Two days before what would have been my 4th anniversary at BuzzFeed News, I learned that my position has been eliminated. Today is effectively my last day one of the best breaking news teams in the country. (Small thread don’t worry)
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I’ve never had any delusions about the long hours, the salaries, and job security in this profession — despite it all, I just wanted to do meaningful work. Work that mattered. And I can confidently say I have done just that, and more.
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The unique thing about my layoff story: I’ve been on vacation for two weeks, and received the news over the phone an hr ago while I stood on a street in Delhi. Now, I write this as I wait to go through airport security. Being laid off from 8k mi away doesn’t make this any easier.
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A few things about
@BuzzFeedNews. My editor@TomNamako made me a better journalist. My 1st boss,@SchoofsFeed still leaves me in awe. I loved watching@tozzi lead this ship. And most of all, my talented colleagues who, honestly, made me want to do better everyday.4 replies 12 retweets 190 likesShow this thread -
I’m definitely looking for work, I have great clips, and I’ll have a neat little tweet-thread soon about the badass reporting I’ve done. DMs are open. But for now, I’m going to focus on myself, and this 16 hour flight home.
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I’m so sorry Talal. What a fucking loss for BF.
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