tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4487768274285572180..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Breaking: GCI confirms second-quarter furloughs; Dubow: revenue figures continue 'downward slide'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6991871262163645012009-04-03T15:32:00.000-04:002009-04-03T15:32:00.000-04:00Poor AZ Republic....summer is coming and there wil...Poor AZ Republic....summer is coming and there will be more economic backsliding. The desert is slow in the summer. Perhaps just furlough the whole summer? Anyway, management please try not to be too disruptive and distracting during these hard times. Stop coming in with new plans everyday. Quit making people feel bad for standing up out of their seats. They are probably asking an important Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41054129228789214042009-03-24T12:57:00.000-04:002009-03-24T12:57:00.000-04:00I am very thankful that I was laid off in August w...I am very thankful that I was laid off in August with 1000 other lucky ones. It feels like a blessing in disguise now. I feel horrible for the rest of you left behind to endure this God Awful plan (if you could call it a plan) that Gannett has in store for you. GodspeedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32241225362878808642009-03-24T02:20:00.000-04:002009-03-24T02:20:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77527518902554304622009-03-23T22:13:00.000-04:002009-03-23T22:13:00.000-04:00I personally am happy, that finally the one's who ...I personally am happy, that finally the one's who make over 90K are having to take a bigger cut. I applaud them for that. I still think the salary caps should be at 70k. The only reason Gannett is doing this, because they have to. Otherwise, there would of been more layoffs, and it would of been the workers, not the managers. For some unknown reason Gannett is the only company that is top heavey Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42746166729180649322009-03-23T18:19:00.000-04:002009-03-23T18:19:00.000-04:00How about giving back the 2 million in bonuses the...How about giving back the 2 million in bonuses the top execs received for '08. It's assinine for them to take money and for us to take a cut when the company is faltering. Is this how you reward poor leadership? Bonuses are usually reserved for good performance. Anybody learn from AIG? I know the amounts are less, but they're still outrageous amounts of which would help the company. Keep this in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88967339952516897462009-03-23T17:09:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:09:00.000-04:00Digital is getting screwed for all these loser new...Digital is getting screwed for all these loser newspaper, broadcast and USA Today dead beats.<BR/><BR/>The good news is we can find jobs sooner than these lame asses.<BR/><BR/>Good luck "old" media. I am outta here!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79478956735400328572009-03-23T17:08:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:08:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79218019147305421952009-03-23T15:11:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:11:00.000-04:00Hey 12:50 "You're not. Only the salaried employees...Hey 12:50 "You're not. Only the salaried employees are... and that generally means you're making quite a bit more than us hourly peons. So suck it up."<BR/><BR/>I work in Digital<BR/><BR/>I make way less than 90K<BR/><BR/>I am being forced to take two weeks w/o pay.<BR/><BR/>Why do we make more?<BR/><BR/>Look at the cost of living in DC, Northern Va or MD. Once you get done paying rent, mortgage,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90822216328819677392009-03-23T14:59:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:59:00.000-04:00If you took a buyout, you're not affected by the f...If you took a buyout, you're not affected by the furlough. Enjoy those checks while they last.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53384373631091892162009-03-23T14:26:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:26:00.000-04:00Fine then. We'll just work overtime to cover the p...Fine then. We'll just work overtime to cover the people who will be out. If our work does not get done, the company loses money. One ad written off can cost the company far more that they saved via furloughs. Not to mention the cost of an upset customer. And we don't do unpaid OT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73510581261944206912009-03-23T14:22:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:22:00.000-04:00Ah, I feel so much better about taking a buyout la...Ah, I feel so much better about taking a buyout last month. (Hopefully Gannett is not going to dock ongoing buyouts with furlough provision -- does anybody know?)<BR/>To the person who ranted about Jim being wrong about layoffs -- you are soooo out of line. There will be furloughs -- and (in the near future) more layoffs. Just look at other news companies that imposed furloughs to "stave off Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22361862673431490562009-03-23T14:20:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:20:00.000-04:00Somebody needs to get a list of furlough-exempt pe...Somebody needs to get a list of furlough-exempt people and the ages of the people---quickly---for this furlough and the last one. When you get laid off, you just might be glad you got that information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45450636913891429142009-03-23T14:11:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:11:00.000-04:00I'm less than two years into my journalism career....I'm less than two years into my journalism career. And every freaking day, I ask myself why I bothered to spend six years and more than $100,000 getting a bachelor's and a master's degree in something that clearly is never going to pay off. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Gannett has succeeded in making me hate working in newspapers, a medium I had always loved and dreamed of being a part of. I think Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70588145107694508382009-03-23T13:58:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:58:00.000-04:00Anon 1:46:Totally agree with you. It seems like wh...Anon 1:46:<BR/><BR/>Totally agree with you. It seems like when revenues started dropping off a couple years ago that Gannett's solution was to throw money at a bunch of problems (e.g. failed web initiatives, etc.) without solving anything...and now they're paying for it. At least that's what it seemed like from where I was sitting (in the newsroom).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85118677612646294562009-03-23T13:54:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:54:00.000-04:00I suspect there is a low percentage of employees m...I suspect there is a low percentage of employees making over $90k in USCP. That's why that number was used. The average salary in Digital is most likely higher than the rest of the company so they did not need to use that number. They just did it for all the salaried employees. Keep in mind Digital is based in DC where the cost of living is pretty high.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44883309248572799582009-03-23T13:46:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:46:00.000-04:00I don't understand why all these furloughs and oth...I don't understand why all these furloughs and other measures are being taken NOW. Why weren't they deployed back in fall, before thousands of jobs were lost at Gannett properties? Can someone please explain that to me?<BR/><BR/>So many people lost their jobs at Gannett in December. I just don't understand why Gannett went to the nuclear option first, and is now beginning to fight a ground war. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83524566603034720602009-03-23T13:44:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:44:00.000-04:00Does Gannett want to cut waste? Let's start with G...Does Gannett want to cut waste? Let's start with GMTI. <BR/><BR/>I'd also like to know why corporate employees that make over $90K are only required to take 1 week of furlough while everyone else must take 2. Do they think their work is more important that they need to keep their employees around that extra week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73336470339374760402009-03-23T13:42:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:42:00.000-04:00An interesting twist ... at some newspaper sites i...An interesting twist ... at some newspaper sites in or near metropolitan areas you'll be able to see which managers make more than 90K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8700365557604042009-03-23T13:41:00.001-04:002009-03-23T13:41:00.001-04:00As much as I know furloughs are better than layoff...As much as I know furloughs are better than layoffs, why do I feel that even after bleeding us to death with these furloughs many of us are going to be laid off eventually anyway? And maybe it would be better just to layoff people and be done with it once and for all. No one really seems to be benefiting from this furlough and salary reduction approach. Morale sucks, which in turn hurts Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9575750596916139012009-03-23T13:41:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:41:00.000-04:00Someone forgot to cue the blame-the-employees exec...Someone forgot to cue the blame-the-employees executive hack that likes to call us "whiners."<BR/><BR/>Where are you, oh brave one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-92066097452966864972009-03-23T13:37:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:37:00.000-04:00Dickey you prick! Give back your bonus!!I am so gl...Dickey you prick! Give back your bonus!!<BR/><BR/>I am so glad I dont work for this piece of shit company anymore. They did me a favor, and yes my unemployment check also looks pretty good to me right about now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62683975061237484402009-03-23T13:35:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:35:00.000-04:00"Q. How much money is the company saving by doing..."Q. How much money is the company saving by doing this?<BR/>A. A final number is not available at this time. The first quarter furlough program saved approximately $20 million."<BR/><BR/>I can think of one person that gets paid about this much... just saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68442232043725712662009-03-23T13:32:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:32:00.000-04:00My Boss also said....Give'em HELL! My Boss.Just be...My Boss also said....<BR/><BR/>Give'em HELL! My Boss.<BR/><BR/>Just because the layoffs have not happened doesn't mean there not coming.<BR/><BR/>Piss on the non-believer's keep us informed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17758537080099068792009-03-23T13:30:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:30:00.000-04:00Pissed. Agitated. Perturbed. Words can't describe ...Pissed. Agitated. Perturbed. Words can't describe it. So, since I'm young, I'll say, "Thanks Gannet. I'm going to get my master's. Thanks for the motivation."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87749083459429670762009-03-23T13:22:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:22:00.000-04:00Sheep no more.Sheep no more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com