tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3590288860433714294..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Layoffs | Don't forget your former co-workersJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36810501423661690512011-03-21T15:15:05.087-04:002011-03-21T15:15:05.087-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63464738429496542592011-03-21T11:38:12.631-04:002011-03-21T11:38:12.631-04:00Hey, 10:14 a.m....Do I hear a chorus of the workin...Hey, 10:14 a.m....Do I hear a chorus of the working man's blues? Get off it! There was a lot of hoopla when those jobs were shipped overseas. One thing, though, a lot of that happened before the Internet came into common usage. The Internet has given people a public place to hang the diry linen.<br /><br />That said, a lot of "blue collar" workers are making more these days that a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65713960984992768622011-03-20T22:04:07.047-04:002011-03-20T22:04:07.047-04:00Yes, we are in news and newspapers. We don't n...Yes, we are in news and newspapers. We don't need this Facebook, Twitter crap. Go someplace else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41512256683334149812011-03-20T21:06:59.778-04:002011-03-20T21:06:59.778-04:00I hope you will use your expanded knowledge of Fac...I hope you will use your expanded knowledge of Facebook and Twitter to find another job — because employees over 50 at Gannett get the once over by Gannett lawyers, especially if you are a minority, have a health issue or are a woman. So take that wealth of knowledge you have and go to another company because you will be next on the unemployment line not the 50 plus employees.<br /><br />And by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6797623530160536062011-03-20T11:27:59.863-04:002011-03-20T11:27:59.863-04:001:02 You made his point. If you don't understa...1:02 You made his point. If you don't understand how business is using Facebook and Twitter, then you don't understand why Wall Street analysts put a $50 billion value on Facebook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68457495551003472652011-03-20T11:02:40.305-04:002011-03-20T11:02:40.305-04:005:22 pm. what kind of "jobs panel" are y...5:22 pm. what kind of "jobs panel" are you sitting on? The world is not just about Facebook and Twitter. It's perfectly possible to be interested in things besides Facebook and Twitter. <br />Just because a person does or doesn't have a Facebook account (unless you are interviewing for a social media reporter), doesn't mean they aren't qualified for a job. Some jobs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25561477110506126872011-03-20T10:14:03.302-04:002011-03-20T10:14:03.302-04:00Where was all this bitching and cavilling when blu...Where was all this bitching and cavilling when blue collar workers lost their jobs as shoe, electronics, and shirt plants moved overseas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22052590925004841822011-03-20T09:31:56.727-04:002011-03-20T09:31:56.727-04:00Anyone looking for a job today needs to understand...Anyone looking for a job today needs to understand that their credentials and expertise may not fully transfer. You need to learn the new jargon. An intimate knowledge of picas or the AP Style Manual may not transfer. Perhaps you were once the best buggywhip artist in the globe and you have the blue ribbons to show it, but buggywhip makers are really not what employers today are looking for when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38127229830594978362011-03-20T07:36:48.823-04:002011-03-20T07:36:48.823-04:00urban dictionary definition of jealz:
1. The act...urban dictionary definition of jealz: <br /><br />1. The act of being jealous. <br />2. What some hotass, down-ass bitch from Kansas City, Missouri would say instead of spelling out or saying the word "jealous". Often seen in a text message. It's more KC that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1486647504968342412011-03-20T07:32:19.233-04:002011-03-20T07:32:19.233-04:0011:01 the last time I went on an interview and was...11:01 the last time I went on an interview and was subjected to a pubic search, I got a job too!<br /><br />Tell me how this is useful: Someone takes personally the generalization of a huge swath of people and defends it by their own personal experience.<br /><br />Honestly, before trying to take your personal life and expand THAT to apply it to a broad cross section, try listening to the guy whoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42188036963445499602011-03-20T00:03:45.495-04:002011-03-20T00:03:45.495-04:00I meant 5:22 you are a punk and one day you will b...I meant 5:22 you are a punk and one day you will be 50. That is a fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87453302755363960882011-03-20T00:02:59.280-04:002011-03-20T00:02:59.280-04:00%:22 you are a punk. and one day you will be 50. T...%:22 you are a punk. and one day you will be 50. That is a fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29170973572819838512011-03-19T23:39:46.139-04:002011-03-19T23:39:46.139-04:0011:59 is correct and is no dinosaur. Sorry to hear...11:59 is correct and is no dinosaur. Sorry to hear of your experience and the loss of your home. You are going through deeply personal trauma but express yourself with dignity. I hope that you have loved ones who keep your spirits up. Many of us can relate to your story. You sound like the kind of pro that would be an asset to any organization. Keep striving, and many blog readers wish you only Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18899393925422705132011-03-19T23:01:05.848-04:002011-03-19T23:01:05.848-04:00So 5:22, if they hide their FB page from pubic sea...So 5:22, if they hide their FB page from pubic search, you consider them lairs? I call BS on this...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6101881070385304272011-03-19T21:32:03.624-04:002011-03-19T21:32:03.624-04:00Im sure the comment directed at the over fifty cro...Im sure the comment directed at the over fifty crowd was meant to bait. Ill take experience over youth any day. Perspective, depth of knowledge, writing ability,street smarts and most important, news judgement. That sorely lacking these days around the news business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66052858911767313702011-03-19T21:06:38.334-04:002011-03-19T21:06:38.334-04:004:45, sounds like you spend your office hours twee...4:45, sounds like you spend your office hours tweeting, texting, and checking Facebook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20347822361474593422011-03-19T19:47:22.953-04:002011-03-19T19:47:22.953-04:0011:59 here. 4:45 and 5:22 I understand what you ar...11:59 here. 4:45 and 5:22 I understand what you are saying and it applies to a lot of people but I don't happen to be one of them. When I stated I was not a "dinosaur" I was implying that. I have had a Facebook page for years, use Twitter, understand SEO, mobile apps, blogs, etc. I not only participated in and kept up with technology, I actively pushed for it in many cases. There Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72546896216442202092011-03-19T17:48:56.167-04:002011-03-19T17:48:56.167-04:005:22 Snort: jealz.5:22 Snort: jealz.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69613622280894395392011-03-19T17:29:19.513-04:002011-03-19T17:29:19.513-04:00Of course 4:45 is ridiculous. Arrogant and condesc...Of course 4:45 is ridiculous. Arrogant and condescending as well. My high school class is planning a reunion--mainly through e-mail, Facebook and websites. One former classmate is working on a virtual reunion for those who can't make the "physical" one.<br /><br />The reunion happens to be our 50th; we are all 67-68 years old.<br /><br />We are quite comfortable with this planning Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49285739790303360542011-03-19T17:22:02.349-04:002011-03-19T17:22:02.349-04:00Not so Jim. I've been sitting on a jobs panel ...Not so Jim. I've been sitting on a jobs panel with a friend who owns a small company. You get job interviews who are over 40 and ask them if they have a Facebook page or use Twitter, and the most common answer is no. (Actually we check first, so we know if they have a page, and lying is an automatic end of interview.). Yes they know what they are, but ask them for the meaning of something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14926415401184759472011-03-19T16:53:29.156-04:002011-03-19T16:53:29.156-04:004:45 Ridiculous. Look whose blogging you're po...4:45 Ridiculous. Look whose blogging you're posting on. I'm 54.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50939009164386536792011-03-19T16:45:44.966-04:002011-03-19T16:45:44.966-04:00No, people over 50 are ignorant of the knowledge e...No, people over 50 are ignorant of the knowledge economy and so are useless in American corporations today. They don't want to learn new technologies and are uninterested in using them. They brought this on themselves, so it is no surprise they are being turned out of employment. It's a training issue. If these people would go back to school and learn more about the new technology, they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32334053751083971922011-03-19T16:19:49.040-04:002011-03-19T16:19:49.040-04:0011:59 I am sorry for your situation. Seems the U....11:59 I am sorry for your situation. Seems the U.S. is a nation of "win at all costs" and has lost a lot of its compassion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46112952374797516562011-03-19T14:56:26.326-04:002011-03-19T14:56:26.326-04:00At least I can say that Dubow and Martore are my &...At least I can say that Dubow and Martore are my "Forgotten Men."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8393949986861475212011-03-19T14:45:35.959-04:002011-03-19T14:45:35.959-04:00You're right, 1:42 p.m. It seems that nearly e...You're right, 1:42 p.m. It seems that nearly every job I apply for used to be full-time, but now it's part-time without benefits.<br /><br />And these are companies posting health profits.<br /><br />I heard on the news recently that Lowe's was making all of its department managers part-time. I think that's a big mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com