tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8695099039406507456..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: In 'challenging' Q2, Zidich orders more furloughs; memo says 'revenues remain short' from year agoJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80995153066986672102011-05-12T13:23:24.829-04:002011-05-12T13:23:24.829-04:00Forget all the BS about we fill your pain!!! Do th...Forget all the BS about we fill your pain!!! Do they take furloughs? YES!! Do the recoup the losses in BONUSES? DAM STRAIGHT THEY DO!!! What needs to happen is BONUSES eliminated and cut wages fron the top down not the bottom up!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59277234210480291832011-05-12T12:49:28.987-04:002011-05-12T12:49:28.987-04:00VP Circulation gets a ring, Marketing Business wha...VP Circulation gets a ring, Marketing Business whatever she does gets a ring, Publisher of the year... The Arizona Republic wins a few top-level awards and this is the best they can come up with? How does an award winning Publisher have such limited scope? Limited media dollars? Your Marketing Business Development person won a ring in the 6th largest city for the largest daily Gannett paper- Go Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88250979653700560562011-05-12T12:16:01.296-04:002011-05-12T12:16:01.296-04:001:48: It ain't what you know, it's who yo...1:48: It ain't what you know, it's who you know. Check out the people at corporate and compare them to the ring winners. It's not rocket science. The ring winners aren't really the best of the best. Never have been. It's always been political.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67806348402533765002011-05-12T01:48:33.576-04:002011-05-12T01:48:33.576-04:00VP Circulation gets a ring, Marketing Business wha...VP Circulation gets a ring, Marketing Business whatever she does gets a ring, Publisher of the year... The Arizona Republic wins a few top-level awards and this is the best they can come up with? How does an award winning Publisher have such limited scope? Limited media dollars? Your Marketing Business Development person won a ring in the 6th largest city for the largest daily Gannett paper-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50811799897303546072011-05-12T01:42:41.662-04:002011-05-12T01:42:41.662-04:00This is what he's been saying for over 5 years...This is what he's been saying for over 5 years! There's still been no plan other than how to make certain Republic people look good on the backs of the employee population. What plan is in place? Limited media dollars? Isn't that why Gannett diversified into Republic Media?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29638435174702619882011-05-11T23:07:26.657-04:002011-05-11T23:07:26.657-04:00My guess on the layoffs through July 30 is they ar...My guess on the layoffs through July 30 is they are expecting this to be the last, because August back-to-school ads and then seasonal ads will carry the papers through to the end of the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5156569128819331672011-05-11T20:03:19.467-04:002011-05-11T20:03:19.467-04:001:18 The implications are that the economic drough...1:18 The implications are that the economic drought facing GCI is accelerating, not abating. I can't recall this company responding in mid-quarter, as Zidich's memo indicate they have. Usually they wait until the quarter is over to figure out where they are because that's the only way to get a good feeling for the company's response to the economic downturn. Someone must have bet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69253292212256516822011-05-11T19:34:10.031-04:002011-05-11T19:34:10.031-04:00As reporter for past 25 years who lives in Phoenix...As reporter for past 25 years who lives in Phoenix (but never worked for Republic), I can tell you the Phoenix economy is worse than almost anywhere, including California & Florida, and showing few signs of turning around.<br /><br />Fallout from SB1070 has compounded recession's effect on tourism, the state's No. 1 "industry." Largest employers are Wal-Mart & McDonald&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48107964869980787442011-05-11T13:18:57.942-04:002011-05-11T13:18:57.942-04:00Unusual to see furloughs straddle two quarters: th...Unusual to see furloughs straddle two quarters: these are mandated through July 30. Implications?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69948371088638613692011-05-11T12:55:49.069-04:002011-05-11T12:55:49.069-04:00Arizona, lead the way: Every single furloughed emp...Arizona, lead the way: Every single furloughed employee needs to write a symbolic check (a graphic designer could do a mock-up in two minutes) drawn on The Bank of No Shame for the amount this fulough is costing them.<br /><br />Make it payable to Craig Dubow, put "Your Bonus" in the memo field, sign it "Gannett Employee #1" on up and mail it to 7950 Jones Branch Drive, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68164957723969358302011-05-11T12:18:59.131-04:002011-05-11T12:18:59.131-04:00That's a really small window to squeeze those ...That's a really small window to squeeze those furloughs through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69534161272831330272011-05-11T11:33:53.178-04:002011-05-11T11:33:53.178-04:00With Gannett's penal workplace environment, th...With Gannett's penal workplace environment, these furloughs are starting to make me equate them with "good behavior" furloughs for workers/inmates who stay out of trouble. Of course, the week out doesn't go toward "time served," but they allow for conjugal visits with loved ones. Next up: electronic ankle bracelets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77802812160777196572011-05-11T11:24:57.111-04:002011-05-11T11:24:57.111-04:00This sucks for the people on extremely tight budge...This sucks for the people on extremely tight budgets but I personally hope it extends to my workplace. The less time I have to spend in that hell hole the better. I know a lot of colleagues feel the same. <br /><br />That's what Gannett has come to. Many people will gladly trade a paycheck or two just to get out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83770523139295330272011-05-11T10:40:04.185-04:002011-05-11T10:40:04.185-04:00Soul-less people running a soul-less company.
Thi...Soul-less people running a soul-less company.<br /><br />This is all about certain high placed Gannett power-brokers maintaining their standard of living by fleecing the company and it's employees. <br /><br />When the bonus figures come out, remember this day Arizona Republic employees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37206592390138212782011-05-11T09:43:03.719-04:002011-05-11T09:43:03.719-04:00Notice that nowhere in Zidich's note does he s...Notice that nowhere in Zidich's note does he say that the AZRepublic is losing money. That's the important thing to remember: In a business model marked by declining revenue, Gannett manipulates one big variable -- our hard-earned compensation -- to maintain its fat profit-margins and, ergo, to maintain the inflation on its stock price. A compassionate business owner absorbs much of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50350130455125871222011-05-11T09:34:41.536-04:002011-05-11T09:34:41.536-04:00This is sickening, and is a change in company phil...This is sickening, and is a change in company philosophy. I cannot believe that they are mandating furloughs after one poor performing month. I feel for gannettoids, because this is the wave of the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59877217250203399352011-05-11T09:23:35.328-04:002011-05-11T09:23:35.328-04:00Yes, Scripps didn't give their execs staggerin...Yes, Scripps didn't give their execs staggering pay increases while laying off and cutting the salaries of underlings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13428640389197527032011-05-11T09:16:29.428-04:002011-05-11T09:16:29.428-04:00This makes what Dubow and Gracia did in accepting ...This makes what Dubow and Gracia did in accepting more money when they were giving everyone else less money even more heartless and immoral.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14330323776513907822011-05-11T09:06:51.789-04:002011-05-11T09:06:51.789-04:00The economy can't be that bad because Scripps ...The economy can't be that bad because Scripps is accumulating so much cash it is buying back its shares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71589756964768238072011-05-11T08:55:28.012-04:002011-05-11T08:55:28.012-04:00Come on Maryam: we need that new image soonest.Come on Maryam: we need that new image soonest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79184994109806347992011-05-11T08:44:31.250-04:002011-05-11T08:44:31.250-04:00Arizona State economists have been reporting their...Arizona State economists have been reporting their state's economy is recovering -- including at a session last week -- so this Zidich memo is a mystery to me. I guess the newspaper industry has become detached from the rest of the economy if we are still sucking wind. Is this a temporary phenomenon or permanent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43815794594776992742011-05-11T08:12:51.397-04:002011-05-11T08:12:51.397-04:00Jim, I am one of those in the minority who still l...Jim, I am one of those in the minority who still likes Gannett but I also respect the work you do. This is clear evidence that the suits are making decisions based on what may appear on your blog. They knew the second quarter numbers were going to miss expectations before they made the limited furlough announcement. But no way they wanted to announce furloughs so close to the giving of big Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56789873929243495282011-05-11T01:04:31.364-04:002011-05-11T01:04:31.364-04:00One word for JZ -
He got PWND.One word for JZ -<br /><br />He got PWND.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75618507638456084502011-05-11T01:02:36.839-04:002011-05-11T01:02:36.839-04:00Exactly... he must know that his memo would find i...Exactly... he must know that his memo would find its way to the blog. In that light, he has to find a way to put pn the best spin possible. <br /><br />The only way to communicate bad news to that many people is through email. And the only way that everyone else knows about it is through a medium that Jim created. Ironic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34124231769720696032011-05-11T00:18:11.951-04:002011-05-11T00:18:11.951-04:00I spent 35 years as a Gannett marketing director a...I spent 35 years as a Gannett marketing director and the one thing I can tell you for sure is that they have no idea how many marketing dollars there are in the market. Any newspaper market share numbers I ever analyzed had a significant dose of hocus pocus. The worse the revenue number the more magic power that was sprinkled on market share calculation. <br />Remember John knows his memo is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com