tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2403501069409853853..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Gannett layoffs and other cuts rocket past 1,300; As mass layoffs finish Day 2, 26 sites uncounted; Virtually no severance pay | Employees stunnedJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18867183849727822052009-07-10T22:32:17.988-04:002009-07-10T22:32:17.988-04:00Anonymous @9:45am has at least one of the Lafayett...Anonymous @9:45am has at least one of the Lafayette (Ind.) positions wrong. There were six laid off... but one of them was the News Editor. So one of these wasn't cut:<br /><br /> --Home Delivery Manager<br /> --Single Copy Manager<br /> --District Manager<br /> --Classified Employment Specialist<br /> --Two (2)Press OperatorsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40171713961925597872009-07-10T22:08:51.403-04:002009-07-10T22:08:51.403-04:0038 at CP38 at CPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1215042524558838412009-07-10T21:14:07.066-04:002009-07-10T21:14:07.066-04:00May God bless all the laid-off workers. May God bl...May God bless all the laid-off workers. May God bless their families and health. May God bless the past laid off. May God bless the current workers at Gannett. May God lift us all out of this recession and individual depressions. May God keep us all safe. May God let us keep working and growing and investigating, because the Truth -- about government, life, crime, health, business -- is needed Northeasternernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63695778948555540542009-07-10T20:42:14.757-04:002009-07-10T20:42:14.757-04:00Little or no severance pay? Exactly because there ...Little or no severance pay? Exactly because there is none, according to Aaron Barrett. There is transition pay which is substantial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11438562391161206662009-07-10T14:31:25.291-04:002009-07-10T14:31:25.291-04:00Gannett Blog 2: The Deuce is now live.
http://www...Gannett Blog 2: The Deuce is now live.<br /><br />http://www.gannettblog2.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6653536723505333082009-07-10T11:01:06.032-04:002009-07-10T11:01:06.032-04:00Courier Post lost 6 production people. They're...Courier Post lost 6 production people. They're down to bare bones. If they get busy again it's going to be a nightmare. Looking at who got to stay - looks like seniority won out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42738667239466600732009-07-10T10:27:55.751-04:002009-07-10T10:27:55.751-04:00What eight positions were eliminated in Hattiesbur...What eight positions were eliminated in Hattiesburg?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68102219205248209122009-07-10T10:25:26.191-04:002009-07-10T10:25:26.191-04:008:00, Not filling an open position is a cut in sta...8:00, Not filling an open position is a cut in staff, hence it should be included in the overall number. <br /><br /><br />Of course the corporate spin continues. Gannett papers are always after other businesses in the towns they hold to give them all the details when they close, but we don't get one line about how their layoffs affect their respective papers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45058250985958928132009-07-10T10:01:35.195-04:002009-07-10T10:01:35.195-04:00Salem Oregon. Statesman Journal
CAN SOMEONE PLEAS...Salem Oregon. Statesman Journal<br /><br />CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL US WHY IT TAKES 8 MANAGERS TO MANAGE A SALES STAFF OF 25-30? No cuts in any managment level at all. AmazingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48064164551692249732009-07-10T09:55:47.327-04:002009-07-10T09:55:47.327-04:00gannettblog2?
I like "SonofGannettBlog"...gannettblog2?<br /><br />I like "SonofGannettBlog" much betterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54819875898851992592009-07-10T09:54:44.822-04:002009-07-10T09:54:44.822-04:008:00
that's FTE in Rocheste. That would be jo...8:00<br />that's FTE in Rocheste. That would be jobs for people to you and me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84078391723401542882009-07-10T09:37:56.665-04:002009-07-10T09:37:56.665-04:00gannettblog2.blogspot.com
Anyone interested if I ...gannettblog2.blogspot.com<br /><br />Anyone interested if I start it up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7905640916727045942009-07-10T09:32:42.796-04:002009-07-10T09:32:42.796-04:00Elmira, front office receptionist- and Sherly in M...Elmira, front office receptionist- and Sherly in Marketing, she worked between Elmira and Bing.<br /><br />Supposedly more coming today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54555929344849798462009-07-10T09:28:15.644-04:002009-07-10T09:28:15.644-04:00With so little staff, look for more glaring errors...With so little staff, look for more glaring errors such as a woman having to be "extradited" from her wrecked car, not extricated. Also seen recently in CN: Chruch and clelbrate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47131769591639846762009-07-10T08:55:18.406-04:002009-07-10T08:55:18.406-04:00any names or positions of the elmira victims? I...any names or positions of the elmira victims? I'm a former Star-Gazette staffer who anguishes at what's become of Gannett's first newspaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75904161603389029532009-07-10T08:51:07.797-04:002009-07-10T08:51:07.797-04:007:30, they were probably laid off. My sadness goes...7:30, they were probably laid off. My sadness goes out to you all. I know how it feels, myself being cut in 2008.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18750078463423588412009-07-10T08:22:20.781-04:002009-07-10T08:22:20.781-04:006 jobs cut in Lafayette, Ind. Journal and Courier....6 jobs cut in Lafayette, Ind. Journal and Courier.<br /><br />http://www.jconline.com/article/20090710/BUSINESS/907100322/1059Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9081264781725502882009-07-10T08:00:32.175-04:002009-07-10T08:00:32.175-04:00So they layoff 49 good people in Roch, and don'...So they layoff 49 good people in Roch, and don't fill 15 open positions. And you inflate the layoff total to 64 so can hope to go over the 1400 corporate was talking about. So you are manipulating data just to make YOUR number. Am I wrong, or isn't this the type of thing you have supposedly been critical of?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64120516343619249602009-07-10T07:43:19.201-04:002009-07-10T07:43:19.201-04:00fond du lac wisconsin lost 8 staff members. long t...fond du lac wisconsin lost 8 staff members. long time employeesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66962938960596253372009-07-10T07:36:35.669-04:002009-07-10T07:36:35.669-04:00Appleton WI also lost 4 in adv and 2 in circ. And...Appleton WI also lost 4 in adv and 2 in circ. And if we are counting executives in this number, 1 group online director that was located in Appleton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13708378490925347812009-07-10T07:30:02.578-04:002009-07-10T07:30:02.578-04:00Oops, that should be "most professionAL."...Oops, that should be "most professionAL." Where are my editors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11519138053666555612009-07-10T07:28:55.000-04:002009-07-10T07:28:55.000-04:00Mark in Vineland, sorry, from a former NJ Group co...Mark in Vineland, sorry, from a former NJ Group counterpart who knows you. You are more proof these fools are cutting the most profession, most productive and most hard-working people because, apparently, jobs/salaries look cuttable on paper. Gannett is suicidal. <br /><br />News reporters had better really be careful not to let themselves get overworked, because they have too few editors, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88740284837970291602009-07-10T07:23:09.922-04:002009-07-10T07:23:09.922-04:00elmira ny had 2 cut confirmed yesterday
but its r...elmira ny had 2 cut confirmed yesterday<br /><br />but its rumored its not over for them<br />more to come today<br />--not sure how accurate rumor is--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75737375576942871152009-07-10T07:16:45.585-04:002009-07-10T07:16:45.585-04:00hey 4 more confirmed from binghamton yesterday + p...hey 4 more confirmed from binghamton yesterday + prob more not too sure think people in CIRCULATION got cut and thats not in the tally i have etc<br /><br />oh maybe we will see some decency from our publisher today and actually receive a letter about this<br /><br />i noticed other papers actual received letters of totals and some reassurance...NOT HERE...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85954676026108919642009-07-10T06:50:08.745-04:002009-07-10T06:50:08.745-04:00Why isn't Wilmington on this list?? We really ...Why isn't Wilmington on this list?? We really took a beating. Or at least worst than we were originally told. The number is at 30.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com