I worked for companies like that with multiple open positions over a long term. I found they have one thing in common - unless they're based in the middle of nowhere, they're probably offering way below market average.
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I worked for companies like that with multiple open positions over a long term. I found they have one thing in common - unless they're based in the middle of nowhere, they're probably offering way below market average.
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Ooooh right, I understood that way wrong.
GB at its very best. Being able to put somebody like Dan Ryckert and Jenova Chen at the same table and just witness the magic.
EDIT: Also, in the grand scheme of things, that prank is actually totally ok considering the guys he was targeting.
MiniBossBattle
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What was the name of that game that wasn't WindJammers.
Glitchesarecool
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This is amazing.
The slow ass volleyball thing with guns? GunGame I think.
MiniBossBattle
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No it had the GiantBomb crew in it. I think it was a community made game.
SteveWinwood
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no only the past is good
the present must always be bad
the future is the worst though
MiniBossBattle
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Thank you Xater.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
The future will always lead to our eventual deaths.
stump sock
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the past was also bad when it was still the present
so you're saying the future is actually good?
stump sock
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Now is the enemy of good
Basement is the best times but it's been pretty great since Dan and Jason got hired.
The whole Whiskey Media family, with their big office and their BLLSL and Happy Hours always felt a bit forced and unnatural to me.
2013 to 2014 before hires is the worst period, for understandable reasons.
The whole Whiskey Media family, with their big office and their BLLSL and Happy Hours always felt a bit forced and unnatural to me.
2013 to 2014 before hires is the worst period, for understandable reasons.
I definitely miss Patrick. Him interacting with Dan on a regular basis would have been gold.
BUNTING1243
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Agreed. Golden age!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I think every period has its own charms.
Except for 2013-New hires, yeah.
Except for 2013-New hires, yeah.
I doubt it. HR would have done the first pass at the applications and I doubt a foreign national with no visa even made the first cut.
Likely it is just taking a long time to find a woman who is capable of doing the job
this was a joke, please stop hitting me!
Srsly, I bet it being NY put a lot of people off. Unless you already live there is is going to be an expensive move for the likely salary. At least in SF you are in a fairly small city and with an awful lot of other people in the same boat. Move to NY as a single person and I can see settling in being a pretty lonely affair.
SlowRevolution
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they're waiting for jeff green's body to recover before he makes the journey to new york.
stump sock
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yeah, post Ryan up until E3 2014 was (understandably) the slump period, and even then it was responsible for some of the best content on the site. (Motorbike QL, Bioforge...)
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Wait, were those during that period? Patrick was in for bioforge so I don't think that was post-ryan.
stump sock
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crap, you're right. I thought it was early 2014, not 2013
time is hard when you're old
I believe Jeff 100%, but nobody ever says "we are doing terribly and are likely to go under". First you heard of Whiskey being in trouble was after they were sold.
stump sock
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Jeff's been pretty open about it though. They were already doing well enough to open up the budget to do more special events, etc. This just bolsters that and opens more opportunities. I'm really happy for them.
I think he's even said they're one of the few game sites that aren't operating at a loss (Kotaku)
I think he's even said they're one of the few game sites that aren't operating at a loss (Kotaku)
Sleeping Lesson
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The BLLSL used the be the event to usher in new Premium features, but I don't feel like that's the case this time. I like Demo Derby and of course MGS, but I hope (at least) Flight Club makes a comeback like Vinny alluded to.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Also iirc weren't there talks that whiskey media was basically set up to be sold for awhile now? They certainly found some very high profile buyers.
TheMrPliskin
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It's great that they are finally able to do things they've wanted to do for a long time, they've certainly earned it.
I'm interested to see how E3 does for them this year, I remember Jeff saying they had crazy good numbers last year.
Blight Club is a new GBEast feature.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Uh, they did debut the best regular premium feature thought of in awhile, Is it better with nacho cheese?
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Weirdly enough, I distinctly remember Motorbike being one of the last QLs they did before...you know
SteveWinwood
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i dont think i could ever watch any more of is it better with nacho cheese
Glitchesarecool
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Jimmyfenix
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vinnie vania back
But they've been doing blight club for months now
It's true. Mario Party Party is basically Blight Club.
this is the Halo killer we've been waiting for
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/unfinished-space-beast-terror-fright-04-23-2015/2300-10143/
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/unfinished-space-beast-terror-fright-04-23-2015/2300-10143/
Between that and the crazy delivery stories, those Bombcasts were pretty solid.
I mean, most startups are looking to get bought eventually. Whiskey operated very much under - grow fast and work out revenue streams later or become acquired. I just believe they had to sell up way sooner than was planned. Wasn't it only CBS and Whale Cock in for GB/CV and only Whale Cock in for the rest.
All worked out in the end (maybe not for Screened RIP) and I really do believe GB is doing well. My point was that the question is a bit pointless as nobody is going to say they did badly in a situation like this, it is a confidence thing. I was once in a general meeting where the board was telling all the workers what an exceptional year they were having and the firm went in to administration a week later.
i was on board until the cocktails
There's a part during the BLLSL where Jeff was talking briefly about what you can expect when you become a subscriber and the only feature he named was Mario Party Party, out of everything that he could have plugged.
see jeff likes to act like he hates mario party but he so tsundere~
And yeah, I love that so many GB East features were announced during the show.
- Return of VinnyVania
- Return of Flight Club (coastal)
- New feature: Blight Club
- a fast approaching GBEASTcast
can't wait.
see jeff likes to act like he hates mario party but he so tsundere~
And yeah, I love that so many GB East features were announced during the show.
- Return of VinnyVania
- Return of Flight Club (coastal)
- New feature: Blight Club
- a fast approaching GBEASTcast
can't wait.
Yeah, it seems like we'll get more of a balance in East/West premium stuff soon which is good news.
BUNTING1243
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I'm really interested to see what the BEASTcast ends up being. I remember Alex and Vinny talking about something more single topic focused, which could be interesting. With Alex, another news person, and Vinny for color commentary they could have a really good news focused show too.
At some point I'd probably be most happy with it being the Bombcast but with Alex and Vinny and
At some point I'd probably be most happy with it being the Bombcast but with Alex and Vinny and
Cara
The biggest thing is their "zero-lag" setup for videos. I'm excited.
I thought Jeff said that there were several potential buyers for Giant Bomb?
Honestly, as much trouble as CBSi has been, I think things have turned out pretty well. GB hasn't really lost its identity.
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