tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6945705098277448027..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Part 1 | Monday's Layoff News and CommentsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60229182624936493552009-07-06T17:16:59.053-04:002009-07-06T17:16:59.053-04:00Still quiet in Phoenix. I heard we find out on Wed...Still quiet in Phoenix. I heard we find out on Wednesday. I wish everyone luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76794138962860884942009-07-06T17:14:54.874-04:002009-07-06T17:14:54.874-04:00I don't think that the govt. is going to go al...I don't think that the govt. is going to go along with that plan for unemployment/severance. Here in Michigan every dollar you receive of pay of any kind counts 50 cents against your unemployment payment, so if you make $500 per week and get $346 in unemployment, then they can't simply say that $154 will make up the difference because you'll automatically lose $77.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58083362579603628822009-07-06T17:07:33.540-04:002009-07-06T17:07:33.540-04:00Another day gone and not one word about what is go...Another day gone and not one word about what is going on, it is ridiculous, I know the lists are done so let's get it over with already!! UGH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59488475882205909482009-07-06T16:40:39.674-04:002009-07-06T16:40:39.674-04:004:03 is right. They cannot force you to take unemp...4:03 is right. They cannot force you to take unemployment if you do not want to. Some people regard unemployment as welfare and refuse to take it. It is voluntary. You have to ask for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80504561727662991342009-07-06T16:38:13.616-04:002009-07-06T16:38:13.616-04:00What a difference between newspaper companies. Whe...What a difference between newspaper companies. When friends got laid off in Houston and the Seattle P-I (both Hearst papers), they got lump sums which in some cases totaled more than a year's salary, AND they qualified immediately for unemployment. The lump did not count against unemployment payments at all. So, they at least have some time to try to land on their feet and not have to worry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82480975781512735182009-07-06T16:29:08.385-04:002009-07-06T16:29:08.385-04:00Any word on anything at the APP today?Any word on anything at the APP today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4691833795055172632009-07-06T16:23:54.638-04:002009-07-06T16:23:54.638-04:00The Courierpost retail advertising directors depar...The Courierpost retail advertising directors departure is being spun as her resignation. Bullcrap! Good riddance...glad to see her go. Maybe they'll find a PROFESSIONAL to fill that role. Or maybe even consolodate and share a director with other NJ papers, if there is anyone who is qualified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72767570227147124552009-07-06T16:18:51.985-04:002009-07-06T16:18:51.985-04:00I'm a former 10+ year employee at a Southeast ...I'm a former 10+ year employee at a Southeast Gannett newspaper, and my husband is still there after 30 years. At this point, I've told him since last year when these layoffs started, that he'd be better off being laid off - get the severance package and his retirement and we will just do what we have to do. Sooner than Later, bankruptcy will be coming down the road for Gannett and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74905908272089614362009-07-06T16:13:08.278-04:002009-07-06T16:13:08.278-04:00It seems like Gannett could very easily subtract s...It seems like Gannett could very easily subtract severance payments from unemployment bennies, especially if the severance was handed out in a lump-sum payment. It all depends on how the buyouts are structured. For the fat cats who received double furloughs last quarter, this probably won't hurt much. The low folks on the totem pole would be squeezed harder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41241257721607247612009-07-06T16:11:56.728-04:002009-07-06T16:11:56.728-04:003:58 p.m.
I'd like to claim job discriminati...3:58 p.m. <br /><br />I'd like to claim job discrimination.<br /><br />Discriminated against for being YOUNG. <br /><br />Seriously, people. Stop whining about making layoffs based on age or the number of years you've sat in the same desk. <br /><br />Let's start talking about what yo have to actually OFFER -- you know, ability to (report, write, edit) well, multimedia skills, passionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23112182501100822402009-07-06T16:04:35.722-04:002009-07-06T16:04:35.722-04:00To 3:22:
Where on gannettoid is the severance info...To 3:22:<br />Where on gannettoid is the severance info posted. I cannot find it. The site is hard to navigate, so it is not obvious...If what you say is true, that is the worst deal yet in this year of turmoil...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28465963794469264222009-07-06T16:03:40.005-04:002009-07-06T16:03:40.005-04:003:22 I read that one, and it doesn't pass the...3:22 I read that one, and it doesn't pass the smell test. My quick view of it is that the unemployment office will say such an arrangement amounts to a continuing salary, and so disqualify you from unemployment benefits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15674775570531564412009-07-06T16:01:29.280-04:002009-07-06T16:01:29.280-04:00Here's the link at Gannettoid.com about the su...Here's the link at Gannettoid.com about the supposed severance package:<br />http://www.gannettoid.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=57<br /><br />My state subtracts severance from the unemployment benefit, and Gannett (according to the link) will subtract the unemployment benefit from the severance. Does that mean those two parties will be playing chicken, staring each other down, with me inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50209764630661099882009-07-06T15:58:13.547-04:002009-07-06T15:58:13.547-04:00His the last time I'll say what I've been ...His the last time I'll say what I've been saying for more than a year. Would someone in the 40 and over crowd PLEASE ask HR for a list, by job title, of all the eliminated positions. You no longer have anythings to lose, and the information might really help the people who want to claim age discrimination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8965312984683913492009-07-06T15:56:20.386-04:002009-07-06T15:56:20.386-04:00Is it true USA Today, one of the biggest if not th...Is it true USA Today, one of the biggest if not the biggest Gannett work site, is exempt from these layoffs? Or are the layoffs there just not being publicized? Just a curious outsider interested in knowing the reasoning behind this and what y'all think about it.<br /><br />Very few corporations don't cut where there is the most to be trimmed. I am talking numbers, not making a judgment Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67352293481208953762009-07-06T15:49:50.967-04:002009-07-06T15:49:50.967-04:00So, then, they're asking the taxpayer to pick ...So, then, they're asking the taxpayer to pick up the tab, then?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651269559205765985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59257250175847898472009-07-06T15:44:05.054-04:002009-07-06T15:44:05.054-04:00Don't just throw up a statement or better yet,...Don't just throw up a statement or better yet, a question of that nature. There's too many people with their guts in knots - so what gives with the OUTSOURCED SEVERANCE PAY... or do you have any real information on that subject besides Wow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68379539961791279482009-07-06T15:22:31.719-04:002009-07-06T15:22:31.719-04:00Check gannettoid.com, like Jim recommends, where t...Check gannettoid.com, like Jim recommends, where the details (and it may not be true) are posted: supposedly, you'll only get paid by Gannett the difference between your unemployment (which you'll be required to apply for) and you Gannett salary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79785294221658486052009-07-06T15:20:54.187-04:002009-07-06T15:20:54.187-04:00No word here in Phx I.T. ... Just want them to get...No word here in Phx I.T. ... Just want them to get it over with it so we can move on ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81731500666834683762009-07-06T15:16:58.109-04:002009-07-06T15:16:58.109-04:002:55 --What do you mean by outsourced severance pa...2:55 --What do you mean by outsourced severance pay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64013168863834824162009-07-06T14:55:30.853-04:002009-07-06T14:55:30.853-04:00YOU GOT TO BE KIDING ME!! NOT OFFICAL BUT ...YOU GOT TO BE KIDING ME!! NOT OFFICAL BUT HAS ANYONE SEEN THE OUTSOURCED SEVERENCE PAY BEING PROPOSED ? WOW IS ALL I CAN SAY !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85363004222709307412009-07-06T14:34:39.855-04:002009-07-06T14:34:39.855-04:00Why are they keeping the actual date - Wednesday? ...Why are they keeping the actual date - Wednesday? Thursday? - such a secret? What gives?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49300600037542758622009-07-06T14:29:23.419-04:002009-07-06T14:29:23.419-04:00All quiet on the east coast.
Thanks for making u...All quiet on the east coast. <br /><br />Thanks for making us wait corporate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7174400351090782642009-07-06T13:53:54.516-04:002009-07-06T13:53:54.516-04:00USAT reporters win Grantham Prize! http://www.gran...USAT reporters win Grantham Prize! http://www.granthamprize.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14704604211729953622009-07-06T13:46:37.651-04:002009-07-06T13:46:37.651-04:00Having been among those laid off in December, I...Having been among those laid off in December, I'm a bit surprised to find myself so interested in this round of cuts. I'm sure it has something to do with my friends facing the prospects.<br /><br />Please keep the details flowing. A steady trickle would be more manageable than the December avalanche.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com