South Bend Busy Work

lono is my new god.

We actually had to do this at my last paper.

That's when I started looking for a new job.

 

Hey, lono? That new intern? What his name? ;D

 

Wow, I just read the SB editor's memo. Unbelievable. That silly sample would eat up 10-15% of your day.

Sounds like the Charlie Weis school of anal and inefficient micro-managing is carrying over into the local paper.

 

As an assigning editor, I think I would slit my throat if I had to go through and document every little fucking thing my reporters did... My philosophy: As a small shop with 4 reporters, just send me an e-mail sometime late morning or afternoon so I know what the hell is going on for the day... What stories you're working on, etc. That's it.

 

Don't forget to charge them for "video bootcamp lunch" also.

 

Wonder how much of that corporate douchebag's 40-hour work week was spent on this idea?

I'd love to see, on paper, how many hours the editors spend every week in pointless meetings?

I have questions. Many more questions.

Praise the Almighty that I don't work in my paper's city. Thanks State U!

 

D'oh!

 

"My job consists of basically masking my contempt for the assholes in charge, and, at least once a day, retiring to the men's room so I can jerk off while I fantasize about a life that doesn't so closely resemble Hell."

 

is that from American Beauty?

 

Yep. That's when he blackmails his boss for 60 grand so he wouldn't say his boss tried to hit on him. I love that movie!

 

There's no way anybody with self respect can obey this bullshit edict.
It is insane.
This editor is a human piece of dung to come up with this.
There's no other way to call it. South Bend you are the laughingstock of the country.
I assume this is a Gannett rag. If not, Gannett will soon be copying the idea.

 

Nope, South Bend isn't Gannett. I'm having trouble coming up with the company that owns them, but I know they're not the big G.