Paid HuffPo Writer Says Free HuffPo Bloggers Are Pussies

AOL HuffPo staffer Jason Linkins would like you deadbeat AOL HuffPo bloggers to know he actually works for a living:

Being a paid employee comes with many expectations and responsibilities. Let’s run some of them down, shall we? First of all, there’s this expectation that on a daily basis, you will show up and do work. In an office and everything! There you are subject to things like deadlines — you actually have to produce writing on a regular basis…

Is the State of the Union tonight? You’ll be working during that time. Is there a debate? Got a night of election returns coming? Plan on staying late. Did some madman just put several people in Tucson, Arizona in the hospital on a Saturday? Cancel your plans, because you’ve got to call in and get to work. You are, theoretically, on call, 24-7, to get the work done.

Those are the sorts of responsibilities, that, when they are fulfilled, entitle one to a “salary.”

Obviously, we’re doing it wrong.

But we’re not bitter! Just amused:

Now, another big portion of the everything else is “content aggregation.” Let me explain how that works.

Following which Jason fails to explain how those SEO-whoring “What Time Does The Superbowl Start?” posts show up.

Oh, and, um, Jason? Wipe your nose. There’s something on it.

How The Huffington Post Works (In Case You Were Wondering) [HuffPo, via Daring Fireball]