WHY I LEFT BUZZFEED: THE TRUTH ABOUT WORKING AT BUZZFEED

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  • Many of you have been wondering what working at BuzzFeed was like, and here's my answer and my opinion
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  • @snk4933
    @snk4933 8 років тому +2110

    i have an idea, all the people who were fired or left buzzfeed should come together and make a new company!

  • @kasperpeszko5437
    @kasperpeszko5437 8 років тому +2636

    When you apply to buzzfeed, just say you have gay parents, you have Native American descent, and that your trans... and boom your chief executive producer

    • @lesviesblanchescomptent
      @lesviesblanchescomptent 8 років тому +6

      kasper peszko lol stop

    • @sergioo7222
      @sergioo7222 8 років тому

      kasper peszko lol

    • @nette3825
      @nette3825 8 років тому +3

      *you're

    • @DepthInLength
      @DepthInLength 8 років тому

      Eu4 PLeb yes. Rule the world

    • @alexg-cl6ef
      @alexg-cl6ef 8 років тому +2

      kasper peszko my friend is asian and bisexual. i always tell her buzzfeed will hire her.

  • @beccajones500
    @beccajones500 8 років тому +1254

    I feel like this was the most balanced of the videos about the "truth of buzzfeed" or "why I left buzzfeed"

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +238

      Thank you!

    • @tanvisachdeva5743
      @tanvisachdeva5743 8 років тому +4

      ElloSteph thanks for telling us this and I always wanted to join but not anymore

  • @davidsavage519
    @davidsavage519 7 років тому +2295

    I have never understood the appeal of Buzzfeed. Their entire business is cringey clickbait

    • @420-reviews9
      @420-reviews9 7 років тому +10

      TRUTHHH!!

    • @ShyPorter
      @ShyPorter 7 років тому +4

      EVERYTHING

    • @notdaveschannel9843
      @notdaveschannel9843 7 років тому +4

      Strangely, their newsgathering operation is actually pretty good. They've got like 50 people in London alone and they've broken some big stories.

    • @davidsavage519
      @davidsavage519 7 років тому +5

      Not Dave's Channel Well their youtube channel is awful

    • @notdaveschannel9843
      @notdaveschannel9843 7 років тому +14

      Yeezus Isn't it though? It's basically people eating weird food and talking about it plus some painfully earnest libsplaining about diversity. Yes, diversity is a good thing, we know already!

  • @xanaptdo
    @xanaptdo 7 років тому +3064

    Bet Buzzfeed will start including a condition in the contract where employees can't make videos talking about the company even after leaving.

    • @Laurenlife
      @Laurenlife 7 років тому +63

      i'm starting to think that too cause it's gonna be up to the point where they're gonna contact people who are making videos about them and make them delete their videos and if they don't delete the video they'll probably get their account deleted or something

    • @c.n.crowther438
      @c.n.crowther438 7 років тому +9

      Honestly wouldn't surprise me, they've got a terrible reputation for shit like that among content creators.

    • @Silk_Underwear
      @Silk_Underwear 7 років тому +34

      I dont think that would hold up in court tbh it'd just be in there to intimidate employees

    • @marlenen9286
      @marlenen9286 7 років тому +62

      Luckily they cant do that. If the videos were lies and slander maybe they would have a case, but not if the person is just telling the honest truth.
      Freedom of speech is a wonderful thing :)

    • @kikondewashere1975
      @kikondewashere1975 7 років тому +16

      Alexandra Oliveira That violates the 1st amendment.

  • @pingasatchi9247
    @pingasatchi9247 8 років тому +1200

    I had no idea Gaby and Allison left...they were iconic

    • @jackieb2718
      @jackieb2718 8 років тому +73

      if you miss them check their channel , just between us ! or Gabys podcast

    • @blahblah3485
      @blahblah3485 8 років тому +48

      they got way more followers with their own youtube channel and colabs. so good for them.

    • @sensitivedino
      @sensitivedino 8 років тому +36

      I thought they were just working half time

    • @redorblue2718
      @redorblue2718 8 років тому +68

      Buzzfeed doesn't allow you to work on other projects, which would be their UA-cam channel

    • @yippedoodah
      @yippedoodah 8 років тому

      They were part-time but then they just flat out quit.

  • @alphabetboy9366
    @alphabetboy9366 8 років тому +2888

    I only watch BuzzFeed for the try guys, lady like, and buzzfeed unsolved

  • @あおかぜ-q8q
    @あおかぜ-q8q 7 років тому +711

    *The former Buzzfeed employees should band together and make a UA-cam channel about roasting Buzzfeed.*

    • @raymondnguyen4714
      @raymondnguyen4714 7 років тому +10

      A. Lee Composer they should make something call ex buzzfeed where they make the same video and roast buzzfeed

    • @imahugenerd3075
      @imahugenerd3075 6 років тому +2

      you are a fucking genius
      it's kickstarter time

    • @lujogu6433
      @lujogu6433 6 років тому +5

      Raymond Nguyen fuzzbeed

    • @farmgirlmichi
      @farmgirlmichi 6 років тому

      omg yes

    • @lilypalomares5966
      @lilypalomares5966 6 років тому +1

      YOUR A GENIUS BOTH OF YOU

  • @gettriggeredm8335
    @gettriggeredm8335 8 років тому +2963

    been a lot of ex-buzzfeed employees making videos like this.. wonder how buzzfeed will react to this..

    • @corazon7954
      @corazon7954 8 років тому +19

      this is very true from Kenny to Steph

    • @jetnight88
      @jetnight88 8 років тому +67

      get triggered m8 they need to take responsibility and change their shit

    • @Richie858
      @Richie858 8 років тому +60

      well they are all feminists so they will probably get together and blame it on men.

    • @WLOfails
      @WLOfails 8 років тому +20

      +Rian Thompson That's what feminists do.

    • @WLOfails
      @WLOfails 8 років тому +36

      Rian Thompson
      anna sarkeesan
      milo stewart
      buzzfeed
      laci green
      thinktank
      onision
      Everyone who hates milo yiannopolous
      Everyone who hates gavin mcinnes
      Everyone criticized by bearing
      Everyone criticized by shoeonhead
      Everyone criticized by satiratician
      These are just the youtubers I can think of.
      Also, have you ever paused and thought why people hate modern feminism?
      If a movement is run by shitty people, it speaks volumes doesn't it?

  • @joec0914
    @joec0914 8 років тому +927

    Everything I've heard about BuzzFeed indicates it sucks as a company.

    • @waltermh111
      @waltermh111 8 років тому +30

      You must be new to reality. Every company is different, and this one sucks to work at.

    • @coprographia
      @coprographia 8 років тому +14

      anyone who looks at what buzzfeed produces and decides they want to participate deserves whatever they get

    • @flyswatter45
      @flyswatter45 8 років тому +51

      If it has a whole bunch of precocious 22 year olds running it there will be problems

    • @owencraber3690
      @owencraber3690 7 років тому +3

      FuzzBeed isn't a company

    • @User-do1hx
      @User-do1hx 7 років тому +7

      Qwerty M8 ́s Yes it is.....

  • @LaDyLuCk2900
    @LaDyLuCk2900 8 років тому +1073

    I worry for the Ladylike Gals and the Try Guys if they don't meet the high standards they could be next nobody should be made to feel like that for any reason

    • @iluvsmosh01
      @iluvsmosh01 8 років тому +64

      LaDyLuCk2900 doubt it. Everyone watches BuzzFeed only because of Try Guys. If Try Guys is gone, a huge chunk of views will be gone

    • @andyperson7695
      @andyperson7695 8 років тому +3

      even if the try guys got cut they still make other videos individually, plus I'm pretty sure ned is in a position power and everyone likes them individually

    • @iluvsmosh01
      @iluvsmosh01 8 років тому +32

      andy person still doubt it. You can't replace Eugene, Keith, Zach, and Ned. People watch they Try Guys because girls think Eugene is hot. Which is true. People love how stupid sometimes they are. They love hot Eugene is good at everything. They love how Ned mentions his wife in every video. They are THEE Try Guys. You can't simply have four other guys and call them The Try Guys.

    • @andyperson7695
      @andyperson7695 8 років тому +4

      They might run out if shit to do though

    • @Gabriellaella23
      @Gabriellaella23 8 років тому +6

      Just like any other job though...

  • @kasheeex3
    @kasheeex3 7 років тому +1818

    I was wondering why there was less quality content from buzzfeed

    • @kasheeex3
      @kasheeex3 7 років тому +20

      But i bet they made a looooot of money

    • @willtheprodigy3819
      @willtheprodigy3819 7 років тому +44

      There was never quality content from BuzzFeed

    • @kasheeex3
      @kasheeex3 7 років тому +6

      WillTheProdigy I have enjoyed a good amount of their videos. to each his own I guess

    • @willtheprodigy3819
      @willtheprodigy3819 7 років тому +29

      *****
      It's all feminist garbage

    • @Tehderpduck
      @Tehderpduck 7 років тому +6

      kat tekla there wasnt any to begin with

  • @annnguyen8549
    @annnguyen8549 8 років тому +2129

    She's the girl who got surprised with a sloth 😂😏👑

  • @JohnnyOutlaw100
    @JohnnyOutlaw100 8 років тому +790

    Buzzfeed kinda fucking up lately, that article they ran about Halsey was really problematic. That kind of bi-erasure ain't cool to me.

    • @nicolem4110
      @nicolem4110 8 років тому +8

      Yes! Thank you!

    • @SlapAnApple
      @SlapAnApple 8 років тому +14

      what did the article say

    • @reereereena
      @reereereena 8 років тому +8

      So true! I was so mad (and so was she, lol) that they'd say such biphobic things on an actual article.

    • @anngan5045
      @anngan5045 8 років тому +3

      I've read that article, and there was an issue of having some unreasonably higher standards for queer celebrities, but I don't see how was it supposed to be "bi-erasure" and biphobic.

    • @reereereena
      @reereereena 8 років тому +81

      It tries to put Halsey's sexuality in check by pointing out how many guys she wrote about and hangs out with, questions her femininity... bisexual people constantly have to prove they're bisexual while ppl from other sexuality don't. That's biphobic.

  • @kellycho2831
    @kellycho2831 8 років тому +806

    every person who has worked at buzzfeed is coming out with these videos except like gabby and alison unless they did and i missed it

    • @madi5106
      @madi5106 8 років тому +72

      Kelly Cho gabby tweeted a big rant about how bad buzzfeed is and how they actually exploit their poc and lgbt staff

    • @elizamaria-by6ob
      @elizamaria-by6ob 8 років тому +8

      gabby wrote a blog about it

    • @xelenaclarisse222
      @xelenaclarisse222 8 років тому

      elizamaria0125 what's her blog called?

    • @elizamaria-by6ob
      @elizamaria-by6ob 8 років тому +17

      fusion.net/story/244545/famous-and-broke-on-youtube-instagram-social-media/

    • @3StarLogo
      @3StarLogo 8 років тому +145

      they left before problems with everyone started. gabby likes to tweet about buzzfeed a lot.

  • @spencechan
    @spencechan 7 років тому +1634

    there's something so incredibly patronizing about the term "diversity team"

    • @MyaB1986
      @MyaB1986 7 років тому +125

      And they removed her from diversity team, cause she is white and white is not a race lol

    • @andromedastars8939
      @andromedastars8939 7 років тому +7

      spenny stop getting offended you dumb narcissist

    • @aarono1173
      @aarono1173 7 років тому +8

      Fatou barrie Look in a mirror lol

    • @OmfgHiii
      @OmfgHiii 7 років тому +5

      they ended the team.........

    • @mollyjean8304
      @mollyjean8304 7 років тому +10

      She was diverse because she was lgbt

  • @madisonj5136
    @madisonj5136 8 років тому +1196

    I used to like buzzfeed but not anymore

    • @n.a.8362
      @n.a.8362 8 років тому

      Coope

    • @viviangrumser2695
      @viviangrumser2695 8 років тому +34

      Yea I only hear really bad stuff about buzzfeed right now... I still really like their videos because the people who make them are still great and talented!

    • @AngusStewart01
      @AngusStewart01 8 років тому

      madison j same here

    • @darkcaster6572
      @darkcaster6572 8 років тому +2

      Explain 40 questions women have for men. Or the "Which man should be banned" quiz?

    • @jackiegmacias8197
      @jackiegmacias8197 8 років тому +5

      I never liked Buzzfeed.

  • @stivie2013
    @stivie2013 7 років тому +1090

    jesus christ, her teeth are whiter than my legs after a vacation. fucking ell

    • @samkupper
      @samkupper 7 років тому +5

      its called brushing your teeth

    • @stivie2013
      @stivie2013 7 років тому +21

      sam kupper i brush my teeth everyday and i dont even get that, holy shit its so beautiful

    • @samkupper
      @samkupper 7 років тому +3

      steven borst she's a witch

    • @stivie2013
      @stivie2013 7 років тому +4

      sam kupper fucking knew it

    • @MyaB1986
      @MyaB1986 7 років тому +20

      Is called whitening

  • @aprilr4418
    @aprilr4418 8 років тому +715

    I didn't know buzzfeed has a dark side smh can't trust anyone these days

    • @yungbabymia5640
      @yungbabymia5640 8 років тому +132

      It was pretty obvious from the start that they had a dark side, look at their sexist and racist videos.

    • @Zennethe
      @Zennethe 8 років тому +69

      Buzzfeed has always been shit. They push an agenda of hating on white people and males.

    • @TheQuesadillaMan
      @TheQuesadillaMan 8 років тому +14

      How did you not know? They're racist and sexist. Just look at their video titles, self explanatory.

    • @WLOfails
      @WLOfails 8 років тому +8

      It's so obvious that they are regressive leftist sjws...

    • @aprilr4418
      @aprilr4418 8 років тому

      Michael Li I have been recognized

  • @robertstraw9881
    @robertstraw9881 7 років тому +1450

    "Buzz feed is cancer." - George Washington

    • @thatsoundslikeheresytomeyo4960
      @thatsoundslikeheresytomeyo4960 7 років тому +14

      Robert Straw I thought it was gandi who said that

    • @robertstraw9881
      @robertstraw9881 7 років тому +37

      "Feminism is cancer." - Gandhi

    • @NolePTR
      @NolePTR 7 років тому +46

      "Don't believe all quotes you read on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln

    • @user-tk4gr9zo7t
      @user-tk4gr9zo7t 7 років тому +18

      Robert Straw "Shawty had those apple bottom jeans, boots with to fur. The whole club was looking at her. She hit the floor, next thing you know, shawty got low". - Jesus Christ himself : Leviticus 15:20

    • @robertstraw9881
      @robertstraw9881 7 років тому +32

      "Get cash, eat ass." - Albert Einstein

  • @Alliaaa
    @Alliaaa 8 років тому +1340

    buzzfeed sounds like its run by clowns lol

    • @dreamcatcher2951
      @dreamcatcher2951 8 років тому +15

      Alliaaa because it IS😂😂

    • @XigXag
      @XigXag 8 років тому +1

      lol

    • @Richie858
      @Richie858 8 років тому +8

      well you are not far off with that comment, everyone there is a feminist.

    • @kf5329
      @kf5329 8 років тому +19

      +John Doe I'm just going to ask once, but do you know what being a feminist is?? Since when is wanting equal rights for women wrong? Feminism has suddenly been portrayed as this ray of "don't you dare even think about it" when half of the people don't even know what it means, because of the internet. Go find your mother, or sister, or grandmother or aunt and let them know that you don't want them to have equal rights as men and you don't want them to earn an equal income. What you're talking about right now is extremists, not feminists.

    • @CJ-jy9pd
      @CJ-jy9pd 8 років тому +12

      Hi it me. Men and women are equal, and 99% of feminists complain and just play a victim to the "women-hating", "bigoted, and "evil" men.

  • @arim3009
    @arim3009 8 років тому +431

    I feel as if BuzzFeed is slowly but surely going to shit.

    • @arim3009
      @arim3009 8 років тому +78

      But now that I think about it... I'm still all for the Try Guys.

    • @highestvotedcomment
      @highestvotedcomment 8 років тому +41

      they've been cancer forever

    • @Nabekukka
      @Nabekukka 8 років тому +4

      Well shit, highestvotedcomment said it before I did. It has been, it is currently, and will always be the worst form of Internet cancer. Right after Gawker though, I don't think it's possible to outdo them.

    • @J4mJ4r
      @J4mJ4r 8 років тому +4

      Ariana Miguel
      What do you mean slowly?

    • @jakesmith9089
      @jakesmith9089 8 років тому

      James Jorden savage

  • @avaeliseclark
    @avaeliseclark 8 років тому +2147

    Isn't she the one who loves sloths😱

  • @singletrack29349
    @singletrack29349 7 років тому +475

    Let's be honest. Buzzfeed, mostly, produces garbage for sheep.

  • @KatBlaque
    @KatBlaque 8 років тому +536

    I think it's so important that you made this video. I feel like it's so important to accent that Buzzfeed is a COMPANY. At the end of the day, that's what they really are and people forget that. Your Disney comparison also is so true, knowing so many people who have worked and currently work at Disney Animation and also Disneyland. It's not necessarily terrible, but it's definintely not what people think it is. That's life and to think Buzzfeed is any different is foolish.

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +39

      Thanks for watching and including your opinion, Kat :)

    • @DylanKoster
      @DylanKoster 8 років тому +11

      I agree, the vids are enjoyable. That's why people keep watching, but knowing they treat people like Sh#@%t.. I will not watch anymore :\

    • @TheWorldFromFerg
      @TheWorldFromFerg 8 років тому +9

      Ewww, the racist from buzzfeed. I would recognize your ugly mug anywhere.

    • @jasnicornblahblahblah9029
      @jasnicornblahblahblah9029 8 років тому

      Dylan Koster I don't think they treat them like that at all.

    • @janni7476
      @janni7476 8 років тому +5

      you racist...

  • @kylenelson7223
    @kylenelson7223 7 років тому +873

    Buzzfeed is a literall joke

    • @Hiocoie100
      @Hiocoie100 7 років тому +10

      your spelling is a "literall" joke

    • @kylenelson7223
      @kylenelson7223 7 років тому +9

      who cares i type fast you're so butthurt .. why/?

    • @Hiocoie100
      @Hiocoie100 7 років тому +13

      Kyle Nelson i care deeply

    • @ethanquar
      @ethanquar 7 років тому +4

      hey man do u even know what butthurt is? and why u got a "/" before ur "?"

    • @kylenelson7223
      @kylenelson7223 7 років тому +1

      FRaskey Productions i type fast. If channel makes 3 videos within 2 months bashing trump they are butt hurt

  • @aleksandrajovanovic3034
    @aleksandrajovanovic3034 8 років тому +200

    I cant wait for the day that Buzzfeed goes down the drain. Yes, ill be sad about all the people who are losing their jobs but you can all do much better than Buzzfeed. Its pretty obvious that over the past year the content quality has plummeted and after watching these types of videos, its obvious why. There's no more passion in the company and its production, just purely based off of profit the videos get. I know for a fact that it will never change, which will only result in the Buzzfeed channels to slowly die.
    Its good you got out before it was too late, everyone else should do the same..

    • @suga235
      @suga235 8 років тому +24

      I only love the try guys

    • @voidaccount9110
      @voidaccount9110 7 років тому +1

      +Aleksandra no point being sad about the people losing jobs since more probably already have

    • @MrGoatflakes
      @MrGoatflakes 7 років тому

      +Lauren Nightblossom they make the wimen folk uncomfortable! The bastards! Jesus can you even hear yourself? Women don't need special protection from discomfort. Saying that they do means you have accepted the sexist idea that women are special delicate flowers, that need protecting from the big bad world.

    • @MrGoatflakes
      @MrGoatflakes 7 років тому +1

      I would be sad to see "Worth It" go. I get a lot of joy out of seeing that sexy bastard Andrew so obviously enjoying eating good food.

    • @SuperCosmicMutantSquid
      @SuperCosmicMutantSquid 7 років тому

      Maybe the people who are let go from BF for BS reasons can start their own outlet. That would be interesting to see as well as get a new perspective on things.

  • @josie9599
    @josie9599 7 років тому +526

    Working at BuzzFeed kind of sounds like working in a room full of tumblr users

    • @noahboat5362
      @noahboat5362 7 років тому

      josie LMAO!

    • @josie9599
      @josie9599 7 років тому +8

      Just like , thirteen year olds who think they know what they're doing but end up being the conductor of a shitshow

    • @StevDoesBigJumps
      @StevDoesBigJumps 7 років тому +25

      buzzfeed is tumblrs next form

  • @XXXSOKXXX
    @XXXSOKXXX 8 років тому +584

    i dunno why but im scared that they might take this video down

    • @murpje8450
      @murpje8450 8 років тому +2

      Same

    • @maxsalaka8518
      @maxsalaka8518 8 років тому +53

      no worries got it all filmed on my phone if they take it down ill re-upload it

    • @destinybates4299
      @destinybates4299 8 років тому +1

      LOVE U FOR THIS

    • @kimw8056
      @kimw8056 8 років тому +2

      It's freedom of speech and expression. I mean I know big companies don't care about those things. I don't think what she said was horrible, she spoke the truth. If they don't try taking down the video, all of her subscribers should post the same video on their channel.

    • @kimw8056
      @kimw8056 8 років тому

      +Kim W * do (my phone likes to make it don't. LOL)

  • @nadiabuiter41
    @nadiabuiter41 8 років тому +439

    NOOOO I'M SO MAD AT BUZZFEED FOR DOING THAT TO BRIA AND CHRISSY!! 😢😢

  • @mariottabuttalapasta
    @mariottabuttalapasta 8 років тому +835

    Well at least I'm glad I've discovered very talented creators like Gaby and Allison or Brittany and that I still follow them after Buzzfeed

  • @reneelucero2923
    @reneelucero2923 7 років тому +196

    "When you are pressured into doing something you love, it makes love it less" This is very true, I used to love science, read books about it, wanted to be a marine biologist, but when I got into middle school where you are pressured into learning things you don't want to learn and investigate on things you dont care about cause if you don't you are gonna fail in life, and when I got all this in biology class, I stopped reading biology books and just didn't care about it anymore xD I don't wanna be a biologist anymore ofc.

    • @explosu
      @explosu 7 років тому +15

      There's a difference between a pushy, shitty boss that doesn't care about anything but the bottom line, and having work that needs to be done. Middle and highschool science usually has almost nothing to do with how science is actually done - what you may be missing is that when you become a scientist, you're the one doing research. You're the one making the judgements. Everything you've learned is only the foundations for having to learn and synthesize information from other sources you've never heard of, every single day. It's a huge thing, what we've collected about _any single field_ of science couldn't possibly be condensed into textbook form, and it's your job to put together tests from papers, data-sets, and interviews to advance our understanding.
      It's a tremendous amount of responsibility, sure, but the work you'd be doing would help others understand the world in the ways _they_ want.

    • @reneelucero2923
      @reneelucero2923 7 років тому +3

      explosu Yeeah that sounds more fun, but I just find unfair that we have to spend another shitty year in highschool just because you weren't interested in a certain thing, I mean I like science and I can pass the classes, but I'm just not enthusiastic about it like I was before cause I know some guy who wants to be an architect (maybe, idk just an example) is gonna have a hard time going into collage because of one failed class.

    • @registersoccer
      @registersoccer 7 років тому +2

      Renée Lucero :3 you never wanted to be a biologist

    • @reneelucero2923
      @reneelucero2923 7 років тому +5

      Yeah sure, cause you know me more than I know myself...how dumb.

  • @FlamingMosquito
    @FlamingMosquito 8 років тому +690

    i saw the lgbt movie poster one... that was cool.

  • @SuperBigBOOOMs
    @SuperBigBOOOMs 8 років тому +144

    I think your perspective on your time at BuzzFeed is extremely well-rounded, and this video provides an unbiased, illuminating look into the inner-workings of this company. Great video, great phrasing, and overall a really positive, clean-break attitude. Enjoy your next adventure!

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +3

      Thank you, love!

    • @SuperBigBOOOMs
      @SuperBigBOOOMs 8 років тому +1

      ElloSteph Honestly bless you and all of your endeavours. You've worked hard and it shows in both your individual UA-cam following and the quality of your videos through BuzzFeed. You're great. (And F Yeah, Diversity!!)

    • @acehood123101
      @acehood123101 8 років тому

      Tyler Katz

  • @Sam-il1pl
    @Sam-il1pl 8 років тому +463

    You're very well spoken

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +35

      Thank you!!!

    • @oxxxymoronoxxxymoron8549
      @oxxxymoronoxxxymoron8549 8 років тому +5

      ElloSteph true. Any tips for being that well spoken? 😉 A video on that would be interesting!

    • @DylanKoster
      @DylanKoster 8 років тому +19

      Very happy she made this video, knowing stuff like this is important. :)

    • @miniena7774
      @miniena7774 8 років тому +11

      Unlike you.

    • @BeetjeStoned
      @BeetjeStoned 8 років тому +6

      You do realise this isnt all 1 take, you dont know how many times she tried to say something or w/e.
      Dont mean to talk shit or w/e, just saying you cant really judge how well spoken she is from a video like this.

  • @MarcusMichel13
    @MarcusMichel13 7 років тому +471

    Your teeth are so white buzzfeed wouldn't hire them

  • @peppermorris9929
    @peppermorris9929 8 років тому +86

    I WAS PISSED AS HELL WHEN BRITTNEY GOT "LET GO"

    • @TXtoTN
      @TXtoTN 8 років тому

      pepper morris that's horrible!!! I didn't even know that

    • @Strawberry-zb9mz
      @Strawberry-zb9mz 8 років тому +1

      pepper morris aaahhhh I absolutely love your profile picture!! Is there way you can link it?? Natsume >.

  • @silversnake4133
    @silversnake4133 8 років тому +100

    I used to really love Buzzfeed. I would love taking their quizzes, I would enjoy their lists with the gifs on their website, I would love their videos describing life with glasses/big boobs/messy hair/sensitive skin/etc. Light-hearted stuff that anyone could enjoy. Ever since the huge "breakout" of SJW-ism and something I like to call "The Great Divide" wherein blacks started hating whites, LGBT+ group vs. straight people, etc. etc., Buzzfeed has become its own monster, choosing to side heavily left and push narratives that specifically targeted whomever they thought were proverbial "boogeymen". I wish in a way that Buzzfeed would go back to how they were before this whole social mess started.

    • @amazingrain9122
      @amazingrain9122 8 років тому

      Same

    • @Nabekukka
      @Nabekukka 8 років тому +4

      I don't think it's possible for them to do that anymore, they've garnered so much well deserved animosity with their bullshit that they've basically locked themselves to that path. Either they continue doing more bullshit, or slowly tank and wither away to obscurity.

    • @arcanask
      @arcanask 8 років тому +1

      Kind of like what happened with Collegehumor, and Cracked.

    • @jakesmith9089
      @jakesmith9089 8 років тому

      arcanask I remember college humor 6 years ago and they made great videos, now it's just bullshit

    • @ariellek28
      @ariellek28 7 років тому +11

      silversnake4133 black people don't hate white people... we hate racists

  • @likeliterally7077
    @likeliterally7077 8 років тому +46

    diversity is good, forced diversity is obvious and painful to watch

  • @michaelc.4321
    @michaelc.4321 7 років тому +170

    The reason why Buzzfeed is so unreliable when talking about job security is due to that both the mindset and the growing hatred for Buzzfeed ( including mine, Buzzfeed is horrible in every way)

    • @elliejuliana4731
      @elliejuliana4731 7 років тому +1

      nice profile picture

    • @patobarajas7207
      @patobarajas7207 7 років тому +9

      They started off well but now they are running out of ideas so there shitty

    • @paulinhamedice
      @paulinhamedice 7 років тому +1

      elliejuliana hey we have the same pp

  • @exit2056
    @exit2056 8 років тому +234

    Wow this shocked me, i didnt know you left buzzfeed, i liked you verymuch at buzzfeed.

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +132

      I'll still be making videos on here though :)

    • @robert23456789
      @robert23456789 8 років тому

      they sound shitter then working for a MCM

    • @NIneDJcali
      @NIneDJcali 8 років тому +1

      +ElloSteph who are you again........?

  • @Music-nv4yw
    @Music-nv4yw 7 років тому +103

    I smell a publicity stunt. There are many people making videos about leaving their Buzzfeed jobs CURRENTLY. All the company wants is clicks..

  • @savannahthomas322
    @savannahthomas322 8 років тому +381

    Didn't she work for them for like 2 days 😂

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +1184

      7 months, but close.

    • @satanlordofhell5834
      @satanlordofhell5834 8 років тому

      Savannah Thomas when exactly?

    • @satan4606
      @satan4606 8 років тому +118

      +Savannah Thomas you got dragged. looks like it happens to you often

    • @astridj3918
      @astridj3918 8 років тому +39

      +1487 OMG 😩😩💀

    • @iwashere143
      @iwashere143 8 років тому +1

      Um... Sure

  • @tehbeernerd
    @tehbeernerd 7 років тому +196

    You say that you and Buzzfeed had a relationship. Since you said you were brought on solely for diversity, the word I'd use to describe it would be "abusive." You were taken advantage of so that you could be a token voice in their money-making scheme. You should be PISSED. I know I would be.

    • @misterguy2329
      @misterguy2329 7 років тому +24

      "You were taken advantage of so that you could be a token voice in their money-making scheme."
      IT IS A COMPANY. I don't know if that was mentioned in the video. This isn't love, it's exploitation, on both sides, for the purpose of making money.

    • @lucasdarianschwendlervieir3714
      @lucasdarianschwendlervieir3714 7 років тому +4

      Yes, it was mentioned plenty of times.

  • @toleenmesawa4573
    @toleenmesawa4573 8 років тому +483

    HEY ITS SLOTH GIRL

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +40

      Hey, girl hey

    • @liliantjioe8550
      @liliantjioe8550 8 років тому +8

      ElloSteph OO THATS WHO U R! I MISS U SM

    • @coolcorbin5937
      @coolcorbin5937 8 років тому +4

      I think you mean me.

    • @toleenmesawa4573
      @toleenmesawa4573 8 років тому +1

      ElloSteph omg I didn't notice you replied

    • @toleenmesawa4573
      @toleenmesawa4573 8 років тому +1

      Omg thank you for all the likes I never got that much in my life

  • @formoftherapy
    @formoftherapy 8 років тому +13

    I know a few people who work at Disney...they both love and hate it so you're right on the money.
    Also, of all these post-Buzzfeed life videos, I like yours the best. It's personal but it doesn't reek of bias and remains objective. I like that you point out what you didn't like but also offer the other side of things and understand that Buzzfeed is a company, and companies need to make money (which goes over so many people's heads). You seem really rational and level headed and I love that. I don't really subscribe to personalities anymore but hot damn you're likable (and LGBTQ+ friendly!). You got yourself a new subscriber :D

  • @vix9315
    @vix9315 8 років тому +74

    this is one of the best perspectives I've seen on buzzfeed

  • @KyleSchlapkohl
    @KyleSchlapkohl 7 років тому +133

    The reason you didn't make the cut with the diversity team is because you're not a visible minority

    • @BloodOrangeSun
      @BloodOrangeSun 7 років тому +34

      Kyle Schlapkohl sad but true. people stereotype hard.

  • @courtneyhorree5064
    @courtneyhorree5064 8 років тому +76

    It's really great that you decided to speak out about this, Steph. Such a good video, so insightful and not bashing

  • @Gianellagc
    @Gianellagc 8 років тому +210

    Please use all your ideas you couldn't use in Buzzfeed here, I loved the videos you made for buzzfeed so much 😍😍😍

  • @soul23110
    @soul23110 8 років тому +139

    Buzzfeed sucks. Collegehumor is the best.

  • @XOXODANiE
    @XOXODANiE 7 років тому +8

    Former news producer here🙋 This is so spot on! Especially about the huge weight being lifted! People think it's a glamorous life, it is not! Thank you for telling your side with pure honesty!

  • @Dameworth
    @Dameworth 8 років тому +62

    You could see the quality drop off about 6 months ago. What a poorly run company.

    • @kinskins100
      @kinskins100 8 років тому +31

      Sxcred I noticed it like a year ago

  • @mayaangelina1975
    @mayaangelina1975 8 років тому +177

    YOU GOT SURPRISED WITH A SLOTH RIGHT?

    • @kyraw1060
      @kyraw1060 8 років тому +11

      yup

    • @xWalleh
      @xWalleh 8 років тому +1

      maya kossut yea thats how i remember her?

  • @catattac9975
    @catattac9975 8 років тому +337

    hey, you're the girl who loves sloths! :D

  • @andretsang7337
    @andretsang7337 7 років тому +26

    don't call it "let go", call it "fired"

  • @sheariahpegram7373
    @sheariahpegram7373 8 років тому +35

    Steph, you are such an inspiration and I can't thank you enough for showing me that it's okay to be who I am. So much love❤️

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +7

      So much love to you back

    • @sheariahpegram7373
      @sheariahpegram7373 8 років тому +4

      ElloSteph Do you think you'll ever come to St. Louis?

    • @z_.v
      @z_.v 8 років тому

      lol, i live in st. louis

  • @squid1313
    @squid1313 8 років тому +109

    i think thats horrible about how they judged you by who you are to put you in a category called "diversity" if it is whag i think it is, that sounds pretty damn racist. maybe im wrong. but you should judge a person by talent and capabilities. not color of your skin or whatever.

    • @emptyecho1735
      @emptyecho1735 8 років тому +7

      Pretty sure you're taking it the wrong way...Pretty sure they meant diversity as in LGBTQ...

    • @basedbattledroid3507
      @basedbattledroid3507 8 років тому +10

      Alice Vessalion It’s still weird though that they judge people by that

    • @emptyecho1735
      @emptyecho1735 8 років тому

      LisaLisaKenadoresher Vegetariansoylentgreen I don't think it's judging really, it's more like trying to appeal to a wider audience. But who knows...

    • @adiax3812
      @adiax3812 8 років тому +2

      Julie Vargas I'm sorry trying to represent marginalized people makes you so upset.

    • @townes_van_zandt
      @townes_van_zandt 8 років тому +6

      Buzzfeed is a racist company. They only care about shitting on morals and white people.

  • @lilacsasha
    @lilacsasha 8 років тому +282

    I fucking love Kelsey!!

  • @jm.ggonzalez2306
    @jm.ggonzalez2306 7 років тому +475

    I used to enjoy buzz feed when they had cool little videos, like short recipes, useless hacks that you wont ever use but you are like "huh, my life would be easier now", funny stuff, cute pets stuff, etc.. my favorites where the ones of "ppl try (insert country)'s food/candies".
    But lattely, they have become...put in 2016's words: SJW (social justice warriors); and bc of that, you just can take them seriously anymore, they try to adress problems concerning gender, race and equality, but they dont realize that their public is not completely American, and that some of their views and the things they consider as "BIG PROBLEMS THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVED!!11" are more like "first world problems" to many viewers. (e.g the infamous manspreading video)
    Also, you are practically mocking your viewers if you plan to make opinions about such sensitive topics, in such a light way, it feels like a joke to follow a chanel that posts stupid videos like "1$ vs 99999$ sandwich, which one taste better" and then followed by a seriously important video like "My traumatic experience with racism" both posted the same day. It feels like you are making the serious videos to gain symphaty of your viewers and bc of that to gain as much money as the sandwich one. I, personally, cant take them seriously anymore.
    And finally, they are so hypocritical, they praise equality, and post videos about equality, but as Steph said, some workers with the same position as her, had less freedom than her, that is not just unequal, but also very little proffetional.
    ((sorry for my english)))

    • @lunaproductions13
      @lunaproductions13 7 років тому +7

      Oh and then there's the fact that even if they built their channel in a way where there wasn't a silly video and then a so called serious video, their "serious" videos are full of bullshit things that they label as fact. (Manspreading is 1st world btw that's why people see it like that.)

    • @JSH010
      @JSH010 7 років тому +10

      This. This. This. I subbed for the same thing and I recently un-subbed after the x-th SJW video >.>

    • @esmy21
      @esmy21 7 років тому +1

      MaGa G DONT YOU mean WALL STREET JOURNAL??

    • @jm.ggonzalez2306
      @jm.ggonzalez2306 7 років тому +1

      EsmyPop 21 what? why??

    • @jm.ggonzalez2306
      @jm.ggonzalez2306 7 років тому

      Annabelle Drake well thats your opinion, to me its like a bad joke. But well. btw i believe your comment was deleted, thats kinda weird :/

  • @joisseclamor4113
    @joisseclamor4113 7 років тому +244

    *stares at white thing in her hair the entire time*

  • @shona9670
    @shona9670 8 років тому +82

    This was really interesting to watch.. We only see the finished products of Buzzfeed, but we don't know what happens behind the scenes... and it's just very interesting to hear it from people who worked there.

  • @pacer6694
    @pacer6694 8 років тому +283

    #BuzzfeedIsCancer

    • @vladflaucher469
      @vladflaucher469 8 років тому +6

      It is! Love the profile pic aswell

    • @Hydranox
      @Hydranox 8 років тому +3

      Pacer i love watching buzzfeed 😎

    • @cashmoney3801
      @cashmoney3801 8 років тому +6

      whats buzzfeed

  • @darwinianblunder5307
    @darwinianblunder5307 7 років тому +39

    BuzzFeed content has gone down the toilet. Congrats for leaving.

  • @damnmaisitthatserious7086
    @damnmaisitthatserious7086 8 років тому +62

    I'm actually happy for you, Steph. You came so far and learned so many. Glad to see your progressing and that's some tuff guts! Congrats on 300k btw. Your fans love you! :D

  • @rileyb2374
    @rileyb2374 8 років тому +207

    I swear if Saf goes I go

  • @AkilahObviously
    @AkilahObviously 8 років тому +42

    Girl, SAY IT. yesssssss.

  • @ImNotYourTypicalGamer
    @ImNotYourTypicalGamer 7 років тому +32

    For some reason the constant looking away from the camera is really irritating for me. Sorry.

    • @innoutfan
      @innoutfan 7 років тому

      Steffany Dravis Haha got her

    • @rosedukes196
      @rosedukes196 7 років тому +4

      Steffany Dravis I think she has a giant q card with her lines on it

    • @AgnieszkaPaulina
      @AgnieszkaPaulina 7 років тому +2

      Steffany Dravis this could be a sign that she is lying.

    • @haggispouch8123
      @haggispouch8123 7 років тому

      +Rose Dukes *Cue* card. In theater, the line that tells you your line is next is your cue. For TV, etc., the card with your lines (or something else to remind you of what you are supposed to say), usually held near the camera, is a "cue card."

    • @kvs7983
      @kvs7983 7 років тому

      Steffany Dravis trying to remember what happened ??

  • @bop9181
    @bop9181 7 років тому +453

    She stills has that bad buzzfeed humor

    • @judemcnab4394
      @judemcnab4394 7 років тому +173

      You can hear the Buzzfeed in her voice.

    • @lortomcon
      @lortomcon 7 років тому +46

      Beau Daman "started from the bottom now we're here"

    • @burningice15
      @burningice15 7 років тому +14

      Gnarly Dude pretty sure she's gay so, the feeling is not mutual.

    • @primonter6215
      @primonter6215 7 років тому

      Valley girl accent

  • @chowchowthecowcow
    @chowchowthecowcow 8 років тому +25

    You're my idol, Steph! Because of you & Bria & Chrissy & Stevie, I came out to my brother & didn't commit suicide. You inspire me everyday! 💜💜💜💜💜💜

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +17

      That's absolutely amazing! Keep shinning. You are so important, and so valued

    • @CinnamonBasic
      @CinnamonBasic 8 років тому

      💕

  • @xodancerxo312
    @xodancerxo312 8 років тому +68

    thanks for sharing so openly and honestly :)

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +41

      That's why I'm here :)

  • @DiNozzoNor
    @DiNozzoNor 7 років тому +266

    Make a video called "30 questions an ex-BuzzFeed employee have for white people"

  • @BuddyMayfieldFishBuddy
    @BuddyMayfieldFishBuddy 8 років тому +59

    I couldn't work at a sexist place like buzzfeed.

  • @shannonboyd9647
    @shannonboyd9647 8 років тому +131

    You handled this so well. This video is really awesome!

  • @beadyslay
    @beadyslay 7 років тому +30

    "Working for Disney" this is why I watch Swoozie's Disney videos.

  • @lars526
    @lars526 7 років тому +78

    "BuzzFeed is to Knowledge as Cyanide is to Human Nutrition" - Abe Lincoln

  • @CVH2311
    @CVH2311 8 років тому +110

    you look like a pretty vampire

    • @ElloSteph
      @ElloSteph  8 років тому +31

      Thank you (I think?)

    • @CVH2311
      @CVH2311 8 років тому +10

      Haha, yes! i'm sorry that must have sounded weird. But it means you look very pretty and epic!

    • @rationalsage1084
      @rationalsage1084 8 років тому +1

      Well...Hm...I wouldn't go that far...Definitely one of the better looking ones

    • @litoazndevil1008
      @litoazndevil1008 8 років тому

      i still hit that

  • @hollowayraulie1422
    @hollowayraulie1422 7 років тому +18

    Buzzfeed claims "we can guess your shoe size and favorite actor by asking Disney questions"
    Sure buzzfeed

  • @adena539
    @adena539 8 років тому +24

    Such a let down....
    I admire Buzzfeed for having a message of progression but behind the cameras it's more sinister. Something didn't sit right with me waaay back when Brittany got fired. I pushed it off as a one time contract issue, but this video confirms that Buzzfeed basically uses everyone.
    I'm so disappointed in them... The interns should be their #1 priority considering they gather the audience!

  • @Warm_Ice0
    @Warm_Ice0 7 років тому +72

    Her teeth are soo white ☆_☆

  • @Rubendybs
    @Rubendybs 7 років тому +32

    I was under the impression that the human race agreed that buzzfeed was the worst pest of the internet. Mind blown.

    • @TheTca211
      @TheTca211 7 років тому +1

      no but people are starting too see that

  • @zzz-zs4vb
    @zzz-zs4vb 8 років тому +212

    I wonder what CollegeHumour's like

    • @Distracted
      @Distracted 8 років тому +23

      Humorless. I'm not making a pun. They're awful now.

    • @zzz-zs4vb
      @zzz-zs4vb 8 років тому +1

      William Distracted how so?

    • @Distracted
      @Distracted 8 років тому +4

      Just not funny. Too PC. Not my style of humor, etc.

    • @Offensive_Username
      @Offensive_Username 8 років тому +9

      Fratboy/jock humour is always a no-go.

    • @Distracted
      @Distracted 8 років тому +3

      To each their own, but observational comedy doesn't do much for me. Overall, I like dry wit and improve best. Whose Line is a good show, though I skip the singing portions. Also, can't stand slapstick.

  • @IngruridoChan
    @IngruridoChan 8 років тому +226

    Is this the girl who loves sloths?

  • @bouncydemon
    @bouncydemon 7 років тому +254

    How do you get your teeth so white? Like seriously, they're oppressing me.

  • @DDubbz9
    @DDubbz9 7 років тому +31

    I can tell she really misses buzzfeed. Listen to how many times she says buzzfeed.
    Buzzfeed

  • @lunaaa3919
    @lunaaa3919 8 років тому +25

    But BuzzFeed would NEVER fire ladylike, or try guys (cause those are the main series)

  • @yvonnesaldana7347
    @yvonnesaldana7347 8 років тому +29

    I thought Buzz feed was a group of friends on UA-cam. Never realized it was a company.

    • @heyjeySigma
      @heyjeySigma 8 років тому +8

      My goodness, the stupidity in your comment is pretty palpable. Buzzfeed has a website, tons of employees on their videos, etc.
      Yeah sure.. little group of friends lol...

    • @icchigo3901
      @icchigo3901 8 років тому +13

      No need to insult him just because he didn't know something gee,it's not stupidity, it's just lack of informations
      Calm yourself

    • @yvonnesaldana7347
      @yvonnesaldana7347 8 років тому +1

      heyjeySigma There is stupidity in your reply comment too. Didn't you see or read that I never realized it was a company? I did not know.

    • @yvonnesaldana7347
      @yvonnesaldana7347 8 років тому

      TandaraT I'm a girl but that's besides the point.

  • @MyGuise
    @MyGuise 7 років тому +4

    You're so level headed and beautiful! Honestly I'm a fan that recognizes you from buzzfeed, but I'm so glad I did! Binge watching your channel even more than I ever did Yellow. You brought something really special to that place. Their loss! 💁🙌

  • @queenalma8721
    @queenalma8721 8 років тому +23

    OMG SHES THE SLOTH GIRL I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!

  • @GamerGrl90
    @GamerGrl90 8 років тому +83

    there's still popsugar and refinery29!

  • @Kara-ch4nr
    @Kara-ch4nr 8 років тому +25

    this explains why my favorite was let go......I LOVED taylor and Brittney but they were let go

  • @Mila-Nova
    @Mila-Nova 7 років тому +39

    buzzfeed is a joke you did yourself a favor by leaving. you are better

    • @warrirs4life955
      @warrirs4life955 7 років тому

      Kamila M. I mean I enjoy watching buzz feed...

  • @taylorsmith3471
    @taylorsmith3471 8 років тому +13

    I was wondering why I wasn't as happy with buzzfeeds content lately, it makes sense now.

  • @lolalevin2225
    @lolalevin2225 7 років тому +42

    Hello to anyone who is looking at this! You are perfect

    • @ctemp3246
      @ctemp3246 7 років тому +2

      Lola Levin it's comments like this that revive my hope for humanity. Thx man, we don't have enough people like you

    • @lolalevin2225
      @lolalevin2225 7 років тому

      Darth Lttl I just think that more people need to make this world better, so everyone is happy❤️

    • @sb-nm8qc
      @sb-nm8qc 7 років тому +2

      Lola Levin this is so nice, we need more people like you around! You are perfect too!

    • @johnnyokeeffe6577
      @johnnyokeeffe6577 7 років тому

      Lola Levin thank you. These type of comments make me smile :-)

  • @crinsombone5380
    @crinsombone5380 8 років тому +17

    A lot of people don't see Buzzfeed as having the moral highground actually. Anyway I could've told you that Buzzfeed is about the money. It's a company. What would you expect?

    • @crinsombone5380
      @crinsombone5380 8 років тому +2

      Though that sounds excessive booting employees constantly like that.

  • @mysqm3026
    @mysqm3026 7 років тому +53

    "no this isn't a video of me being anti buzzfeed"
    Well, for legal reasons thats what you say, but come on, you basically just said they're a soulless hollow shell of a company that pumps out quantity for "viral hits" instead of quality content.
    And don't give me that "its a company so is okay" bullshit. Take roosterteeth for example, a very similar company but they have such a great work morale and care more about their content than buzzfeed ever would.

    • @slowpokh
      @slowpokh 7 років тому +1

      Yuka Mochida I can't imagine BuzzFeed ever making something as amazing as RWBY

  • @bridgetl394
    @bridgetl394 8 років тому +24

    I like that you really got to the point and moved quickly through the video :) Not many youtubers do that

  • @AlexReyes-od4kv
    @AlexReyes-od4kv 8 років тому +20

    How to get hired at Buzzfeed:
    Be an SJW
    Have a tumblr account
    Have at least 1 anti-trump shirt

  • @sophiemcdonagh188
    @sophiemcdonagh188 8 років тому +22

    Buzzfeed makes incredible short films, but the filler content is pretty bad. It's hard to support a company who treats there employees this way

  • @shahlaabduljabbar9153
    @shahlaabduljabbar9153 7 років тому +11

    Hi.. I'm an architecture student and that fact you said at 10:17," When you put a big pressure on something you love, it feels like you love it less" hits home... I think its true for all people engaged in the creative fields who also gets caught up in this world of consumerism, the pressure... Overall loved this video, and I'm going to check out more soon :-)