tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7786963637041497332..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Sept. 17-23 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1452486446805961622012-09-18T22:06:29.761-04:002012-09-18T22:06:29.761-04:00These toads are hilarious who come on here to say ...These toads are hilarious who come on here to say they never read this blog, well, except very rarely, but only just long enough to lament that so many others are still reading this blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85132620566832280282012-09-18T22:04:03.829-04:002012-09-18T22:04:03.829-04:00Maryam and her off color memos and the hostile wor...Maryam and her off color memos and the hostile work environment created by Helen Hoffman. Buchannans Goddess complex. It's a good time to be a female in Gannett, you can get away with anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49115175099300160552012-09-18T19:55:08.469-04:002012-09-18T19:55:08.469-04:00What BS 7:32!What BS 7:32!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87956348263226203952012-09-18T19:45:45.793-04:002012-09-18T19:45:45.793-04:007:32 What was Google's specific role?7:32 What was Google's specific role?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60129174257478951432012-09-18T19:32:02.596-04:002012-09-18T19:32:02.596-04:00Redesign launch partner Google has now bailed. Sal...Redesign launch partner Google has now bailed. Sales are in bad shape and Paynes team is running out of time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79609993074011385592012-09-18T18:31:48.761-04:002012-09-18T18:31:48.761-04:00Jim . . . don't be so dismissive of Breitbart....Jim . . . don't be so dismissive of Breitbart. They do plenty of original reporting, as do you.<br /><br />Where do they get a lot of their information? Published reports, AS DO YOU. <br /><br />Good reporting often is as simple as taking common information and divining a meaning others have missed. Of just publicizing information in a more interesting way.<br /><br />The Mitt Romney "47Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25416024514033736012012-09-18T16:47:00.987-04:002012-09-18T16:47:00.987-04:00Not surprised Michelle Savoy is leaving her bastar...Not surprised Michelle Savoy is leaving her bastard child named DealChicken. Sales people and managers keep quitting. Deals aren't selling. Affiliates are refusing to help out the team. The ship has sailed folks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25674775978111917522012-09-18T16:36:48.728-04:002012-09-18T16:36:48.728-04:00Curious why the defenders of the dots/balls wouldn...Curious why the defenders of the dots/balls wouldn't be willing to identify themselves here. I mean, I understand why anyone critical of USA TODAY would want to remain anonymous, as rocking the boat is historically a good way to get fired at any Gannett paper. But if you're so proud of the dots/ball and overall direction of USAT, why wouldn't you want to post your name?<br /><br />I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85421894526038089632012-09-18T15:46:40.947-04:002012-09-18T15:46:40.947-04:003:27 Doesn't look like you have moved on if yo...3:27 Doesn't look like you have moved on if you come back to read the bitter post from former employees on this blog. Any body that has truly moved on wouldn't even think about reading a blog about a former employer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33381094910878174712012-09-18T15:33:08.490-04:002012-09-18T15:33:08.490-04:00The other day I asked is Gannett a follower or a l...The other day I asked is Gannett a follower or a leader? I already knew the answer Gannett is a follower. When have they ever had an original idea? I mean one that has had a positive outcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62878893036429772942012-09-18T15:27:30.721-04:002012-09-18T15:27:30.721-04:00I'm no longer a Gannett employee-- been gone f...I'm no longer a Gannett employee-- been gone for 4+ years. Rarely jump on the blog but do it sometimes just to read the bitter, former employees who haven't moved on as of yet. If you are gone, why do you care so much and wouldn't your efforts be better spent trying to make your new company a great place to work rather than gossiping about a place you obviously hate? Thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82303835169243050852012-09-18T13:47:01.838-04:002012-09-18T13:47:01.838-04:00Let's just agree Maryam threw Sam Ward under t...Let's just agree Maryam threw Sam Ward under the bus.<br /><br />Welcome to the road kill Sam.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52541716724942089212012-09-18T13:41:02.494-04:002012-09-18T13:41:02.494-04:00I was in that Enquirer M.E.'s office once and ...I was in that Enquirer M.E.'s office once and must have accidentally said something that she really liked or appreciated. She said, "Stand up. I want to hug you." I couldn't see a way out of it, so I stupidly stood there and let her hug me. Alone in her office with the door closed. And her hugs were the kind that always lasted a second or two too long. CREEEEEEPY!!! HR (Bulling&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69087769517547543812012-09-18T13:08:35.954-04:002012-09-18T13:08:35.954-04:00Sam Ward, great illustrator. Not so great designer...Sam Ward, great illustrator. Not so great designer. Sad to have this reflect on his much admired reputation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2258897805107369612012-09-18T13:03:49.690-04:002012-09-18T13:03:49.690-04:00@12:30's comment conjures up . . .
Gracia an...@12:30's comment conjures up . . . <br /><br />Gracia and Maryam on either side of the Springer stage. Then Kramer comes in, and . . . CATFIGHT!!!!!<br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9191504914039185582012-09-18T13:01:12.779-04:002012-09-18T13:01:12.779-04:0012:30 if you hate the blog so much, why do you spe...12:30 if you hate the blog so much, why do you spend hours here reading it? And commenting?<br /><br />Because every single employee does.<br /><br />Management reads it too. And it has impact on their decisions...I've seen it for years.<br /><br />By the way, management also puts out memos with the very intention they will get leaked to the blog. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59805449989940733772012-09-18T12:30:03.427-04:002012-09-18T12:30:03.427-04:00"...the only place worn down, cynical, disbel...<i>"...the only place worn down, cynical, disbelieving, ripped off employees can come..."</i><br /><br />LOL. Right, the only place, now that Jerry Springer's no longer booking guests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87708041447393398872012-09-18T12:22:04.288-04:002012-09-18T12:22:04.288-04:007:12 is obviously a newbie to Gannett.
This blog ...7:12 is obviously a newbie to Gannett.<br /><br />This blog has been around for years and is the only place worn down, cynical, disbelieving, ripped off employees can come to share, vent and challenge management.<br /><br />If you don't like it, don't read it.<br /><br />But management isn't allowed to ruin lives, take millions in bonuses, screw up the value of a once-great company, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86131088965540225712012-09-18T11:42:32.840-04:002012-09-18T11:42:32.840-04:00They stopped paying my salary months ago but I can...They stopped paying my salary months ago but I can see the towers from where I work now, so pointing and laughing every day is fair game for me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87251111515960149192012-09-18T10:53:50.412-04:002012-09-18T10:53:50.412-04:00I remember getting hugged by that Enquirer ME. It...I remember getting hugged by that Enquirer ME. It was like a puck to the gut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43968792566447255602012-09-18T10:50:25.847-04:002012-09-18T10:50:25.847-04:00Sure do, 10:39. Ewwwwwwwww. I was also there when ...Sure do, 10:39. Ewwwwwwwww. I was also there when the Enquirer supervisor got caught downloading porn on a company computer in view of others. He got briefly demoted until the heat blew over, then promoted back to management. What a classy place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20857964157690731162012-09-18T10:43:54.261-04:002012-09-18T10:43:54.261-04:00@Jim. There was an email sent out this morning inf...@Jim. There was an email sent out this morning informing all of Michelle's departure. I do not feel comfortable posting it here but she has "decided to pursue an opportunity outside of Gannett". What say all about DealChicken?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4944894809011382982012-09-18T10:39:00.592-04:002012-09-18T10:39:00.592-04:00And who can forget the Enquirer M.E. who liked to ...And who can forget the Enquirer M.E. who liked to hug people all the time. I HATED her hugs, but she was the boss -- and had a reputation for being vindictive if you crossed her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66495512125597170102012-09-18T10:38:14.462-04:002012-09-18T10:38:14.462-04:0010:28 Martians, Earthlings: We're different10:28 Martians, Earthlings: We're differentJim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38590766675518555682012-09-18T10:34:00.220-04:002012-09-18T10:34:00.220-04:009:53 Snort. Breitbart and others attack major medi...9:53 Snort. Breitbart and others attack major media -- while "borrowing" content they produce. Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com