tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3040848358730672707..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Your best -- and worst! -- holiday party storiesJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91457869508051263312011-12-25T20:47:43.763-05:002011-12-25T20:47:43.763-05:00The worst Christmas parties ever were in the tech ...The worst Christmas parties ever were in the tech group at the Enquirer. The VP at the time made them wear party hats and play kiddy party games. It was obvious that the majority was pained to have to go through it. It was humiliating just to attend and watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52067074323142847442011-12-25T12:11:59.669-05:002011-12-25T12:11:59.669-05:00Our department has had some of the worst parties i...Our department has had some of the worst parties in recent years. Can you imagine sitting around a conference room where you could hear a pin drop? Talk about fun....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2850907823109828862011-12-25T00:23:46.142-05:002011-12-25T00:23:46.142-05:00met my girlfriend at a GCI Christmas party.....
a...met my girlfriend at a GCI Christmas party.....<br /><br />a year and a half later, we moved 600 miles away and out of the news-media industry, and are still happily together.......<br /><br />not everything about Gannett is bad.<br /><br /><br />Merry Christmas all!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64767610634441344052011-12-23T22:53:04.272-05:002011-12-23T22:53:04.272-05:0011:06 p.m. 12/22: Same here. Maybe an e-mail telli...11:06 p.m. 12/22: Same here. Maybe an e-mail telling you to go to the cafeteria, load up a plate from a small buffet, back to your desk, get back to work. That's about as good a Christmas party as I've seen at Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30335013743781300842011-12-23T17:30:24.324-05:002011-12-23T17:30:24.324-05:00Heh 3:09 those parties were awesome right up until...Heh 3:09 those parties were awesome right up until the end. We had a blast. Unfortunately the economy imploded and it was just wrong to spend $20,000 when people were getting laid off. Those parties were fabulous. Thanks Sue and Adeline!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30603291010370680502011-12-23T16:58:41.348-05:002011-12-23T16:58:41.348-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12792883502372996882011-12-23T15:09:00.303-05:002011-12-23T15:09:00.303-05:00Reno always had 'em in a swanky hotel. The who...Reno always had 'em in a swanky hotel. The whole point was to get out the building. They really went all out. And they were always fun because the staff was different back then. A supervisor, a manager, a director... with the exception of few anti-social misfits, they were all having a feast, some good wine, dancing, together with everyone, most of whom couldn't wait to get past the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43259027644913712512011-12-23T10:50:42.043-05:002011-12-23T10:50:42.043-05:00Gannett Christmas Party?
Now that's an oxyMORO...Gannett Christmas Party?<br />Now that's an oxyMORON, if I ever heard one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57920778764742075432011-12-23T10:46:01.479-05:002011-12-23T10:46:01.479-05:00No party this year. Good, because none of us wante...No party this year. Good, because none of us wanted to have be around the boss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77042289713992353792011-12-23T07:25:12.589-05:002011-12-23T07:25:12.589-05:00The pRty at our site was great. Cost a small fortu...The pRty at our site was great. Cost a small fortune. During the best tines everyone would attend with the exception of the newsroom. For some reason we couldn't get them to the party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77325788256871054812011-12-22T23:06:49.192-05:002011-12-22T23:06:49.192-05:00I can't remember the last time we had a party ...I can't remember the last time we had a party of any kind that wasn't a buffet, in the building, during work hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88174098977621737912011-12-22T20:09:22.825-05:002011-12-22T20:09:22.825-05:00My first Christmas party was 9 years ago and it wa...My first Christmas party was 9 years ago and it was at a nice restaurant with bar and gifts. The next year we were at the Moose hall with a nice catered meal. Third year was pot luck in the press room. Christmas parties like Gannett, are a dying breed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26729068410212691342011-12-22T19:37:25.763-05:002011-12-22T19:37:25.763-05:00The best holiday parties that I ever attended were...The best holiday parties that I ever attended were Frank Vega's New Year's Eve parties when he was in Detroit. That guy sure knew how to throw a party! He had a huge house in the Grosse Pointe's that was perfect for partying. Always had a band, great food, free flowing drinks, valet parking and several hundred guests. Those were some good times...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81873501996702788502011-12-22T19:06:48.630-05:002011-12-22T19:06:48.630-05:00The worst experience for me was back in December 1...The worst experience for me was back in December 1991.<br /><br />I was in production, freakin' night shift, and it had just switched over that past January to Macintosh computers, dropping CompuGraphic.<br /><br />As is characteristic of Gannett now, not much training then besides a sprinkling of magically imaginary pixie dust.<br /><br />But I was familiar with it -- both the little Mac Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69458306995065582782011-12-22T18:57:07.787-05:002011-12-22T18:57:07.787-05:00Florida Today used to have a Christmas party for t...Florida Today used to have a Christmas party for the entire paper at a nice hotel with lots of food, music and an open bar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1659557732056218092011-12-22T18:37:18.177-05:002011-12-22T18:37:18.177-05:005:45, I dunno, I've made some pretty good vide...5:45, I dunno, I've made some pretty good videos over many years of the RGJ's parties. They were usually all-out. I watch them occasionally today, and it looks like a completely different company -- and not just in having actual fun, but it was more a genuinely social thing on its own without having to be pedaled to the staff, no matter how disparate..., but worse, that most everyone in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32788036218939823852011-12-22T18:10:03.924-05:002011-12-22T18:10:03.924-05:00Back in the day, the Enquirer would have a sit dow...Back in the day, the Enquirer would have a sit down dinner, open bar and a real, live orchestra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20644512834314230702011-12-22T17:45:27.255-05:002011-12-22T17:45:27.255-05:00Nothing could beat the Reno parties. I still remem...Nothing could beat the Reno parties. I still remember the 2005 conga line throughout the ballroom at the Nuggett!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26850600280597712402011-12-22T17:43:50.212-05:002011-12-22T17:43:50.212-05:00No doubt Palm Springs in the early 90's. Grand...No doubt Palm Springs in the early 90's. Grand hotel, great meal, lots of drinks, great music, that team knew how to party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81969106742386616052011-12-22T17:31:58.654-05:002011-12-22T17:31:58.654-05:00Best: At The Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock, Ark....Best: At The Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock, Ark., in the late 1980s, when Craig Moon was publisher. As I recall, one smashed female employee danced on a table top -- with an ice sculpture. There might have even been an open bar!<br /><br />Worst: Louisville, Ky., in the late 1990s, when The Courier-Journal opted for an alcohol-free Sunday brunch. I remember finding the publisher as quickly as Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com