Boobs hire boobs

[SockPuppet]

More idiocy from the Zell-ified ChiTrib: http://www.tribune.com/pressroom/releases/2008/06162008.html

A contest winner gets hired to do local sales:

Johnson is a resident of Florida, and a former waitress at “Knockers -The Place for Hot Racks and Cold Brews.” Asked if she feels ready to accept the new challenge, Johnson said, “I once won a contest at the restaurant up-selling shots to guys who asked for beer—how different can this be?”

 

[budcrew08]

More idiocy from the Zell-ified ChiTrib: http://www.tribune.com/pressroom/releases/2008/06162008.html

A contest winner gets hired to do local sales:

Johnson is a resident of Florida, and a former waitress at “Knockers -The Place for Hot Racks and Cold Brews.” Asked if she feels ready to accept the new challenge, Johnson said, “I once won a contest at the restaurant up-selling shots to guys who asked for beer—how different can this be?”

this has to be fake... although I put it past no one not to do it.

by the way, TTIUWOP.

 

[Ace]

Bless you, Sam Zell. If boobs and shorty shorts can sell that crap at Hooters, maybe it can save the newspaper industry!

 

[captzulu]

I think the news of the hire and the professional work history of the hire are real, but nothing else in that release is. I've seen a couple of their other releases announcing new hires that adopt a similarly silly and irreverent tone. Most of that would be blue-texted on here.

 

[SockPuppet]

Yeah, well, that's certainly a way to gain respect in the industry.

 

[captzulu]

Yeah, well, that's certainly a way to gain respect in the industry.

Here's the thing: If people actually like Zell and what he does, they'll say this just goes along with his attempt to shake up the newspaper culture, and that it's fine to not take yourself too seriously, that it shows a sense of humor, etc. Unfortunately, most in the biz don't like him. And the things he has done in regards to the product and the people since taking over haven't won him any popularity contests, so this just gets looked at as retarded.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Someone belives this?

 

[captzulu]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003817042

 

[SockPuppet]

Oh, now I get it ... hee, hee, ha, ha ... The Trib has a sense of humor and this is all just fun and games.
Was the **** Head who talked about byline counts being funny?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003817042

Someone fell for it.

 

[Ace]

I don't get it.

Was it a completely fake release?

A real release phonied up?

A real press release with wacky, sophomoric humor?

 

[SockPuppet]

Tomorrow in the Chicago Tribune: Cubs sign pitching phenom Syd Finch.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Portfolio.com implies that Zell wrote the "jokes" into the press release himself:

http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/mixed-media/2008/06/17/sam-zell-hires-demeans-female-exec

He (or someone) did it when they hired the guy who, in the latest press release, announced the hiring of the newest exec:

http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/mixed-media/2008/04/08/depressing-releases-sam-zell-does-shtick

 

[Ace]

His mind is in the gutter and his hand is on the tiller.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

Can a byline from Heywood Jablome be far behind?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Can a byline from Heywood Jablome be far behind?

Well, the one press release is attributed to "Hugh Jass."

 

[Matt1735]

Boobies!

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[Cousin Jeffrey]

I thought you were talking about this...

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/mariotti/1009921,jay061708.article

 

[Billy Pritchard]

I thought you were talking about this...

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/mariotti/1009921,jay061708.article

Well played.