What are your thoughts on the idea that Ellen Pao is specifically being kept around to basically be the face of all the unpopular changes reddit pushes through? While the other admin involved, Alexis Ohanian, is certainly being downvoted, there's almost not vitriolic posts about him or petitions demanding his resignation - yet a lot of the truly dire issues with reddit started when he returned approximately nine months ago.
Essentially, what if Ellen Pao is being used as a corporate red herring?
Essentially, what if Ellen Pao is being used as a corporate red herring?
That is a definite possibility but frankly, there is no way for us to know. This is the point of having a CEO, they get to be the punching bag when things go poorly and they get championed when their company looks good. If Ohanian is directly responsible for anything, it still has to fly through Pao and ultimately, she is responsible. Still, to me, it doesn't really matter WHO it is, just that the decision makers are making bad decisions and those decision makers work for Reddit, the company. I don't have anything personal against Ellen Pao or Alexis Ohanian, I just want Reddit to be happy, non-toxic, interesting, and successful- I don't think it can be with the current trajectory.
What are your thoughts on the idea that Ellen Pao is specifically being kept around to basically be the face of all the unpopular changes reddit pushes through? While the other admin involved, Alexis Ohanian, is certainly being downvoted, there's almost not vitriolic posts about him or petitions demanding his resignation - yet a lot of the truly dire issues with reddit started when he returned approximately nine months ago.
Essentially, what if Ellen Pao is being used as a corporate red herring?
That is a definite possibility but frankly, there is no way for us to know. This is the point of having a CEO, they get to be the punching bag when things go poorly and they get championed when their company looks good. If Ohanian is directly responsible for anything, it still has to fly through Pao and ultimately, she is responsible. Still, to me, it doesn't really matter WHO it is, just that the decision makers are making bad decisions and those decision makers work for Reddit, the company. I don't have anything personal against Ellen Pao or Alexis Ohanian, I just want Reddit to be happy, non-toxic, interesting, and successful- I don't think it can be with the current trajectory.