tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2545970818366079093..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Week Feb. 14-20 | Your News & Comments: Part 6Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24704670263956429532011-02-23T22:24:05.530-05:002011-02-23T22:24:05.530-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6544160354380376602011-02-23T00:20:40.871-05:002011-02-23T00:20:40.871-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11638016618997710782011-02-22T11:11:31.139-05:002011-02-22T11:11:31.139-05:00Human resources has been nothing but a Gannett lac...Human resources has been nothing but a Gannett lackey for years now. As other posts have indicated, the HR people in Westchester are useless except to get giveaway tickets and coupons to stores and Rye Playland.<br /><br />Why they're even here is beyond me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2567070679045797682011-02-22T10:53:56.665-05:002011-02-22T10:53:56.665-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73844464661783906642011-02-21T22:41:34.885-05:002011-02-21T22:41:34.885-05:00Have to agree 100% with the post about HR employee...Have to agree 100% with the post about HR employees protecting the company from its employees. Once I learned this (firsthand, sadly), I ceased dealing with ours. (Who will be leaving the company shortly.)<br />I view that round of targeted downsizing as good for the rank and file.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83449813037738077932011-02-21T10:39:31.608-05:002011-02-21T10:39:31.608-05:00I had completely forgotten about the new Director ...I had completely forgotten about the new Director of Employee Engagement. What is this job exactly and when will we some results? Anything....even an e-mail saying they are working on a e-mail would be good. We have hired a lot of people at USA Today who have collectively produced just about zero!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8014062228934818382011-02-21T00:31:07.273-05:002011-02-21T00:31:07.273-05:00Honestly, awards are pretty much crap. I won plent...Honestly, awards are pretty much crap. I won plenty of them, and it didn't help me keep my job. That's a favorite Gannett trick: Devote a lot of resource to couple of things that might compete for an award, but screw decent day-in-day-out daily coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89342510932986957692011-02-20T22:02:45.522-05:002011-02-20T22:02:45.522-05:00NJPA winners? The DR and CN are crammed full of th...NJPA winners? The DR and CN are crammed full of them, since those papers are in the under 40,000 circulation category. When you don't have to compete with the Star Ledger, Record and APP, the NJPA award isn't much to boast about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48819179582020452772011-02-20T21:00:39.960-05:002011-02-20T21:00:39.960-05:00Wondering how many NJPA winners (New Jersey) were ...Wondering how many NJPA winners (New Jersey) were folks who were given the boot a couple weeks ago?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90871220784864212082011-02-20T20:34:11.590-05:002011-02-20T20:34:11.590-05:00Just have to say it's a shame the Gannett cron...Just have to say it's a shame the Gannett cronies didn't read this article way back in 1995 and heed its advice. Perhaps it could have saved us all some grief: http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1461Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33922814692620257362011-02-20T20:13:35.889-05:002011-02-20T20:13:35.889-05:00Unhelpful, unsympathetic, and unknowledgeable...wo...Unhelpful, unsympathetic, and unknowledgeable...won't be missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44989416598556227282011-02-20T20:01:55.884-05:002011-02-20T20:01:55.884-05:004:41 here is a question. Ever wonder what they fee...4:41 here is a question. Ever wonder what they feel about having to deal day in and day out with people like you? No, I didn't think so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86525449804882593082011-02-20T18:23:15.529-05:002011-02-20T18:23:15.529-05:00HR department at USA Today? Never helpful. More im...HR department at USA Today? Never helpful. More important, they lack basic knowledge of key elements of employee benefit plans. Not to worry, though, we've had a new Director of Employee Engagement - Hunke's former secretary - since summer. What she does, still unlear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44423118544348124902011-02-20T17:22:07.597-05:002011-02-20T17:22:07.597-05:00In response to 2/18/2011 11:23 PM,
It took me a w...In response to 2/18/2011 11:23 PM,<br /><br />It took me a while to know, like, and then, completely appreciate Bruce Holtgren. He did his job well. In doing so, he made me SO much better professionally and personally. He has this thing, Tourette's. It is obviously mild. Most folks would have never known. Only reason I figured it out is because I am from Kansas City and a Royals fan from the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23171792106271076182011-02-20T16:41:01.926-05:002011-02-20T16:41:01.926-05:00I'm sorry, but I don't have much sympathy ...I'm sorry, but I don't have much sympathy for HR staffers based on my personal experience of dealing with them. I am not 1:07.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60342117036864230382011-02-20T15:25:45.465-05:002011-02-20T15:25:45.465-05:001:07 you have no idea what goes through someone...1:07 you have no idea what goes through someone's mind yet you write this tripe. What a sad, sorry accusation. Even the haters have to turn away from that post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35372066483230035522011-02-20T15:21:32.499-05:002011-02-20T15:21:32.499-05:00Oh Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy the only thing larger than ...Oh Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy the only thing larger than your ignorance of the HR restructure is your ego. They are adding additional reps and Denver isn't a hub. In fact the HR restructure has no hubs. This is going to be fun as you trot out "tips from your readers" and you continue to get it wrong. Thanks for making my day Jimster. Oh I needed a good chuckle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24996647736863244222011-02-20T15:14:29.646-05:002011-02-20T15:14:29.646-05:00What they really need is news hubs. Regional hubs ...What they really need is news hubs. Regional hubs where reporters and write and their work can be taylored over several marketplaces to save on costs. KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82462686241144071062011-02-20T13:49:43.226-05:002011-02-20T13:49:43.226-05:0010:13 pm yesterday. If you're referring to add...10:13 pm yesterday. If you're referring to adding HR representatives at broadcast sites such as, say, Denver: Those are the reps at the newly-designated regional hubs replacing several local reps.<br /><br />Bottom line: The purpose of this reorganization is to reduce costs by eliminating jobs. In no way is this about a net addition of reps.<br /><br />Consider the Centers of Excellence Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13670879597140861102011-02-20T13:07:49.319-05:002011-02-20T13:07:49.319-05:00I remember at the Enquirer Human Resources took pr...I remember at the Enquirer Human Resources took pride in telling people that were losing their jobs. Now that the shoe is on the other foot glad to see them lose their jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22286097216259491232011-02-20T11:59:26.337-05:002011-02-20T11:59:26.337-05:00As an employee of USA Today I posted a question la...As an employee of USA Today I posted a question last week concerning the lack of involvement of USAT with the Sunday morning talk shows, in particular "Meet The Press". Well good news, on today's show of "Meet The Press", a portion of an article written by Oren Dorell, was featured.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49884580598708408122011-02-20T11:28:05.886-05:002011-02-20T11:28:05.886-05:0010:33 am, that has been the response for years fro...10:33 am, that has been the response for years from my site's HR department. I never did figure out what they actually did. <br />To fill an opening in my department, I had to write the ad for the newspaper, get it placed in the paper, review all the resumes received, manage phone interviews and personal interviews, and fill out all the incoming paperwork for the new employee. This was notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75137521737152793192011-02-20T10:50:42.911-05:002011-02-20T10:50:42.911-05:00As someone with the opportunity to observe Gannett...As someone with the opportunity to observe Gannett’s HR function from the publisher/OC level, and at other companies from similar ranks, it’s comparable to others. <br /><br />However, where it’s not is in the egregious behaviors it’s knowingly allowed from Gannett’s top executives, publishers and managers alike; many frequently named here. <br /><br />It’s cost HR’s credibility. It’s cost thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64354916429693664242011-02-20T10:33:04.367-05:002011-02-20T10:33:04.367-05:00I'm not sure what the HR "business partne...I'm not sure what the HR "business partner" at my site does. The response to our questions about anything is a Web site or a toll-free number. No actual local help, as one of the previous posters mentioned. As local HR services shrunk, so did some of the quality control. Once upon a time, HR used to request a copy of our car insurance cards every since months. Not any more. That Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84456034495734339322011-02-20T10:31:46.889-05:002011-02-20T10:31:46.889-05:00Nice speech 10:08. No one has any idea what you me...Nice speech 10:08. No one has any idea what you mean but that's how LTs roll!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com