tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6838552426229660684..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Monday | Your News & CommentsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76464705383431572272009-06-23T10:22:58.486-04:002009-06-23T10:22:58.486-04:00It was 90K for a fact.It was 90K for a fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85327069657300857042009-06-23T06:47:09.387-04:002009-06-23T06:47:09.387-04:00Anonymous said...
90K+ for 2 weeks of furloughs
...Anonymous said... <br />90K+ for 2 weeks of furloughs<br /><br />6/23/2009 12:32 AM<br /><br /><br /> Anonymous said... <br />9:35 100k annual or more had to take two weeks.<br /><br />6/23/2009 12:43 AM<br /><br /><br /> Anonymous said... <br />9:35 p.m., the income level requiring two weeks of furlough was $90K/annually.<br /><br />6/23/2009 1:56 AM<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Here is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5526878446470675552009-06-23T01:56:49.670-04:002009-06-23T01:56:49.670-04:009:35 p.m., the income level requiring two weeks of...9:35 p.m., the income level requiring two weeks of furlough was $90K/annually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77680349496456379852009-06-23T00:43:48.979-04:002009-06-23T00:43:48.979-04:009:35 100k annual or more had to take two weeks.9:35 100k annual or more had to take two weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51797394505697497172009-06-23T00:32:45.771-04:002009-06-23T00:32:45.771-04:0090K+ for 2 weeks of furloughs90K+ for 2 weeks of furloughsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57806337892765767772009-06-23T00:20:37.721-04:002009-06-23T00:20:37.721-04:002nd Quarter reports- I'm just guessing here, ...2nd Quarter reports- I'm just guessing here, but I think they'll announce ad revenues continue their slide as does circulation both of which they're offsetting by eliminating 70% of their employees which they expect will help make the 3rd quarter numbers look better. All of the remaining employees will be awarded rings following their 3rd and 4th quarter furloughs during which time Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86237521009780742962009-06-23T00:19:14.635-04:002009-06-23T00:19:14.635-04:00Didn't see this yet on this blog, but a former...Didn't see this yet on this blog, but a former frequent poster - Tim Chavez - passed away a few days ago:<br /><br />http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2009/06/19/tim-chavez-rip/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86162764631242872542009-06-22T23:57:47.197-04:002009-06-22T23:57:47.197-04:00Hey Rick B...Life sucks after the newsroom. Teach ...Hey Rick B...Life sucks after the newsroom. Teach your oversexed high schoolers that journalism sucks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53205915107329933882009-06-22T22:02:20.796-04:002009-06-22T22:02:20.796-04:00bets, anyone? how long 'til Jim changes the e...bets, anyone? how long 'til Jim changes the end date of this blog to sometime after his new date for the Grand Layoff Event?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28108557879439565072009-06-22T21:35:02.049-04:002009-06-22T21:35:02.049-04:00What was the income level for employees who had to...What was the income level for employees who had to take two weeks furlough? Just curious, since I know a few people who have taken their second week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46063227249996144202009-06-22T21:25:29.085-04:002009-06-22T21:25:29.085-04:00July 15 is the date when GCI releases its second q...July 15 is the date when GCI releases its second quarter results, not a layoff day. Layoffs by July 8. Big ones, I hear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45628090882623225102009-06-22T20:58:12.586-04:002009-06-22T20:58:12.586-04:00Any word on how new P.C.F. Home Delivery is workin...Any word on how new P.C.F. Home Delivery is working out for Asbury Park Press? Just curious; I'm an ex-District Manager; whacked on May 3rd, 2009. I haven't checked into the Blog much because I shut down home internet access. Just curious to see how un-need I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49414629194628839372009-06-22T20:55:55.174-04:002009-06-22T20:55:55.174-04:004:23 same in Phoenix! There's a Senior VP who...4:23 same in Phoenix! There's a Senior VP who's done very little other than create and eliminate a lot of specialty publications over the years, yet somehow gets credit for the latter. Brought "great" ideas from Reno that failed in the Phoenix market (10 times larger) and if looked into, probably cost the company a good pile of money.<br /><br />She lucked heading up the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78682685682126179522009-06-22T20:55:54.829-04:002009-06-22T20:55:54.829-04:00Watch for more full-time employees to be replaced ...Watch for more full-time employees to be replaced by part-timers and stringers in the future to save money on benefits. That will leave more of a burden on the remaining full-timers, but the suits don't care. It's all about saving money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77321597820367056832009-06-22T20:52:08.275-04:002009-06-22T20:52:08.275-04:00Posted on Gannettoid:
As a manager who has been a...Posted on Gannettoid:<br /><br />As a manager who has been asked to make cuts, I can say that I've been told July 8 is the day. I don't know the numbers overall, but it's big at my site, I think above 10 percent. Names went to group two weeks ago, and group was supposed to turn them around quickly to corporate, so yes, corporate has the list of names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91551407461219664012009-06-22T20:16:55.551-04:002009-06-22T20:16:55.551-04:00Rick,
Check out jiltedjournalists.com web site o...Rick, <br /><br />Check out jiltedjournalists.com web site operated by a former Republic editor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52221055402610448902009-06-22T20:12:04.840-04:002009-06-22T20:12:04.840-04:00At my site there are more than a dozen full-time e...At my site there are more than a dozen full-time employees that could be made part-time and the dwindling product would never miss a beat. News graphics is one obvious example, full-timers sitting around surfing the net all day producing next to nothing. If they survive the next round of cuts it will be a shock to everyone in the newsroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20967297857349817782009-06-22T20:01:39.275-04:002009-06-22T20:01:39.275-04:00What are people hearing about severance packages? ...What are people hearing about severance packages? A few weeks ago people were saying the "one week per year of service/max 26 weeks" was going away. <br />What are you hearing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19618062904335520532009-06-22T18:49:55.207-04:002009-06-22T18:49:55.207-04:00Greetings. I am a HS journalism teacher who is att...Greetings. I am a HS journalism teacher who is attending the Reynolds Institute at the Cronkite School in Phoenix. I want to doa story about 'life after the newsroom.' Could some former writers, photographers, editors, reporters give me some ideas as to how you are faring after leaving the newspaper. Are you still involved in journalism?<br />Thanks so much.<br />Rick BurdRickBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753899974732358589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72448829641990086022009-06-22T17:07:02.970-04:002009-06-22T17:07:02.970-04:00Question. for Gannett lay offs, when is the axe go...Question. for Gannett lay offs, when is the axe going to fall july 8th or the 15th?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82456945602291257412009-06-22T16:23:24.909-04:002009-06-22T16:23:24.909-04:00As far as Part-Time Employees--check everywhere ex...As far as Part-Time Employees--check everywhere except in White Plains, New York. You see, at White Plains you will find the choice few who have driven their newspaper into the ground, yet they are saved -year in and year out.The very same Directors and Managers from 10 years ago are still there, so Corporate Gannett must love a group of people who lose circulation, advertising sales , and toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442009412772884364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10609453397640381072009-06-22T16:16:44.631-04:002009-06-22T16:16:44.631-04:003:38 -- all those openings are part of the merger ...3:38 -- all those openings are part of the merger mishap - Gannett NJ, when it decided to merge, didn't have a plan, and just started letting editors go at a rapid pace (myself included, from the DR in Parsippany). <br /><br />What they didn't realize was that many of the editors they "expected" to stay on and move to the Asbury Park Press's office thought better of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53432450509199653802009-06-22T16:02:37.535-04:002009-06-22T16:02:37.535-04:00I am a December Layoffe & have not heard anyth...I am a December Layoffe & have not heard anything from Unemployment about extension. Should I be worried?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31459696514601488442009-06-22T15:57:39.527-04:002009-06-22T15:57:39.527-04:00Jim you might be interested in this study to suppo...Jim you might be interested in this study to support the new blog.<br /><br />eMarketerUS gays and lesbians are using social media in record numbers. http://bit.ly/17iT03 #fbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72745659329233334152009-06-22T15:38:56.084-04:002009-06-22T15:38:56.084-04:00Not sure if this is related to anything, but:
htt...Not sure if this is related to anything, but:<br /><br />http://bit.ly/4ogT9<br /><br />Any reason there's so many copy editor openings on Gannett's page, all based in Asbury Park? I'm guessing it has to do with the Information Center consolidations that will be coming or might already be under way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com