In October of 2022, Axios was reported to have 500 employees. Now, they are reportedly laying off 50.
Who knew that lying about Kamala Harris' record as border czar wasn't a winning business model?
Oh, we did.
If the media did their jobs -- instead of being an arm of the Democratic Party -- perhaps they wouldn't be facing massive layoffs industry-wide.
But they aren't doing their jobs, and yet another media outlet laid off more employees.
Katie Robertson (@katie_robertson) ~ NEW: Axios is laying off 50 people across the company. CEO @JimVandeHei just sent out this note — which says the layoffs are because of “changes in the media business.”
Let us get our tiny violins.
AdamInHTownTX (Not a Neurologist) (@AdamInHTownTX) ~ By "changes in the media business," they mean far fewer people are buying their bullshit.
Small Gov Lizard (@smallgovlizard) ~ They are going to wait three years and issue a correction on these layoffs.
Ah, so they're gonna say there will be 50 layoffs, actually lay off 100, and then, adopting a page out of the Biden administration's playbook, report a revision to the actual number later on.
There was some advice for those unfortunates who will be laid off ...
Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) ~
jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) ~ Remember when this place banned people for saying "Learn to code"?
We sure do.
RBe (@RBPundit) ~ Man, I hope they took some time to learn the finer points of computer programming languages.
Noam Blum (@neontaster) ~ Posting this in Axios' standard article format is kinda weird.
Billy Gribbin (@BillyGribbin) ~ Imagine getting fired with a “why it matters” explainer.
Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) ~ Why it matters: you might not have a job anymore.
Christopher Hale (@chrisjollyhale) ~ The "why it matters" headline is a vicious way to present this.
So vicious, but richly deserved.
Sunny (@sunnyright) ~ This is a shitty and cowardly thing to do. I’ve laid people off in tough times. Be a man and look them in the face when you do it. Don’t “oh we’re letting 50 people go and you’ll find out if it’s you soon by email!” Fuck off.
But it's on par for Axios.
Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) ~ Wonder if laid off Axios people think we're entering a recession now?
Bleu Cheque (@VERBAL_CHANCLA) ~ I don’t gloat at the misfortune of others, but people have choices in their propaganda peddlers, the market is saturated.
Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) ~ Oh well, whoever was the brains behind the “Kamala Harris was never the border czar” retcon at least has a lucrative future in Democrat political consulting.
WOMP WOMP: Axios Laying Off 50 People Across the Company
http://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/08/06/axios-laying-off-50-people-n2399294
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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