tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8863859352448703921..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: July 25-31 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51947294177820350832012-02-03T10:18:36.533-05:002012-02-03T10:18:36.533-05:00WEll I got "Clucked" for using Deal Chic...WEll I got "Clucked" for using Deal Chicken. I purchased a deal, they charged my card and then sent me to a screen where I have nothing to print, nothing in "my Deals" box to proove I did the purchase. Now the Scam Chicken has my money, and I have no proof I did the purchase well, except my card has been charged. Now I have to dispute the charge and Deal Chicken has my cardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3777410167348143252011-07-27T13:51:05.508-04:002011-07-27T13:51:05.508-04:00Lol @ 10:54, well done!Lol @ 10:54, well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53722192724336313222011-07-27T10:10:45.809-04:002011-07-27T10:10:45.809-04:00Dumbow and Disgracia - what an embarassment.Dumbow and Disgracia - what an embarassment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89190860834083896242011-07-27T08:00:09.304-04:002011-07-27T08:00:09.304-04:00Oh, you can be thankful CD only "works" ...Oh, you can be thankful CD only "works" 250 days a year. Think of how much more he could screw up if he worked a full year!<br />Signed: A Gannett retiree who luckily got out before he was forced out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-234174016224694742011-07-27T00:06:33.329-04:002011-07-27T00:06:33.329-04:00@1146 Interesting calculations! And of course we d...@1146 Interesting calculations! And of course we don't believe his benign polysyllabic ramblings. But the board likes it when he shoots sunshine up their skirts.<br /><br />So, let's say he works an excruciating 250 days a year, just to be more conservative than your calculation. At $9 million, that's $36,000 a day.<br /><br />And remember -- his salary was doubled after that year he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57025405517652923812011-07-26T23:51:19.455-04:002011-07-26T23:51:19.455-04:00And when you call from work, tell him it's &qu...And when you call from work, tell him it's "annonymous" calling to talk about the state of Gannett. You were personally invited to speak with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52228779997665137232011-07-26T23:49:15.979-04:002011-07-26T23:49:15.979-04:00I think it would be great if people started callin...I think it would be great if people started calling the corporate office to talk to Debow personally since he extended the offer. Anyone know the number to his direct line? Sounds to me like he wants to connect with his people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85084360071599126592011-07-26T23:46:19.881-04:002011-07-26T23:46:19.881-04:00What Dubow didn't explain is that a furlough f...What Dubow didn't explain is that a furlough for him is actually an additional benefit. Since the majority of his compensation is paid in bonuses and stock options (things that wouldn't be affected by a furlough), the only money he loses is off of his base pay. I believe Jim has reported that number as somewhere around $1 million a year. That means the furlough would cost him a little Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56042843205857594562011-07-26T23:40:37.670-04:002011-07-26T23:40:37.670-04:00Sorry, it should be CD, not CB.Sorry, it should be CD, not CB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45560421821999965952011-07-26T23:39:23.628-04:002011-07-26T23:39:23.628-04:00Fun fact I learned today in Greenville: CB said Ru...Fun fact I learned today in Greenville: CB said Rupert Murdoch is a friend of his.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61047370138288874602011-07-26T23:37:27.316-04:002011-07-26T23:37:27.316-04:00Hey 9:37....a cane holder? What's with that -...Hey 9:37....a cane holder? What's with that -- does CD walk with one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40901603574374382242011-07-26T23:10:02.992-04:002011-07-26T23:10:02.992-04:00It's been about one month since I've left ...It's been about one month since I've left Gannett. I have never been happier!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27747442785700511222011-07-26T22:54:06.754-04:002011-07-26T22:54:06.754-04:00Jim - change your top graphic to read "That B...Jim - change your top graphic to read "That Blasted Blog" for a couple days so the Greenville folks new to here know they've found the right place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65951069907538000632011-07-26T22:51:48.707-04:002011-07-26T22:51:48.707-04:00Sarcasm font isn't available through the desig...Sarcasm font isn't available through the design centers or GIADC. Sorry. Times and Helvetica for EVERYTHING!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58963973895056178482011-07-26T21:45:40.833-04:002011-07-26T21:45:40.833-04:00Yea, 9:32 p.m., I think that everyone in the meeti...Yea, 9:32 p.m., I think that everyone in the meeting room was fighting back tears of sympathy for poor DuBow when he said that. (where is that sarcasm font when you need it?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32296248622317967232011-07-26T21:37:23.227-04:002011-07-26T21:37:23.227-04:00I was at the Greenville dog & pony show. 2:05 ...I was at the Greenville dog & pony show. 2:05 p.m. poster nailed it. First time I've ever seen a cane holder (like an umbrella stand). That - and the luxury car - made me realize CD is just common folk like us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50673090253528385462011-07-26T21:32:30.673-04:002011-07-26T21:32:30.673-04:008:44 pm: My fucking heart bleeds for DuBow that he...8:44 pm: My fucking heart bleeds for DuBow that he has to take a furlough. He lies when he says it's like the rest of us, though. The rest of us don't get bonuses equal to more than 30 times the average grunt's salary. Jackhole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59154697946442041712011-07-26T20:59:09.645-04:002011-07-26T20:59:09.645-04:00The Indy Star healthcare screw-up case seems to af...The Indy Star healthcare screw-up case seems to affect laid-off employees covered by a Newspaper Guild contract, since they get real severance benefits, including healthcare coverage at rates lower than under COBRA. <br /><br />So my question is for the Guild: How closely have you monitored this situation in the four weeks since the layoffs? Why have your members been taken by surprise?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62076505405349742122011-07-26T20:44:23.933-04:002011-07-26T20:44:23.933-04:00DuBow gave this blog a shoutout in the Greenville ...DuBow gave this blog a shoutout in the Greenville on-site today. Told us not to pay any attention to "that blasted blog" and to ask him directly if we had any questions.<br />He also feels our pain about layoffs and furloughs. He has to take furloughs just like us. Too bad noone asked if his paycheck takes as big a hit as ours from those furlough days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42671793031476375642011-07-26T18:56:27.025-04:002011-07-26T18:56:27.025-04:00RE: 5:03 - Jesus, this company is much like a dea...RE: 5:03 - Jesus, this company is much like a dead fish...rotting from the head. When a top HR executive, in concert with corporate HR, f's up a laid off employees' unemployment benefits package...well, how much more incompetent, heartless and blatantly stupid can you get?? The Indy HR director should be fired immediately...and the corporate HR person should be flogged in the woodshed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35463211159192611212011-07-26T17:11:51.201-04:002011-07-26T17:11:51.201-04:00re 5:03 posting. Some Big G doofus screws up COBRA...re 5:03 posting. Some Big G doofus screws up COBRA packet for people laid off in Indy. Just great - kick folks who got off and arescared and vulnerable. Full posting on Romenesko.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24833703107597194262011-07-26T17:03:11.476-04:002011-07-26T17:03:11.476-04:00Naughty, naughty at Indy Star
http://bit.ly/pKLvRy...Naughty, naughty at Indy Star<br />http://bit.ly/pKLvRyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90390235028448750352011-07-26T16:38:20.282-04:002011-07-26T16:38:20.282-04:00@2:52 What do you mean by Matt Jones has been &quo...@2:52 What do you mean by Matt Jones has been "layered"? Has he been laid off? Has Josh been laid off too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27430246890950048352011-07-26T14:55:41.716-04:002011-07-26T14:55:41.716-04:00Hi,
I am David Payne and I ran Short Tail Media i...Hi, <br />I am David Payne and I ran Short Tail Media into the ground and now I am responsible for Deal Chicken. Wish me luck!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65290113074440590722011-07-26T14:54:24.302-04:002011-07-26T14:54:24.302-04:00DEAL CHICKEN....ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?
Frank Gann...DEAL CHICKEN....ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?<br /><br />Frank Gannett is rolling over in his grave right now! Good job Gracia...Bold Italic, DIG, Content ONE and now....Deal Chicken<br /><br />Who came up with this piece of shit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com