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Low Information BoaterRich Juzwiak
2/04/16 3:59pm

Fear not, writers. This guy is definitely not fapping to your responses.
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  Prada LovelaceLow Information Boater
  2/04/16 4:02pm
  Still so fucking punchable, after all this time.
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  boaboaboatengtengtengLow Information Boater
  2/04/16 4:13pm
  I dunno which site he founded is worse: Bustle or Bleacher Report.
  
  (Yes, he unleashed that garbage onto us as well.)
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Captain_CrutchRich Juzwiak
2/04/16 4:23pm
*** Trigger Warning: Old-man Rant ***

Honestly, this seems perfectly in line with journalism’s downward slide into increasingly masturbatory content created by a generation of writers who are equal parts self-obsessed and self-important.
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  NoOnesPostCaptain_Crutch
  2/04/16 4:40pm
  I think you’re putting too much blame on the authors and not enough on the site or the fact enough people read them to make it profitable.
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  Captain_CrutchNoOnesPost
  2/04/16 4:55pm
  I confess it’s something of a chicken-or-egg deal there for sure.
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medrawtRich Juzwiak
2/04/16 4:10pm
It would seem to me that if Bustle’s interest in these kind of stories is well known, they could periodically send out a list something like the questionnaire to all writers saying, more or less, “remember: we’re interested in publishing personal pieces by our staff on these kinds of issues. If you feel like you have something you’re willing/ready to share, please pitch it to me at any time!” That seems better to me than the prospect of an employer reaching out to say “You know, medrawt, I notice that although you’ve mentioned depression in an offhand way, you’ve never actually written a piece specifically focusing on your experience with depression. I think our readers would be really interested in hearing about that through your voice. Also, we’ve noticed that you never drink, but you’ve never written about why. I see you didn’t check the box about alcoholism, which is fine, but if you ARE in recovery, it would be wonderful to read about it!”
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  dogzillamedrawt
  2/04/16 5:20pm
  Or, you know, like they did back in the day, reporters could go out and interview people and you know, report. Boom, content obtained.
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  medrawtdogzilla
  2/04/16 5:25pm
  Whaaaaaaaat?
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raincoasterRich Juzwiak
2/04/16 5:49pm
You just KNOW that over at xojane and $cientology they’re smacking their foreheads and going “Why didn’t WE think of that?!?!?!”

Also, back in the day Vice used to essentially run newbies through a 4D questionnaire by partying with them and judging them by their choices. So do some old-school places, still, but it’s more you DON’T want to be the E connection at the party than you DO.
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  GFunk0349raincoaster
  2/04/16 7:47pm
  So they want you to party, but not supply any of the party drugs? Like they want you to be able to get down, but not be out of control or something? Please elaborate on this Vice thing.
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  raincoasterGFunk0349
  2/04/16 8:05pm
  Vice? yes, they want you to party but not to the extent of inconveniencing them with on-site raids, negative press, etc. The old school places? They want you to be at parties, but not to visibly “party.” According to one study, a woman can’t even have two glasses of wine over a dinner without being eliminated as a job candidate at some places.
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Sid and FinancyRich Juzwiak
2/04/16 4:11pm

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caekislove-caekingitupRich Juzwiak
2/04/16 3:58pm
I thought this article was going to be about the Catholic Church and was briefly confused.
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  PoimanentlyPuckeredcaekislove-caekingitup
  2/04/16 4:02pm
  Me too.
  
  This is crap. I want my click back.
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  boaboaboatengtengtengcaekislove-caekingitup
  2/04/16 4:15pm
  Believe me, I went to a Catholic school and when we had class-Confession days the priests and students were very industrial.
  
  A sample
  
  Me: Bless me father, for I have sinned, uh...(insert shit)
  
  Father: Find a way to better yourself, two Hail Marys and three Our Fathers, I absolve you of your sins, go now and sin no more, but let me flip the light switch off first.
  
  (all of this was spoken very quickly, taking roughly three minutes)
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Sid and FinancyRich Juzwiak
2/04/16 4:05pm
If there’s a Bustle all up in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now.
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  Murry ChangSid and Financy
  2/04/16 4:12pm
  It’s just a(totes optional for sure) survey for the May queen.
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  NotYourCheese3Sid and Financy
  2/04/16 4:13pm
  There’s still time to change the road you’re on. I.e., RUN!
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KaeteRich Juzwiak
2/04/16 4:05pm
Some of these questions seem like very bad questions for a company to know because it would open them up to more accusations.

For instance, if you fired five people for normal payroll reasons and three of them figured out they all answered “Yes, I had an abortion” on their survey, then all of a sudden they may have an opening to sue you.

Some things it’s probably better to not know about your employees.
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  caekislove-caekingitupKaete
  2/04/16 4:11pm
  It’s OPTIONAL, though!! Like prayers before your shift starts at Hobby Lobby!!
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stuckonrewindRich Juzwiak
2/04/16 7:21pm
As a human and an artist and a person who still believes people are driven to create because they *must* and then people consume art in whatever fashion because it makes life better, this article is sincerely the most depressing thing I have read in a while. How Ayn Randian of Bustle (or any place) to blindly assign articles in this fashion. Where is the passion? Where is the desire to write in order to be better, do better, make someone see things differently? I understand the need to make money, but surely there must be a better way? This is clinical. Quite literally this reads like a form filled out in the waiting room of a doctor’s office, a practice already suspect. Going to pour a whiskey and talk my daughter through her grammar homework. She is in 1st grade and jazzed about writing a paragraph, no questionnaire required.
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  typingpersonstuckonrewind
  2/04/16 10:26pm
  Vis: “where is the passion to do better, be better,” etc. Gack. Really? Is this a joke? Step off.
  
  Problem is the US tax code. Aspiring young female journos are fucked by structure of system. Too effing tired. You connect the dots. And don’t vote for Clinton.
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  stuckonrewindtypingperson
  2/04/16 11:20pm
  Journalism doesn’t live and die by these types of blogs. Newspapers do still exist. Magazines do still exist. Write the content you want. It’s not a joke - it’s not giving in to the notion that because I have a vagina and a story that involves violence towards it that I should use it for page views and monetary gain. I will keep my ideals and my integrity.
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MBCockRich Juzwiak
2/04/16 3:59pm
Don’t some of these questions kinda/sorta violate HIPAA?
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  medrawtMBCock
  2/04/16 4:06pm
  They SAID it was TOTALLY OPTIONAL. Not answering has zero effect whatsoever on opportunities and advancement! They said!
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  RhinestoneEaterMBCock
  2/04/16 4:12pm
  And it’s attached to your name, and it’s online, and probably not well protected. Yeesh!
  
  It’s almost worse than a work-for-hire contract.
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