I've been hearing this for years--the people who work for her are scared for their jobs on a daily basis. I believe she has a lot of turnover among staff. I used to really enjoy her, I even liked "Ellen's Energy Adventure" but I'm put off by her hypocrisy.
It’s a business with a lot of staff, I’m sure CEO’s don’t know most of their staff, it’s not like it’s a small company. Reading about the woman upset that a new hire was making more than her so she asked for a raise is not professional. If you want to ask for a raise, describe what you’ve brought to the table to have earned it, not that “it’s not fair.” I can’t imagine Ellen keeps up with why folks are terminated, definitely well below her pay grade.
I don't watch the show much, but from what I've seen in clips she tries to convey that the staff is treated like family. I've been in some small, tight-knit offices where we all got along and did things together, although some of it was because of a former or current startup culture.
Again, you don’t know her. It always cracks me up when people seem to think they “know” celebrities because they read about them.
That's how celebrities make their money. To give their audience the feeling they know them. That's how they want it. By how they act on their shows, in interviews, on social media, their goal is to be liked and to be known. Many share so much about their private life, that yes, you can say you do know them. Especially now that everything is recorded. It's easy to get to know more about celebrities, their childhood stories, their likes, dislikes, fears, each job they ever held. More than you know about your coworkers.
This. I've watched the pranks she pulls on others,and thought the same thing for years. I've NEVER seen anyone pull a joke on her. She seems to derive a lot of pleasure from scaring or pranking other people, but it's always seemed very tightly controlled,and she's the one laughing hysterically. I know it's tv,and edited, but it always struck me that way. She likes to have people do all sorts of "stupid human tricks" for cash and prizes..... I think it's a little odd. I know she's got some good qualities,like her love for abused animals.
Exactly my impression.
I LOVE when she scares people, but I also laugh when granny wipes out on the dance floor on AFV.
Come on. You know that if it's on the Internet, it must be true!
Does Degeneres own the show, or is she "just" the host/star and a producer? Does she get to make every single decision about the show, staff, guests, activities entirely independently, or are there executive producers/production company/distribution company that have varying degrees of input in decision-making?
Audience members volunteer to participate. Don't want to be embarrassed on television? Don't raise your hand.
Well, Judy was just plain stupid. Stupid Judy.
No, we don't know them. But we don't know each other either and still take for face value accounts that are given here on the DIS. There's no reason to completely discount all the anecdotal reports people have made about Ellen. And really, if you have an encounter with a person (any person) who is a total jerk to you, are you comforted by the thought that they're a great mom (or dad), do lots of volunteer work and treat their pets well?
And nice people can be jerks sometimes and jerks can be nice sometimes. For example, when dealing with call centers, my husband usually does the calling because when I get aggravated, I’m not always nice.
I’m late to the thread and I hadn’t heard about the realtor story before, but it reminded me of something I want to comment on.
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