Why are so many writers jumping ship?

"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
04/16/2020 at 15:32 • Filed to: None

I mean, we’re facing a huge recession, I don’t know what the execs could’ve done wrong, but still it seems like an inopportune time to quit.

DISCUSSION (34)

ttyymmnn > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:37

They probably know more than we do. Time to back up more of my TDIAH posts....

CB > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:37

Because new-Gawker isn’t going so hot, something about morality maybe, who knows. But whatever is causing everyone to leave, it is absolutely not a good sign.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:38

I can only imagine they’ve secured other opportunities prior to quiting, this makes most sense right?

Just Jeepin' > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:39

It’s likely a domino effect: new ownership pissing everyone off, Patrick George leaves, one or two other key players leave, and then why stick around?

David Tracy turned down an attractive offer to leave because he values Jalopnik and its readership, and I don’t see Torch being as happy somewhere else where he’d be less free to post whatever in the world he wants, and I’m reasonably happy if they form the core of a new writing staff.

Flavien Vidal > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:39

Big disagreements over the editorial lines under new ownership is what I’ve understood... Also, probably more money elsewhere. To give you a bit of a better understanding: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/business/media/deadspin-sports-staff.html

RPM esq. > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:40

https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/the-adults-in-the-room-1837487584

https://www.jimspanfellerisaherb.com/

Ash78, voting early and often > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:43

“Bailing out” (of a plane) or “J umping ship” (from a ship). But I love this combination.

And just to confuse you further, bailing water (out of a ship) refers to using a bucket to scoop water out of the boat so it doesn’t sink.

English is f*cking crazy.

Also, I have no idea, but I suspect there are bad things coming because they know something we don’t.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:43

Who knows?

Kinja'd!!!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:44

i dunno... seems to me most of the commenters bailed ship first

im guessing this is getting out before going down with the ship

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:45

Bailing, if on a ship, means you’re staying on board, attempting to keep it afloat. These folks are “jumping ship”. =)

Some going to greener pastures, not sure about Ballaban, but he could take any more Herb, sounds like.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120
04/16/2020 at 15:46

I assume so. You have to really hate your workplace to quit without something lined up in the current environ ment.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Just Jeepin'
04/16/2020 at 15:47

Where did David have an offer from?

fintail > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:48

Probably doesn’t pay well even in a downturn, maybe they had to find more realistic jobs. Much of the content there wasn’t exactly the peak of professionalism, too.

There’ll be no recession, only winning. Winning, god damn it, you’re going to be sick and tired of winning!

user314 > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 15:50

Kinja'd!!!

Just Jeepin' > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/16/2020 at 15:50

I’m not confident I remember correctly , and I’m not sure he’s share d that information publicly.

Thomas Donohue > Ash78, voting early and often
04/16/2020 at 15:52

You’d need a really big bucket to bail out a ship.

Ash78, voting early and often > Thomas Donohue
04/16/2020 at 15:55

Plus all those bilge rats the size of dogs...

RallyWrench > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
04/16/2020 at 15:55

The stern is Tracy and Torch.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Just Jeepin'
04/16/2020 at 16:04

Back to him valuing the readership: a s frustrating as Kinja can be, it’s still way better than the commenting systems in place in most places, and that leads to an active , and often informed, comment section. I trust that The Drive will improve greatly with Patrick at the helm.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Just Jeepin'
04/16/2020 at 16:05

Is Andrew Collins sticking around?

Just Jeepin' > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120
04/16/2020 at 16:08

Haven’t a clue. I hope so!

ttyymmnn > user314
04/16/2020 at 16:08

Kinja'd!!!

gettingoldercarguy > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 16:09

Huh, did we have another political row?

nermal > Spanfeller is a twat
04/16/2020 at 16:09

It’s by design. The Jellopnick site hires people with a minimum amount of writing experience from places like Oppo and VWVortex, and then pays them a bare minimum . Eventually the good ones move on to a better writing job at somewhere like R&T .

It’s not a career job, it’s a springboard job. It works because the writers get better offers somewhere else, and then some other random jagoff will come along and work for cheap to replace them .

Just Jeepin' > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/16/2020 at 16:10

I know the FP gets a lot of shit here, both the content and the comments, but I’ve always found it to be a pretty welcoming place on the whole.

David wrote an epic note about why he left Chrysler in comments, yesterday I think. I need to dig that up and share it as an Oppo post.