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Madison on why she quit (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

What she's describing is incredibly awful. That's not your average toxic workplace... I hope she's doing better now.

I would love to think that this stuff isn't true, but considering the red flags given off by Linus in recent weeks and months (his anti-union comments, for example), as well as the allegations made by Naomi Wu, the leaked employee handbook with its questionable contents, as well as the anonymous (ex-)employee describing a hostile work environment on the LTT subreddit some time ago... it kinda just fits, you know?

In any case, let's wait and see how this plays out, but right now it's not looking good for LMG. I don't think they will shut down in any case, but surely something is going to happen.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Been out of the loop last few weeks but damn, all of a sudden LTT has been getting so much hate lately almost everywhere I look.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As they should.

Linus has come out to be manipulative, extremely thin skinned, and the epicentre of most of what's wrong with LTT right now.

From rejecting content creators' pleas to redo shoots due to errors, belittling people for complaints both in the company and out in the community (including product partners), to being a source of the misogyny and maltreatment of women, it's clear that he himself has lost sight of what LTT was.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I've always thought something suss of him since he started becoming a bigger content creator. He just seems off as a person in general. His arrogance bleeds through his stupid face.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Holly shit! That was terrible. Would be really disappointed to LTT if this turn out to be true. Maybe I should start calling them Linus Touch Tips (the inappropriate one)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I guess you can't say they're "out of touch" anymore...

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