Odd Blog Job at Beeb?
Auntie can be weird sometimes. Recently the BBC started a ‘proper’ blog on the News website. It’s great and very ‘bloggy’ – they did it well – and it looks nice too.
But recently I saw this odd job ad: (which closes today)
https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/jobportal/search/vacancy.aspx?id=7266
Editor, “Editors Blog”
Ref: 80561
3 month contract / attachment
Grade: SM2
Closes: 15 February 2006
The weird thing about this is that they’re seeking an ‘Editor’ for the ‘Editor’s Blog’ – and the ‘SM2’ bit means that it pays VERY WELL. SM = Senior Management.
Now, call me cynical, but currently there are ALOT of people losing their jobs at the BBC, either by choice or by force in order to create alot of cost savings that are needed due to a rather large debt left by the previous DG.
So, advertising a highly paid (and if you ask me) totally unnecessary role (don’t they get it??) seems to leave a strange taste here.
Hmmm.