tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5742327597650246571..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Salinas | Let them eat employee-supplied cakeJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23088140314086583472012-08-23T23:27:04.493-04:002012-08-23T23:27:04.493-04:00Assuming potluckgate 2012 is over, a question for ...Assuming potluckgate 2012 is over, a question for those in the know: How'd the big visit go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78456311363092478252012-08-18T22:29:58.453-04:002012-08-18T22:29:58.453-04:00People here are old, out of touch, and obsolete. A...People here are old, out of touch, and obsolete. A whole thread about potlucks? Come on. Seriously?<br /><br />It's not 1975 any longer. Please jump into the present day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10595685497230111752012-08-18T02:08:28.090-04:002012-08-18T02:08:28.090-04:00Potluck Fear and Loathing story from Los Angeles T...Potluck Fear and Loathing story from Los Angeles Times in 2008. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/dec/15/health/he-potluck15<br /><br />"But for some people, it's a minefield of food-poisoning bacteria waiting to wreak havoc."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26625019613666034442012-08-17T21:22:12.113-04:002012-08-17T21:22:12.113-04:00Does anyone remember Terri Travelstead? You got a ...Does anyone remember Terri Travelstead? You got a golden dustpan if younwere the clean desk winner. Better than a President's Ring!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72520460881650152192012-08-17T17:29:18.729-04:002012-08-17T17:29:18.729-04:00Potlucks! Killer spreads waiting to take you out! ...Potlucks! Killer spreads waiting to take you out! Several states have tried to ban them as too many folks do not follow sanitation rules. Good luck in Salinas. Hope that potato salad was properly refrigerated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69378479552543025822012-08-17T17:17:26.644-04:002012-08-17T17:17:26.644-04:00IT DEPENDS
At my site -- profitable -- the custom...IT DEPENDS<br /><br />At my site -- profitable -- the custom was Election Night pizza and pop, Sunday bagels, and cake and coffee for retirements. Just easier and faster.<br /><br />Potluck? Whatever .. just hope no one gets (accidental) food poisoning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77744976628661712912012-08-17T16:29:40.362-04:002012-08-17T16:29:40.362-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30938119667407066332012-08-17T14:27:56.551-04:002012-08-17T14:27:56.551-04:00When we got those "clean your desk" memo...When we got those "clean your desk" memos for a corporate visit, yes, lots of us came in after hours, on our own time (of course unpaid), to do so because we simply didn't have the time during work hours. That's how they got in that state: we were WORKING.<br /><br />If I were some exec, I'd be concerned if someone's desk was a monument to fastidiousness. I'd be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35210173543768210152012-08-17T13:52:36.207-04:002012-08-17T13:52:36.207-04:00day old bread. so it matches your headlines along...day old bread. so it matches your headlines along with USAT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74088074726165950062012-08-17T13:20:13.687-04:002012-08-17T13:20:13.687-04:00A BIG pot of beans, bread and water!
Wouldn't...A BIG pot of beans, bread and water!<br /><br />Wouldn't that be more fitting considering the overall style, morale and mentality of the management; i.e. "JAIL-like"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57701519124716026942012-08-17T12:05:33.707-04:002012-08-17T12:05:33.707-04:00Gracia and Bob hate seven-layer salad so they thou...Gracia and Bob hate seven-layer salad so they thought they could holler about it on G-Blog and get Salinas to hit the local Little Caesar's for trade-out pies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12983865397357846402012-08-17T12:00:21.878-04:002012-08-17T12:00:21.878-04:00Potluck....like the future of this company.Potluck....like the future of this company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85582569677086718192012-08-17T11:58:18.187-04:002012-08-17T11:58:18.187-04:00What a small time operation. I'll bring the l...What a small time operation. I'll bring the lemon squares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29482188075767187272012-08-17T10:05:54.046-04:002012-08-17T10:05:54.046-04:00I'd bake some Metamucil brownies.
Fitting, co...I'd bake some Metamucil brownies.<br /><br />Fitting, considering the visitors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74963060486608324892012-08-17T09:52:12.601-04:002012-08-17T09:52:12.601-04:00When folks here condemn potlucks you know they are...When folks here condemn potlucks you know they are jsut haters. Salinas is a great paper with a great team. THis is how they roll. Back off haters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64325201636348007302012-08-17T08:44:49.413-04:002012-08-17T08:44:49.413-04:00The "clean your desks" memo. We used to ...The "clean your desks" memo. We used to get those multiple times a day from our executive editor and publisher whenever corporate would visit.<br /><br />Made you wonder what work the publisher and editor could have been doing instead of 3 or 4 "clean your desk" memos a day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79356886034568139402012-08-17T05:27:49.306-04:002012-08-17T05:27:49.306-04:00The way most of our properties are staffed, they c...The way most of our properties are staffed, they could hold a barn dance and pig holler too, with room left over for a kissin' booth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58539020308527321912012-08-17T03:34:11.495-04:002012-08-17T03:34:11.495-04:00Laughing my ass off. I would love to see a potluc...Laughing my ass off. I would love to see a potluck lunch served. If I were the corporate folks, I wouldn't touch that "special" chocolate cake for the life of me. I can almost guarantee you they will insist on purchased sandwiches and drinks. Please post pictures if a potluck is served and they actually eat it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74854181601529127922012-08-17T01:53:10.181-04:002012-08-17T01:53:10.181-04:00If a potluck is the paper's tradition, and if ...If a potluck is the paper's tradition, and if all are welcome, why not have one for corporate guests? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27960285468069143792012-08-17T00:39:10.847-04:002012-08-17T00:39:10.847-04:00How great is that -- the opportunity to feed the B...How great is that -- the opportunity to feed the Big G C-suite crew. I'll bet there will be some special dishes prepared.<br /><br />Bon appetit, Gracia & entourage!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6626510304166546092012-08-16T23:33:44.764-04:002012-08-16T23:33:44.764-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82366892469955174632012-08-16T23:00:18.201-04:002012-08-16T23:00:18.201-04:00Any word on whether the brass will arrive via priv...Any word on whether the brass will arrive via private jet or will they travel commercial? Probably not staying at the local Motel 6 either.<br /><br />It's pathetic for a company this size not to spend $300 on sodas, sandwiches and salads for all.<br /><br />If the publisher, editor or entire operating committee had a lick of sense, they would spring for if corporate will not.<br /><br />But Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72315760658075286102012-08-16T22:35:43.181-04:002012-08-16T22:35:43.181-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57932274215596048882012-08-16T22:25:12.234-04:002012-08-16T22:25:12.234-04:00I wonder if overtime will be paid to those who com...I wonder if overtime will be paid to those who come in over the weekend to clean their desk/office?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49835866421385677922012-08-16T22:00:36.044-04:002012-08-16T22:00:36.044-04:00So amazingly mean. Shame on all of you. This com...So amazingly mean. Shame on all of you. This company has been and is still built on every day people. When GCI comes to visit they lexpect nothing more than that. Shame on all of you<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com