tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3107803301488946873..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Blog: 'Rolls Royce health-care lives on at Gannett'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49373135825833176112011-02-25T16:08:10.248-05:002011-02-25T16:08:10.248-05:00I was laid off early this month. My health benefi...I was laid off early this month. My health benefits run out on Monday. After that I have to send money to COBRA to continue health coverage. <br />The COBRA package was only mailed to me *this week*. So, there will be a week's lag before they get my payment and start me up again. The kicker is that I *still don't have my package*.<br />I had to phone Benefits, and that's when I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47863344597980905102011-02-24T19:42:47.704-05:002011-02-24T19:42:47.704-05:00Anonymous said...
I started to agree with 12:34 b...Anonymous said... <br />I started to agree with 12:34 but then I noticed you aren't really "one of us". <br /><br />Spoken with true arrogance and contempt. Gosh, I am glad I am not working under your tutelage. Just an insight on an arrogant boss:<br /><br />Arrogance is defined as conceit, self-loving and egotistic. In general, arrogance is self-confidence on drugs. Many employers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89577386758873371122011-02-24T17:14:51.751-05:002011-02-24T17:14:51.751-05:00The issue here is that Dubow & Co make enough ...The issue here is that Dubow & Co make enough in salary that they could pay the benefits for this additional health care coverage out of their pockets if they wanted to. Shoveling the costs of these benefits on the company's shareholders is outrageous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63956273473391379302011-02-24T15:21:11.586-05:002011-02-24T15:21:11.586-05:0012:50 What additional risk do Dubow & Co. take...12:50 What additional risk do Dubow & Co. take compared to hourly workers? Seems to me that a career risked is a career risked, regardless of the individual situation.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48544297415006545022011-02-24T14:39:59.292-05:002011-02-24T14:39:59.292-05:00Two years ago, I'll never forget overhearing m...Two years ago, I'll never forget overhearing my Gannett high-ranking boss in Crystal Palace bragging over the phone one day about his "executive plan" coverage to an outside friend. It was excruciating painful as he detailed the coverage for himself, wife and kids. I'm no longer there; he is and still riding the gravy train.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30882111483810274562011-02-24T13:17:20.887-05:002011-02-24T13:17:20.887-05:00Actually, 12:50, I find that folks who have been a...Actually, 12:50, I find that folks who have been able to find successful employ outside Gannett are shocked at what they had been willing to put up with for so long. Including attitudes like yours. <br /><br />There are many profitable companies whose leadership doesn't look at their employees as mere expense on the way to better bonuses, but Gannett is not one of them. I'm unaware of anyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70310795158803092822011-02-24T13:16:06.732-05:002011-02-24T13:16:06.732-05:00The issue is not the money they make, but that the...The issue is not the money they make, but that they are carving out special deals for themselves that don't apply to all employees. This is a public company, supposedly run for the benefit of its shareholders. It is not a sinecure where a special few get extraordinary treatment. Furthermore, Congress said in the matterr of pension laws that management could not give themselves any extra Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52205301390278832742011-02-24T12:59:07.190-05:002011-02-24T12:59:07.190-05:0012:50 - I agree with 12:34 to an extent. I don...12:50 - I agree with 12:34 to an extent. I don't mind executives making as much money as they can, unless they are the stewards of a failing company in deep distress and decline. They should not be rewarded when the company's performance is poor. When it's doing well, sure....make all the money you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15193194103045834442011-02-24T12:50:17.757-05:002011-02-24T12:50:17.757-05:00I started to agree with 12:34 but then I noticed y...I started to agree with 12:34 but then I noticed you aren't really "one of us". Health care benefits, merit increases, compensation plans, etc. are all part of what comes with greater responsiblity. Tough decisions must be made at every company in every industry. More risk = more reward. Is it hard to watch people leave, you bet. Could things be handled with more concern -- I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80433451724026554722011-02-24T12:34:01.675-05:002011-02-24T12:34:01.675-05:00About every week, there is some new insult to us p...About every week, there is some new insult to us posted on this blog. This is one of them. No wonder our health care program sucks because corporate has carved out a special deal for the executives, and doesn't really care what regular employees have to deal with. I thought there were federal laws forbidding this, but I guess I thought wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29186928217724964422011-02-24T12:31:55.084-05:002011-02-24T12:31:55.084-05:00CLASS WARFARE!!
At least that's what the GOP ...CLASS WARFARE!!<br /><br />At least that's what the GOP keeps whining about, as they continually squash the middle class.<br /><br />Frankly, I wish there was more shouting about Dubow and people of his ilk. Maybe the rest of America would get angry enough to shame them into giving more for us lowly workers who keep getting the shaft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com