tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4969913274467787387..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: WSJ: Why you work more -- and enjoy it lessJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75059050252300740402011-05-09T13:56:52.283-04:002011-05-09T13:56:52.283-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70306619169819899562011-05-09T12:53:36.279-04:002011-05-09T12:53:36.279-04:0011:34 here. OT is not possible. I basically suck i...11:34 here. OT is not possible. I basically suck it up at USA Today to hold on to my job. Of course, busting your ass here is no guarantee either. They keep front loading with veep/level hires and useless verticals overlords and im probably a goner,too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58161897442096939202011-05-09T11:01:53.061-04:002011-05-09T11:01:53.061-04:00Is there any law or state law that determines what...Is there any law or state law that determines what is a legal limit for exempt employees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3532536573879652912011-05-09T08:51:06.210-04:002011-05-09T08:51:06.210-04:00Lucille Ball is the best! I hadn't watched th...Lucille Ball is the best! I hadn't watched that bit in a long time. It is truly priceless. Thanks for the laugh, Jim!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49790353897157636872011-05-09T08:43:39.777-04:002011-05-09T08:43:39.777-04:006:55 am and others - Take a good look at your offi...6:55 am and others - Take a good look at your official job description. Chances are, it includes a catch-all phrase:<br />"Any other duties assigned by management" or something to that effect.<br />That allows "management" to add any tasks they want to. They do not have to relate to your skill set. <br />There might be tasks they want to entrust to someone they feel is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67384727082749785362011-05-09T06:42:36.181-04:002011-05-09T06:42:36.181-04:00The great unsaid here is that people who are asked...The great unsaid here is that people who are asked to do extra work may feel pressured to do so, or risk losing their job in the next round of lay-offs, etc. In Gannett's culture for the last four years, you never know when another round of furloughs or lay-offs is lurking around the corner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65237813101202279122011-05-08T23:50:36.095-04:002011-05-08T23:50:36.095-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28039967897890761722011-05-08T23:49:58.005-04:002011-05-08T23:49:58.005-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72688601062376712032011-05-08T23:39:41.927-04:002011-05-08T23:39:41.927-04:0011:34 -- If that's true, you could probably cu...11:34 -- If that's true, you could probably cut back a little ... or demand to be paid for the extra work. Assuming, that is, you have to put in extra hours to carry the extra workload. If you don't, it's no big deal. <br /><br />If you do, I would suggest that you start putting in for the OT. The company won't keep you around just because you work free OT. I've seen lots of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25991644325219362852011-05-08T23:34:11.989-04:002011-05-08T23:34:11.989-04:00I know this is going to sound arrogant, but I alre...I know this is going to sound arrogant, but I already feel like Im shouldering more load because of the incompetence of others. But I also find myself notncomplaining about it. Its not loyalty. Its surviving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25864976361176528362011-05-08T22:23:07.095-04:002011-05-08T22:23:07.095-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80608524731905008472011-05-08T22:05:16.452-04:002011-05-08T22:05:16.452-04:006:55 -- Good for you. Me and a number of my friend...6:55 -- Good for you. Me and a number of my friends do the same. As long as management is allowed to pile work on you for no extra pay, they'll do it. <br /><br />When asked to take on an additional project, I politely ask, "You're OK with the overtime that will require?" And that usually ends the conversation, as nobody is OK with overtime. It's an added expense. If they doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2680510081745759732011-05-08T18:55:12.435-04:002011-05-08T18:55:12.435-04:00Meanwhile the higher ups who are steering the comp...Meanwhile the higher ups who are steering the company toward the rocks get more salary, bonuses and a little something cause we like you, while we get asked to take on "added responsibilities", get furloughed, face lay-offs, and pay cuts. I personally have taken a zero tolerance to the "creeping" added responsibility. I politely tell my supervisor that my plate is full. This Zero Tolerance Zednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18275771179100812432011-05-08T12:46:48.101-04:002011-05-08T12:46:48.101-04:00New roles in the newsroom: Handling overflow and m...New roles in the newsroom: Handling overflow and misdirected customer service calls. Cleaning, recycling and trash removal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18205765474673639992011-05-08T12:22:59.802-04:002011-05-08T12:22:59.802-04:00What amazes me in these troubled times for our bus...What amazes me in these troubled times for our business is how management keeps under-performing or low-performing employees on the payroll while piling the work on others. All things being equal, you might expect slackers to be out the door in the layoffs, but this has not happened. We still have co-workers who are not carrying their weight, and bosses whose role contributing to the future of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com