tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post944765286951464878..comments2023-12-31T06:41:45.412-08:00Comments on Gary Robert Scott: A new kind of deadlineGary Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05164233287474327699noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-65944260282981958252009-10-30T01:14:44.690-07:002009-10-30T01:14:44.690-07:00The person who wrote that memo was probably the gr...The person who wrote that memo was probably the great SGV publisher himself, Mister Steve Lambert.LANG bangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-88907260240098141622009-10-27T00:52:33.815-07:002009-10-27T00:52:33.815-07:00Is LANG that confident in the way they handle time...Is LANG that confident in the way they handle timecards that they can threaten employees with termination? <br /><br />A company whose managers look the other way when employees falsify their cards to show less than actual hours worked?<br /><br />Are they that confident they won't get called to answer to the State Labor Board? <br /><br />LANG will regret the day they ever hired the imbecile who wrote that memo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-34973328513386619622009-10-26T22:27:30.668-07:002009-10-26T22:27:30.668-07:00What this says about morale speaks volumes ... unf...What this says about morale speaks volumes ... unfortunately we don't have enough space in the paper to print it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-61119871169842350172009-10-26T20:12:52.364-07:002009-10-26T20:12:52.364-07:00Filling in the hours on those time cards was the b...Filling in the hours on those time cards was the best fiction I ever wrote. Mandatory work breaks? Mandatory meal breaks? Eight-hour shifts? Ha! Everyone knows they're all made-up numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-7027896061242769722009-10-26T19:49:50.129-07:002009-10-26T19:49:50.129-07:00Journalism...a once noble profession.Journalism...a once noble profession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-56770610281045794312009-10-26T17:29:43.532-07:002009-10-26T17:29:43.532-07:00Anon: You must be in management or one of the secr...Anon: You must be in management or one of the secretaries.<br /><br />I used to be. I watched as managers and admins wasted dozens of hours chasing the children who didn't finish their job and still expected to get paid.<br /><br />I bet you were one of the children ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-41966518321896123142009-10-26T14:32:24.758-07:002009-10-26T14:32:24.758-07:00I was stunned that they still use paper time cards...I was stunned that they still use paper time cards. Ten years ago I worked at a movie theatre that had an electronic system to punch in and punch out. How much money do they spend on buying and mailing these time cards?Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-8549502229279661372009-10-26T09:53:56.375-07:002009-10-26T09:53:56.375-07:00Anon:"Anonymous said...
If it wasn't...Anon:"Anonymous said...<br /><br /> If it wasn't against some state law, I would be all for lazy people forfeiting their paycheck if they continually can't turn in their cards on time.<br /><br /> I am amazed that these kindergartners can function without needing someone else to wipe their noses every five minutes."<br /><br />You must be in management or one of the secretaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-77164324457694180452009-10-26T07:59:32.919-07:002009-10-26T07:59:32.919-07:00Maybe they need the extra time to calculate the ne...Maybe they need the extra time to calculate the next round of pay cuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-20396055986038932962009-10-25T05:26:04.884-07:002009-10-25T05:26:04.884-07:00yep, the publisher/editor. he may be there more th...yep, the publisher/editor. he may be there more than 8 hours but working in the key word.<br /><br />how is the circ and ad revenue publisher? let us not forget the quality of your product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-16628669697084098032009-10-25T00:56:51.285-07:002009-10-25T00:56:51.285-07:00time cards aren't in on time probably because ...time cards aren't in on time probably because they're all scared to write in the extra time they work daily without breaks and lunch. I bet every single time card has had a discrepancy for years (on the negative for the workers, of course) that would get uncle Sam madder than a baby without its pacifier (i.e. the sec w/o time cards). Is there any lang employee out there who can honestly say they only work 8 hours/day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-75804929609265068272009-10-24T12:53:56.583-07:002009-10-24T12:53:56.583-07:00next is notes from your doctor, permission to go t...next is notes from your doctor, permission to go to the bathroom, and, hall monitors. sounds like a wonderful enviornment to thrive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-61845423886307106602009-10-23T22:29:08.454-07:002009-10-23T22:29:08.454-07:00If it wasn't against some state law, I would b...If it wasn't against some state law, I would be all for lazy people forfeiting their paycheck if they continually can't turn in their cards on time. <br /><br />I am amazed that these kindergartners can function without needing someone else to wipe their noses every five minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-81096894224090359552009-10-23T14:22:34.270-07:002009-10-23T14:22:34.270-07:00Forget the secretaries...who is the moron that thi...Forget the secretaries...who is the moron that thinks time cards at newspapers are necessary? Earlier poster, right on the spot...no time card no check. I wonder how much internal discussion was had and how much time wasted in their weekly pow wows to come up with this crap.<br /><br />Can the people get any dumber? Wait, I know the answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-13706664737594286772009-10-23T11:47:55.162-07:002009-10-23T11:47:55.162-07:00blah blah blah. empty threats from poor lazy secre...blah blah blah. empty threats from poor lazy secretaries that have nothing better to do than complain about late time cards like the money is coming out of their purses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-28348075703301497412009-10-23T07:32:49.381-07:002009-10-23T07:32:49.381-07:00If you don't submit a time card, you don't...If you don't submit a time card, you don't get your paycheck on time. Seems like that scenario would just naturally work itself out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-53983902152495949972009-10-23T05:31:28.284-07:002009-10-23T05:31:28.284-07:00Nursery school begins again. Worried about time ca...Nursery school begins again. Worried about time cards for a newspaper group that is dying with revenue losses, circulation declines and massive layoffs is like being on the Titanic and worried about the crease in the waiters trousers.<br /><br />As many have stated...what a bunch of loons.<br /><br />How about letting adults do their job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-4924254408944090412009-10-22T20:50:45.511-07:002009-10-22T20:50:45.511-07:00If I bring in a card, can I have my job back?If I bring in a card, can I have my job back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-38511532559472894032009-10-22T19:57:20.828-07:002009-10-22T19:57:20.828-07:00Sie hören und du wirst gehorchen!!!Sie hören und du wirst gehorchen!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com