tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4673037970914078661..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Connell to E&P: Cuts will wipe out 2,000 jobsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27107983562873540522008-12-04T22:59:00.000-05:002008-12-04T22:59:00.000-05:00My understanding was that layoff plans had to be s...My understanding was that layoff plans had to be submitted to corporate for approval by mid-November.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48776007010466505062008-12-04T17:22:00.000-05:002008-12-04T17:22:00.000-05:00I feel really bad for these folks that are getting...I feel really bad for these folks that are getting their walking papers right before the holidays. Hopefully Gannett gives them the same package us earlier parolees received.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62275476385371956052008-12-04T17:14:00.000-05:002008-12-04T17:14:00.000-05:00Connell told E&P that all of the cuts are keep...<I>Connell told E&P that all of the cuts are keeping with the company's mandate to keep expenses tied to revenue</I><BR/><BR/>I see. The expenses must keep up with the revenues. Lord knows you wouldn't want to build in a profit margin of say 7-10 percent in this "budget planning" that gets done at the organization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53533398200213425022008-12-04T17:08:00.000-05:002008-12-04T17:08:00.000-05:00Publisher told me he didn't know I was on the list...Publisher told me he didn't know I was on the list until the day before. Either he was lying or Tara is lying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60701815580127513402008-12-04T17:07:00.000-05:002008-12-04T17:07:00.000-05:00So, according to this quote, corporate said "Cut t...So, according to this quote, corporate said "Cut this much, we don't care how you do it." And then the publishers and editors had to do the eenie-meanie-minee-mo?<BR/>I was feeling sorry for the editors, knowing they were just carrying out orders.<BR/>Now I really feel sorry for them.<BR/>There were already lots of vacancies unfilled at my paper. They always have to balance staffing with being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89281593328921036002008-12-04T15:56:00.000-05:002008-12-04T15:56:00.000-05:00USA TODAY laid off one newsroom employee yesterday...USA TODAY laid off one newsroom employee yesterday that has dozens of people scratching their heads --some angry and some teary-eyed -- but none able to make much sense of it. It is moves like this that make the legitimacy of these layoffs come into question and create underlying morale issues that will last a long time.<BR/><BR/>Of course, many others beyond the newsroom were shown the door too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62912964574665672302008-12-04T14:36:00.000-05:002008-12-04T14:36:00.000-05:00Funny, but my publisher said all along that corpor...Funny, but my publisher said all along that corporate had final approval of the layoffs. Guess he was bullshitting me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83748042889540873512008-12-04T14:31:00.000-05:002008-12-04T14:31:00.000-05:00If it was locally decided and managed, why did the...If it was locally decided and managed, why did the plans have to go to corporate before the layoffs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85435877474025858212008-12-04T14:22:00.000-05:002008-12-04T14:22:00.000-05:00What does this mean for the Freep and USAT???What does this mean for the Freep and USAT???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com