tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5004481808229835697..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | In a dismissal, management on the rocksJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80228680672539720332011-08-05T10:35:49.543-04:002011-08-05T10:35:49.543-04:00A solid, well-liked, productive employee like Ed C...A solid, well-liked, productive employee like Ed Cassidy gets the boot, but cast-offs from other companies stay on here to guide this ship toward the rocks. You can't make this stuff up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80125097230707832942011-08-05T07:18:21.256-04:002011-08-05T07:18:21.256-04:009:39am Thanks for stopping by Robin Pence. You sur...9:39am Thanks for stopping by Robin Pence. You survived the Maryam hatchett this round at the expence of Ed Cassidy but you won't survive forever.<br /><br />The fact that Robin Pence is still in PR at Gannett and the best PR person in the company, Ed Cassidy, is gone says it all about how inadequate Maryam is as a CMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42647469311638600432011-08-05T07:08:46.398-04:002011-08-05T07:08:46.398-04:00Hunke is a milquetoast. (Well, scotch-toast, but t...Hunke is a milquetoast. (Well, scotch-toast, but that's another discussion.) He delegates everything of importance to incompetents while he flies around the country, speaking to Rotary and other local business organizations. That kind of activity is fine for a metro publisher, but not for the head of the formerly largest paper in the country. <br /><br />And, oh, the irony: Ed Cassidy wrote Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49508628925210038992011-08-05T07:05:06.124-04:002011-08-05T07:05:06.124-04:00I would bet Dave and Maryam are spending most of t...I would bet Dave and Maryam are spending most of their days now trying to figure out how to put out this Cassidy fire raging that they so ignorantly ignited. Dismissing, discreditng and demeaning usually is the best Gannett approach, right Dave? And Maryam is already hard at work doing just that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91624219293449379372011-08-04T07:49:55.694-04:002011-08-04T07:49:55.694-04:00I give up trying to explain this stupid move to so...I give up trying to explain this stupid move to some perplexed associates. Just sending this link out. Maybe they can make sense out of firing him. I can't. We obviously can't turn to our PR crisis manager to dig us out of this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63088954839884830792011-08-04T06:17:22.008-04:002011-08-04T06:17:22.008-04:00Ed Cassidy lived USA today. Sit in a meeting with ...Ed Cassidy lived USA today. Sit in a meeting with him and he was the best in ways he thought we could advance USA Today. Didn't matter if it was with the newspaper - he called it the print product which was annoying sometimes, websites, for advertisers, all our failing mobile projects, even all those books and magazines we put out that went nowhere. He always had a plan for a way he thought Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74556067711464613082011-08-03T23:59:17.540-04:002011-08-03T23:59:17.540-04:00I have been reading this blog for years. Usually w...I have been reading this blog for years. Usually when someone is fired, there might be some support and a few haters. I have never seen this kind of 100 percent support for anybody. And people seem really pissed.<br /><br />I don't know Ed, but someone really f'd up letting this guy go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49774607542725725602011-08-03T23:58:32.194-04:002011-08-03T23:58:32.194-04:00Im in my fifties and ive been running up substanti...Im in my fifties and ive been running up substantial health insurance costs through our medical plan. Now im worried this will be factored in when the next round of layoffs comes. Should I be worried?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30570711845838221602011-08-03T23:54:27.130-04:002011-08-03T23:54:27.130-04:0011:42 PM Hunke isn't the only one!11:42 PM Hunke isn't the only one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39072562078481776082011-08-03T23:42:46.445-04:002011-08-03T23:42:46.445-04:00When are you going to wake up? Hunke doesnt give a...When are you going to wake up? Hunke doesnt give a damn about you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14124374796560428002011-08-03T23:41:37.843-04:002011-08-03T23:41:37.843-04:0010:49 sorry for your situation. Gosh this company ...10:49 sorry for your situation. Gosh this company is heartless. I hope you found work and life after Gannett. Everything you say is, unfortunately, the truth. Which is why every employee is at risk....every single one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3116119126735495782011-08-03T22:56:40.464-04:002011-08-03T22:56:40.464-04:0010:31 you forgot he went to St Pete Times for five...10:31 you forgot he went to St Pete Times for five years in between Nashville and USAT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69565289008934080072011-08-03T22:49:30.597-04:002011-08-03T22:49:30.597-04:00Ed Cassidy was as professional and dedicated as th...Ed Cassidy was as professional and dedicated as they come. So were many others who had their jobs "eliminated" and shown the door in such a cold, shitty way. I was one of them. Loyal, dedicated, 12+ hour days, award-winning, results-driven, excellent reviews, etc. But IT DOESN'T MATTER. It is very apparent that when you hit 50+ you make more money than Gannett wants to pay since Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81681709522552936502011-08-03T22:31:52.275-04:002011-08-03T22:31:52.275-04:00Ed had been with Gannett since 1994. He did such a...Ed had been with Gannett since 1994. He did such a great job in Fla and Nashville that he was promoted to USAT.<br /><br />16 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40283773507677593532011-08-03T22:19:32.826-04:002011-08-03T22:19:32.826-04:00According to Ed's linkedin profile, he had bee...According to Ed's linkedin profile, he had been here since 2005. Does the amount of time you have been here matter when your departure is handled in such a shitty manner? Hunke and his team have no compasion for anything than their fat salaries and membership in the club of the clueless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38993009715271084122011-08-03T22:00:11.848-04:002011-08-03T22:00:11.848-04:009:12 if you are management trying to make a point,...9:12 if you are management trying to make a point, you are not welcome here. You clearly miss the entire point of how disgusted everyone at USAT is in this botched removal of an exemplary and well-liked employee.<br /><br />NO rationale makes any sense. There are no good excuses. <br />Go back to your spreadsheet and find another scalp to wack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73488868270613602202011-08-03T21:12:18.029-04:002011-08-03T21:12:18.029-04:00Heh 3:21 out of curiosity how many years do you th...Heh 3:21 out of curiosity how many years do you think Ed worked for Gannett? Life long? How long exactlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38781685745549829762011-08-03T20:08:48.189-04:002011-08-03T20:08:48.189-04:00Hunke has long maintained that the only dept compl...Hunke has long maintained that the only dept complaining about all of the upheaval is editorial. It is clear from this botched firing that the digust is far more widespread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-691901714416908832011-08-03T19:56:11.698-04:002011-08-03T19:56:11.698-04:00Ed Cassidy's removal was handled just like all...Ed Cassidy's removal was handled just like all of the other lay offs - his *position was eliminated*. <br />Per company policy, if a position is eliminated, the person occupying it has to go. This approach alone has led to the loss of hundreds, if not thousands, of quality employees. <br />Management's hands are clean ("It's not personal, but his Job was eliminated"), andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86438202756214813382011-08-03T17:57:49.762-04:002011-08-03T17:57:49.762-04:00Wow! How sad!
Sorry for what happened to Ed, but a...Wow! How sad!<br />Sorry for what happened to Ed, but after reading the article and comments coupled with the photo of Chivas Regal makes me wanna go and get my damn "Drink On!"<br /><br />Getting your drink on: Having a drink to improve your mood!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6883946326673130802011-08-03T17:03:26.618-04:002011-08-03T17:03:26.618-04:003:09, Gannett stopped thinking of "Employees&...3:09, Gannett stopped thinking of "Employees" long ago in favor of simply counting "Heads". Converts a caring, nurturing environment to a meat locker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28912258924613465562011-08-03T15:21:53.089-04:002011-08-03T15:21:53.089-04:00Gracia, where are you in this mess? You want to ea...Gracia, where are you in this mess? You want to earn respect from the rank and file....speak up about what a mistake this was. Everything about firing Ed Cassidy speaks negatively about Gannett.<br /><br />Why should people care? He's just one guy. I'll tell you why. This firing represents everything that is wrong with your employee morale.<br /><br />You simply should not fire great Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25263661583661805232011-08-03T15:13:46.040-04:002011-08-03T15:13:46.040-04:00HR, wake up. This is how you treat outstanding emp...HR, wake up. This is how you treat outstanding employees?<br /><br />Every single employee within Gannett should know this is how the company values you. Do everything right. Exceed all expectations. Give up all your weekends, evenings, and life for 15+ years only to be thrown out when some new manager takes over....so she can bring in her own team. When Maryam Banikarim eventually resigns, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80499448570642971712011-08-03T15:09:03.798-04:002011-08-03T15:09:03.798-04:00Ed Cassidy is on LinkedIn. Message him there. He i...Ed Cassidy is on LinkedIn. Message him there. He is a very humble and honorable person so don't expect any bitterness on his part.<br /><br />He'll end up doing his usual great job for a more deserving company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75488498180037823132011-08-03T14:16:19.061-04:002011-08-03T14:16:19.061-04:00Several of my customers would like to reach Cassid...Several of my customers would like to reach Cassidy. Anybody know his contact information?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com