Comment by shwag945 on 02/07/2015 at 17:34 UTC

2849 upvotes, 5 direct replies (showing 5)

View submission: Why has R/Iama been set to private?

Now I really want to know why Victoria was fired....

Also seeing a default sub go private. Never thought I would see the day.

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Comment by thearn4 at 02/07/2015 at 19:16 UTC*

2445 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Wasn't she based out of NY? Maybe they went ahead with their terrible plans to fire anyone who wouldn't relocate to the bay area[1].

1: http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/01/after-raising-50m-reddit-forces-remote-workers-to-relocate-to-sf-or-get-fired/

Comment by codyave at 02/07/2015 at 19:02 UTC

922 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Probably asked to negotiate her salary.

Comment by aftli_work at 02/07/2015 at 19:05 UTC*

877 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Believe it or not, this isn't the first time /r/IAmA went private. Last time was years ago, when the original creator of the subreddit just decided one day that "meh, this isn't like what I originally intended anymore, so, nevermind, I'm just going to shut it down." Admins stepped in on that one after initially saying they wouldn't.

EDIT: https://www.change.org/p/ellen-k-pao-step-down-as-ceo-of-reddit-inc[1][2]

1: https://www.change.org/p/ellen-k-pao-step-down-as-ceo-of-reddit-inc

2: https://www.change.org/p/ellen-k-pao-step-down-as-ceo-of-reddit-inc

Comment by CarrollQuigley at 02/07/2015 at 18:19 UTC

720 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Yeah, when I saw this[1] I thought my brain was playing tricks on myself.

1: https://archive.is/OlI6V

Jesse Jackson had an AMA that went horribly, but I don't know how or why that would be her fault:

http://dailycaller.com/2015/07/01/reddit-ask-me-anything-goes-horribly-wrong-for-jesse-jackson/

Comment by [deleted] at 02/07/2015 at 18:39 UTC

35 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Whatever it is, I doubt they planned on it this morning. They usually do a pretty good job and talking to mods and if the transition was planned they'd probably have set up a system to ensure that the AMA's didn't all fall apart. This would suggest some sort of major workplace sin, though obviously I'm speculating. I could see it both ways though -- she broke the rules and was fired, or someone did something that she couldn't stand for so she left.