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Having also left Breaking Media recently, I can unfortunately relate to a lot of what Josh has said.
I worked with some brilliant people, but ultimately became completely disillusioned with the way the company was run. In my experience, journalism increasingly felt secondary to pumping out content, chasing traffic and manufacturing clickable headlines as quickly as possible.
All of that came while working as a self-employed contractor, despite having set shifts, rigid output expectations and various restrictions that often left me questioning how much independence I actually had.
Communication from Wayne Veysey was consistently one of the most frustrating aspects of my time there, while successive payment problems only added to that frustration.
Even after leaving, my final invoice was not paid by its due date despite repeated chasing. I eventually issued Breaking Media with a formal Letter Before Claim before the outstanding amount was subsequently paid.
I’m relieved to be out of that environment and have absolutely no regrets about leaving.
Fair play to Josh for speaking publicly about his experience. Unfortunately, having experienced the operation myself, very little of what he has written surprises me.
Now that all is said and done…
Working for Breaking Media/Football Insider, what was it like for someone who spent 20 months there before having my contract terminated by email on a day off?
The people? Some of the best colleagues I’ve worked with, and that’s something I’ll continue to say for a long time. Genuinely some of the best people, and now friends, you could hope for.
The rest of it? 😬😬😬😬
For the majority of my time there, I felt undervalued, overworked and underpaid.
From my experience, late payments weren’t uncommon. On one occasion, my final invoice, payment was only made after several emails went unanswered and I made clear that I was considering legal action.
There were also restrictions that, in my experience, felt difficult to reconcile with being described as self-employed. I felt that I had many of the restrictions associated with employment without the security or benefits I would have reasonably expected to come with it.
Communication from the top, i.e. Wayne Veysey, was, in my experience, amateur at best, regardless of the topic at hand.
And after 20 months, my time there was ultimately summed up by my contract being terminated by email on a day off, while I was two months into a three-month notice period.
While the contract outlined their ability to do that, for me, that spoke volumes about how I felt I was valued and viewed during my time there.
Would I recommend working there? I think my opinion on that is clear.
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At @avax Summit, @kevinolearytv shows off his $11 million Shohei Ohtani card set inside a custom Tiffany necklace featuring 110 carats of diamonds.
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Notre Dame graduate/superfan and internet sensation Alexander “Tiki” Wackowski was just gifted a brand‑new tour bus — and he wasted zero time turning it into a rolling prophecy.
On the back of the bus, in bold letters, the belief he’s been preaching for months:
Notre Dame will win the 2027 National Championship.
"Road to the Natty."
📸 @tikibeen1
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Bitcoin Could Reach $400K By 2030 - @brian_armstrong
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Baker Mayfield was asked about Todd Monken ahead of Sunday’s Buccaneers/Browns game.
"My year with Todd wasn't the best year for the Browns in 2019. We were kinda all over the place."
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بطولة باريس بريميير بادل: الثنائي المكوّن من فيرنانديث وكالفو يبلغ النهائي
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I am in love with this program
So much passion, so much grit.
Roll birds.
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This poll was split fairly evenly.
Prediction markets are only pricing in ~20% odds that $BTC sees a new cycle low in 2026. If you think a new low is coming this year, that gives you a 5X return if you are right.
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