tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7355853978257259860..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Survey | Do you use your own equipment at work?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38686497812622442542012-03-08T07:54:25.276-05:002012-03-08T07:54:25.276-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68182637641587703202012-03-07T22:53:01.774-05:002012-03-07T22:53:01.774-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61601001819221803712012-03-07T14:07:13.392-05:002012-03-07T14:07:13.392-05:00I refuse to make any videos until they provide us ...I refuse to make any videos until they provide us with video cameras. I am not spending large amounts of money on them anymore. <br /><br />They want you to buy your own stuff so they don't have to. But, in reality, if they expect you to do something, they're obligated as your employer, to provide you with the materials to accomplish the task.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47833979006779960282012-03-07T14:05:33.951-05:002012-03-07T14:05:33.951-05:00Mine - The 3 digital recorders I keep in rotation,...Mine - The 3 digital recorders I keep in rotation, the camera I had for the first 5 years on the job (the company's broke the week I was hired and would not replace it).<br /><br />Company's - the company does provide us with large screen iMacs and software. I cannot fault them for that. They don't provide us with post-press equipment that works and some there turn their noses up at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43624116509905634022012-03-06T18:05:05.936-05:002012-03-06T18:05:05.936-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4700327768405202482012-03-06T17:24:47.023-05:002012-03-06T17:24:47.023-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29554557517921492142012-03-06T16:00:38.181-05:002012-03-06T16:00:38.181-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77575400510395778472012-03-06T15:53:29.737-05:002012-03-06T15:53:29.737-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89545326720790618512012-03-06T15:50:24.676-05:002012-03-06T15:50:24.676-05:00I work on a newspaper online staff. I use a smartp...I work on a newspaper online staff. I use a smartphone and occasionally a digital camera. The smartphone cost is about $80 a month. The camera was purchased several years ago. I use them because I have been issued neither, even during the recent iPhone distribution. My supervisor knows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1234321223301724832012-03-06T14:48:54.380-05:002012-03-06T14:48:54.380-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85801309003094086842012-03-06T11:58:51.476-05:002012-03-06T11:58:51.476-05:00I have used my own laptop for years to edit videos...I have used my own laptop for years to edit videos. Company-issued laptop is fine, lots of memory, good processor, but didn't have video editing software, so if I was to complete those videos much in demand and expected by Gannett, it came from my own system. Obviously, I also use my own computer for personal stuff, but it's used quite a bit, too, for work related efforts. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13240336904593380092012-03-06T10:53:35.914-05:002012-03-06T10:53:35.914-05:00Before I left Gannett earlier this year, I was a r...Before I left Gannett earlier this year, I was a reporter at a paper with about 40,000 circulation. I was one of a few who had a personal iPhone; often I was told I needed to live-tweet an event and cover it for online/print at the same time, even though we were never issued company smart phones. My supervisors often emailed or texted while I was at the scene of breaking news. I was expected not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82285291591952986012012-03-06T10:35:12.344-05:002012-03-06T10:35:12.344-05:00I bought my own stapler. It's a Swingline, and...I bought my own stapler. It's a Swingline, and not the plastic pieces of crud that jam every third staple. <br /><br />$22 and heavy enough to throw through a window in case I need to make a quick escape.<br /><br />No, not red. Red is for people who confuse movies and real life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56565023148200794852012-03-06T10:35:06.988-05:002012-03-06T10:35:06.988-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64523445803621918772012-03-06T10:25:15.394-05:002012-03-06T10:25:15.394-05:00I buy my own pens, and I brought an old space heat...I buy my own pens, and I brought an old space heater in so my fingers and toes don't freeze in the winter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30781322840785167742012-03-06T09:00:03.340-05:002012-03-06T09:00:03.340-05:00I use my own laptop ($1200) because it is more lig...I use my own laptop ($1200) because it is more lightweight and better performing than the 8-year-old dinosaur I've been issued. The work laptop literally takes 5-plus minutes just to boot up and weighs 8 pounds with a tiny 15-inch screen. My laptop boots up in seconds, weighs 3 pounds and has a larger, brighter screen. Additionally, I also use my own version of Adobe Photoshop -- otherwiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86308710329033189042012-03-05T20:48:28.277-05:002012-03-05T20:48:28.277-05:00Another good question! About 3 years ago I asked m...Another good question! About 3 years ago I asked my publisher for a new printer because the one I had (Laserjet 4 - doorstop) wasn't doing what I needed. I was doing a lot of scanning and emailing of documents to corporate and didn't need to be doing this from a community printer. So, I went out and for about $500 got a very nice HP multifunction machine. I don't know if the publisherBTDTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43441921413106048342012-03-05T20:16:54.087-05:002012-03-05T20:16:54.087-05:00Nope. Still using the laptop etc. provided by the ...Nope. Still using the laptop etc. provided by the company. Didn't get a smart phone because I'm non-breaking news. My coworkers who got phones found out last week that they have to pay for the necessary apps up front then get reimbursed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63785673557726359492012-03-05T19:42:32.474-05:002012-03-05T19:42:32.474-05:00In circulation at The Tennessean. use my personal ...In circulation at The Tennessean. use my personal BlackBerry and laptop all the time for email and reports. No compensation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com