tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6924067416337801082..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: 'Blue ball of death' said meeting its own demiseJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45215892333774610762011-10-24T12:22:25.888-04:002011-10-24T12:22:25.888-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22911871666990486732011-10-23T10:14:51.607-04:002011-10-23T10:14:51.607-04:00I think you are giving Gracia far more credit than...I think you are giving Gracia far more credit than deserved. Just look at the blue ball as another employee, cast aside to save money. Keep your eye out at Christie's and Sotheby's for the blue ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36199687315185585462011-10-20T10:06:37.212-04:002011-10-20T10:06:37.212-04:0011:14, you left out the biggest problem. Employees...11:14, you left out the biggest problem. Employees accepted the dumbing-down process because they thought it would make their jobs easier. Instead, they lost their jobs.<br /><br />Even today, most people still will not admit to buying into that process. That's why we see so much indignation here. People simply will not admit they supported the philosophy that wrecked the product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21868167434174850012011-10-19T09:15:46.589-04:002011-10-19T09:15:46.589-04:006:02 I removed the My Boss post because it include...6:02 I removed the My Boss post because it included a crude reference to Gracia Martore.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29291934449558328482011-10-19T08:31:14.055-04:002011-10-19T08:31:14.055-04:00Wow, great analogy, 1:51am.
At Gannett, truly ever...Wow, great analogy, 1:51am.<br />At Gannett, truly everyone is "The Prisoner."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31651408516492796962011-10-19T01:51:11.136-04:002011-10-19T01:51:11.136-04:00I am No. 2. Who is No 1? You are No. 6.I am No. 2. Who is No 1? You are No. 6.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83592508285452237982011-10-18T23:14:09.091-04:002011-10-18T23:14:09.091-04:00The bad karma of the blue ball and resulting firin...The bad karma of the blue ball and resulting firings, layoffs and everything else that has stripped the soul out of USAT since moving to a grossly overpriced new building can't be ignored. Yes, the economy turned sour. But long before the recession, there was a shift at USAT in how it treated employees -- seasoned, loyal employees. It, along with the decadent campus, cost a lot of people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91175248315753091052011-10-18T23:06:02.843-04:002011-10-18T23:06:02.843-04:00I love it! Gracia finally got the good old boys by...I love it! Gracia finally got the good old boys by the balls! Or should I say Blue Balls! I heard a story years ago that someone was fired for just touching the “blue ball.”<br /><br />Got get 'em Gracia! About time a woman ran this corporation. Now maybe something will actually get done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59182452367674187792011-10-18T22:09:07.114-04:002011-10-18T22:09:07.114-04:009:02 PM, you must be right. The blue ball was an a...9:02 PM, you must be right. The blue ball was an as-yet-unpublished provision of Dubow's retirement package. He's taking it home with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24484815431553842232011-10-18T21:53:59.338-04:002011-10-18T21:53:59.338-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27313641608990294512011-10-18T21:02:58.841-04:002011-10-18T21:02:58.841-04:00Oh, I get it. Gracia didn't have it removed, ...Oh, I get it. Gracia didn't have it removed, Craig took it home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47880499478480741442011-10-18T20:59:59.882-04:002011-10-18T20:59:59.882-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.My Bosshttp://www.gannett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36077096712494080542011-10-18T19:07:37.877-04:002011-10-18T19:07:37.877-04:006:11, most of the posts here are irrelevant to Gan...6:11, most of the posts here are irrelevant to Gannett. They have little substance or significance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4425525920318617402011-10-18T18:11:35.544-04:002011-10-18T18:11:35.544-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86730133054951585282011-10-18T18:02:41.477-04:002011-10-18T18:02:41.477-04:005:22, I was backing you. So calling for deletion o...5:22, I was backing you. So calling for deletion of my post is a bad on your part.<br /><br />And why did the My Boss post disappear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58519788303900621182011-10-18T17:22:51.405-04:002011-10-18T17:22:51.405-04:00Oh come on Jimmy. 1:46 is incoherent, and I can...Oh come on Jimmy. 1:46 is incoherent, and I can't point that out? You leave up 2:44's response? And you leave up the even less relevant response at 3:13? Speaking of coherent, does this pattern of taking down some comments and leaving other worthless ones up reflect any kind of coherent comment policy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90053032772117259692011-10-18T16:24:47.970-04:002011-10-18T16:24:47.970-04:00The atmosphere of the 11th floor of Crystal Palace...The atmosphere of the 11th floor of Crystal Palace, after stepping off the elevators, reminds me of the dreadful walk into a funeral home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55334637229896356042011-10-18T15:42:52.389-04:002011-10-18T15:42:52.389-04:00Saw the Blue Ball one time. Wasn't that impres...Saw the Blue Ball one time. Wasn't that impressive. But it was part of an art installation that had elements embedded in the floor tiles in a hallway leading to the Blue Ball. Wonder if all that's gone, too. When they took the Blue Ball, did they just roll it to the elevator?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17059195605317677072011-10-18T15:18:22.203-04:002011-10-18T15:18:22.203-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.My Bosshttp://www.gannett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53782714012663580982011-10-18T15:13:07.165-04:002011-10-18T15:13:07.165-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.rmichemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63884229073998967932011-10-18T14:44:42.455-04:002011-10-18T14:44:42.455-04:002:21 -- ha! Great post.
But now we'll get to ...2:21 -- ha! Great post.<br /><br />But now we'll get to hear the usual whining from the brownshirts about how not everyone is a writer, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51437284365417209152011-10-18T14:42:17.907-04:002011-10-18T14:42:17.907-04:00You guys are showing your ignorance. As usual, you...You guys are showing your ignorance. As usual, you don't know what you're talking about, but that doesn't stop you from saying all sorts of things.<br /><br />Jim knew about the comments. He deleted the responses, but he left the original comments up for hours.<br /><br />Next time, try to understand what you're talking about BEFORE you post anything. That will be new for you, butAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21666920338091256582011-10-18T14:21:51.839-04:002011-10-18T14:21:51.839-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69191389197160281642011-10-18T13:46:15.796-04:002011-10-18T13:46:15.796-04:00Let see, Gannett,pays, off politicians, STEALS, l...Let see, Gannett,pays, off politicians, STEALS, literary ideas, has lawyers, sleeping with their opposition, who knows a murder or two maybe in their pass. Some asshole, who got his job, because of who he was relate too, fires three employees, who before this was in good standing, for spreading a little dust. What next, laying off staff, while giving themselves a raise.rmichemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62595128313999181462011-10-18T13:25:19.717-04:002011-10-18T13:25:19.717-04:00That blue ball was a symbol of times past. The gl...That blue ball was a symbol of times past. The glory days. 2001. Classfied sections. Fat papers. No competition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com