tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4508938213651127161..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Layoffs | How to handle your 'exit' interviewJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9139694012487211462013-08-14T10:28:34.001-04:002013-08-14T10:28:34.001-04:00I thought Gannett's policy was merely to verif...I thought Gannett's policy was merely to verify employment when asked, not to give recommendations, so why worry about that? Also as one felled in the recent layoff round, I believe one factor that negatively influenced my future was being outspoken. So I chose to be prepared by wearing my company logo shirt, which I peeled off and handed to the axe man (read: executive editor). It was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9906939095238235062013-08-13T00:12:42.087-04:002013-08-13T00:12:42.087-04:00He's just not into you,4:58.He's just not into you,4:58.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63864582890912026852013-08-12T16:58:18.746-04:002013-08-12T16:58:18.746-04:00Before I considered a buyout, I tried talking to U...Before I considered a buyout, I tried talking to USA Today editor Dave Callaway. The guy had nothing to say to me. But he literally was a newsroom ghost when I was there. Something is deeply disturbing about this man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1854768374451486842013-08-12T03:44:12.216-04:002013-08-12T03:44:12.216-04:00For those who don't know, GGMC is Gannett Gove...For those who don't know, GGMC is Gannett Government Media Corp., which publishes Army Times, Navy Times and other such titles.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37815220726734434502013-08-12T00:16:04.629-04:002013-08-12T00:16:04.629-04:00HR hasn't reported to publishers in several ye...HR hasn't reported to publishers in several years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22045739481025815972013-08-11T21:52:45.721-04:002013-08-11T21:52:45.721-04:00When I was in HR and we were doing a layoff, we di...When I was in HR and we were doing a layoff, we didn't even bother with an exit interview. We both knew why you were leaving; why prolong the agony?HR Pronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82158678500643252482013-08-11T21:32:24.347-04:002013-08-11T21:32:24.347-04:00By the time I was let go, Gannett had no more real...By the time I was let go, Gannett had no more real HR people left, except at corporate. The one HR person remaining at our site -- she was placed there when the knowledgeable people left -- was someone who did nothing but perfunctory tasks; for anything more than that, she'd call corporate and ask those people what to do.<br /><br />Maybe that's one reason I didn't get an exit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43708588285740754212013-08-11T19:06:12.850-04:002013-08-11T19:06:12.850-04:00Here's an edited version of 6:52's comment...Here's an edited version of 6:52's comment:<br /><br />Just goes to the saying that you should treat others like you would want to be treated. This woman learned that lesson the hard way.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72552385981080454502013-08-11T18:52:31.027-04:002013-08-11T18:52:31.027-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3414551880476258002013-08-11T16:06:24.270-04:002013-08-11T16:06:24.270-04:00Be honest, professional and on-point with material...Be honest, professional and on-point with material info that leaves Gannett little recourse to do anything but act.<br /><br />If you feel local HR is impotent and/or a publisher’s puppet, then contact the external HR head for your group for an exit interview. It’s what I did, one they found enlightening as it provided solid, verifiable data, exposing clear issues with local leadership. It alsoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41463787599547240702013-08-11T15:59:45.886-04:002013-08-11T15:59:45.886-04:00Exit interviews are primarily to protect the compa...Exit interviews are primarily to protect the company from an employee leaving and later filing suit. Figure if you don't mention it in the exit interview, the company will use that against you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63910920567431783682013-08-11T13:43:33.843-04:002013-08-11T13:43:33.843-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52643319144222046822013-08-11T13:19:29.074-04:002013-08-11T13:19:29.074-04:00Here is the best irony I've heard regarding ex...Here is the best irony I've heard regarding exit interviews:<br /><br />A former colleague in our downsized newsroom said his exit interview was a slap in the face. When he tried to honestly offer suggestions for workplace improvement for those still employed here, the young HR assistant conducting the interview smugly told him that the reason he was being let go was because his ideas were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11512648431831501132013-08-11T12:48:32.885-04:002013-08-11T12:48:32.885-04:00Just stating facts. Just stating facts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18842792867001630812013-08-11T11:58:54.655-04:002013-08-11T11:58:54.655-04:00I told them of the hostile work environment create...I told them of the hostile work environment created by an editor who had already been suspended twice for a sexual harassment incident and for trying to retaliate against a co-worker who reported those incidents. HR didn't seem to care - said they were aware and working on it, but the violator is still there while most of the reporters have left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56198897859071736582013-08-11T11:53:46.461-04:002013-08-11T11:53:46.461-04:00I knew this topic would quickly become a haven for...I knew this topic would quickly become a haven for whiners. It was a bad idea to post it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58886575782657661422013-08-11T11:47:14.026-04:002013-08-11T11:47:14.026-04:00After 30 years, my exit interview included "D...After 30 years, my exit interview included "Do you need any help carrying your stuff to the car, and oh by the way - I'm going to need your badge." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19434616756331109682013-08-11T11:46:08.290-04:002013-08-11T11:46:08.290-04:00I worked at Usa Today until accepting the recent b...I worked at Usa Today until accepting the recent buyout. The people in charge didnt know me, didnt appear to want to get to know me and didnt care that I was leaving. I suspect things are still the same. Its all about show over substance at that place. When I happen to read the product, I am amazed at how little quality and effort goes in. Getting rid of people is one thing, but if you dont Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8580004409357745702013-08-11T08:55:05.926-04:002013-08-11T08:55:05.926-04:00Gannett is beyond change at this point. Any helpfu...Gannett is beyond change at this point. Any helpful advice or feedback would be ignored, especially given by an ex-employee regardless if they quit, were fired or laid off. 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