tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7823163705940946136..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Buyouts | Please post your latest news hereJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80175372149328006122012-04-12T17:47:26.260-04:002012-04-12T17:47:26.260-04:001:18 Gary sat by as long time co workers got fired...1:18 Gary sat by as long time co workers got fired and mistreated and did nothing besides nod. He isnt taking a hit for anyone he is bailing because he hung on as long as he could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18569065160825963972012-04-09T08:52:26.884-04:002012-04-09T08:52:26.884-04:00Green Bay announced 4/9 that eight had accepted it...Green Bay announced 4/9 that eight had accepted its buyouts, including two who joined up when Gannett bought The News-Chronicle and its sister papers.<br /><br />http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120409/GPG03/204090440/Eight-opt-Gannett-buyouts?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|sRays profilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375762252351537791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18482931285802492412012-04-09T08:31:25.881-04:002012-04-09T08:31:25.881-04:004-7-12 1:20pm. Not everyone who was 56 and had 20 ...4-7-12 1:20pm. Not everyone who was 56 and had 20 years with the company was offered the buyout. AND THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FOR IT. NONE. My wife's boss said they would talk later when she realized she was not offered the buyout, but it never happened. The ones who were not offered the buyout were never offered any kind of explanation of how they choose or did not chose the people to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60558959973630184812012-04-08T13:18:27.826-04:002012-04-08T13:18:27.826-04:007:10 (0n 4/5) said it best. I worked with Abbott K...7:10 (0n 4/5) said it best. I worked with Abbott Koloff. He was a pro through and through. And lay off Gary Schoenig. Show a little class to these people who took the hit so those left might dodge a lay-off. (Yes, before you flame me, I know that is not a given.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2874893488436016032012-04-08T12:38:55.838-04:002012-04-08T12:38:55.838-04:00In Port Huron (MI), Jim Whymer has accepted a buyo...In Port Huron (MI), Jim Whymer has accepted a buyout and written a <a href="http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20120408/SPORTS/304080004/Jim-Whymer-Fond-memories-my-33-years-Times-Herald?odyssey=mod%7Cmostview" rel="nofollow">testimonial column</a> to culminate his long career as Times Herald sports editor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87571872924165341522012-04-07T17:48:22.671-04:002012-04-07T17:48:22.671-04:00Usa today has always lacked top down class. ever s...Usa today has always lacked top down class. ever since quinn and dubill left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68311782879053425672012-04-07T14:01:38.982-04:002012-04-07T14:01:38.982-04:00Bring on the buyouts at USA Today. Solve our probl...Bring on the buyouts at USA Today. Solve our problems today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76771453856392128572012-04-07T13:20:46.370-04:002012-04-07T13:20:46.370-04:0012:41 and 8:34, our understanding was that unless ...12:41 and 8:34, our understanding was that unless a specific person was designated as critical to the organization (3 were in Phoenix, metro columnist Ed Montini, humor columnist Clay Thompson, and editorial cartoonist Steve Benson), if you were 56 or older and had 20 years experience, you legally HAD to be offered the buyout. How was this explained?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88118133734153222472012-04-07T09:48:34.821-04:002012-04-07T09:48:34.821-04:00Check out one name on the Republic list -- Mike Ry...Check out one name on the Republic list -- Mike Ryan. He was the paper's vice president in charge of suburban operations and a longtime Gannett employee, including many years as a sports writer and editor elsewhere. Have any other papers included a member of the operating committee in the buyouts? I'd bet that he gets replaced, while most of the newsroom staffers are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34338655266899093852012-04-07T09:46:50.625-04:002012-04-07T09:46:50.625-04:00What's going on with Westchester? How many new...What's going on with Westchester? How many newsroom employees want the buyout?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37201243390157967232012-04-07T02:38:53.295-04:002012-04-07T02:38:53.295-04:00I'm really sorry to read about the folks in Ph...I'm really sorry to read about the folks in Phoenix. on this list are many good acquaintances, colleagues and even the guy who hired me there.<br /><br />There is life after Gannett. It may take a while, but it will work out. Wish you all the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49303064833746567402012-04-07T00:28:46.292-04:002012-04-07T00:28:46.292-04:00For those of us left behind.
Wake up..
we are just...For those of us left behind.<br />Wake up..<br />we are just a #.<br />Lousy pay.<br />lousy Health benifits..<br />lousy hours..<br />Power in #'s people..<br />Unionize if you are not already ...<br />Work slow down...<br />OOps.. Qaulity problems...<br />Call in sick when Realy needed...OOps..<br /> A little pay back..<br /> everybody cares about there jobs..<br />Big players are screwing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46670936490809546302012-04-06T22:06:21.544-04:002012-04-06T22:06:21.544-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24464133501028945792012-04-06T20:07:50.702-04:002012-04-06T20:07:50.702-04:00At The AZ Republic,it is sad to see so many faces,...At The AZ Republic,it is sad to see so many faces,forced to call it quits,for no other reason than corporate greed.The clowns on the 10th floor hide out, while stirring their cauldrons,coming up with new ways to increase their blood money bonuses.Now they seem to have decided to wipe out 20 or so people in services by farming it out to a mgmt co. to lower their operating costs,thus increasing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29592204865268450872012-04-06T19:35:51.644-04:002012-04-06T19:35:51.644-04:00Nice note from John Zidich to Gannett Phoenix with...Nice note from John Zidich to Gannett Phoenix with the list of EROP employees leaving KPNX/Channel 12 and the Arizona Republic. In Phoenix, 70 buyout offers were made and there are 43 names on this list. <br />________________________________________<br />From: Zidich, John<br />Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 5:04 PM<br />To: Gannett Phoenix<br />Subject: Thank You So Much<br /><br />Folks,<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54537352548430491352012-04-06T15:08:29.465-04:002012-04-06T15:08:29.465-04:00Same at my site as in Louisville.Same at my site as in Louisville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5861989022086330392012-04-06T14:34:09.506-04:002012-04-06T14:34:09.506-04:00Gannett does not want to be successful. How can y...Gannett does not want to be successful. How can you not see the truth. The success they get is from bleeding the company to death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24728301570820170302012-04-06T14:02:27.321-04:002012-04-06T14:02:27.321-04:001:29 - Oh my . . . and if you didn't get that ...1:29 - Oh my . . . and if you didn't get that manila envelope what does it mean? Was it handled differently in different places?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47292546154438535122012-04-06T13:29:18.666-04:002012-04-06T13:29:18.666-04:00In Louisville, if you got the buyout, you received...In Louisville, if you got the buyout, you received a manila envelope with a letter saying your offer had been accepted accompanied by a sheet of quick hit information. The signing was done when the offer sheet was turned into HR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80581550546223766692012-04-06T10:59:35.868-04:002012-04-06T10:59:35.868-04:008:33, that's insulting to every employee who b...8:33, that's insulting to every employee who busts their butt every day for a company that could care less about them.<br /><br />They want to be successful. Only Gannett doesn't have a clue how to be successful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26524187085981734392012-04-06T09:12:02.067-04:002012-04-06T09:12:02.067-04:00If you got a boyout and been told that yours was a...If you got a boyout and been told that yours was accepted, have you gotten anything in writing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69820036188219088672012-04-06T08:53:11.943-04:002012-04-06T08:53:11.943-04:00When does the bloodletting start?You hapless peopl...When does the bloodletting start?You hapless people who didn't take buyouts are digging your own grave,there's no end in sight.Why don't you leave on your own before Gannett makes the choice for you?I got out two years ago and now make six figures running my own business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21078274192622630772012-04-06T08:34:26.072-04:002012-04-06T08:34:26.072-04:0012:41 my wife who has 34 years with Gannett and is...12:41 my wife who has 34 years with Gannett and is 61 years old was not offered the buyout in spite of the fact that she would have taken it. The method of picking who was offered the buyout just continues the way Gannett does things. Every time there is a layoff the package is different. They have not been consistent with their layoff package. So now if you do get laid off you have no idea what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74970664803610874562012-04-06T00:41:45.674-04:002012-04-06T00:41:45.674-04:00As someone who was not offered a buyout (despite 3...As someone who was not offered a buyout (despite 35 years with Gannett), I wonder how many who wanted one got turned down, and how they felt about that. I think I would rather be not offered at the very beginning than making a life-changing decision and then getting turned down. To me, that is morally corrupt, as is offering to many but not all who were qualified. Any thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89166789019566119242012-04-05T23:01:30.033-04:002012-04-05T23:01:30.033-04:00RE; Phoenix Services staff being outsourced...that...RE; Phoenix Services staff being outsourced...that would be an incredible, short sighted, terrible decision. The building is clean and the staff has pride in keeping it that way. The electricians are the best and have incredible legacy knowledge..same for the rest of the services staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com