tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4707758361075766762..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | Reports of buyouts to 55-plus employeesJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11486440442730165362013-06-13T20:37:54.734-04:002013-06-13T20:37:54.734-04:00exactly right!!! they do absolutely nothing but ma...exactly right!!! they do absolutely nothing but make themselves look like heroes that saved the day by laying off people!! wonder if they have to "pick up the slack" of the ousted workers...NOT!!! stay in your ivory towers until one day you will look down and see there is no one left....newspapers are a dying breed and most of their papers are already dead!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48712815288560931142013-06-13T20:26:06.048-04:002013-06-13T20:26:06.048-04:00such is life in Gannett land...after 14 years that...such is life in Gannett land...after 14 years that is exactly what I got...crappy severenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63800447236405835202013-04-17T10:13:08.946-04:002013-04-17T10:13:08.946-04:00Do you mean people like Donahoe?!Do you mean people like Donahoe?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20512243137325733712013-04-17T10:10:52.800-04:002013-04-17T10:10:52.800-04:00Thank you! So very, very true! USAT protects the i...Thank you! So very, very true! USAT protects the imbeciles at the top who look after themselves, get fat paychecks and treat those under them as less than human. Worst place I ever have worked in my life. I truly despise the managers who are so smug. Hope this cartoon rag DIES!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35880230076738528572013-04-11T23:22:58.554-04:002013-04-11T23:22:58.554-04:00I can't answer that question; I don't know...I can't answer that question; I don't know anyone who works for AP. Perhaps someone else can.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77172123397457502122013-04-11T22:32:20.486-04:002013-04-11T22:32:20.486-04:00As somebody who was a sports stringer for AP until...As somebody who was a sports stringer for AP until 2011, can anybody tell me if what Anonymous wrote at 7:43 p.m. on March 11 is true of AP, as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88798244098411945632013-03-27T13:51:59.287-04:002013-03-27T13:51:59.287-04:00Here, BTW, is the memo sent to staff on the buyout...Here, BTW, is the memo sent to staff on the buyouts:<br /><br />Dear colleagues:<br />With the re-launch of USA TODAY, we are transforming our products and re-imagining USA TODAY for the next 30 years. As part of our efforts to position the organization for the future - we are realigning our operations to further our transformation into a 24/7 multi-platform news organization. To accomplish this,Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53517460685944857582013-03-24T13:56:41.424-04:002013-03-24T13:56:41.424-04:00You must be smoking something. There is way too mu...You must be smoking something. There is way too much buck passing and not my job mentality. Many editors and reporters are checked out. Work loads are minimal to none existent. Please give this group some actual work to of before the cobwebs take hold.<br /><br />This ain't bullyiNg by a long shot. Just look aroundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38457585539140268912013-03-21T14:53:44.056-04:002013-03-21T14:53:44.056-04:0012:33PM, What are you smoking? No one at USA Today...12:33PM, What are you smoking? No one at USA Today feels comfortable or has seen anything resembling an ivory tower. Everyone is working their rear off trying to get the product out, cope with cumbersome and faulty digital systems imposed on us, and keep up with the latest mindless directives from above. Why the bullying?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56752294262472851882013-03-21T12:33:30.356-04:002013-03-21T12:33:30.356-04:00The ivory tower many are comfortable in is about t...The ivory tower many are comfortable in is about to be dismantled. if you cannot justify your job and you are buyout eligible? Take it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29932710159623691422013-03-16T13:03:40.076-04:002013-03-16T13:03:40.076-04:00Callaway made a huge mistake when he appointed the...Callaway made a huge mistake when he appointed the same failures who oversee USA Today to even loftier management jobs. Sadly, most do nothing all day and have no intention of leaving. The amount of obstruction and inertia they bring day in and day out is mind boggling. Most never come out of their offices and interact with staff. Seldom do any offer to help line editors move copy. What are they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79014470555824963142013-03-16T11:56:16.983-04:002013-03-16T11:56:16.983-04:0010:44's right.10:44's right.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54663757106339917812013-03-16T10:44:14.830-04:002013-03-16T10:44:14.830-04:00Agree with many of your thought, 7:43. But the sim...Agree with many of your thought, 7:43. But the simple fact is there are too many high priced editors and reporters on the payroll who provide little to the increasing demands of content production and distribution. Kramer is at least providing a gentle, dignified way out , especially for people close or near retirement. Do you think Hunke would have offered a year's pay? No way. <br /><br />IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76910655317740244022013-03-15T21:57:33.826-04:002013-03-15T21:57:33.826-04:00The philosophy or practice of allowing an employee...The philosophy or practice of allowing an employee to retain a previous salary for a less skilled position is ethically wrong. Especially in a company that has made it almost impossible to get a raise when taking on higher skilled positions. Gannett honestly should audit all cases in which folks are getting paid an inaccurate rate and adjust it according to the skill level of their current Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5807815301593970632013-03-13T19:01:49.580-04:002013-03-13T19:01:49.580-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79148558493427926272013-03-13T18:39:08.066-04:002013-03-13T18:39:08.066-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38571348822723617642013-03-13T15:19:20.397-04:002013-03-13T15:19:20.397-04:00On point 3:10.
I know several that make $50,000 to...On point 3:10.<br />I know several that make $50,000 to $70,000 for basic copy editing work a college graduate (or less) could do for under $30,000 with less vacation time and they are healthier.<br />The Gannett rule: once you have your salary you keep it, even if you take a lesser job. We have an Editor I ($55,000-management) reading web copy. We have an Editor III (who knows how much she makesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84265890672909773272013-03-13T15:10:01.067-04:002013-03-13T15:10:01.067-04:00You all willingly came to Gannett, the biggest new...You all willingly came to Gannett, the biggest newspaper corporation in America. You all accepted pay raise here and there for very little actual work done over the past few decades. Now that there is work to be done, and the corporation wants to pay people less for it, you cry foul.<br />You'd do the same thing if you were trying to make money in a corporation that is dying. Be glad they areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37157413845269656312013-03-13T12:55:03.895-04:002013-03-13T12:55:03.895-04:00When the very original buyouts happened back in 08...When the very original buyouts happened back in 08 or 09(its all a blur when it was), the people that took them received unemployment after they received their full amount of paid weeksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2260115788960707222013-03-13T12:51:40.850-04:002013-03-13T12:51:40.850-04:00Amen to that!Amen to that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47904921562201758362013-03-12T21:23:30.306-04:002013-03-12T21:23:30.306-04:00Here's an exercise that is sure to raise some ...Here's an exercise that is sure to raise some eyebrows. <b>How is your website doing against your main competitor(s)?</b><br />Add your website to the end of the following URL:<br />http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/<br />Then open up another tab, and add your competitor's website to the end of the same URL again.<br />Contrast and compare the variety of analytical tools.<br />Start with &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34140568605753131142013-03-12T19:22:32.542-04:002013-03-12T19:22:32.542-04:00At our site management won't let the departed ...At our site management won't let the departed freelance while they are receiving buyout checks. But after that, the ex-employees are actively sought out as freelancers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27419607169636367682013-03-12T11:34:47.628-04:002013-03-12T11:34:47.628-04:00TPP is an excellent example of how really rotten G...TPP is an excellent example of how really rotten Gannett has become as an organization. To find a wedge in the system that allows you to pay your just fired staff less money at a time in their lives in which they need all the support they can get is just reprehensible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47093773747200278202013-03-12T03:48:03.757-04:002013-03-12T03:48:03.757-04:00Well, you could work for a bankrupt Journal Regist...Well, you could work for a bankrupt Journal Register paper and be fired at the end of this month, as I understand it, then have to reapply with the new owner and hired at their discretion and at reduced pay, come April.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32112553338706755462013-03-12T00:57:31.793-04:002013-03-12T00:57:31.793-04:00My understanding was you could not free-lance whil...My understanding was you could not free-lance while getting buyout pay, but what about after it runs out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com