Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 4:04 PM
To: XXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: Gannett Employee Awards
Nominations are due now for Gannett Employee Awards. The awards honor outstanding achievement in the following categories:
- Manager of the Year
- Corporate Staffer of the Year
- Most Annoyed Top Executive Golfing in Palm Springs, Calif.
- Sales Executive of the Year
- Best Under 10-minute H.R. Layoff Notification Meeting
- The Leadership & Diversity Award
- Unsung Heroes
- Best independent blog about Gannett
It's Feb. 6. The awards ceremony will be April 2. The Leadership and Diversity Award for three individuals also will be presented by Human Resources at this time. In lieu of cash awards there will be nothing.
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now that's funny
ReplyDeleteI remember back when I was at Gannett, they awarded an award with $1000 cash to someone who rewrote the Pay Plan for the Sales Department. The new pay plan actually made us work harder for less money. I know, I know, big surprise. But basically this person was awarded in front of all of us for their effort to make our job harder.
ReplyDeleteProbably no surprise that several successful Ad Sales people left shortly after this new pay plan was implemented, thus costing the company thousands in unrenewed contract revenue.
Looking at how thin the paper is getting these days, they'd probably like the $1000 back along with those salespeople.
Beware, last year's manager of the year was laid off in Phoenix in December.
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, there's been a time shift. The awards were announced in Dec. 2007; this is already mid January 2009. Someone get a little behind in the midst of all the layoffs?
ReplyDeleteLink to Ganett's strategic plans in the contest intry form doesn't work. Doesnt' exist?
ReplyDeleteSeen and Heard award goes to dubow for the national head on the local content bodies quote.
ReplyDeleteWho cares? Other than the ass-kissers probably nobody. Perfect tool to award the incapable and bottom-feeders. The real doers get nothing, because they are taken for granted anyway.
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