tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6324916027663565591..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Martore: We are 'revitalizing our local news'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36496084188401986862011-12-12T10:10:19.869-05:002011-12-12T10:10:19.869-05:00Do you think she gives a damn? No way.Do you think she gives a damn? No way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13177472318177767202011-12-11T21:37:18.566-05:002011-12-11T21:37:18.566-05:00Another misstep by Banikarim and her PR agency. Go...Another misstep by Banikarim and her PR agency. Good grief Gracia, wake up. They are making you look like a fool who is out of touch with the workers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19135603286844561902011-12-11T15:06:15.026-05:002011-12-11T15:06:15.026-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10116952696507355052011-12-11T14:46:25.203-05:002011-12-11T14:46:25.203-05:00Not hired specifically because they were white, th...Not hired specifically because they were white, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84036450143384597662011-12-11T14:40:28.829-05:002011-12-11T14:40:28.829-05:003:14 makes a great point? But what about all the o...3:14 makes a great point? But what about all the other incompetents and unqualified people they have hired who are white? Just as bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71295283850592232352011-12-11T06:57:07.796-05:002011-12-11T06:57:07.796-05:00Recall the president who was amazed to see the reg...Recall the president who was amazed to see the register scanner technology at the grocery? At a certain level, the rich, the powerful don't live in our world.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I'm not crazy about our world either and if I can make my opportunities pan out, someday I'll stop eating elbow noodles and parkay and calling it fettuccine de oleo. I'm 58 so I still have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61016532123681597522011-12-11T03:14:37.919-05:002011-12-11T03:14:37.919-05:00This company needs to throw out the token hires. T...This company needs to throw out the token hires. There are still too many people who were hired for meritless reasons. Get rid of them now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88884873047006358232011-12-10T23:07:44.371-05:002011-12-10T23:07:44.371-05:00"I would like to thank you all once again for..."I would like to thank you all once again for your innumerable contributions. "<br /><br />Really? Every single employee is just buying time until they are laid off. Absolutely no job security, more work, less pay. This is how we are "appreciated"?<br /><br />The 20,000 people laid off included many who gave their lives to this company. Don't insult us with meaningless Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-730475637666225802011-12-10T20:27:56.659-05:002011-12-10T20:27:56.659-05:00Amazing that she would send out a goofy email like...Amazing that she would send out a goofy email like this. Massive disconnect with reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53678918511561576212011-12-10T19:08:07.281-05:002011-12-10T19:08:07.281-05:006:06 PM, in all probability Gannett president and ...6:06 PM, in all probability Gannett president and CEO Martore hasn't felt, doesn't feel and won't feel any shame. It's not her job.<br /><br />In fact, of eerie relevance to most of Gannett's directorship is a book from 14 years ago by the clinical psychologist Alan Down, Ph.D., "Beyond the Looking Glass," wherein he posited the idea of corporate narcissists.<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38111439696605279402011-12-10T19:04:55.451-05:002011-12-10T19:04:55.451-05:00To 6:06: If you know hourly employees are working ...To 6:06: If you know hourly employees are working more than 40 hrs/week, then call the U.S. Dept. of Labor to report this violation of federal law. Once you get a rep on the phone, anything you can tell him/her about the pay conditions at your site will be helpful.<br /><br />I can't remember if the rep required my name when I did it once, but I gave him my name, and he didn't give it to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71689879490765413232011-12-10T18:06:52.027-05:002011-12-10T18:06:52.027-05:00If you are so grateful for my efforts Gracia, why ...If you are so grateful for my efforts Gracia, why have I not gotten a raise for the last three years yet have sterling reviews? Why do you make employees Gannett choose from colleges for the Gannett training program work 40 hours plus and not pay them for overtime even though they are hourly employees?(yes, one of my co-workers is one of these employees and I do have documentation.) Do you know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14092101329244665912011-12-10T16:00:54.904-05:002011-12-10T16:00:54.904-05:00Gracia, first you air your efforts at the Make A D...Gracia, first you air your efforts at the Make A Difference Day on Gannett stations and now you issue this email following furlough and layoff announcements?<br /> <br />Completely out of touch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71595353094201414142011-12-10T14:14:10.193-05:002011-12-10T14:14:10.193-05:00Jim, that one was a follow-up to 10:44's mud-t...Jim, that one was a follow-up to 10:44's mud-throwing.<br /><br />Sometimes it seems like you flip a coin when you make these decisions. Probably time to get a new coin. Maybe you should beg for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59848530703640416452011-12-10T13:01:53.465-05:002011-12-10T13:01:53.465-05:00Best regards?Best regards?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69191952037918217892011-12-10T12:56:02.320-05:002011-12-10T12:56:02.320-05:00So Jim: you consider the 6:05 fart comment a more ...So Jim: you consider the 6:05 fart comment a more worthy contribution?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86087089008954361362011-12-10T12:52:57.723-05:002011-12-10T12:52:57.723-05:00Here's some local news- Nobody believes you!Here's some local news- Nobody believes you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56832338212729105312011-12-10T12:17:52.993-05:002011-12-10T12:17:52.993-05:002:52 I removed a comment that directed the followi...2:52 I removed a comment that directed the following at another poster: "You would be out of your league trying to read Dick and Jane."<br /><br />Was that it? If so, I took it down because that's the kind of post that simply leads to boring name-calling.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8992105358353694222011-12-10T10:44:44.579-05:002011-12-10T10:44:44.579-05:00Who let intelligent professional people in here?Who let intelligent professional people in here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14404875871721417082011-12-10T10:36:07.884-05:002011-12-10T10:36:07.884-05:00Do you intelligent, professional people REALLY bel...Do you intelligent, professional people REALLY believe that corporate pays people $5 per post to post in this blog? I mean i understand Being angry but really, can we stop with that silly post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9273425261258873092011-12-10T09:48:03.976-05:002011-12-10T09:48:03.976-05:00First of all, it's $7.50 per post, but we can ...First of all, it's $7.50 per post, but we can only do 10 a day. That's the way it's designed. Second, why does a newpaper have to have an in house press. That's overhead better suited for news hole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27024920654029757112011-12-10T02:52:56.305-05:002011-12-10T02:52:56.305-05:0010:44, clearly you didn't read the book. I poi...10:44, clearly you didn't read the book. I pointed this out earlier, but Jim chose to delete it. So the examples I cited are gone and won't return.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45080924332652396952011-12-10T01:43:56.340-05:002011-12-10T01:43:56.340-05:00Was this supposed to be her holiday thanks to the...Was this supposed to be her holiday thanks to the little people speech? Did she actually hire someone to write this crap? Did anyone both to think about the timing so soon after setting another round of furloughs?<br /><br />Another tone deaf move to alienate employees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80136921536419784132011-12-09T23:00:25.824-05:002011-12-09T23:00:25.824-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30126834879074296732011-12-09T22:44:21.222-05:002011-12-09T22:44:21.222-05:009:44 and 9:45 are same poster. Go collect your $5...9:44 and 9:45 are same poster. Go collect your $5 for posting pro-management anti-employee stuff here. Or maybe you are the PR person who wrote the Martore memo. Struck a cord with you, huh?<br /><br />I've read Job's Bio. He was no saint (hardly) but he was a leader and a visionary. You are playing out of your league on this blog. Your attack on Jim gave you away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com