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    KittensAndUnicorns_v2_The UprisingJ.K. Trotter
    9/04/14 10:17am

    when two fellows, who had not dated or slept with Soni (but were friends with fellows who had).

    didn't know that fellows could be used to describe women ( which im gonna assume they were, unless soni is gay..)

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      MattyWollyKittensAndUnicorns_v2_The Uprising
      9/04/14 10:22am

      Are you ragging on the author for not capitalizing 'Fellows' or did you miss the talent development program participants are called Editorial Fellows?

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      luckytrickKittensAndUnicorns_v2_The Uprising
      9/04/14 10:23am

      you are called a fellow when you are part of an educationally centered work program- male or female.

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    SplatworthyJ.K. Trotter
    9/04/14 11:07am

    I have to wonder how he made it through the vetting process. His attitudes towards women don't seem in line with HuffPo's at all; I'd think that would have become evident fairly quickly. And that he wouldn't have realized his behavior would be revealed for what it was seems naïve.

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      Spuh-latSplatworthy
      9/04/14 12:31pm

      The vetting process for HuffPo is "who is willing to get paid crap to harness all of the unpaid writers?"

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      SplatworthySpuh-lat
      9/04/14 12:53pm

      They don't pay the writers? You have my attention. That's horrible. I'd like to know more.

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    SmallweedJ.K. Trotter
    9/04/14 10:21am

    I know this isn't the important takeaway here, but — the managing editor of the Huffington Post is TWENTY-NINE??

    I must have made bad choices in my life. My daughter won't even let me edit her stuff, and she's 2.

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      LordBurleighSmallweed
      9/04/14 10:28am

      Wait until you find out how young some of the senior editorial staff at Gawker Media are.

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      derpradameinhofSmallweed
      9/04/14 10:59am

      I might be projecting here... but 29 isn't old enough to hold a position of responsibility? You happen to have stepped on a pet hate for me, but that's a short view of a complex thing. Young people with great jobs are everywhere, and most worked hard for their positions and stuck to an exhausting track since pre-teenhood. This guy seems like a douche, though, I'll give ya that.

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    ObliteratiJ.K. Trotter
    9/04/14 10:21am

    He had created an atmosphere, they said, in which many felt that if they didn't flirt with Soni, their chances of landing a full-time position would suffer.

    Yeah, I've worked with That Guy.

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      VivaEvolucionObliterati
      9/04/14 10:34am

      LOL Obliterati. Great stuff as always. Hey, umm, wanna grab a drink after we're done reading Gawker? I have some great ideas for you to comment on. What's your FB? Kik?

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    IMissMyOldScreenNameJ.K. Trotter
    9/04/14 11:53am

    While I'm fully aware that situations like this are a symptom of something deeper that's wrong with someone (Nice Guy (tm) syndrome), whenever I see someone that good looking who's doing it I can't help but think...really? Like, all you have to do is not be an asshole and make a living, and you'd have the wife you're looking for in about 30 days.

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      WhatthefoxsaysIMissMyOldScreenName
      9/04/14 2:04pm

      I don't know about that. South Asian (Indian) guys seem to pursue and get rejected by blondes at an exceedingly high rate in NYC. That could just be what I've witnessed in my little social circle though.

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      IMissMyOldScreenNameWhatthefoxsays
      9/04/14 2:31pm

      That's interesting, cause I've seen the opposite (and dated a few myself, although I'm not blonde). But I'm sure you're onto something. At any rate...all things like this do is point out that there has to be something deeper at play, cause there's no outwardly obvious reason why that guy doesn't have a trail of girls following him at all times. So, congrats Soni! Now you're still single and the whole world knows you got issues.

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    bebopnixJ.K. Trotter
    9/04/14 10:31am

    "Oh hey did you get my text from last night?"

    This whole thing puts a completely different spin on his "How I Work" profile on Lifehacker.

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      Babe BennettJ.K. Trotter
      9/04/14 10:14am

      The bottom line, friends, is don't s@#t where you eat.

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        smokeytreatJ.K. Trotter
        9/04/14 11:08am

        Duke, McKinsey isn't as predictable of an asshole marker as "pledged SAE," but it's a pretty powerful combo.

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          jacksongalaxyJ.K. Trotter
          9/04/14 10:57am

          Pete Wentz?

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            1Rabbit2Rabbits1000RabbitsJ.K. Trotter
            9/04/14 10:14am

            this marks the end of soni's pay-for-play station

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