NY Post - AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is vying for a new title — America’s worst boss.
Armstrong apparently freaked out and fired an employee who tried to take a photo of him yesterday during a morning meeting to outline drastic cutbacks at his struggling Patch local-news network.
During a conference call with Patch editors, Armstrong said he would pull the plug or find partners for 400 of the division’s 900 websites as AOL reasserts its authority over the money-losing “hyperlocal” venture.
Several minutes into the call, an employee identified as Creative Director Abel Lenz reportedly tried to snap a picture of Armstrong, who was in the New York office.
“Abel, put that camera down. You’re fired,” Armstrong said, according to TechCrunch, a website that is also owned by AOL.
A few minutes later, Armstrong returned to the subject of the firing, saying, “The reason I fired Abel is I don’t want anyone taking pictures of this meeting.”
He likened it to a sports team’s locker room, adding that he couldn’t have people “giving the game plan away,” according to Business Insider’s account of the call.
Sunday, 11 August 2013
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