Vanity Fair employees lash out over proposed Melania Trump cover: ‘I will walk out the motherf–king

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 Vanity Fair employees lash out over proposed Melania Trump cover: ‘I will walk out the motherf–king door’
By Emily Crane   
Published Aug. 26, 2025, 7:43 a.m. ET

Vanity Fair’s new boss reportedly wants first lady Melania Trump to grace the glossy magazine’s coveted cover — leaving disgruntled woke staff threatening to “walk out the motherf–king door” if it goes ahead.

The fashion mag’s global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, has floated the possibility of putting President Trump’s wife on the cover of the Conde Nast-owned publication as he tries to make his mark in his newly minted role, Semafor reported.

But the mere thought of having the former model as a cover girl sparked fierce backlash from raging lefty staffers.

“I will walk out the motherf–king door, and half my staff will follow me,’ one sensitive editor fumed to the Daily Mail.

“We are not going to normalize this despot and his wife; we’re just not going to do it. We’re going to stand for what’s right,” the unidentified staffer whined.

“If I have to work bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s, I’ll do it. If [Guiducci] puts Melania on the cover, half of the editorial staff will walk out, I guarantee it.”

Others, meanwhile, dismissed the outrage — insisting there’s no way employees would give up such a prestigious job out of protest.

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[andy58-in-nh]

“If I have to work bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s, I’ll do it."

Either that, or become a flight attendant for Southwest.Or a barista at Starbucks.

[Polly Ticks]

I'd love to see them call that bluff.

And good luck to those employees in trying to find another job in a highly competitive area.  Can you imagine the interviews?

"Why did you leave your last job?"
"I refused to do what my boss told me to do."

[mountaineer]

“If I have to work bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s, I’ll do it."

I doubt Joe's would hire such an insubordinate person. Might have more success applying at a Motel 6 for the overnight shift on the front desk.

[deb]

“If I have to work bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s, I’ll do it. If [Guiducci] puts Melania on the cover, half of the editorial staff will walk out, I guarantee it.”


Your terms are acceptable, snowflake.

[Bigun]

“If I have to work bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s, I’ll do it. If [Guiducci] puts Melania on the cover, half of the editorial staff will walk out, I guarantee it.”


Your terms are acceptable, snowflake.

  Indeed they are!

[GtHawk]

I doubt Joe's would hire such an insubordinate person. Might have more success applying at a Motel 6 for the overnight shift on the front desk.

Maybe it’s different elsewhere, and I admit I  don’t often go to TJ, but I always had the cashier do the bagging and these people don’t sound trustworthy to handle money. My grandson was just recently hired at TJ and they started him collecting carts, sweeping and cleaning the bathrooms, I bet this person if they got hired, would walk out the second they were asked to any of those tasks because it was ‘beneath’ them.

[DefiantMassRINO]

As front-line managers would say ... "There's the door.  You're free to walk out at any time.  If you don't like it, leave."

Sometimes, employees quitting is a blessing is disguise.

Recently, the staff of our doggy day care (yes, I have yuppie problems) quit en masse.  There were a couple of days of chaos and uncertainty.  The owner came to discover that group of employees was running her business into the ground.  The business was back to normal operations within a couple of business days.  Those employees quitting actually saved the owner's business.

So, go ahead, quit.  That will provide an opportunity for your boss to hire an employee better than you and who has a better attitude.

[berdie]

Their bluff needs to be called. Where I worked a threat like that would never have been made. And if it was...you know the rest of the story.

[Smokin Joe]

I'd love to see them call that bluff.

And good luck to those employees in trying to find another job in a highly competitive area.  Can you imagine the interviews?

"Why did you leave your last job?"
"I refused to do what my boss told me to do."

You want the barista job. Do you speak Spanish?

[Smokin Joe]

Their bluff needs to be called. Where I worked a threat like that would never have been made. And if it was...you know the rest of the story.

Yep. No employee is irreplaceable.

[Wingnut]

Yep. No employee is irreplaceable.

Moly coddling just doesn't work.  Even moreso with today's whiney little beotches

[jmyrlefuller]

If [Guiducci] puts Melania on the cover, half of the editorial staff will walk out, I guarantee it.”

To which the management replies "That was easy. Now, let's boot up ChatGPT."

[Smokin Joe]

To which the management replies "That was easy. Now, let's boot up ChatGPT."

True, that, and you don't have to pay unemployment if they quit.

[verga]

“If I have to work bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s, I’ll do it. If [Guiducci] puts Melania on the cover, half of the editorial staff will walk out, I guarantee it.”

https://nypost.com/2025/08/26/media/vanity-fair-employees-lash-out-over-proposed-melania-trump-cover/

Buh Bye

[verga]

I doubt Joe's would hire such an insubordinate person. Might have more success applying at a Motel 6 for the overnight shift on the front desk.

There is a TJ in Cville about an hour from me. The staff is pleasant and friendly. This Beyotch would never fit in. BTW there Pesto is AMAZING and so is the pimento cheese spread.

[verga]

To which the management replies "That was easy. Now, let's boot up ChatGPT."