New York Times Staffers Have a Female Boss, Complain About Her

Jill Abramson was widely praised when she was named the new executive editor of The New York Times. But now, oh how things have changed! At least, according to Politico. In a report citing “a dozen current and former members of the editorial staff,” Abramson is labeled as “condescending,” “stubborn,” “impossible,” and “very, very unpopular.”

Interestingly enough, the piece starts with an anecdote about Dean Baquet — the only non-anonymous staffer who spoke with Politico —  slamming his hand against Abramson’s office wall and acting like a petulant child.

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