tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4622087784380844215..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Louisville | GCI spreads new wage-and-raise policyJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43796330938606727832011-05-15T15:07:52.383-04:002011-05-15T15:07:52.383-04:00Does the wage freeze apply to Craig, (dis)Grace an...Does the wage freeze apply to Craig, (dis)Grace and the other five failures, the ones who've soaked up all the money saved from layoffs and furloughs for themselves instead of reinvesting it in the company? I'm betting it doesn't because they are too "valuable", the company HAS to retain their talent in order to be competitive and if they aren't overly compensated, then Furloughed Furynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60530432100886140682011-05-15T11:21:46.706-04:002011-05-15T11:21:46.706-04:0010:08 and 11:17 -- You are absolutely right, but 1...10:08 and 11:17 -- You are absolutely right, but 1:02 makes a very good point. At the paper where I work, the editorial employees who are given all the awards, talked up constantly, etc., etc., are the ones who spend the most time in the executive editor's office kissing his ass. <br /><br />In some cases they are also very good employees. In other cases they are terrible and the work that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4199943245830437652011-05-14T23:17:59.390-04:002011-05-14T23:17:59.390-04:00Hum, I wonder. Are the suck ups the best employees...Hum, I wonder. Are the suck ups the best employees? If they are they should get a raise. If they suck, they should not. Point is that those who do a good job consistently should be the ones you care about losing. The others, syanara baby, c ya wouldn't wanna be yaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10279165020306296782011-05-14T13:02:17.434-04:002011-05-14T13:02:17.434-04:00Actually, it's the suck ups who get merit rais...Actually, it's the suck ups who get merit raises, not the best writers. Good writers typically have a backbone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69467575987519918062011-05-14T10:08:39.270-04:002011-05-14T10:08:39.270-04:00Honestly, the best performers/producers should be ...Honestly, the best performers/producers should be getting the raises. There is plenty of dead weight at my worksite. Raises for them? They should be lucky to be working while others cover for their incompetence and sloth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25939034019223067052011-05-14T09:59:01.203-04:002011-05-14T09:59:01.203-04:00Wow talk about motivational, the most productive p...Wow talk about motivational, the most productive people get raises. How novel. I guess it's better to give no raises so the good people leave. That would be better. Then the lessor people would become best people and get a raise. I like you thinking. Just screw everyone just like KATE WHO MAKES 25 bucks an hour screwing around on faces book, like the add says. <br /><br />I have so many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27442616306137664222011-05-14T00:15:37.439-04:002011-05-14T00:15:37.439-04:00At the mid-sized daily I work for we've had nu...At the mid-sized daily I work for we've had numerous employees voluntarily leave during the past three months. When you have people fleeing your company during the worst economy since the Great Depression, it's time to look long and hard at the way you do business. Gannett will not survive the next decade if only because it won't be able to retain talented employees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80706348732609914952011-05-13T23:44:34.873-04:002011-05-13T23:44:34.873-04:00I wonder when the rest of us at U.S. papers will h...I wonder when the rest of us at U.S. papers will hear about this. No word of it at my site, and people who got reviews recently got their 3 percent or whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31042514298103577112011-05-13T21:26:02.772-04:002011-05-13T21:26:02.772-04:00Wow, talk about motivational. Turn a simple merit...Wow, talk about motivational. Turn a simple merit plan into a political game rewarding the few chosen ones and telling the vast majority that work so hard that they will get nothing. Employees will be leaving at a rapid pace and filling positions is become a nightmare; of course this is what Gannett wants, which is get employees to leave willingly so there is no severance to pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85450165157600246132011-05-13T20:33:28.403-04:002011-05-13T20:33:28.403-04:00This company is a complete sack of dog feces. Like...This company is a complete sack of dog feces. Like much of corporate America it flips off its employees with one hand and with the other holds its...martini glass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58045716639847085172011-05-13T19:44:16.951-04:002011-05-13T19:44:16.951-04:00Limited raises sounds much better than no raise. I...Limited raises sounds much better than no raise. I'm in Broadcasting and we have not had the situation since they reinstalled raisesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21635701341264729082011-05-13T19:37:22.896-04:002011-05-13T19:37:22.896-04:00Wage freezes and limited merit raises would be old...Wage freezes and limited merit raises would be old news at this point. Florida property I work at heard about this months ago. Don't complain folks - at least you have a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com