"Last week, host and creator Recho Omondi went on TikTok to hire a full-time staffer who would be an office administrator, bookings coordinator, and personal assistant. Fans were intrigued until she dropped that this role would pay a salary of $55,000 with no healthcare benefits. TikTok reacted strongly and immediately, taking issue with the low salary and bringing up the privileged candidate who could afford to take a job like this in New York City."
"Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay talk about the backlash surrounding The Cutting Room Floor, a fashion podcast you may know from its Leandra Medine Cohen episode or its viral Steve Madden interview. Last week, host and creator Recho Omondi went on TikTok to hire a full-time staffer who would be an office administrator, bookings coordinator, and personal assistant. Fans were intrigued until she dropped that this role would pay a salary of $55,000 with no healthcare benefits."
A fashion podcast posted a TikTok job listing seeking a full-time staffer to serve as office administrator, bookings coordinator, and personal assistant. The listed salary was $55,000 with no healthcare benefits, prompting immediate criticism about inadequate compensation for demanding combined duties and the implicit expectation that only privileged candidates could accept such terms in New York City. The listing poster responded with a TikTok Live and a short Patreon episode titled "$55k Gate." The online response intensified after the response, amplifying debate about compensation, labor expectations, and privilege in media jobs.
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