Medium CEO Declares Friday Off: Because Protesting is Also Work, Kind Of

KEY POINTS

•Medium's CEO Tony Stubblebine gave employees the option to take January 30 off for a nationwide ICE strike.
•The strike protests shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, including calls for a no-work, no-school, no-shopping day.
•Over 60 Minnesota executives, including Target and General Mills, signed a peace letter amid activist and celebrity support.

Medium's CEO, Tony Stubblebine, decided employees should feel free to ghost work on January 30 for a nationwide ICE strike sparked by the tragic shootings of nurses Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This tech publishing company based in San Francisco faces the classic startup dilemma: being 'on-mission and on-money.' Tony's Slack messages, cross-posted to Threads like the influencer he might be, encouraged a no-work, no-school, no-shopping blackout. Meanwhile, celebrities like Pedro Pascal and Ariana Grande lent their star power, ensuring your Insta feed can't escape strike info. Even Minnesota giants like Target and General Mills joined 60+ executives pleading for peace, proving big business knows how to write open letters when angry Bruce Springsteen covers won't cut it.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

Nothing says 'business thrives' like a CEO turning work into optional cosplay on Strike Day. At this rate, Medium might publish issues on how to survive the Monday blues caused by skipping Friday.

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