Snark of The Day

Then, when WHYY caught wind of Sleiman’s creative side hustle last year, they took personal offense to his act and swiftly terminated him – apparently, that’s what you get for actually entertaining people when you work for NPR.

—Cracked Magazine, reporting on the NPR reporter who was fired for doing standup comedy in his spare time.

Not to worry though,the arbitrator ruled that Jad Sleiman is to get his job, and his health insurance, which they cancelled immediately, after getting into a snit about his comedy.

An added bonus for Mr. Sleiman, the arbitrator ruled that he was both funny and thoughtful, and reinstated him with back pay.

When it comes to pledge time, if a charity treats its employees like crap, you cannot trust them to do charitable work.

Remember that when pledge time comes around at WHYY in Philadelphia.