Comments on: Did Jason Calacanis Just Offer to Hire me for $12,000 a Year? http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/did-jason-calacanis-just-offer-to-hire.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: yuga http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/did-jason-calacanis-just-offer-to-hire.html/comment-page-1#comment-12934 yuga Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1946#comment-12934 What if it pays $10k a month ($120k a year)? Will it still be an insult to the top web 2.0 users?<br /><br />I think Jason's mistake was not offering serious money so people could practically leave whatever job they have now and become full time Netscape Navigators. What if it pays $10k a month ($120k a year)? Will it still be an insult to the top web 2.0 users?

I think Jason’s mistake was not offering serious money so people could practically leave whatever job they have now and become full time Netscape Navigators.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/did-jason-calacanis-just-offer-to-hire.html/comment-page-1#comment-12935 Anonymous Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1946#comment-12935 I don't think his intention is to pay you.<br /><br />He is interested in these guys<br /><br />http://www.digg.com/topusers<br /><br />You are irrelevant to his netscape portal as your last digg post got 12 diggs. I don’t think his intention is to pay you.

He is interested in these guys

http://www.digg.com/topusers

You are irrelevant to his netscape portal as your last digg post got 12 diggs.

]]> By: LeggNet http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/did-jason-calacanis-just-offer-to-hire.html/comment-page-1#comment-12936 LeggNet Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:53:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1946#comment-12936 Very well stated, Thomas. I too see a problem with this. It is reminiscent of the church model (hear me out). <br /><br />I have seen numerous times when a church will decide to monetarily compensate someone because of the large amount of time/energy/effort they contribute to the congregation. What ultimately happens are two things:<br /><br />1. The powers that be now expect this out of them, since they are being paid. When things aren't <i>just right</i>, they take issue with it. It can become an adversarial relationship.<br /><br />2. The person doing the work becomes increasingly complacent. They now feel that they do the work because they <i>have</i> to, not because they desire to.<br /><br />This is what I see happening in this situation. Jason runs the risk of taking someone's passion and equating it monetarily to a job at Taco Bell.<br /><br />Rich<br />http://www.leggnet.com Very well stated, Thomas. I too see a problem with this. It is reminiscent of the church model (hear me out).

I have seen numerous times when a church will decide to monetarily compensate someone because of the large amount of time/energy/effort they contribute to the congregation. What ultimately happens are two things:

1. The powers that be now expect this out of them, since they are being paid. When things aren’t just right, they take issue with it. It can become an adversarial relationship.

2. The person doing the work becomes increasingly complacent. They now feel that they do the work because they have to, not because they desire to.

This is what I see happening in this situation. Jason runs the risk of taking someone’s passion and equating it monetarily to a job at Taco Bell.

Rich
http://www.leggnet.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/did-jason-calacanis-just-offer-to-hire.html/comment-page-1#comment-12937 Anonymous Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:29:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1946#comment-12937 Not to be a troll but....<br /><br />http://digg.com/tech_news/New_Digg_v3_Launched<br /><br />That seems to be the most dugg story ever but in all honestly it's not really much of a story ;-) Not to be a troll but….

http://digg.com/tech_news/New_Digg_v3_Launched

That seems to be the most dugg story ever but in all honestly it’s not really much of a story ;-)

]]> By: Greg http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/did-jason-calacanis-just-offer-to-hire.html/comment-page-1#comment-12938 Greg Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:03:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1946#comment-12938 Let me see 150 x 12 = 1,800. $12,000 ÷ 1,800 = $6.66. Hmmm $6.66 per post. Something seems evil about this :-><br /><br />http://dazilgroup.com/blog/?p=716 Let me see 150 x 12 = 1,800. $12,000 ÷ 1,800 = $6.66. Hmmm $6.66 per post. Something seems evil about this :->

http://dazilgroup.com/blog/?p=716

]]> By: Jeremiah McNichols http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/did-jason-calacanis-just-offer-to-hire.html/comment-page-1#comment-12939 Jeremiah McNichols Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1946#comment-12939 Well thought and well-spoken. The model anticipates its own failure - I think they proposed a stipend rather than a measure of the quantity or quality of work done because they do recognize that the motivation is not the money... but then they offer money as the carrot. <br /><br />It also fails on a PR level because it implies that the only reason the most influential people in these areas would switch to another product is by being paid, which pretty much locks in the idea that it is inferior among people who may not have even tried it.<br /><br />I do appreciate that Calacanis is looking for new ways to help bloggers profit from blogging in a way that makes allegiances clear (like disclosing financial relationships, using advertising that is not wrapped as content, etc.) Well thought and well-spoken. The model anticipates its own failure – I think they proposed a stipend rather than a measure of the quantity or quality of work done because they do recognize that the motivation is not the money… but then they offer money as the carrot.

It also fails on a PR level because it implies that the only reason the most influential people in these areas would switch to another product is by being paid, which pretty much locks in the idea that it is inferior among people who may not have even tried it.

I do appreciate that Calacanis is looking for new ways to help bloggers profit from blogging in a way that makes allegiances clear (like disclosing financial relationships, using advertising that is not wrapped as content, etc.)

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