tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8639172085152980942..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: March 5-11 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76530894895991718482012-03-07T01:28:30.282-05:002012-03-07T01:28:30.282-05:0010:30 - Don't think that fact was lost on the ...10:30 - Don't think that fact was lost on the chamber members. They all know, which is why Gannett is a joke in most towns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45106180076766089182012-03-06T23:47:30.138-05:002012-03-06T23:47:30.138-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76156635287089750822012-03-06T23:35:14.850-05:002012-03-06T23:35:14.850-05:00God, the contempt people have for this company jus...God, the contempt people have for this company just amazes me. You just have to wonder how far the sheer lunacy is going to take everyone. <br /><br />These managers simply aren't the answer. They grasp at straws, float oddball plans and generally undermine and disrupt the rank and file. The problem rests with incompetents such as Dave Hunke and Maryam. Self promoting hucksters at best. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85103003404149368112012-03-06T23:22:56.724-05:002012-03-06T23:22:56.724-05:00Stock buybacks are a way of milking the cash cow, ...Stock buybacks are a way of milking the cash cow, or trying to, in hopes of pushing stock price up. It's a way of not investing in people, and of not delivering to readers. You know where that takes us eventually. Same downward path. As for stock, they tried this once before and we crashed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63312482101450447962012-03-06T22:53:32.205-05:002012-03-06T22:53:32.205-05:00Here's the number you have to remember: $300 m...Here's the number you have to remember: $300 million. That's how much Gannett is going to spend to buy its own stock back -- stock that, apparently, wasn't appealing at $1.85 a share. <br /><br />So the next time someone tells you that you have to take a pay cut, just think: $300 million. <br /><br />The next time you don't get a raise: $300 million. <br /><br />The next time you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78061278447669831812012-03-06T22:30:51.718-05:002012-03-06T22:30:51.718-05:00Jim, look up the story about Howard Griffin addres...Jim, look up the story about Howard Griffin addressing the chamber in Delaware. It is laughable. As a previous poster wrote, he talked about the paper's commitment to Delaware because "it's our home," yet he still lives in Pa. - Bucks County, I believe. He has zero commitment to Delaware. Never will live there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32520531666518869522012-03-06T22:29:17.329-05:002012-03-06T22:29:17.329-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17652557878509534322012-03-06T22:11:16.051-05:002012-03-06T22:11:16.051-05:00Inexperience? More like toxic leadership.Inexperience? More like toxic leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37484658415539754642012-03-06T22:07:51.608-05:002012-03-06T22:07:51.608-05:0010:38
Once GCI gets your paperwork, it should onl...10:38<br /><br />Once GCI gets your paperwork, it should only take 2-3 weeks for the final paperwork and check to get to you.BTDTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84698872166915048422012-03-06T19:46:50.713-05:002012-03-06T19:46:50.713-05:00No leadership at the top in the NJ Group. When you...No leadership at the top in the NJ Group. When you have the inexperienced leading, you get what you get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15113442203473350912012-03-06T19:35:48.097-05:002012-03-06T19:35:48.097-05:00Leave SE alone she is working hardLeave SE alone she is working hardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85307567445674059302012-03-06T19:27:57.040-05:002012-03-06T19:27:57.040-05:00Thanks, 7:13.Thanks, 7:13.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82816848870988046632012-03-06T19:13:15.267-05:002012-03-06T19:13:15.267-05:00My husband works for Gannett and he is quite good ...My husband works for Gannett and he is quite good at filing everything he receives from the company. The pension estimates in his file confused us at first but careful review showed:<br /><br />2007 estimate was before the pension was frozen so is much higher<br /><br />In 2008, there were two estimates sent - the original one and another one marked "revised" (both included the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47950785798997100652012-03-06T18:56:25.703-05:002012-03-06T18:56:25.703-05:00The suits/Directors, are all in it for them selves...The suits/Directors, are all in it for them selves. They could care less about anybody who reports to them, one day your going over a plan, the next your called to his office and your gone. Gannett is so fake it is a joke, if your not a good politician your all ready gone..these guys are pure company men who will get theirs when the time comes, but do not trust a manger for nothing, they are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79190108099462754052012-03-06T18:48:30.241-05:002012-03-06T18:48:30.241-05:00It took me some time and didn't give a damn it...It took me some time and didn't give a damn it was on company time but I finally got out of USAT ...and UP from under the lunacy of Hunke, the fake "I care" of Ellwood and the sheer ass-kissing stupidity of Lee Jones (but it sure worked with Banikarim and Beusse). There is a life out there and solid companies are looking for and valuing their staff. Keep looking and it will happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22916722164256015872012-03-06T16:51:54.205-05:002012-03-06T16:51:54.205-05:001:37 don't believe everything you read. Sarcas...1:37 don't believe everything you read. Sarcasm font isn't working.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9456962314186337642012-03-06T16:42:15.579-05:002012-03-06T16:42:15.579-05:00The problem with the pension is Gannett controls ...The problem with the pension is Gannett controls everything. If you receive a monthly payment their formula is so confusing that it is almost impossible to figure out for your self what you should get. I would assume the same for a lump sum. I too felt that what they told me was on the low side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80391652685200083982012-03-06T16:00:45.416-05:002012-03-06T16:00:45.416-05:00I am like others, looking for a new job so I can l...I am like others, looking for a new job so I can leave GPS and have a life again, without worry of more plant closings, furloughs, poor management and favoritism. Good news is I have an interview that looks very positive and a few other positive things going on. My days be numbered:)This company sucks PERIOD<br /><br />The Happy Pressman just got HappierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48861405772271087992012-03-06T15:46:12.686-05:002012-03-06T15:46:12.686-05:00I don't think it would be ethical to throw out...I don't think it would be ethical to throw out a "quick estimate" when sending $$$ figures on a pension that was frozen. If amounts are different, I urge you to dispute it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8589632974339062612012-03-06T15:46:01.984-05:002012-03-06T15:46:01.984-05:00interesting... http://www.news-press.com/comments/...interesting... http://www.news-press.com/comments/article/20120303/NEWS01/303030012/Sheriff-shuts-out-News-PressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80355389213570750412012-03-06T14:49:09.697-05:002012-03-06T14:49:09.697-05:002007 was a quick estimate. The 2012 is an actual.2007 was a quick estimate. The 2012 is an actual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62116305991070850662012-03-06T14:15:18.386-05:002012-03-06T14:15:18.386-05:00"We want to do this because we live and work ..."We want to do this because we live and work here," he said. "It's our home." - Said the News Journal (Delaware) Publisher who lives more than 50 miles away in Bucks County, PA.<br /><br />Who is Stoney LaDouche?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34133978085446328872012-03-06T13:57:23.332-05:002012-03-06T13:57:23.332-05:00thanks 10:27thanks 10:27Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42280326464285887882012-03-06T13:57:08.079-05:002012-03-06T13:57:08.079-05:00I would encourage everyone to pull their 2008 pens...I would encourage everyone to pull their 2008 pension statement and compare. Mine looks okay but a couple of folks I work with had lower amounts on the recent statement than 2008. That isn't right since amounts were frozen but a cost of living increase was to be applied each year. If recent statement is less something is wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27722110639183820542012-03-06T13:37:19.995-05:002012-03-06T13:37:19.995-05:00Let's look at 12:31 above. He knows his "...Let's look at 12:31 above. He knows his "Lower-Downs" aren't fond of him. Let's assume 12:31, that these people are your direct reports in a department where you are supposed to lead. <br /><br />Your attitude sucks and seems fairly typical of most managers within Gannett. Your "they don't like me so F#@k 'em" is the reason so many employees are not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com