100
(has been Gracia Martore)
41
(was Chris Saridakis)
33
(was Andy Ellenthal)
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Last year, USA Weekend's Exec Editor job wasn't officially filled for about 8 months (roughly 240 days). Of course, that's because TPTB were plotting to lay off half the editorial staff -- and trying to figure out if they really needed an EE.
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ReplyDeleteIt's the Gannett way. Normally, when you have a vacancy, you have everyone stretch a little in order to determine how long you can go without filling it, and therefore, bank the salary on your P/L for a couple months.
When you do this, as publisher or unit head, you can buy some more furniture for your office (even install a refrigerator), re-stripe the parking lot and pick up a couple of new cameral lenses.
You can do all of it without corporate knowing. But if you are corporate, I'm not sure what you'd do with the extra funds.
Maybe someone is waiting for a leader to emerge. Just a thought.
Since they make most of us do 3-5 jobs anyway, maybe The Bearded One can do these too?
ReplyDeleteYou missed Saridakis's executive assistant, Katie Full, who is leaving TODAY!!! She is joining him at GSI commerce.
ReplyDeleteSorry to see you go Katie. Aside from Chris, you were the second most important person on the Digital team. We will all miss you, but know that you will be taken care of!!!
I'd hardly consider an executive assistant a high profile job. Wonder how many hundreds of those positions exist at Gannett.
ReplyDeleteSeriously? I'd rather give up my publisher than her assistant. Oh wait, I have! With publisher musical chairs, I've had 10 in 20 years - but only 2 exec admin's.
ReplyDeleteIf Chris was the big ideas guy and he had any sense, his admin knew as much as he did about the nuts and bolts of what was lined up in that division. A good admin doesn't need to know as much as you - but another brain to work alongside yours is a great thing to have.
Provided they aren't dating, (sorry, but you know that's frequently going to be the case, if not true here) for him to take her with him is high praise of her talents.
It also means whoever walks in has a serious disadvantage and will be playing catch up for a while.
Katie is good and definitely the nuts and bolts behind Digital.
ReplyDeleteI agree with 12:18. This only seems right. When positions got cut at the lower levels, they simply loaded the work onto other people without rehiring. I don't see any reason Craig and Gracia can't just absorb the extra duties. Not only is that what they expect of their employees but their compensation rates argue that they are capable of doing four jobs.
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