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Sure signs your company's f'ed

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by goalmouth, Feb 12, 2009.

  1. ltrain1127

    ltrain1127 Member

    If you take a 6 percent pay cut, then a 4 percent cut, then you have a day where the paper just doesn't get printed because of an electrical failure and then lay off 40 percent of editorial staff across 4 papers, all within 2 months, you might be a redneck, oops, I man your company might be f'ed.
     
  2. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    Your publisher has figured out that in using lexis-nexis, you are charged like a penny a search or something like that -- so all searches must be approved and conducted by the boss/editor in your department, and only said editors have accounts now......
     
  3. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    The company newsletter has tips for filing unemployment, local food banks, and resume help.
     
  4. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    The lead story on A1 of your cross-town competitor is of YOUR publisher making love to said goat.
     
  5. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    Suddenly required for reporters in my state. Not sure that's even legal, but they bought us four or so of them anyway.

    Oh, and the most obvious of them all, I think: The rest of the country is struggling, but the economy here is in good shape!
     
  6. GlenQuagmire

    GlenQuagmire Active Member

    Beat me to it. That's what I get for working instead of reading SportsJournalists.com.

    Another one: Managers that always have great new ideas every week but never lessen your workload. I love working even more hours and not getting paid for it!
     
  7. Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge Well-Known Member

    Coffee no longer free--bring your own or use vending machine.
     
  8. Pete Incaviglia

    Pete Incaviglia Active Member

    You and two other co-workers have started a layoff/cuts pool guessing the number of people who will be laid off after your parent company reports quarterly losses late this month. Ties will be broken by correctly guessing which positions will be eliminated.

    Yes. This is happening at our shop.
     
  9. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Sam Zell is at the top of your company.
     
  10. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    Your publisher tries to fire someone who's getting paid something like $50 per week because "he costs too much money."

    Said publisher comes to you and bitches because you pay $8 per column for access to an opinion writing syndicate.
     
  11. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    221. On payday, accounting comes around with this:

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  12. Joe Williams

    Joe Williams Well-Known Member

    Change we can believe in!
     
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