tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post993225457081699075..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Dec. 12-18 | Your News & Comments: Part 5Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6139367896087643392011-12-18T18:41:28.642-05:002011-12-18T18:41:28.642-05:00Thanks for the pension advice. The money after tak...Thanks for the pension advice. The money after takes would be enough to pay down my last credit card. And enough left over to increase my downpayment on a car I need to commute to the new job in. Current car is a gas hog and dieing.<br /><br />Glad to know that it seems I can lump sum it. It should be less than $10,000 by my estimate and after takes @ about @6500 the right amount of money to do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21768502622516979162011-12-18T10:48:46.277-05:002011-12-18T10:48:46.277-05:0011:54 p.m. thanks for the laugh out loud! Maybe yo...11:54 p.m. thanks for the laugh out loud! Maybe you'll see this in real time, maybe you won't. ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84060613667634152772011-12-18T09:39:09.980-05:002011-12-18T09:39:09.980-05:00Jim's life is boring? As opposed yours? Postin...Jim's life is boring? As opposed yours? Posting at 11:54 on a Saturday night, ending with the ubiquitous (and very tired by now) 'lol'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18863747770427887612011-12-18T01:00:57.108-05:002011-12-18T01:00:57.108-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26889935402637613342011-12-17T23:54:25.527-05:002011-12-17T23:54:25.527-05:00Buddy if you are monitoring your blog on a Saturda...Buddy if you are monitoring your blog on a Saturday night in one of the best cities in the world you need to move to DES Moines because you are now officially boring. LolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5108931435604015722011-12-17T23:45:36.160-05:002011-12-17T23:45:36.160-05:00My "Post a Comment" introduction says, i...My "Post a Comment" introduction says, in part: "I occasionally review comments in advance, to reject inappropriate ones."<br /><br />We're now experiencing one of those occasions. <br /><br />(Experience has taught me Saturday nights often bring out some of the more difficult posters. Too much drinking? I dunno.)Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51096818576051928472011-12-17T23:36:00.097-05:002011-12-17T23:36:00.097-05:00What's with the "comment will be visible ...What's with the "comment will be visible after approval" silliness? You sensoring opinions you don't like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70499227932625567032011-12-17T23:34:32.222-05:002011-12-17T23:34:32.222-05:007:50 after we spend the $20,000,000 to give each e...7:50 after we spend the $20,000,000 to give each employee an iPad how exactly does that produce the revenue you suggest? And I guess you are saying it's not a great idea to showcase great app ideas here and force the company to recognize them and start implementing their ideas? I'm not sure I want you running any company I work for in the near future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52632045864935801812011-12-17T23:29:11.260-05:002011-12-17T23:29:11.260-05:009:32 really, that's what you think it means? I...9:32 really, that's what you think it means? It means it was frozen at a certain amount. You get it when you leave. You need to get the ball rolling but you get your money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61431023812034637952011-12-17T23:26:13.753-05:002011-12-17T23:26:13.753-05:009:32, here's what I could choose from for my p...9:32, here's what I could choose from for my pension when I left. <br />1. lump sum and pay taxes<br />2. lump sum rollover into my own IRA<br />3. a monthly pension, starting immediately<br />4. do nothing now and do one of the above later<br /><br />Get good advice. Think about your financial needs and your desire to control the money. I chose #2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57805397996568165602011-12-17T21:39:05.665-05:002011-12-17T21:39:05.665-05:00Quote of the day:
A caucus veteran in the state t...Quote of the day: <br />A caucus veteran in the state told NBC News: "This endorsement could not be more meaningless. There is a reason they [the Register] lost their debate this year: Iowans simply do not care."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87183121627901802072011-12-17T21:32:07.718-05:002011-12-17T21:32:07.718-05:00Not to change the subject, but I'm hoping some...Not to change the subject, but I'm hoping somebody here has easy access to the information I need before I start making long phone calls to our HR centers.<br /><br />I've been with Gannett for 12 years and recently took a new job before being layed off in the upcoming rollout of Design Centers (seeing how I dont want to move to any of them - I live in the city I do for a reason other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49829415355683394882011-12-17T20:28:11.823-05:002011-12-17T20:28:11.823-05:00#occupygannett they are no different#occupygannett they are no differentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86485842693759426812011-12-17T19:50:16.576-05:002011-12-17T19:50:16.576-05:00Then we waste the shareholder's money in Detro...Then we waste the shareholder's money in Detroit and we waste the shareholders's money on crap software and crap executives. <br /><br />Why would anyone volunteer their hard work to perpetuate that stupidity? Throw us a furlough instead, that will encourage us to do it for free.<br /><br />Sorry 7:05, corporate decided to break the trust - with the shareholders and with the employees. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25280496999894473632011-12-17T19:42:41.377-05:002011-12-17T19:42:41.377-05:00Nashville also developed an app they're not al...Nashville also developed an app they're not allowed to use. And I don't think 6:46 is Nashville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74924206377402814942011-12-17T19:05:46.422-05:002011-12-17T19:05:46.422-05:006:46 the money you sent to Virginia was never your...6:46 the money you sent to Virginia was never your money or your site's money, it was the shareholders money. So get off that kick. If you have an app ready to go then post the site name and let's get a dialogue going. Let other sites chime in. Let's establish the inventory and identify whom to contact. Let's put the light on our talent and bring them to Gracia and David Payne'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24958125341405702882011-12-17T18:46:02.978-05:002011-12-17T18:46:02.978-05:006:29 - the thing of it is, we would be providing w...6:29 - the thing of it is, we would be providing what our customers wanted. Not what somebody in Phoenix could sell their advertisers, not some high school sports net that doesn't work. <br /><br />We have people in our building today that have created popular iPad apps in their spare time. We have the technological know-how down here in podunk to give our readers what they want. But instead,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71123150243261163282011-12-17T18:32:53.925-05:002011-12-17T18:32:53.925-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42447364717291387742011-12-17T18:29:20.820-05:002011-12-17T18:29:20.820-05:005:53 what do you think that original publisher own...5:53 what do you think that original publisher owner would do today given the economic climate and media realities? No layoffs, no consolidations, no furloughs? It's nice to remember when but it us a business. Those same neighbors who complain about their paper are the sane ones using their iPads to get free content online. What would your pub owner do about that? And please think in 2012 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31711315596383002892011-12-17T18:15:04.862-05:002011-12-17T18:15:04.862-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89805085991542978412011-12-17T17:54:38.643-05:002011-12-17T17:54:38.643-05:00Yes, 5:31, when you see a cheap shot from 5:40 in ...Yes, 5:31, when you see a cheap shot from 5:40 in response to your very rational and on-target assessment -- a shot likely fired from the very same management pool that is hired to provide alleged leadership -- you can see why there is such an usually high level of distrust/disrespect for GCI brass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65389809791717800132011-12-17T17:53:10.071-05:002011-12-17T17:53:10.071-05:005:31 - It's because so many of us really, REAL...5:31 - It's because so many of us really, REALLY love our jobs. We like our co-workers, we like that our neighbors bitch about what we've done to their paper. Whether or not the community always appreciates it we do good work both editorially and in building local business through advertising.<br /><br />What we hate is being part of a corporation. When I started, the publisher/owner had Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73592939153237134662011-12-17T17:40:46.103-05:002011-12-17T17:40:46.103-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4968236270004793902011-12-17T17:31:14.137-05:002011-12-17T17:31:14.137-05:00Ever wonder if other companies are filled with emp...Ever wonder if other companies are filled with employees who have this much negative stuff to say about their employers? In some ways, I guess that's the nature of online comments -- to be highly critical of "the man." Still, Gannett does seem to have a workforce with an unusually deep hatred for management. I am not saying it's not well deserved, but one has to wonder how long Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58660847417717915832011-12-17T17:17:57.943-05:002011-12-17T17:17:57.943-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com