Complete and Total Exoneration — sort of

Condé Nast has settled with the Fired Four, but I'm in a different bucket.

I’m excited to share that my Fired Four colleagues have signed a settlement with Condé Nast.

They are being reinstated before resigning and getting paid almost two years worth of backpay. And, in a move highly unusual for a company that bans letters of recommendation for former employees, they’re getting glowing letters of recommendation from management.

However, my case is proceeding to the National Labor Relations Board because I declined a low-ball offer from the company. They only offered me four months of backpay, apparently because I was a week shy of my probationary period ending at the time of my (illegal) dismissal. There’s no reason the company had to spin me off from the deal, but unlike the other three, who had a right to arbitration under the “just cause” portion of the contract, my case is only on track for the NLRB.

Here’s a Hollywood Reporter story on the deal, and you’ll be hearing more from me in an interview with one of the top writers on this platform later today (look out for a restack).

I’ll have more to share in the future. But for now, back to work.