tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7742853339226857729..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Tip | Is a mandatory furlough in your future?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67449666514721377542010-10-17T12:27:53.065-04:002010-10-17T12:27:53.065-04:00So you love getting your pay cut year after year. ...So you love getting your pay cut year after year. You love falling behind financially even at a time of near zero inflation. Beautiful!<br /><br />For those looking at retirement within the next few years, the view may not be as wonderful. Your Social Security payment is based on an average of your last 10 years pay. When your pay stagnates, your retirement income stagnates as well.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57687047747670054772010-10-16T16:27:49.782-04:002010-10-16T16:27:49.782-04:00I love my fer-cations, my furloughs. They are wond...I love my fer-cations, my furloughs. They are wonderful. Seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9224013933032218202010-10-15T18:09:42.696-04:002010-10-15T18:09:42.696-04:00From what I'm now hearing, it sounds more and ...From what I'm now hearing, it sounds more and more that any furloughs will be decided site-by-site. That said, it appears some sites are seriously considering another round.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57992132369410142302010-10-15T01:20:30.114-04:002010-10-15T01:20:30.114-04:00Furloughs will be targeted for those struggling to...Furloughs will be targeted for those struggling to meet revenue expectations, and everyone's right about furloughs becoming a mainstay. Its like crack cocaine. Bean counters become addicted to this solution because once done, they're faced with cycling comparable earnings quarters and then what? I expect widespread first quarter 2011 furloughs because of first quarter 2010 furloughs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5585243037085690652010-10-14T21:53:23.841-04:002010-10-14T21:53:23.841-04:00Am on OC at my property. Nothing mentioned.Am on OC at my property. Nothing mentioned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24910436440603141512010-10-14T18:20:10.686-04:002010-10-14T18:20:10.686-04:001 furlough equals about $35 to $40 million in cost...1 furlough equals about $35 to $40 million in costs. Of course, that could be a lot lower as the company shrinks. Maybe execs could do without annual bonuses for a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30242933649109844382010-10-14T13:58:13.152-04:002010-10-14T13:58:13.152-04:00it always cracks me up when there's a board me...it always cracks me up when there's a board meeting at the CP. 1 limo for each board director.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41313727508203159172010-10-14T13:42:59.780-04:002010-10-14T13:42:59.780-04:00I am so glad I am out of Gannett and don't hav...I am so glad I am out of Gannett and don't have to worry about the constant threats of layoffs and furloughs all the while having increased pressures and demands. Please sir, may I have another?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58187642203461613602010-10-14T12:01:41.830-04:002010-10-14T12:01:41.830-04:00Some day, dear board of directors, you will reap w...Some day, dear board of directors, you will reap what you have sown... But for now, hell, live it up! Hand out unconscionable bonuses! Eat, drink, be merry! Cut, furlough, restructure. Push, prod, and pummel! What have you got to lose? What have you got to ... What have you got ... what have you ... what have ... what ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61640536094493283422010-10-14T09:15:52.890-04:002010-10-14T09:15:52.890-04:00It's a matter of a company taking advantage of...It's a matter of a company taking advantage of its employees again and again and again.<br /><br />There's nothing the company likes better than employees who work harder for less. It simply reinforces the value of cutting and furloughing.<br /><br />And yet, the people cutting and furloughing their staffs are doing just fine, thank you. They're getting bonuses, and pleasantly findingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36642793215448667632010-10-14T06:56:28.384-04:002010-10-14T06:56:28.384-04:00At least on furlough week, I'm not going to be...At least on furlough week, I'm not going to be expected to work anyway....like my normal "vacations" and "weekends"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25502798719436584752010-10-13T19:35:19.149-04:002010-10-13T19:35:19.149-04:00Yeah! an extra week of vacation!!! Five less day...Yeah! an extra week of vacation!!! Five less days I have to spend pretending I care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27914469518167912552010-10-13T19:31:52.198-04:002010-10-13T19:31:52.198-04:00I would mcuh rather still be employed and have to ...I would mcuh rather still be employed and have to take furloughs then be out of work. Maybe some of you that hate it and hate gannett so much should leave so those who want to work can.<br />Try finding a job making what your making, bet you have tried and cant.<br />Stop bitching, you have a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51511531755743981112010-10-13T15:49:56.204-04:002010-10-13T15:49:56.204-04:00Interesting ~ Furloughs on top of cutting all thos...Interesting ~ Furloughs on top of cutting all those jobs on the local level when they move to the design hubs ~ which I have heard will now involve copy editors, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21308608411172085652010-10-13T13:24:55.741-04:002010-10-13T13:24:55.741-04:00It wouldn't surprise anyone, I'm sure. It...It wouldn't surprise anyone, I'm sure. It's also possible that this may be decided on a paper-by-paper basis. We had furloughs in Tucson this year from May to the end of September, independent of the rest of Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20448414105278935422010-10-13T11:55:54.789-04:002010-10-13T11:55:54.789-04:00To use the words of Tolkien:
"A ragged house ...To use the words of Tolkien:<br />"A ragged house long bereft of lordship."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74961306330678830522010-10-13T10:08:14.843-04:002010-10-13T10:08:14.843-04:00I don't see why corporate doesn't get it o...I don't see why corporate doesn't get it over with and slash all the staffs once and for all and forget prolonging the pain with annual furloughs that have become as predictable as the Fourth of July.<br /><br />Every year the workers who do the heavy lifting end up getting paid less. Furloughs and higher insurance premiums all add up to more money for corporate.<br /><br />Gannett has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38504419541000222712010-10-13T06:16:07.506-04:002010-10-13T06:16:07.506-04:00If this is true, it indicates that furloughs are b...If this is true, it indicates that furloughs are becoming part of the budget planning process at this company. That is very sad and unsettling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com