic 4y ago
Do you mind sharing some links to back up these claims? Just watched a video [0] where he clearly comes across as being pro workers rights, and against passing prop 22 in California. He seems to be generally pro-union while still trying to point out some general issues with them. He also says he would be "offended" if his employees unionized at LMG, which while maybe is a bit stupid to say, I don't think counts as anti-union. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyiNOD-MOk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyiNOD-MOk
- bradlys 4y ago
  People should also understand why he said he would be offended. He would be offended because it meant they didn’t talk to him and work with him - and that he did such a bad job as a manager that they decided to unionize. He’s pro-union - he just hopes he is a good enough boss that his employees don’t feel like they need to unionize. He clarified his viewpoint in later videos. Offended was probably not the best choice of word - and he admits that too. I don’t recall the video but someone can find it. (I’m on mobile and on vacation - idk why I’m even here)
  - fartcannon 4y ago
    Pro-union but would be offended if his employees made a union? That's the kinda double speak I'm talking about.
    - bradlys 4y ago
      It’s really not. People tend to only form unions when they feel that they’re being unjustly treated and this is one of their last resorts.
      - fartcannon 4y ago
        If you're pro-something, surly you'd want people to do it?
        4y ago

dx034 4y ago

Honestly, I would expect that from him as CEO. He only makes money off people watching the channel and subscription numbers are hugely important. Any efforts by employees to gain subscribers for their channels could dilute visitor numbers and subscribers to LMG. And obviously he doesn't want to create competition. In the end he's still a CEO and the others are his employees, not his friends. For that, he doesn't appear to be a terrible boss.

fartcannon 4y ago

Ah, that's pretty brutal. Thanks for the information I will keep that in mind. Seems less funny now. :/

junkieradio 4y ago

I watch one of his employees stream on twitch, I found out about his channel from a Linus tech tips video, I don't think your second claim is all that true.

fartcannon 4y ago
I googled it and there's this. I'm not sure if it's what OP is talking about or not. Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bTHSwBZVNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bTHSwBZVNI

armadsen 4y ago

I know this is completely subjective, and his millions of subscribers tell me my opinion is far from ubiquitous, but he's also just straight up obnoxious to me. One of those people whose voice, demeanor, appearance, everything, just immediately turns me off.

Dracophoenix 4y ago
Because he sounds like the stereotype of a Hot Topic-shopping turbonerd c.2002 ? Personally, I find it nostalgic, and even endearing.
- girvo 4y ago
  I find his semi-rare discussions of 2000s tech nostalgic. Yes sir, very Atomic. I miss that era.
- p1necone 4y ago
  Yeah it's kinda awesome to me too. I want to travel back in time and go to a lan party with 16 year old Linus.
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  - fartcannon 4y ago
    It seems like he creates a fun environment at the workplace too. I bet they have awesome work parties.
teg4n_ 4y ago
Agreed. I always think of his Amazon go video where thinks he “stole” tampons that were actually pads.
bigDinosaur 4y ago
I think he, personally, is largely entertainment. His company does produce some genuinely useful (as in, not total SEO spam) reviews etc. though.

nighthawk454 4y ago

a lot of LMG employees have personal social media and either YouTube or Twitch streams, often getting viewers from fans of their persona on LMG videos. I think the issue is only with competing content and/or leveraging the LMG platform. For example, if an employee started a GPU review channel and called it out in an LMG video, like ok yeah probably not. More like non-compete than some draconian restrictions

normaler 4y ago

Can you elaborate in the anti-union thing? I can't seem to find anyone discussing this.

rhyzomatic 4y ago

Do you mind sharing some links to back up these claims? Just watched a video [0] where he clearly comes across as being pro workers rights, and against passing prop 22 in California. He seems to be generally pro-union while still trying to point out some general issues with them. He also says he would be "offended" if his employees unionized at LMG, which while maybe is a bit stupid to say, I don't think counts as anti-union. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyiNOD-MOk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyiNOD-MOk

bradlys 4y ago
People should also understand why he said he would be offended. He would be offended because it meant they didn’t talk to him and work with him - and that he did such a bad job as a manager that they decided to unionize. He’s pro-union - he just hopes he is a good enough boss that his employees don’t feel like they need to unionize. He clarified his viewpoint in later videos. Offended was probably not the best choice of word - and he admits that too. I don’t recall the video but someone can find it. (I’m on mobile and on vacation - idk why I’m even here)
- fartcannon 4y ago
  Pro-union but would be offended if his employees made a union? That's the kinda double speak I'm talking about.
  - bradlys 4y ago
    It’s really not. People tend to only form unions when they feel that they’re being unjustly treated and this is one of their last resorts.
    - fartcannon 4y ago
      If you're pro-something, surly you'd want people to do it?
      - 4y ago