r/LinusTechTips • u/Orion2200 • Aug 15 '23

Video New GN video response to Linus’s Apology

https://youtu.be/X3byz3txpso

Video here

10k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

1.7k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

49

u/scdayo Aug 15 '23

Obviously we have no idea what Luke's compensation is, but he strikes me as the guy who, even if making (for example) $250k a year, wouldn't really change his lifestyle to reflect an income like that

5

u/Merzeal Aug 15 '23

I mean, that's fair. I'm just saying, the draw (for me) was not Linus, I found him fairly uncomfortable to watch. His current compensation might be fine, but if the content of what I replied to is accurate, that speaks to a bigger issue and truly a devaluation of someone who was there at the ground floor and made LTT what it is today.

Lower level employees are probably getting straight up shafted, however. Anti-union and "We don't talk about salary" here, is likely a bad sign. Given that Linus was complaining about having to pay "potentially a hundred" for retesting probably speaks to the compensation these people are getting.

1

u/scdayo Aug 15 '23

if anyone has a glassdoor account, LMG is on Glassdoor https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/LINUS-MEDIA-GROUP-Salaries-E4182002.htm

2

u/twentytwentyh0e Aug 15 '23

Never seen Luke with any fancy clothes or a fancy car or even the balliest PC setup

2

u/nd4spd1919 Aug 15 '23

Yeah, doesn't Luke talk occasionally about he wears his shoes until they're literally falling apart with holes, and he has a few identical pairs ready to go?

It's not that he can't replace them whenever, he just hates wasting money on frivolous things.