tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post1935230645635947592..comments2023-10-24T01:17:35.297-07:00Comments on Etaoin Shrdlu: Learning as I goHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-86259067262211675992008-04-19T13:08:00.000-07:002008-04-19T13:08:00.000-07:00Um, OK, some of us aren't quite that bitter. But a...Um, OK, some of us aren't quite that bitter. But as a longtime McClatchyite, I have to say the part about becoming a typical overextended corporation running its business and its employees into the ground sure does ring true.<BR/><BR/>Howard, if you you're still paying attention: You're breaking our backs, and you're breaking our hearts.<BR/><BR/>And you're defensive because someone wrote a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-88179965663261453552008-04-18T20:54:00.000-07:002008-04-18T20:54:00.000-07:00This is such a hoot. What do you expect from a cor...This is such a hoot. What do you expect from a corporate VP (for news or anything else) in a company that has over-extended and gone from being the Cadillac to just another expense-and-people-cutting hack-mobile in this shambles of a profession? Let Howard ride on his arrogance until he retires with more money than the rest of us have lost (by 10 or 20 or 50-fold) with our IRAs stuck in the blindAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-84325279093093656962008-04-18T20:30:00.000-07:002008-04-18T20:30:00.000-07:00I believe there is a fine line between being fruga...I believe there is a fine line between being frugal and cutting back to the point where we lose good employees from lack of benefits or hardship. I know I was ready to spit when my N&O home delivery subscription was cut off. I'd be interested in reading about the life of a person who travels frequently, sleeps at the Econo Lodge and eats off of Wendy's $0.99 value menu every night. How long canAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-21452799275976054922008-04-18T19:19:00.000-07:002008-04-18T19:19:00.000-07:00Are you still flying first-class, Howard?Are you still flying first-class, Howard?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-28391894111832287112008-04-18T10:21:00.000-07:002008-04-18T10:21:00.000-07:00I'm glad Gearino is free from McClatchy's surly bo...I'm glad Gearino is free from McClatchy's surly bonds to freely blog about this: http://gearino.com/?p=254<BR/><BR/>I’ll ask him to focus on the part of my previous post that he conveniently sidestepped – specifically, the million of dollars that McClatchy now wants to add to the pool of incentive money set aside to “attract and retain” executives like Howard, even as lower-level employees are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-12724303295461225012008-04-18T09:11:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:11:00.000-07:00"Yes, we need to be cost conscious, but nickle-and..."Yes, we need to be cost conscious, but nickle-and-diming BS is going to paralyze us."<BR/><BR/>You're right. In fact, nickel-and-diming paralyzes us in newsrooms across the country every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-78706009191842648312008-04-18T07:19:00.000-07:002008-04-18T07:19:00.000-07:00"me and all of McClatchy's management and director..."me and all of McClatchy's management and directors are aligned"<BR/><BR/>Oh, Howard, I'm more upset about this egregious grammatical construct than the hotel bill. Priorities, people!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-59932850009458973062008-04-18T07:03:00.000-07:002008-04-18T07:03:00.000-07:00Thanks for this followup. As a reporter in Raleigh...Thanks for this followup. As a reporter in Raleigh, I can say that watching staff shrink, morale plummet and the quality of our paper decline has affected me like a death in the family. This isn't just work, it is personal, and the cold atmosphere of cost-cutting has been deeply painful for many of us. Obviously, we know our leaders don't control the economics of newspapers right now. But it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-22128759301007545112008-04-18T06:56:00.000-07:002008-04-18T06:56:00.000-07:00Hey, Howard - try the Homewood Suites, not far fro...Hey, Howard - try the Homewood Suites, not far from the MI Office - and free breakfast to boot!<BR/>;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-68848638128805987562008-04-18T06:49:00.000-07:002008-04-18T06:49:00.000-07:00Oh get off it, people. $21.31 is not a big deal fo...Oh get off it, people. $21.31 is not a big deal for dinner. Yes, we need to be cost conscious, but nickle-and-diming BS is going to paralyze us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-1596501557098228652008-04-17T19:32:00.000-07:002008-04-17T19:32:00.000-07:00Last time a colleage and I from the N&O ate on McC...Last time a colleage and I from the N&O ate on McClatchy's dime, we hit CiCi's Pizza: <BR/><BR/>CICI'S OF WILSON<BR/>14.390<BR/>20080412<BR/>WILSON<BR/>NC<BR/><BR/>They're a little skimpy on the sauce, but hey...<BR/><BR/>"Anybody eaten at Zengo in Washington DC? We're booked there tonight. " <BR/><BR/>"Price: $31 to $50"<BR/><BR/>Will you post your receipt from Zengo's too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-13555622637123598232008-04-17T16:28:00.000-07:002008-04-17T16:28:00.000-07:00That's a big dinner bill. I'm told to treat source...That's a big dinner bill. I'm told to treat sources to coffee...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com