tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post9021579126801500529..comments2023-10-07T05:29:20.923-07:00Comments on McClatchy Watch: A call for Ann Caulkins to resignUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-79015599607317916922016-07-05T19:01:26.523-07:002016-07-05T19:01:26.523-07:00I just bumped into these comments and understood t...I just bumped into these comments and understood the how much in need of a BIG change CO was in 2009. <br /><br />What happened since then?LMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782734068680132369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-83453443357198912062016-01-27T06:06:50.124-08:002016-01-27T06:06:50.124-08:00Horrible customer service....no way to reach anyon...Horrible customer service....no way to reach anyone locally. Customer service reps in Phillipines not well trained.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170785217091177256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-9648528956560482922013-09-21T08:19:02.730-07:002013-09-21T08:19:02.730-07:00All of the leadership team should be fired. They r...All of the leadership team should be fired. They ran the paper in the ground. Not only Ann, but the rest of the so called team.<br /><br />They destroyed a good newspaper and treated the employees like @@##.<br /><br />They are arrogant and care nothing about the workers, except for getting rid of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-39108261040193202512009-03-27T14:05:00.000-07:002009-03-27T14:05:00.000-07:00March 22, 2009 6:38 PM:I'm thinking that RS must b...March 22, 2009 6:38 PM:<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking that RS must be Ron Stokes. Granted I was laid off last year so I only have experience from that time, but I remember Ron as being a great manager. He was easy going and always seemed to try and balance the unrealistic demands of LI with the realities of the economy. And he had a great sense of humor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-38909648544153216712009-03-24T07:32:00.000-07:002009-03-24T07:32:00.000-07:00"Mean and heartless" is a requirement for an HR jo..."Mean and heartless" is a requirement for an HR job with McClatchy. They're unbelievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-83946486543426849902009-03-23T19:03:00.000-07:002009-03-23T19:03:00.000-07:00Le Melle is a horrible person. Where do they get t...Le Melle is a horrible person. Where do they get these mean and heartless people.<BR/><BR/>The one before her was a pitiful excuse for a human being as well.<BR/><BR/>You cannot make it up. <BR/><BR/>Everyone should have pity on the poor salespeople. They are treated like the Jews in Nazi Germany, They know they have to go but no one will take them. Pray for all of them as they are in an impossible situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-55137994417036626042009-03-23T17:25:00.000-07:002009-03-23T17:25:00.000-07:00Le Melle deserves her own, special, hellish kind o...Le Melle deserves her own, special, hellish kind of thread. Maybe even her own anti-blog.<BR/>Complete w/ upside-down pentagrams and 666's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-21318305366451292642009-03-23T09:23:00.000-07:002009-03-23T09:23:00.000-07:00I think her VP of HR should be out the door right ...I think her VP of HR should be out the door right behind her. I have never met a more cold-hearted dragon in my life. It's obvious why she was brought in. I've heard story after story of her indifference to employees who are being let go. I honestly think she enjoys wielding the ax. I'm curious if those who were part of the previous layoffs have anything to add about how you were treated by OL or other VP's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-74321439118699430902009-03-22T23:49:00.000-07:002009-03-22T23:49:00.000-07:00If it is 15%, that would be over 100 layoffs at th...If it is 15%, that would be over 100 layoffs at the CO tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>This is going to be beautiful. Let the crying begin !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-22689377644317197452009-03-22T18:38:00.000-07:002009-03-22T18:38:00.000-07:00to @1:15, I'm trying to guess your initials, this ...to @1:15, I'm trying to guess your initials, this is quite fun:<BR/><BR/>Anonymous Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> More CO:<BR/><BR/> LI - Liz Irwin (duh, VP adv)<BR/> DF - Darren Frank<BR/> AG - Anne Gordon<BR/> RS - ?<BR/> BW - Beth Whitehead<BR/> JM - Joyce Marco<BR/> JB - ?<BR/> SM - ?<BR/> GS - ?<BR/><BR/>here's some more initials, with (hints) after them! YOU fill in the blanks!!<BR/><BR/> RS - magazines editorial guy<BR/> CD - eye guessed it!<BR/> RT - none other than the ONE<BR/> DC - no bill is ever right!<BR/> KM - where's my rate memo ?!?<BR/> TB - oops, rook BEATS Bishop!<BR/> LF - real estate team pariah<BR/> JS - "it's great to have a big dick (van H) behind you at all times"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-66659750066640609442009-03-22T18:28:00.000-07:002009-03-22T18:28:00.000-07:00I say use the names of the people that need to go....I say use the names of the people that need to go. As a long time, hardworking, top producing employee who was laid off last year and not even given the dignity of my initials - I was just a tick mark on a page at the end of a day, I would like for them to be called out and reprimanded for a job poorly done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-11170971046976555282009-03-22T18:08:00.000-07:002009-03-22T18:08:00.000-07:0015% will be let go in Charlotte tomorrow.15% will be let go in Charlotte tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-11952067530537133662009-03-22T16:47:00.000-07:002009-03-22T16:47:00.000-07:00I ask for the layoff package, but was given the in...I ask for the layoff package, but was given the involuntary layoff instead.<BR/><BR/>------------<BR/>I don't understand. I have heard this over and over again. Why do some get a buyout, while others just get canned? How do they determine who gets what? Is it one of those people who get buyouts are the people that are likely to sue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-3982898498890230982009-03-22T16:30:00.000-07:002009-03-22T16:30:00.000-07:00I ask for the layoff package, but was given the in...I ask for the layoff package, but was given the involuntary layoff instead. I guess they needed to save a few $$$$$. I feel very bad for the people who have been at TCO so long they can't go any where else.<BR/><BR/>It's like being in prison, when they leave they can't survive in the real world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-39129301643124503282009-03-22T13:43:00.000-07:002009-03-22T13:43:00.000-07:00Folks, I prefer names not be mentioned in comments...Folks, I prefer names not be mentioned in comments, except for upper management and others who have chosen a high profile role.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I would think that high profile would include anyone with a byline. Correct?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-13295847935378765842009-03-22T13:42:00.000-07:002009-03-22T13:42:00.000-07:00One of McClatchy's biggest mistakes? Putting a Kn...One of McClatchy's biggest mistakes? Putting a Knight Ridder person in as publisher at The Observer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-59658226878864073202009-03-22T13:30:00.000-07:002009-03-22T13:30:00.000-07:00Is Ann Caulkins a one-woman show at the newspaper?...Is Ann Caulkins a one-woman show at the newspaper? Surely there are others that made decisions for the company - the excutive group for instance.<BR/><BR/>Can the Observer be saved if top level management is gone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-69531666646229707562009-03-22T13:17:00.000-07:002009-03-22T13:17:00.000-07:00Note to 6:27....Suffice it to say that one shouldn...Note to 6:27....<BR/>Suffice it to say that one shouldn't ask to see a package and then be surprised when given an involuntary one.<BR/>TB= special kind of stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-7631157968987747092009-03-22T13:16:00.000-07:002009-03-22T13:16:00.000-07:00An ad salesperson at The Charlotte Observer told m...An ad salesperson at The Charlotte Observer told me their new performance requirements announced last week are a minimum of 12 face to face calls to decision makers every day plus 40 e-mail (or phone) calls to decision makers every day. This would mean a new sales call would have to occur every 7 to 8 minutes every work day in order to meet minimum standards....... sure, I can do that, but I'm omnipotent (just like Ann). What of the poor humans on the sales staff...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-65385945298075349842009-03-22T13:15:00.001-07:002009-03-22T13:15:00.001-07:00More CO:LIDFAGRSBWJMJBSMGSMore CO:<BR/><BR/>LI<BR/>DF<BR/>AG<BR/>RS<BR/>BW<BR/>JM<BR/>JB<BR/>SM<BR/>GSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-47162606086018386972009-03-22T13:15:00.000-07:002009-03-22T13:15:00.000-07:00Hey 6:27I agree with most of the people you mentio...Hey 6:27<BR/>I agree with most of the people you mentioned but there are a few more that only try and save their own skin without trying to help the CO.And some of the other comments I disagree with as Charlotte can be SAVED as it is still a profitable entity in the McClatchy chain,but it would probably take someone coming in and buying the paper and making some changes in management and operating procedures.Tomorrow isn't going to be pretty at Charlotte,lots of GOOD people are going just because they want to protect certain workgroups and certain people as each manager has a role in who stays and who goes.If I lose my job tomorrow its been a great ride there.The people I've met and made friendships with to the people I have no humanly use for it's all been a life learning experience.Good Luck to all.DB we miss you taking care of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-9942425991011071242009-03-22T12:25:00.000-07:002009-03-22T12:25:00.000-07:00People at the CO who need to be fired ASAP:MNTJKSM...People at the CO who need to be fired ASAP:<BR/><BR/>MN<BR/>TJ<BR/>KS<BR/>MSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-72891862197819259792009-03-22T11:51:00.000-07:002009-03-22T11:51:00.000-07:00Paydirt!I have been reading this blog for months a...Paydirt!<BR/><BR/>I have been reading this blog for months and we have a first class "Bob Woodward" style journalist here on post #6:27.<BR/><BR/>He or she is on to the biggest scam of all. Don't use names, just say initials of last names. Your story is just what is actually happening.<BR/><BR/>Good journalism is back.<BR/><BR/>MClathy Watch please let the truth come forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-48747077960311580262009-03-22T11:27:00.000-07:002009-03-22T11:27:00.000-07:00You're probably right about it's just a matter of ...You're probably right about it's just a matter of time. I would think any top-level manager with real talent would have already transitioned into another profession.<BR/> There's no way many of these parasites will last to the end of this year. Word is that many of these losers will be demoted, reassigned or fired by fall as the ranks thin everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-34108973465594145342009-03-22T10:30:00.000-07:002009-03-22T10:30:00.000-07:00All this talk of who should resign or who should s...All this talk of who should resign or who should stay is really just a discussion of who's going in the water first and who's going to cling to the back rail of the <I>Titanic</I> until the moment it slips beneath the surface.<BR/><BR/>The ship <I>is</I> going down. Not even heroic gestures, like Caulkins or her high-level cohorts being fired or submitting their resignations, can save it at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com