tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8202763720654602320..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Jan. 30-Feb. 5 | Your News & Comments: Part 5Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84151829707450727592012-02-04T18:02:28.661-05:002012-02-04T18:02:28.661-05:004:58, are you referring to the people who refuse t...4:58, are you referring to the people who refuse to get answers about benefits, or to the people who won't try to confirm the rumors they post here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3230042753635873472012-02-04T16:58:29.791-05:002012-02-04T16:58:29.791-05:00Exactly what is wrong with having to pick up the p...Exactly what is wrong with having to pick up the phone and asking someone a question? I mean how is that a bad thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23283148525579228462012-02-04T16:38:36.346-05:002012-02-04T16:38:36.346-05:00OMG 4:19 SO WHAT IF THEY ARE??OMG 4:19 SO WHAT IF THEY ARE??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16498073333561302862012-02-04T16:19:35.422-05:002012-02-04T16:19:35.422-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50516804193407129512012-02-04T15:08:54.890-05:002012-02-04T15:08:54.890-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31899336865058354732012-02-04T14:40:22.469-05:002012-02-04T14:40:22.469-05:0011:51 - Your claim for proof is way more tiresome ...11:51 - Your claim for proof is way more tiresome than someone coming to this blog saying they have found something better. I'll bet Mark Mikolajczyk is a much happier person than he was two months ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86628125498944028912012-02-04T13:48:19.062-05:002012-02-04T13:48:19.062-05:00I don't think the case of "age" disc...I don't think the case of "age" discrimination will hold up in court. Companies have been eliminating "higher salaries". And, in most cases individuals with higher-salaries are older... But, you can't say that it was age-discrimination. The sad thing is the only answer, here, is "money." They were not let go because of "age", they were let go Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14536300430726199872012-02-04T11:51:18.485-05:002012-02-04T11:51:18.485-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76566326088818227372012-02-04T08:49:23.059-05:002012-02-04T08:49:23.059-05:00Tomorrow Florida Today carriers are not going to l...Tomorrow Florida Today carriers are not going to like their draws. For whatever reason FT/Gannett...whoever does their single copy draws...instead of cutting some in advance of the 1.50 to 3.00 price raise, they actually raised some of the draws. Really? Carriers are bringing back 300 to 500 returns now as it is. Even heard their 1099's were messed up. Does anybody have a clue? Talk about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22128214533684028522012-02-04T08:09:47.134-05:002012-02-04T08:09:47.134-05:002:01, I don't have to imagine. It's realit...2:01, I don't have to imagine. It's reality in the life I've been living post-GCI job elimination now several years in the past. <br /><br />But, shhhh, don't tell that to "no name/no claim," who's been remarkably quiet here ever since several of us challenged him/her to reveal the precise motivation/theory behind those relentless, bizarre postings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29452660075507280562012-02-04T02:01:39.941-05:002012-02-04T02:01:39.941-05:00I will be leaving Gannett and making more money th...I will be leaving Gannett and making more money than I do now. Imagine that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35404418178935653152012-02-04T01:16:39.793-05:002012-02-04T01:16:39.793-05:00Happiness defined: A life outside Gannett.
Despi...Happiness defined: A life outside Gannett. <br /><br />Despite making drastically less money, my life is far better since I left the company. This is my first time looking at this site in months and I'm sad to see that nothing has changed. <br /><br />It may seem impossible, but if you're unhappy working at Gannett, consider leaving. Money isn't everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7110629384733334822012-02-03T22:57:52.785-05:002012-02-03T22:57:52.785-05:00"Once decent" is about right on the '..."Once decent" is about right on the 'glory days' of USAT, a publication always much more well-thought of internally than externally. Don't get me started on the incredibly souless, tin-eared writing "voice" that dominated the Nation's Newspaper even during its heyday. <br /><br />But it was, as 10:04 puts it, "decent." Good and sometimes great Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33900790339034030392012-02-03T22:22:52.880-05:002012-02-03T22:22:52.880-05:00I don't care what any of these executives proj...I don't care what any of these executives project in terms of style. Give me results. Motivate the troops. grow the business. Create an environment of trust, not of fear. Make this a place people want to work at instead of fleeing. You can wear a burlap bag for all I care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67355898056406559652012-02-03T22:16:04.090-05:002012-02-03T22:16:04.090-05:00It goes beyond reporters,10:04. Way beyond.It goes beyond reporters,10:04. Way beyond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42649366154446370092012-02-03T22:04:48.773-05:002012-02-03T22:04:48.773-05:00Unfortunately, it is about age at USA today. Fresh...Unfortunately, it is about age at USA today. Fresh faced youngsters aare being hired with little to no experience. They are on the front lines representing a national newspaper against other national competitors with vast, deep benches of journalists whove been around the block, and then some.<br /><br />These kids aren't going to learn the skills they would being out in the field at a small Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61400121401466348452012-02-03T21:56:09.702-05:002012-02-03T21:56:09.702-05:009:41, welcome to the new HR model. You have "...9:41, welcome to the new HR model. You have "Business Partners" at some sites and I forget the term for the other group at other sites. They can't handle the other's responsibilities. Business Partners are suppose to be strategic thinkers, assist in things such as discipline and employee relations. Mundane questions like COBRA and other benefits are suppose to go through the 800BTDTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23980579574660303282012-02-03T21:41:51.377-05:002012-02-03T21:41:51.377-05:005:13 PM: You are right. This is terrible. My husba...5:13 PM: You are right. This is terrible. My husband is a Gannett employee and needed some assistance from Gannett HR. There is a corporate HR person that is stationed in his building but he cannot go see her (except when payroll said he needed to and called ahead for him) and she does not answer her phone (only takes calls through the national number). He's had better luck with the 1-800 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70121900819335477882012-02-03T20:37:22.749-05:002012-02-03T20:37:22.749-05:00Well said and thank you. It's all about the ch...Well said and thank you. It's all about the challenge, the maturity and the training. Not the age. <br />From someone over 50 at a Gannett t siteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49355747635006635802012-02-03T20:31:39.939-05:002012-02-03T20:31:39.939-05:00Corporate Crystal Palace hiring a stylist, 3:36? ...Corporate Crystal Palace hiring a stylist, 3:36? Please... there's enough money wasted around there already!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83025438738154304422012-02-03T18:22:04.060-05:002012-02-03T18:22:04.060-05:001:59, I visited Phoenix but I was not stationed th...1:59, I visited Phoenix but I was not stationed there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81973918021277975092012-02-03T17:13:30.948-05:002012-02-03T17:13:30.948-05:00http://jimromenesko.com/2012/02/03/letter-a-family...http://jimromenesko.com/2012/02/03/letter-a-familys-frustration-with-gannettindianapolis-star/<br /><br />This is terrible. How many other ex-Gannett people are in this situation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38932907998931966272012-02-03T16:28:18.199-05:002012-02-03T16:28:18.199-05:00Jim,
While I like the new comments format on your...Jim, <br />While I like the new comments format on your site (It fits nicely in my smartphone's window), I'm wondering how it's affecting your ad revenue, since the ads are no longer appearing alongside the comments. <br /><br />I hope it doesn't decrease the paltry amount you make from this very useful and popular blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7682617974597251052012-02-03T15:36:03.137-05:002012-02-03T15:36:03.137-05:00Posters have mentioned many times that Gracia shou...Posters have mentioned many times that Gracia should get a new hairstyle and photo. She truly does not look the part of a CEO of a forward-thinking company ready to roll out a new business model. Image does matter. I’m surprised corporate hasn’t hired a stylist to at least give the company leaders the appearance of being capable of leading the company into a successful future. Why look Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9586517821871926562012-02-03T14:54:03.055-05:002012-02-03T14:54:03.055-05:002:51,
We're fine with just be "enabled&qu...2:51,<br />We're fine with just be "enabled" here at USAT. We have no desire for "excellence."<br /><br />Either way, they're meaningless corporate jargon-of-the-day job titles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com