The same people who wouldn't think twice about some PC expose that ruins a person's life forever, same people will fight for a couple days vacation time...
Before you down-vote, what am I missing?
Before you down-vote, what am I missing?
That this is about Buzzfeed News, a serious news site which has won serveral awards and honors for its reporting [1], not Buzzfeed, the listicle, pop culture, click-bait, gossip site [2].
That said, it's a bit tangential to the core issue here. People should get payed out for their accrued PTO.
Buzzfeed publishes gossip, entertainment, and online quizzes, as well as their news and in-depth reporting.
That aside, they should get paid for their PTO.
"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."
"Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.
So could you please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and not post like that to HN?
The concerns of labor should be given as much weight as the concerns of profit maximization.
Everyone has a different notion of what's "fair". How about we write down an agreement about it on paper before doing business with someone, sign it and then just stick to it?
I really wish these companies did a lot better because honestly now I just feel cynical about paying attention to what they’re publishing that I just try and avoid online media altogether.
Which on its own could support the idea that if a corporation can't self-govern to be fair to its current and former employees without asterisks and gotchas, some greater (e.g. government) or counter (e.g. union) authority should hold the company accountable.
I do believe that all BuzzFeed employees should be entitled to their PTO if they were misled to believe they would get it when they worked there. As for whether unionization or more regulation is necessary here, I do not know enough about the issue to form a strong opinion -- the above observation was just an observation.
The problem is when you say “same people” you’re just lumping everyone together and implying everyone at Buzzfeed news was trying to run articles that ruins a person’s life forever. That’s what you’re missing.