While most sources say that Hearst simply offered more money , Pulitzer â '' who had grown more abusive to his employees â '' had become a very difficult man to work for , and many World employees were willing to switch newspapers just to get away from him . While most sources say that Hearst simply offered more money , Pulitzer â '' who had grown increasingly abusive to his employees â '' had become an extremely difficult man to work for , and many World employees were willing to jump for the sake of getting away from him .