Comments on: Deputy editor role axed at South Coast daily

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:54:42 +0000

FTE= full-time equivalent

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By: Jeremy Deacon

Jeremy Deacon — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:23:09 +0000

Hi Mark, if you read this – hope all goes well for you. Jeremy

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By: phnurg

phnurg — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:59:07 +0000

Pretty sure shareholders are delighted at all the recent jobs shedding convulsions at JP…the tactic is obviously having the desired effect…oh, hang on, has the JP share price just slipped yet again? Don’t worry…we’ll have even more cuts…more people’s lives to be thrown on the bonfire of the inanities, then!

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By: Hacked off again

Hacked off again — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:13:57 +0000

The management statement is a piece of Orwellian double speak. ‘Greater efficiencies’ will, of course, lead to greater inefficiency and ‘headcount reduction’ may attempt to mask the human cost but it will do no such thing to the people so carelessly and callously described as ’3.6FTE’. But as long as the shareholders are happy …

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By: Jonny's boss

Jonny's boss — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:05:01 +0000

Full Time Employees. Not sure how you get 3.6 of them though…

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By: Curious

Curious — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:12:39 +0000

Any deputy editor out there who is still in a job – and doesn’t want ‘out’ – should be asking for another role pdq… it’s usually the first on the chopping block in any cuts.
Then, if it’s a group of papers, it’s the editors whose necks are on the line until there’s only one left.
That comes on top of non-replacement of any natural wastage and heavy pruning of subbing staff and reporters.
Photographers are also at the top of the hit list, if there are any left to sack.
It’s all totally depressing and we haven’t hit the bottom yet.

Comments on: Deputy editor role axed at South Coast daily

By: Paul

By: Jeremy Deacon

By: phnurg

By: Hacked off again

By: Jonny's boss

By: Curious

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