So many of the women + LGBT folks + POC being let go from BuzzFeed laid their lives, and trauma, and hearts, and humanity bare for this company and are now gone and I just aoidfjgadkfgj The worst part of the Buzzfeed layoffs is that they didn’t really fire anyone who truly deserved it. This is a trash thing to say, but here it goes. Whether you support buzzfeed or not–the facts are that hundreds of people who made/worked on content speaking to marginalized and underrepresented groups are being laid off and that is a problem. These writers and producers have frequently created content on race, culture, mental health, and issues facing the LGBTQ communities.
Among these minority ethnic and LGBTQ former staff are some well-known figures within Asian American communities like Kane Diep, Niki Ang, Kevin Nguyen, Shila Farahani, Jared Sosa and Ray Pajar, just to name a few. However, those following this news closely are accusing Buzzfeed of laying off mostly POC and LGBTQ employees. Since then, the link has been shared by thousands of Twitter users, including remaining Buzzfeed staff members. After seeing layoffs, I decided to build a website aggregating these persons who are now looking for their next opportunity 👇 įeel free to tweet me other BuzzFeed persons looking for a new job /zIS0Cb0jetįollowing the chain of lay-offs, computer science student Alexandre Mouriec has developed a website called “Hire A Buzzfeeder” to help these former employees find new jobs.
