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Two Kansas City Star reporters told to choose who gets sacked
NBC News Business KC ^
| December13, 2012
| A. Pawlowski
Posted on 12/13/2012 1:33:01 PM PST by Hojczyk
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posted on
12/13/2012 1:33:07 PM PST
by
Hojczyk
To: Hojczyk
Oh the possibilities: Dueling in the front lobby at 5pm; mysterious auto accidents, family members disappear and held for decision, etc.
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posted on
12/13/2012 1:39:05 PM PST
by
Truth29
To: Hojczyk
Wow I feel...absolutely nothing but humor to watch a bunch of butthead reporters losing their jobs.
I guess all those stories they write about the roaring economy are lies....
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posted on
12/13/2012 1:40:08 PM PST
by
Tzimisce
(What do you do when every every branch of the government is corrupt and aligned against you?)
To: Hojczyk
With management skills like this, how could the newspaper possibly be in financial straits?
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posted on
12/13/2012 1:42:17 PM PST
by
henkster
("The people who count the votes decide everything." -Joseph Stalin)
To: Hojczyk
When false prophets are put in a cage with only one coming out, it’s only half a good thing.
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posted on
12/13/2012 1:45:11 PM PST
by
Dogbert41
(What now?)
To: Hojczyk
The Kansas City Star recently told two of its journalists, Karen Dillon and Dawn Bormann, that only one of them could keep her job — and the employees themselves would have to decide who should leave the company, according to the media blog JimRomenesko.com.
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Reminds me of an old joke....
Revised for the occasion.
Jack and Jill were two very fine reporters for the Kansas City Star. But times were tough.
One day the editor called Jill into his office and said; “Times are tough. I’m afraid I have to lay you or Jack off.”
Jill said; “Well you’re not laying me, so you better start....”
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posted on
12/13/2012 1:49:14 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Hojczyk
Sacked? Or hop in the sack (to save your job)?
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posted on
12/13/2012 1:51:43 PM PST
by
crosshairs
(Too many things to say. Not enough room.)
To: Hojczyk
Yet another reason I don’t subscribe to that rag.
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posted on
12/13/2012 1:53:52 PM PST
by
MWestMom
("And those that cried appease, appease were hung by those they tried to please" - Horace Mann)
To: Hojczyk
I didn't see ‘Hunger Games’, nor know what it was about, but I was kind of hoping for a ‘Return to the Thunderdome’ kind of culling of the herd. ‘Two men (or women) enters and only one man (or woman) leaves’...
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posted on
12/13/2012 1:59:38 PM PST
by
El Cid
(Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
To: Hojczyk
The Kansas City Star recently told two of its journalists, Karen Dillon and Dawn Bormann, that only one of them could keep her job -- and the employees themselves would have to decide who should leave the company,
Normally I would be apalled at this decision but since it involves employees of the MSM then I'm all for it.
In fact, I have several scenarios such as a cage fight or even a "Survivor" episode where the employer drops both of them in the middle of south Los Angeles and keeps the one who survives..........
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posted on
12/13/2012 2:02:18 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(Jab her with a harpoon.....)
To: Hojczyk
We’re adding a little something to this month’s sales contest. As you all know,
first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado.
Second prize is a set of steak knives.
Third prize is you’re fired.
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posted on
12/13/2012 2:02:23 PM PST
by
READINABLUESTATE
("We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately." - Franklin)
To: Responsibility2nd
The way I heard it was:
Jill replies, “Well you’re gonna have to ____ ___ ‘cause my ride’s already here.”
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posted on
12/13/2012 2:03:24 PM PST
by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
(Some cultures are destined to remain stupid and we need to quit trying to uplift them.)
To: Hojczyk
The Joker: [to Gambol’s thugs, being held helpless by his own] Now, our operation is small, but there’s a lot of potential for “aggressive” expansion. So, which one of you fine gentlemen would like to join our team? Oh, there’s only one spot open right now, so we’re gonna have...
[breaks pool cue over knee]
The Joker: Tryouts.
[throws broken pool cue at the thugs]
The Joker: Make it fast.
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posted on
12/13/2012 2:07:41 PM PST
by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
To: Hojczyk
They didn’t have to fire anybody; they could have offered them the opportunity to continue working without pay.
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posted on
12/13/2012 2:08:50 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: 04-Bravo; aimhigh; andyandval; Arizona Carolyn; Bahbah; bert; bilhosty; Caipirabob; carmenbmw; ...
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posted on
12/13/2012 2:10:43 PM PST
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: Hojczyk
Unemployment benefits are a huge boost to the economy!(/S)
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posted on
12/13/2012 2:17:35 PM PST
by
Mark
(For the first time in my life, I'm no longer proud of my country.)
To: Hojczyk
When that starts (and this isn’t new). Leave. Even if you are not on the block today.
The atmosphere will only get more toxic.
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posted on
12/13/2012 2:23:32 PM PST
by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: Hojczyk
“OK Boss. We both agree - you should be layed off.”
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posted on
12/13/2012 2:23:48 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
(I MISS AMERICA !)
To: Hojczyk
This is absolutely brilliant. Wish I had thought of it. The only way it could get better would be to send Obama a letter and let him choose who to sh@tcan.
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posted on
12/13/2012 2:28:35 PM PST
by
Cyman
To: Hot Tabasco
Tell the employees it is a fight to the finish, everything goes, no holds barred.
Then see how many stand by their ‘principled’ opposition to the 2nd Amendment.
(It’s what the rest of the nation is going to be facing BECAUSE of the media...reporters may as well get used to it too.)
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