tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7677937979112468943..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Bulletin: Gannett freezes wages, adds Q2 furloughs; Wants layoffs averted, despite 24% revenue slide; Employees furious: Outrage now 'off the charts'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35787535085871604832009-03-25T00:57:00.000-04:002009-03-25T00:57:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19095370538766791162009-03-24T08:00:00.000-04:002009-03-24T08:00:00.000-04:00does the pay freeze mean they can't bludgeon union...does the pay freeze mean they can't bludgeon unions into pay cuts? they're trying to cut indy wages 15%, which would more than wipe out the past decade's miserly raises to the fortunate few among the many hardworking staffers. what a crappy way to try to treat the survivors who are now carrying almost double their previous workloads. <BR/><BR/>meanwhile, the bloodsuckers who've taken the company Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25543247875182848052009-03-24T02:18:00.000-04:002009-03-24T02:18:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8239739069948280652009-03-23T23:25:00.000-04:002009-03-23T23:25:00.000-04:00Glad Dubow was able to get that bonus. Wouldn't wa...Glad Dubow was able to get that bonus. Wouldn't want to see him suffer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69021680954674620332009-03-23T21:36:00.000-04:002009-03-23T21:36:00.000-04:00The payment of bonuses to puppet-master executives...The payment of bonuses to puppet-master executives as they furlough workers and cut their pay is further proof that Gannett directors need to end the foolhardiness of running a chain, 1980s-style. The company can no longer afford to prop up a large and expensive headquarters staff at the expense of its newspapers and TV stations. The business units need to be cut loose so they can reinvest the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76528300379162610062009-03-23T20:18:00.000-04:002009-03-23T20:18:00.000-04:006:16...looks like you must've been burned by the e...6:16...looks like you must've been burned by the editor who is a pretty smart guy. I'd say shut up before we all figure out who you are. Detroit is struggling like no other right now because Michigan is in a Depression. We're working like dogs to save ourselves and others if this works. Do we like it? No. But we're happy to have jobs, unlike the rest of you whiners. You should be so lucky to workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36003707761231132222009-03-23T20:06:00.000-04:002009-03-23T20:06:00.000-04:00From the company's standpoint, I believe layoffs w...From the company's standpoint, I believe layoffs would have been a better option. Layoffs strike fear into people and those remaining tend to get quiet as opposed to furloughs which only anger people. With layoffs, the most upset people are gone. With furloughs, the anger is within the building(s). Surprised the corporate shrinks don't understand this simple concept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14872382890518919432009-03-23T19:35:00.000-04:002009-03-23T19:35:00.000-04:00I just wish 4:04/5:02 p.m. would acquaint him/hers...I just wish 4:04/5:02 p.m. would acquaint him/herself with something known as the question mark.<BR/>It's a funny sort of squiggly-looking thing shaped like this: ?<BR/>Sheesh, with writing like that it's no wonder the Freep is going to three days a week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53852684784216821272009-03-23T18:16:00.000-04:002009-03-23T18:16:00.000-04:005:02, your reasoning is because nobody TALKS about...5:02, your reasoning is because nobody TALKS about it it must not be true?<BR/><BR/>Um, generally those who make massive overscale don't talk about it. They don't want to engender bad feelings among their lower-paid brethren. Not bad enough to say "no," though, when they get another handout.<BR/><BR/>And sure Detroit is the finest collection of journalists ever to lose millions each year. So Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70879701324271930122009-03-23T17:42:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:42:00.000-04:005:07, thank you.5:07, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66134063356151004222009-03-23T17:20:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:20:00.000-04:00This story says Craig Dubow took home 60 percent l...This story says Craig Dubow took home 60 percent less in 2008 than in 2009. If this has been reported already here, Jim, please kill this comment; I haven't had time to read all the posts. http://www.televisionbroadcast.com/article/76580Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41731416733798612722009-03-23T17:07:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:07:00.000-04:00I am a Former Detroit employee and I can tell you ...I am a Former Detroit employee and I can tell you Freep staffers are grossly underpaid. Even by industry and Gannett standards. It is amazing how a newspaper that solid doesn't get money to show for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51909145938820874722009-03-23T17:03:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:03:00.000-04:00Hey 4:04! There's 3 of your folks in Louisville th...Hey 4:04! There's 3 of your folks in Louisville that you can have back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83018889104512570372009-03-23T17:02:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:02:00.000-04:00How do you know Detroit complains. Where is YOUR e...How do you know Detroit complains. Where is YOUR evidence. I've NEVER worked with a better group of people. <BR/>Did you see theie pay stubs or something. Nobody ever talks about raises they got. You are totally making up facts and assumptions. Detroit is actually underpaid for our workload and we are a proud group. I came on here because a bunch of heard about people whining on here about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70603649237631661022009-03-23T16:28:00.000-04:002009-03-23T16:28:00.000-04:004:04, respectfully:Nobody hates Detroit, quite the...4:04, respectfully:<BR/><BR/>Nobody hates Detroit, quite the opposite. But though some may have taken pay cuts and we may have been decimated, favorites of the editing suite have been rewarded with bonuses that, on a percentage basis, are way up there.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry if you're another who isn't in the Northville Country Club, but the fact that we're suffering doesn't mean that all suffer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55333213225917822252009-03-23T16:18:00.000-04:002009-03-23T16:18:00.000-04:00Detroit may work its ass off, but it's also the fi...Detroit may work its ass off, but it's also the first to whine and complain and want exceptions to everything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84568242097551610512009-03-23T16:04:00.000-04:002009-03-23T16:04:00.000-04:00To Detroit hater:Our salary has been frozen for ov...To Detroit hater:<BR/>Our salary has been frozen for over a year in Detroit. You don't know what you are talking about. We did several buyouts over the past few years that have DECIMATED our staff. We are incredibly UNDERSTAFFED right now so you have NO idea what you are talking about. Our circulation is among the highest and Gannett and we at least our publisher is willing to try something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45695490030786616932009-03-23T16:00:00.000-04:002009-03-23T16:00:00.000-04:00@3:33 - happy easter...@3:33 - happy easter...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69958608956532158752009-03-23T15:33:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:33:00.000-04:00@3:19Just post the incorrect info that you know ab...@3:19<BR/><BR/>Just post the incorrect info that you know about, rather than playing Easter egg hunt.<BR/>Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24654746123481220242009-03-23T15:19:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:19:00.000-04:00this post has incorrect information - if you would...this post has incorrect information - if you would bother to read the announcements you might have a chance of getting the information in your posts correct. the incorrect information is associated with you statement about corporate furlough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72967570418117899962009-03-23T15:16:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:16:00.000-04:00I'm happy to have a job, so if salary freezes and ...I'm happy to have a job, so if salary freezes and furloughs keep me employed another quarter, that's fine with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78841323347202740622009-03-23T15:15:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:15:00.000-04:00It is time, as employees of this company, to take ...It is time, as employees of this company, to take a SOLID and united stand. In the end, we are the ones keeping this company afloat, not Dubow and Dickey. We need to protest at our loudest about these bonuses Dubow and others got. The company as a whole is still making money, yet they're making us take more unpaid leave. It's just not fair. Want me to work for less? OK, I'm going to work slower Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31253278933209548522009-03-23T14:53:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:53:00.000-04:00Why are all these furloughs and other measures are...Why are all these furloughs and other measures are being taken now. Why weren't they deployed back in fall, before thousands of jobs were lost at Gannett properties? Can someone please explain that to me?<BR/><BR/>So many people lost their jobs at Gannett in December. I just don't understand why Gannett went to the nuclear option first, and is now beginning to fight a ground war. Seems this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44738297922549049192009-03-23T14:47:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:47:00.000-04:00Wonder if Detroit will get excused again? The edit...Wonder if Detroit will get excused again? <BR/><BR/>The editor here keeps handing out more and more salary to people ("designers," metro editors) to stay when they're tanking as bad as anyone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com