Gamespot releases "On the Spot" tribute to Jeff Gerstmann. Is it enough, or too little too late? And who is REALLY behind this afterall?
After today's "On the Spot" tribute to Jeff Gerstmann, there will be many people asking questions. For me personally, I've been wondering the following:
- Why fire Jeff for supposed "issues" and then turn around and eulogize his work? That just makes an uncomfortable situation even more bizarre.
- Who is the driving force behind this tribute: management, the PR department, or Jeff's buddies? Clearly, this is damage control after a particularly punishing week. And sadly, it feels like the emotions of Jeff's co-workers are being abused here for PR purposes. Anyone agree?
- Why talk about Jeff as if he were dead? We all know he is sitting around his house, chugging Mountain Dew and banging the blue chick in Mass Effect. Don't all you Gamespot guys hang out after work. Why not talk about how you're still hanging out? Maybe explain how you're working through it as buds.
- From the video, you can clearly see some individuals on the verge of tears. Is the divide between editors and management really this big? What is management going to do about Gamespot's broken morale, and most importantly, it's broken reputation?
More thoughts later. . .