#REDDIT LOST SOUL ASIDE CRACKED#

The layoffs follow departures from the network’s video team last month, and the slow trickle of employees exiting the company over the past several months. Also this week, Reddit HR generalist Nicole-Jasmin Clark left the company, according to our sources, as well as a handful of people from the marketing team. Among those who lost their jobs are Reddit’s vice president of marketing, Celestine Maddy and Reddit’s editorial director, Vickie Chang.

Reddit let go of at least two key members of its team earlier this week, several sources with knowledge of Reddit confirmed to TechCrunch.

Reddit’s efforts to expand its media empire have also faltered. Over the past six months, over a dozen senior Reddit employees - most of them women and people of color - have left the company.

#REDDIT LOST SOUL ASIDE CRACKED#

When the company cracked down on revenge porn and subreddits containing offensive content last summer, the backlash was swift and ultimately led to the ouster of interim CEO Ellen Pao.Īlthough Pao was seen as the driving force behind efforts to make Reddit respectable enough to appeal to advertisers, the company continued its clean-up after her departure, making diverse hires and keeping up with the anti-harassment policy instituted during Pao’s tenure.īut Reddit, led by CEO Steve Huffman, seems to be struggling with its reform. It’s been one year since Reddit revolted.

Reddit lost soul aside