tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4349509708761718663..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Sept. 5-11 | Your News & Comments: Part 6Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40578419383900639362011-09-11T12:35:23.606-04:002011-09-11T12:35:23.606-04:00So you are just sayin wrong. The group hr offices ...So you are just sayin wrong. The group hr offices were disbanded a year ago. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71719199965058067722011-09-11T11:58:15.331-04:002011-09-11T11:58:15.331-04:005:39PM, while there may not be group HR offices pe...5:39PM, while there may not be group HR offices per se. There are group HR directors, which I would think have offices. Just saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44997817646423116502011-09-11T07:59:41.144-04:002011-09-11T07:59:41.144-04:00@5:18-
Maybe you haven't seen any planning be...@5:18-<br /><br />Maybe you haven't seen any planning because you're on the list.....<br /><br />I can't say whether there will be layoffs or not. What I can say is that so far the Q3 numbers are dreadful. Even in some of the typically stronger papers.<br /><br />When numbers are bad. Layoffs follow. It's just plan logic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7085552373647794882011-09-10T23:08:22.539-04:002011-09-10T23:08:22.539-04:00When do the people losing their jobs to the design...When do the people losing their jobs to the design studio consolidation get notified - the usual - day of?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14911801754061641712011-09-10T22:08:18.524-04:002011-09-10T22:08:18.524-04:00Fear mongering or fact, the overhang at most ganne...Fear mongering or fact, the overhang at most gannett papers is more layoffs. Morale would Alaric management could tell us layoffs are over. Since it can't, or won't, pele are scared, morale sucks and good people continue to leave. Maybe that is what the Crystal Palace really wants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24343371717832856442011-09-10T21:32:50.063-04:002011-09-10T21:32:50.063-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21576049129569992712011-09-10T20:51:45.361-04:002011-09-10T20:51:45.361-04:00Another informed comment.
I am former advertising...Another informed comment. <br />I am former advertising manager.<br />My revenue budget was DUE in early October.<br />So you bet your butt I was working on it in September.<br />I did not have the priviledge that the Senate has to put it off 2 years.<br />If my budget was not finished when my Publisher asked for it, there would be hell to pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76760599297220661772011-09-10T20:14:04.775-04:002011-09-10T20:14:04.775-04:00Newseum's 9/11 contribution. Video half-way do...Newseum's 9/11 contribution. Video half-way down page.<br />http://hollywoodonthepotomac.blogspot.com/2011/09/911-at-newseum.html?spref=fbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73338918942785991722011-09-10T20:07:55.347-04:002011-09-10T20:07:55.347-04:00I think the more important question Wilmington nee...I think the more important question Wilmington needs to address is the forced OT with no compensation. Employees are told to falsify their time sheets by their supervisors. It has already been reported to the federal wage and labor laws department in Philadelphia. If you are an East group head you better address this issues first before you are held liable for your actions. It is against the law Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20429682296586504862011-09-10T19:56:57.440-04:002011-09-10T19:56:57.440-04:00Don Lemire is one of the good guys. He is just doi...Don Lemire is one of the good guys. He is just doing his job like everyone else. I take everything that has been said with a grain of salt. We have already been told Wilmington's non-daily pubs are moving to Ashbury Park, it's just a matter of when. We also know our page pagination is also moving there. There will be layoffs and or reductions as corporate like to call it. It's just a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5815826413965829452011-09-10T19:28:26.890-04:002011-09-10T19:28:26.890-04:00This year is different. Nothing has been sent to t...This year is different. Nothing has been sent to the sites yet about 2012. That's the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81049432239301071082011-09-10T19:17:25.711-04:002011-09-10T19:17:25.711-04:00Unfortunately 5:18 isn't completely accurate. ...Unfortunately 5:18 isn't completely accurate. The budgeting process begins in late July / early August at each site with payroll templates. The second part of the process is the revenue / expense budgeting which takes place in August. This is all submitted to Corporate who then comes back and gives us the NIBT number they want us to meet. The whole process is finalized sometime around Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59742403481322179592011-09-10T18:15:56.271-04:002011-09-10T18:15:56.271-04:005:18 Why can't more executives and corporate l...5:18 Why can't more executives and corporate leaders have the decency to explain this to the employees? By not saying anything can be just as stressful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25535102251897321892011-09-10T17:55:02.461-04:002011-09-10T17:55:02.461-04:005:18's post should be deleted because of its e...5:18's post should be deleted because of its end.<br /><br />Start being consistent, Jim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53224138682753766362011-09-10T17:39:56.979-04:002011-09-10T17:39:56.979-04:00In addition there is no such thing anymore as a Gr...In addition there is no such thing anymore as a Group HR Iffice so 5:18 is correct, this poster has NO inside information. Relax everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59779070264763848902011-09-10T17:27:40.180-04:002011-09-10T17:27:40.180-04:005:18 Thank you.5:18 Thank you.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67430032631762356392011-09-10T17:18:18.748-04:002011-09-10T17:18:18.748-04:00I don't usually respond on this blog, but I ha...I don't usually respond on this blog, but I hate irresponsible fearmongering.<br /><br />I'm one of the department heads in the east group whose job it would be to draw up layoff lists if they were requested. It's not happening. What's more, 3:03's claims are riddled with inaccuracies. No one is preparing 2012 budgets yet because numbers haven't come from corporate yet. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28378494438735646802011-09-10T15:53:55.959-04:002011-09-10T15:53:55.959-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18457054117971201752011-09-10T15:07:31.753-04:002011-09-10T15:07:31.753-04:00Are there rumors of more layoff this December?Are there rumors of more layoff this December?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79579802061725585202011-09-10T15:04:47.401-04:002011-09-10T15:04:47.401-04:00Does anyone have any information on the time line
...Does anyone have any information on the time line<br />for Wilmington to go to Ashbury Park?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80502767625919145812011-09-10T15:03:39.449-04:002011-09-10T15:03:39.449-04:00Reduction lists are sent to Kane and Lemere in Roc...Reduction lists are sent to Kane and Lemere in Rochester. A copy is sent to group HR office for review. Announcements will be made in November. If third quarter is as bad as predicted, look for announcements to be accelerated to October. Finance is preparing budgets for next year and these reductions were already factored into the 2012 budget. Next year will be even worse in terms of expenseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34254630641453505682011-09-10T14:51:08.465-04:002011-09-10T14:51:08.465-04:002:47 Do you have first-hand knowledge of such a li...2:47 Do you have first-hand knowledge of such a list?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47540296371581219092011-09-10T14:49:48.597-04:002011-09-10T14:49:48.597-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43249358051565678432011-09-10T14:47:31.330-04:002011-09-10T14:47:31.330-04:00Ryerson is pressuring Crotchfelt to reduce the num...Ryerson is pressuring Crotchfelt to reduce the number of layoffs scheduled in December. Ryerson gave Crotchfelt a reduction in force list for December along with a plan to transform the newsroom. Next thing you know Indy will be like Cincinnati. A second rate newsroom with too much fluff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14756018495384241462011-09-10T14:42:10.146-04:002011-09-10T14:42:10.146-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com