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Pink News Staff twitter account

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miri1985 · 08/08/2024 00:59

Had a search and couldn't find a thread already on this but thought others might be interested in reading the posts and recordings former staff have made about Pink News.

I know you'll be shocked to know that it seems like a fairly toxic working environment

x.com/PinkNewsStaff

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annejumps · 11/08/2024 01:59

Oh so writing dozens of stories about how JKR is evil isn't a great business model?

Sibilantseamstress · 10/08/2024 13:23

I always thought pinknews was some sort of amateur blog. I’m amazed that it has employees and an HR dept!

I guess there is 💷 online provocation.

lionobserving · 10/08/2024 12:55

Placemarking to read later - madness

Swamphag · 10/08/2024 12:46

Ingenieur · 08/08/2024 06:41

It wasn't until reading this thread that I realised Dr Anthony James - COO of PinkNews and Husband of PNco-founder Ben Cohen - was also a trustee of the Mermaids charity.

😲

Catsmere · 10/08/2024 00:26

Or this one (whoops, didn't see it had already been posted!)

Pink News Staff twitter account
WiltingAtTreadmills · 09/08/2024 19:32

Interesting thread. PinkNews has always been dire so I'm not massively surprised that there aren't any ethics to be found in the SLT.

Iamnotalemming · 08/08/2024 17:11

Wowsers! This is appalling.

Fenlandia · 08/08/2024 17:00

lcakethereforeIam · 08/08/2024 16:38

Casablanca meme, this one?

That one works, was also thinking of this clip. I'm, shocked, SHOCKED that an organisation that pontificates to others about inclusion and diversity is actually really horrible to its own staff.

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lcakethereforeIam · 08/08/2024 16:38

Casablanca meme, this one?

bryan singer casablanca GIF
Cailin66 · 08/08/2024 15:47

Couldn’t happen to nicer cretins. Absolutely brilliant.

Omlettes · 08/08/2024 15:32

HappierTimesAhead · 08/08/2024 11:46

JFC. And they are parents 😩

Try not to even think about that, its way too upsetting.
poor poor kid, god help them.

StainlessSteelMouse · 08/08/2024 15:08

Honestly, I would never have believed that a clickbait site run by and for bitchy gay men might not be a pleasant working environment.

Fenlandia · 08/08/2024 14:29

Where's that Casablanca meme when you need it? I'm shocked, SHOCKED, to hear what's been going on at Pink News.

CaptainCarrotsBigSword · 08/08/2024 13:00

Yikes. That's a read and a half.

EatMoreFibre · 08/08/2024 12:53

Goodness

I never trusted pinknews as a reliable news source and IMO their content is clearly misogynistic... but those tweets show a deeply rotten organisation at so many levels 😲

fundbund · 08/08/2024 12:40

I have had a sense for a while that a lot of these types of organisations while at having all the right "woke" credentials can actually be toxic places to work.

I've got a number of friends who work in the super progressive charity sector and the stories they have had to tell are horrific- sexual harassment, racism, bullying etc.

It's a bit like strictly- the most ostensibly diverse and inclusive show on tv but actually a hotbed of bullying and misogyny.

I work in a much more traditional sector and this kind of thing would just not be tolerated. Decency, fairness and dignity are core values.

HappierTimesAhead · 08/08/2024 11:46

JFC. And they are parents 😩

Mumoftwo1316 · 08/08/2024 11:31

The word "diverse" has been so mangled by the movement that includes pink news.

It's impossible for a single person to be diverse. Because, obviously, "diverse" means having lots of different kinds of people.

But this movement sees diversity as simply having individuals who have attributes that are considered non-standard by the movement, even if they all have the same non-standard attribute like being gay.

If anything, in this movement, uniformity is prized over actual diversity. Uniformity of political stance is necessary. And uniformity of social background condoned. Language must be used uniformly. Glossaries of "accepted terminology" are distributed.

JKRismyPatronus · 08/08/2024 11:12

Igmum · 08/08/2024 09:20

Gender GP got similarly outed for treating staff like dirt a while ago. I suppose it isn't surprising that companies which treat outsiders badly also treat insiders badly. They're just deeply unpleasant and toxic companies

Yes, there does seem to be a common theme.

Igmum · 08/08/2024 09:20

Gender GP got similarly outed for treating staff like dirt a while ago. I suppose it isn't surprising that companies which treat outsiders badly also treat insiders badly. They're just deeply unpleasant and toxic companies

RainWithSunnySpells · 08/08/2024 09:16

StealthSpinach · 08/08/2024 09:05

If anyone has time to screen shot the best bits for those of us not on x, it would be appreciated!

Try Nitter. nitter.poast.org/PinkNewsStaff

MarieDeGournay · 08/08/2024 09:16

StealthSpinach · 08/08/2024 09:05

If anyone has time to screen shot the best bits for those of us not on x, it would be appreciated!

I'm not on X but can read all the posts at the link in the original post.
Don't know why, it doesn't usually work that way..
Thanks OP.

Boiledbeetle · 08/08/2024 09:07

Totally placemarking to read later! What I've read so far is like car crash tv.

StealthSpinach · 08/08/2024 09:05

If anyone has time to screen shot the best bits for those of us not on x, it would be appreciated!

EdithStourton · 08/08/2024 08:48

Oof.

Edited to add, appalling treatment of autistic employees.