Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief
by pkfrank on Friday July 10, 2015 @06:00PM
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This is what many/most have overlooked. Victoria was the straw that broke the camel's back. Her firing was indicative of the lack of appreciation / recognition given to the moderator's, and was just another example of the disconnect and (perceived) exploitation of moderator time/effort without the proper support and tools.
Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief
by magicalist on Friday July 10, 2015 @07:27PM
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> Her firing was indicative of the lack of appreciation / recognition given to the moderator's, and was just another example of the disconnect and (perceived) exploitation of moderator time/effort without the proper support and tools
Which long predated Pao at reddit. But even giving her the responsibility for this, nowhere is the apparent gross incompetence apparently seen by those calling so vociferously for Pao to be fired.
> The /r/iama mods were not upset that she was fired. They were upset that there was no transition plan in place.
From what I saw it was both. They shut down over the latter because it left them unable to manage things to their satisfaction, but they seemed to genuinely like her and wanted her to keep her position.
Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief
by pbreit on Friday July 10, 2015 @06:12PM
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I'm not sure how that squares with: "We mods truly feel that she is irreplaceable" or the many other similar statements from the mods.
Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief
by Dylan16807 on Friday July 10, 2015 @07:36PM
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It might be more that trust is broken and she can't be replaced now.
Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief
by devindotcom on Friday July 10, 2015 @05:51PM
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Yeah, no question there. Things would have gone a lot smoother, explanation or no, if they'd had a plan to carry on without her.
The /r/iama mods were not upset that she was fired. They were upset that there was no transition plan in place.
> it seems like there was a lot of finger pointing before anyone knew what was actually happening
There was finger pointing because nobody knew what was happening. Functions that Victoria was performing fell through and — according to the /r/iama mods — jeopardized the functioning of the AMAs that week.