tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post6726444048327667091..comments2023-10-07T05:29:20.923-07:00Comments on McClatchy Watch: Modesto Bee publisher says announcement on layoffs will likely be made "at the end of this month"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-62148828403996380672009-02-21T17:15:00.000-08:002009-02-21T17:15:00.000-08:00maybe Pruitt should ask congress for a bailout?maybe Pruitt should ask congress for a bailout?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-46925060716350512242009-02-20T21:17:00.000-08:002009-02-20T21:17:00.000-08:00To: 1:52Anchorage Daily NewsTo: 1:52<BR/>Anchorage Daily NewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-29321096949058059272009-02-20T20:04:00.000-08:002009-02-20T20:04:00.000-08:00February 19, 2009 7:32 PM"Drop the Foreign Corresp...February 19, 2009 7:32 PM<BR/>"Drop the Foreign Correspondent division -" <BR/>Their foreign correspondents are all the customer service reps in India...<BR/><BR/>February 20, 2009 6:41 AM<BR/>"No I don't but I do work! "<BR/><BR/>Lucky friggin' YOU! I thought I had a job for life...YEAH! RIGHT! The life of the company...<BR/>I'm not 5:14 and I spent all day in school retraining 'cause there aren't anymore jobs in my field. I hope you can hold on to your job...do you work for that sorry excuse of a company called McClatchy? If so, I'd start lookin' around and up date the 'ol resume.<BR/><BR/>February 20, 2009 10:00 AM<BR/>"OK I guess all those Modesto Bee people love Eric."<BR/><BR/>They don't love him, they are just kissin' you know what and hoping to keep their job!<BR/><BR/>February 20, 2009 1:44 PM<BR/>Nice "poem". Are you the one who writes the little ditties in the Obits? <BR/><BR/>February 20, 2009 4:40 PM<BR/>"In Modesto- GET RID OF THE CLASSIFIED MANAGER, if HR would actually take a poll to see how many people would quit if they had to work for her they'd see there would be no staff left."<BR/><BR/>OUCH!! (but true if it is who I think it is...also a little trimming in finance would help morale if you know what I mean).<BR/><BR/><BR/>The really "humane thing they could do now is just close the blinds and the last one out the door turn off the lights and lock up!<BR/><BR/>I really feel sorry for (the memory of) C.K. and Eleanore McClatchy and what has been done to their company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-70313144530694854772009-02-20T16:41:00.000-08:002009-02-20T16:41:00.000-08:001:44 Take your crap someplace else.Kevin can't you...1:44 Take your crap someplace else.<BR/><BR/>Kevin can't you block that person?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-44012893992315771932009-02-20T16:40:00.000-08:002009-02-20T16:40:00.000-08:00In Modesto- GET RID OF THE CLASSIFIED MANAGER, if ...In Modesto- GET RID OF THE CLASSIFIED MANAGER, if HR would actually take a poll to see how many people would quit if they had to work for her they'd see there would be no staff left. Ahhh, I sure wish I had the race card she notriously pulls as my ace in the hole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-43645940099387003122009-02-20T16:38:00.000-08:002009-02-20T16:38:00.000-08:00"Our senior staff and managers in every division a..."Our senior staff and managers in every division are looking for efficiencies and cost-savings measures that will help us minimize the negative impact on our employees"<BR/><BR/>So I take it that in Modesto they will AGAIN be whittling down the people that actually make the paper work and from the sounds of it, managers will AGAIN not be affected. Three years ago managers looked over double the # of employees so now we have "TOO MANY CHIEFS AND NOT ENOUGH INDIANS"...consolidate departments and oust a manager to save 2-3 "normal" jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-19058638862318047022009-02-20T16:31:00.000-08:002009-02-20T16:31:00.000-08:00At least he's saying something to his people, we h...At least he's saying something to his people, we haven't heard word one from the Publisher or our direct managers. You'd think nothing was going on if it wasn't for all of the rumors and people 1/2 sick w/worry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-7639214202657719722009-02-20T13:52:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:52:00.000-08:0010:02:Which paper are you talking about?10:02:<BR/>Which paper are you talking about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-83408283478771014322009-02-20T13:44:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:44:00.000-08:00The sun, whose raysAre all ablazeWith ever-living ...The sun, whose rays<BR/>Are all ablaze<BR/>With ever-living glory,<BR/>Does not deny<BR/>His majesty —<BR/>He scorns to tell a story!<BR/>He don't exclaim,<BR/>"I blush for shame,<BR/>So kindly be indulgent."<BR/>But, fierce and bold,<BR/>In fiery gold,<BR/>He glories all effulgent!<BR/><BR/>I mean to rule the earth,<BR/>As he the sky —<BR/>We really know our worth,<BR/>The sun and I!<BR/>I mean to rule the earth,<BR/>As he the sky —<BR/>We really know our worth,<BR/>The sun and I!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-5633673310422176302009-02-20T10:10:00.000-08:002009-02-20T10:10:00.000-08:00I can see the so called Golden Boy Gary reading th...I can see the so called Golden Boy Gary reading this blog every morning with his cup of java spinning in circles in his chair. I bet he is spinning with his hands up in the air saying YEAH BABY I got them fighting against each other. If you look back at some of these posts you can see we all are fighting against each other when we should be yelling at the so called Golden Boy who cant be touched.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-72388226673683388022009-02-20T10:02:00.000-08:002009-02-20T10:02:00.000-08:00After outsourcing all of our call center and ad de...After outsourcing all of our call center and ad designers, many others throughout the paper were and are being laid off. Our publisher had nothing of a kind word to say to anyone. I have to say "kudos" to the MB pub for saying anything... anything at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-2074390733555750122009-02-20T10:00:00.000-08:002009-02-20T10:00:00.000-08:00OK I guess all those Modesto Bee people love Eric....OK I guess all those Modesto Bee people love Eric. I guess all you have to do is send a letter saying how sorry you are and you feel for them.<BR/><BR/>What a bunch of garbage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-72563224954707186592009-02-20T09:51:00.000-08:002009-02-20T09:51:00.000-08:008:55, do you really think he has that kind of lati...8:55, do you really think he has that kind of latitude? None of the publishers can stand up and say that out loud in public. I'm sure many wish they could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-82990504750340706392009-02-20T09:44:00.000-08:002009-02-20T09:44:00.000-08:00This is what i was blown away by anon 8:47 and by ...This is what i was blown away by anon 8:47 and by now we all know she or he is a Modesto employee. <BR/><BR/> " Eric is a class act and certainly someone that would have made things better years ago." <BR/><BR/>I don't understand where he or she was when Knight Ridder was purchased. The Modesto Bee and Eric would be in the same boat that they are in at the moment. THE TITANIC like I said almost a year ago on this blog run while you can for the lifeboats the ship is sinking and they are running out of life vests. The only ones left have holes in them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-70980851194514970732009-02-20T08:55:00.000-08:002009-02-20T08:55:00.000-08:00I'll tell you why Eric isn't a "class act" NO wher...I'll tell you why Eric isn't a "class act" NO where in his little note does he mention the KR purchase is ONE of the reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-87008131689403185102009-02-20T08:05:00.000-08:002009-02-20T08:05:00.000-08:006:41 Maybe a weasel with 40 weeks of pay + another...6:41 Maybe a weasel with 40 weeks of pay + another job. I' m sorry you were stupid enough to stay. I hope you get something in the end loser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-78304618071486554212009-02-20T07:28:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:28:00.000-08:00I agree that this is both too late and "a class ac...I agree that this is both too late and "a class act". At least there seems to be some genuine sorrow at delivering bad news. That in itself is a rarity at McClatchy. "Heartless" is the byword where I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-66088795466485932372009-02-20T07:23:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:23:00.000-08:00Hey 6:41...Sarah, is that you? Bored and back to b...Hey 6:41...Sarah, is that you? Bored and back to bashing all the "pathetic, anonymous bloggers"? Also, too - don't you have taxes to do, or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-27741079619534121902009-02-20T06:41:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:41:00.000-08:00Hey 5:14, do I work in HR? No I don't but I do wor...Hey 5:14, do I work in HR? No I don't but I do work! Do you? Or are you one of the disgruntled little weasels that spends all day on your PC in your room at mommy's house slamming your former employer? You will never know any class act people unless they show up in your room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-89282805800468316042009-02-20T06:40:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:40:00.000-08:00Ask Eric about the former Knight Ridder employee l...Ask Eric about the former Knight Ridder employee layoffs, any favoritism? Ask about the Washington bureau expenses? Then you’ll know what a ‘class act’ he is. Oh, don’t forget the McClatchy boys spinning their Hamas yarns. Big, big, bucks! But, thank you for the little shit you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-80644920518342066362009-02-20T06:17:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:17:00.000-08:00‘Eric is a class act’, it looks like one person’s ...‘Eric is a class act’, it looks like one person’s ‘class act’ is another person’s ‘class asshole.’ The captain of the Titanic was a class act. He just didn’t see the iceberg that wreaked the ship. Give him a raise! A bonus!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-9191422578591018242009-02-20T05:14:00.000-08:002009-02-20T05:14:00.000-08:00"Eric is a class act". Do you work in HR? Letter..."Eric is a class act". Do you work in HR? Letter way too late to be a "class act".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-38379225050791247202009-02-20T04:30:00.000-08:002009-02-20T04:30:00.000-08:00"there is no other company in this community who c..."there is no other company in this community who can do what we do, and that you serve a very important role. "<BR/><BR/>... for approximately two more weeks, then we shitcan your "important" role and kick your sorry ass to the curb. So long, suckers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-13838530597562153532009-02-19T20:47:00.000-08:002009-02-19T20:47:00.000-08:00Eric is a class act and certainly someone that wou...Eric is a class act and certainly someone that would have made things better years ago. He replaced another class act and with the hardship Modesto has endured the remaining employees are lucky to have experienced both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-88208091098885837662009-02-19T19:57:00.000-08:002009-02-19T19:57:00.000-08:007:43 What papers have already offered buyouts?7:43 What papers have already offered buyouts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com