Mass Firings at the Clips Nation Fansite

esqtvd · Post #1 » by **esqtvd** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:24 am

Massacre. 200 people have been let go in total. Lucas and others are angry at Vox Media

https://www.clipsnation.com/2019/12/16/21025497/the-end-of-clips-nation

Read on Twitter

but it sure looks like they really have the California legislature to thank.

Vox Media to Cut 200 Freelancers, Citing California Gig-Worker Law
A state law meant to target Uber and Lyft has repercussions for contributors to the sports site SB Nation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/business/media/vox-media-california-job-cuts.html

Dang. A law that was only supposed to screw certain people ended up screwing everybody. Oh well--that's California politics. :dontknow:

Welcome to whichever Clips Nation folks find us over here!!

Dynamix · Post #2 » by **Dynamix** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:05 am

I was only a lurker in the community, but I've been visiting their site regularly for years, and recently started listening to the podcasts as well. As someone from Europe that doesn't use Twitter, it's invaluable having places like that board, RealGM or Reddit to get a feel for the fanbase. Plus, their preview/recap/opinion/trade/analysis articles were always solid. Haven't been this bummed out since ClipperBlog started winding down.

Hope they manage to get organized and come up with a new home for the staff. And SB Nation is going straight to my AdBlock blacklist as soon as CN officially ends.

madmaxmedia · Post #3 » by **madmaxmedia** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:32 am

I really liked listening to the Clipper podcast (The Lob The Jam The Podcast), I hope those guys come out the other end okay.

50CalClips · Post #4 » by **50CalClips** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:19 pm

There's always YouTube.

Ya got a knack for story-telling?
Learn video/editing and tell it on YouTube (or whatever video platform).

clipperlover · Post #5 » by **clipperlover** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:22 am

esqtvd wrote:Massacre. 200 people have been let go in total. Lucas and others are angry at Vox Media

https://www.clipsnation.com/2019/12/16/21025497/the-end-of-clips-nation

Read on Twitter

Read on Twitter

but it sure looks like they really have the California legislature to thank.

Vox Media to Cut 200 Freelancers, Citing California Gig-Worker Law
A state law meant to target Uber and Lyft has repercussions for contributors to the sports site SB Nation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/business/media/vox-media-california-job-cuts.html

Dang. A law that was only supposed to screw certain people ended up screwing everybody. Oh well--that's California politics.

Welcome to whichever Clips Nation folks find us over here!!

Fully expect that law to get overturned. Once the people that pushed for the law realize they don't get to set their own hours or work locations, the tide will shift. Who wants that Uber 4AM shift?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/heidilynnekurter/2019/10/31/california-destroys-1-trillion-gig-economy-with-new-law/#16cc7ddf2f0d