Gawker Offers Writers Full-Time Employment
Writing as a “career” isn’t easy, in part due to the fact that no company will let you treat it like one. Journalism, whether it be for an online publication or traditional print media, is no longer considered a full-time job, even when it is. From freelancers to permalancers to contractors, no matter what you call it, you’re still filing a 1099 at the end of year, paying taxes out of your own pocket, and not receiving vacation or sick days, health insurance or any of those other benefits that are afforded to even those in the fast-food industry.
But there’s hope: word today is that Nick Denton — whose uncanny ability to predict the next financial trends in digital media and apply them to Gawker Media has allowed his sites to stay solvent in the industry-wide meltdown — is now offering his employees the choice to
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