Going home for Thanksgiving presents a number of dilemmas for all of us here at Gawker.com. For instance, how do we get high? Also, how do we explain our jobs in a way that makes it seem like we're in an even semi-respectable line of work?
Having to describe, and re-describe, Gawker to the middle aged might be the least desirable task of the holidays. It is a heavy burden that we carry.
Anyway, how do you guys do it?
I just say "gossip and news" and leave it at that.
I wish you would post some good Georgia gossip on this site....
"It's like a tabloid"
Do people make wretched faces at you?
Sometimes? My grandma thinks "that sounds fun." But my whole family is a bunch of shit-talkers so I guess it's not so big a deal to them.
"I work as a writer in New York" is the most disgusting sound to my Philadelphia family's ears, so I say it over and over again to start fun arguments.
Good answer.
I just "work in online media" for a "company in New York." What do you do there? "Oh, lots of things, helping write stuff, helping edit stuff, just really whatever a mid-sized media company needs, you know?" (change "mid-sized" to "large" depending on who you're talking to). Then change the subject as quickly as possible before Anthony Cumia comes up.
The explanation of your job is much easier, at least, it's an editor. "I edit stuff." Easy!
I've had like, 45 different jobs at Gawker this year. None of it is easy to explain. "Oh, well, online media is a new frontier!... What cheese is this? It's delicious!"
