Yet Another Nugget About The New WME

COMMENTS (11)

• Boo Fucking Hoo.

  Comment by Anon — Wednesday September 23, 2009 @ 9:22pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • This merger news was exciting back in April. Now it’s just sad…

    Whatever.

    Comment by *yawn* — Thursday September 24, 2009 @ 9:33am PDT  Reply to this post

• You mean they’re actually going to give out regular bonuses? I’ll believe it when I see it.

  Comment by Dan — Wednesday September 23, 2009 @ 11:43pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Bonus time came last year at WMA when Jim and the boys sold the buildings. Bonus time came early for Ari and the boys when WMA overpaid to be the in the star client business. I don’t think anyone from WME will get a bonus in the usual sense. I bet it will go something like this, “We wanted to tell you how great you’re doing, how well liked you are internally and around town. Also, we want to let you know that you get to stay employed, for the moment; a bonus for you, we’re sure. Happy Hannuka and Merry Christmas. See you in two weeks, muthafucker.

  Comment by Really? — Thursday September 24, 2009 @ 8:34am PDT  Reply to this post

• The bonus is you get to keep your job until December.

  Comment by Lytton Strachey — Thursday September 24, 2009 @ 8:39am PDT  Reply to this post

• So, let me get this straight.

  There’s a mere two-month delay, but everyone is getting their bonuses?

  That seems…. terribly reasonable.

  Wow… what a compelling, newsworthy “nugget” this was, Nikke!

  Comment by Jojo — Thursday September 24, 2009 @ 9:06am PDT  Reply to this post

  • How naive of you to beleive that something an agent says will happen may actually happen.

    In other words you believe an agents promises.

    That is so cute.

    Comment by Lytton Strachey — Friday September 25, 2009 @ 7:59am PDT  Reply to this post

• That isn’t that abnormal when two companies merge- they are probably using William Morris’ fical year calendar.

  Comment by pointless info — Thursday September 24, 2009 @ 9:46am PDT  Reply to this post

• Sigh. I don’t have too much sympathy for all those over-paid, expense-account WME agents who’ve had their highly lucrative huge bonuses (slightly) delayed until closer to the holidays – esp when there remain thousands of hard-working people working below them in the entertainment industry – at studios, networks, agencies, management firms, and guilds/unions – who tirelessly work their asses off day in & day out 24/7 to make this town run on a daily basis and NEVER see a bonus whatsoever, rarely if ever see overtime pay, even a mere pittance $$ as a gesture for all of their unrecognized efforts. I know, I know: that’s the way it is & it comes with the territory and if you don’t like it, lump it, but it still doesn’t excuse the kind of pervasive selfish, unethical, cavalier, and Type-A behavior that defines Hollywood. “Happy Holidays”

  Comment by Lump of Coal — Thursday September 24, 2009 @ 11:53am PDT  Reply to this post

• Need time to figure out how much to reduce bonuses this year.

  Comment by Nathan — Thursday September 24, 2009 @ 12:26pm PDT  Reply to this post

• people still get bonuses?

  Comment by starving — Thursday September 24, 2009 @ 11:46pm PDT  Reply to this post