tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post9021377866638030637..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Five years ago today, GCI began historic layoff; Dubow: 'efforts were difficult, even traumatic'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77508557580378726992013-08-19T11:26:49.693-04:002013-08-19T11:26:49.693-04:00They also got laid off at the worst time in histor...They also got laid off at the worst time in history to find another job in communications. I know people that still haven't lined things up and are still scratching by as contract workers or consultants.<br />Severance pay didn't cut it. They were cast adrift during an economic hurricane. Yet, within weeks, Gannett was hiring again. What still perturbs me is that this company has never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80922415970430209952013-08-19T11:06:49.614-04:002013-08-19T11:06:49.614-04:00"Nevertheless, they have repeatedly and with ..."Nevertheless, they have repeatedly and with great loyalty risen to the task and performed what I can only think of as miracle after miracle." Well what were we supposed to do, Craig? We don't all have a multi-million dollar cushions to fall back on while we figure out or lives. Our children still needed clothing, our stomachs still needed feeding, our rent and mortgages still Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53500291810572554502013-08-19T09:54:05.434-04:002013-08-19T09:54:05.434-04:0010:47 Thank you. Truth be told, I'll only worr...10:47 Thank you. Truth be told, I'll only worry when I stop hearing from these guys. Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19503860945822115592013-08-19T09:37:24.128-04:002013-08-19T09:37:24.128-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69267155966292735742013-08-19T09:24:04.308-04:002013-08-19T09:24:04.308-04:00Apparently Jim is the one who can't sort throu...Apparently Jim is the one who can't sort through things.<br /><br />If you seriously think that the attacks you allow here on Gannett and even non-Gannett employees compare at all to those things you listed, then you have limited mental ability. It's either willing ignorance or a serious impairment on your part.<br /><br />Either way, it's a waste of time hoping for you to figure thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34459747293880479572013-08-19T03:20:17.165-04:002013-08-19T03:20:17.165-04:009:00 writes: "If a Gannett paper had some of ...9:00 writes: "If a Gannett paper had some of the garbage that ends up here, would you feel the same way? After all, smart readers would just sift through it."<br /><br />In fact Gannett websites <i>do</i> have some of the same comments on their websites, and their readers <i>do</i> have to pick and choose what they believe and read.<br /><br />Also, and even more of an issue, stories Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80991462487319089492013-08-18T23:36:41.549-04:002013-08-18T23:36:41.549-04:00Saddest day ever in my former newsroom, in over a ...Saddest day ever in my former newsroom, in over a quarter century, was they day the paper was sold to Gannett. Never will forget the expressions on the faces, almost all of whom are no longer there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36517809934884137592013-08-18T22:47:13.512-04:002013-08-18T22:47:13.512-04:00Thanks for all you do Jim. The people like this gu...Thanks for all you do Jim. The people like this guy who can't sort through the sniping and b.s. aren't with worrying aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60017219982529549462013-08-18T22:10:57.860-04:002013-08-18T22:10:57.860-04:00Jim, there's a big flaw in your philosophy.
I...Jim, there's a big flaw in your philosophy.<br /><br />It's true that some people -- fewer than you believe -- would face consequences for their posts if their names were known. <br /><br />But you use that as blanket protection for every piece of nonsense that comes from those posters. And they know they will get that protection, so they have no reason to change.<br /><br />That's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57445771128041550822013-08-18T21:00:58.001-04:002013-08-18T21:00:58.001-04:00So, Jim, if a Gannett paper had some of the garbag...So, Jim, if a Gannett paper had some of the garbage that ends up here, would you feel the same way? After all, smart readers would just sift through it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23648802801349892932013-08-18T20:18:52.596-04:002013-08-18T20:18:52.596-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67009904590134973602013-08-18T20:18:18.262-04:002013-08-18T20:18:18.262-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33581332846734246472013-08-18T19:46:32.209-04:002013-08-18T19:46:32.209-04:00Again: "It's certainly true there's t...Again: "It's certainly true there's too much sniping and ugly talk here. But smart readers can sift through it and find useful information."Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91590033942841386192013-08-18T19:44:57.477-04:002013-08-18T19:44:57.477-04:00So you're OK with the character assassinations...So you're OK with the character assassinations and the silly stories about plant closings? I notice you failed to address that part in your response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23091047217262778672013-08-18T18:51:27.445-04:002013-08-18T18:51:27.445-04:00I allow readers to post here anonymously because t...I allow readers to post here anonymously because they'd be disciplined, and possibly fired, if the company knew their true identities.<br /><br />In a perfect world, companies wouldn't do that sort of thing. But this is an imperfect world, and so, too, is this blog.<br /><br />But I make no apologies for that.<br /><br />It's wrong to suggest reporting layoffs is this site's only Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68431024860226632172013-08-18T17:13:53.515-04:002013-08-18T17:13:53.515-04:00The sad thing is it's also been almost 5 years...The sad thing is it's also been almost 5 years of Jim's nonsense. The tracking of layoff numbers is a decent endeavor, but it's more than offset by the gutless character assassinations -- always done anonymously and without verifiable facts. There are also the crazy rumors of plant closings and other massive staff changes that never remotely come to pass.<br /><br />I would bet that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65264864942482725752013-08-18T17:10:08.141-04:002013-08-18T17:10:08.141-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71079117646434049752013-08-18T17:09:10.356-04:002013-08-18T17:09:10.356-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47655261937651128392013-08-18T16:13:25.853-04:002013-08-18T16:13:25.853-04:00Not that losing your job is a good thing but at le...Not that losing your job is a good thing but at least those laid off in 2008 received severance pay they were told they would receive in the event of a layoff. Those that didn't except a buyout after that or weren't offered one only received supplemental severance pay tied too receiving unemployment payments. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71312949813929280922013-08-18T12:39:42.355-04:002013-08-18T12:39:42.355-04:00I remember the 2008 layoffs at my site. They were ...I remember the 2008 layoffs at my site. They were just as awful in their lack of connection to staff as would be the following rounds. Who knew.<br /><br />First, all we were told on 14 August that that layoffs would occur any time between 14 August and 27 August 2008. The e-mail was out of the blue. Thanks for the "as of today" notice and the ambiguity of which departments would be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9648967777174339202013-08-18T12:11:54.506-04:002013-08-18T12:11:54.506-04:00He should have been fired instead of disability re...He should have been fired instead of disability retirement! He along with the board were in charge of the future and they could not see past lining their own pockets. Truly another American GREED story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48018857379060281502013-08-18T12:05:04.991-04:002013-08-18T12:05:04.991-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79520407378959687992013-08-18T11:17:25.751-04:002013-08-18T11:17:25.751-04:00First lede write thru:
keep an eye
I guess it'...First lede write thru:<br />keep an eye<br />I guess it's too early to do my own copy editing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36358253222615010172013-08-18T11:15:46.712-04:002013-08-18T11:15:46.712-04:00Five years of this baloney.
Watching some people l...Five years of this baloney.<br />Watching some people leave was easy; others, painful and one that brought tears. The worst thing has been watching what Wall Street has done to the business.<br />People like to complain about us, but who else is going to keep en eye on officials (elected and otherwise?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87141680091263405112013-08-18T09:54:18.686-04:002013-08-18T09:54:18.686-04:00There's something sadly poignant when Dubow...There's something sadly poignant when Dubow's letter calls upholding the First Amendment "still and always our highest calling."<br /><br />I don't know who wrote this year's letter to shareholders, which was signed by Chairman Marjorie Magner and CEO Gracia Martore. But the words First Amendment don't appear anywhere.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com