tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8286813943443774543..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Text of key questions, answers about furloughsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15686836016252074322012-10-25T15:24:39.476-04:002012-10-25T15:24:39.476-04:00Don't kid yourself....Corporate knows exactly ...Don't kid yourself....Corporate knows exactly how much money this will save. They have payroll details for each site. It's pretty easy to calculate.Gonzaleshttp://joewhenryo.blox.pl/2012/09/Does-Sprouts-Sell-Good-Unique-Hoodia.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36417858496109761632009-01-15T01:17:00.000-05:002009-01-15T01:17:00.000-05:00"Furloughs will be scheduled so that normal operat...<I>"Furloughs will be scheduled so that normal operations can continue without interruption during the furlough period."</I><BR/>You call skeleton staffing "normal operations?"<BR/>They must be IV-ing the purple Kool-Aid over at the Mothership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10912880841448414002009-01-14T20:51:00.000-05:002009-01-14T20:51:00.000-05:00Don't kid yourself....Corporate knows exactly how ...Don't kid yourself....Corporate knows exactly how much money this will save. They have payroll details for each site. It's pretty easy to calculate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72923385457308721102009-01-14T17:49:00.000-05:002009-01-14T17:49:00.000-05:00Jim,I'm on an iPhone, so I have no copy and pa...Jim,<BR/><BR/>I'm on an iPhone, so I have no copy and paste, but I noticed the Q&A makes comparisons to the auto industry specifically using furloughs for cost and inventory control.<BR/><BR/>A story idea: would an automotive industry analyst consider this a reasonable comparison, considering the differences in what products the companies make and differing levels of R&D reusability Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56020926719230147812009-01-14T16:27:00.000-05:002009-01-14T16:27:00.000-05:00Come on. If they don't have a savings figure yet, ...Come on. If they don't have a savings figure yet, how do they know this plan will yield the best bang for the buck?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25966905850738122512009-01-14T16:18:00.000-05:002009-01-14T16:18:00.000-05:00What they don't seem to understand is that this hu...What they don't seem to understand is that this hurts the poorest employees the most. <BR/><BR/>Employees who make $100k are far less affected than those who make $7 an hour. <BR/><BR/>Some editors will use this as vacation, while a lot of us will use this to cry over unpaid bills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79596156979659997052009-01-14T15:36:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:36:00.000-05:00Q. How much money is the company saving by doing t...Q. How much money is the company saving by doing this?<BR/>A. Each unit has been asked to supply an estimate of the savings. A final number is not available at this time.<BR/><BR/>Nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83946870223890487322009-01-14T14:31:00.000-05:002009-01-14T14:31:00.000-05:00Excuse me, but what financial resources are availa...Excuse me, but what financial resources are available through employee assistance? <BR/><BR/>The financial resources are potentially available through the unemployment program. I hope everyone at least applies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46814176459029589382009-01-14T14:21:00.000-05:002009-01-14T14:21:00.000-05:00Q. This is a financial hardship for me. Can there ...Q. This is a financial hardship for me. Can there be an exception for me?<BR/><BR/>A. There will be no individual hardship exceptions. We encourage all employees to make use of resources such as the Employee Assistance Program<BR/><BR/>In other words: Go see a shrink.<BR/><BR/>The level of callousness is astounding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com