Jesse Green “assigned to a new role” at the Times — Page 3

NY Times advertises for classical music critic

https://slippedisc.com/2025/08/ny-times-advertises-for-classical-music-critic/

I see the Classical Music critic will get between $125k-$170, I might as well stay as a stagehand.

Wick3 said: "Since Green is assigned a new role at NYT, at least he still has a job. The job market out there is quite grim so I'm glad he still has a paycheck. Hopefully he didn't get a paycut.

I'm just guessing he won't be able to get comp tickets at Broadway shows anymore?"

Don't be too happy for him just yet. "Assigned a new role" in corporate speak should never be taken literally. If they truly wanted him in a new role, they would have already decided what that new role is and discussed it with him before announcing anything. More than likely, you'll never hear what that new role is until one day sometime in the next 3-6 months if not sooner, a short announcement will be released:."Jesse Green has decided to leave the New York Times to pursue new opportunities. We thank him for his contributions to the Times and wish him well with his future endeavors."

New Role for Jesse Green | The New York Times Company

https://www.nytco.com/press/new-role-for-jesse-green/

Nice that he has officially been given a new role, despite the skepticism expressed upthread that it would actually happen and he was being pushed out. As the months have gone by and their theater reviews have been written by the generally mediocre second stringers, I've wondered why they took him off the beat so quickly instead of having him keep reviewing until the new critic is hired since he was still on the payroll. It's not like any of the others were doing all the social media/multimedia stuff they supposedly want yet.