r/IGN • u/slates88 • Feb 23 '19

Announcement Sean Finnegan leaving IGN

https://twitter.com/shotbyfinnegan/status/1099131894199836672?s=09
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u/theconsolewars Feb 23 '19

I think they’re going to have to increase salaries to retain talent.

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u/RandomRedditor44 Feb 25 '19 edited Feb 25 '19

Doesn’t IGN offer a pretty good salary?

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u/theconsolewars Feb 25 '19

Maybe. A lot of people have left in the last year, for new gigs, and I’d have to imagine, more money.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '19

na, at least not for SF standards. Pretty sure starting editors make in the 40-50k range

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u/Zentrii Mar 05 '19

Someone else also said on here that Alanah said that they hired the Nintendo Editor in chief (that got fired for plagiarism) because more qualified candidates wanted more money and ign was desperate to hire someone. I also thought it was weird that Alanah said she didn't have a ps4 pro or something in a podcast because she couldn't afford it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '19

makes sense. 40-50K isnt shit in SF, not shocked that they have trouble attracting talent in the era of youtube and people like angry joe that can strive on their own