TIME MAGAZINE FIRES ALL MAILROOM STAFF

AP Business Wire ^ | October 18, 2001 | Seth Sutel

[umbra]

Time Inc. a major magazine publisher, abruptly fired all of its mailroom staff Thursday and announced an outside firm was hired to deliver all mail and packages.

Time Inc. spokesman Peter Costiglio said the move had nothing to do with the anthrax cases that have prompted mailrooms aross the nation, especially at news organizations, to revamp the security procedures for handling mail. He said the move had been in the works for months and was motivated by cost considerations.

[umbra]

Yeah the cost considerations of getting sued by anthraxed employees!

[Maceman]

Better they should have fired their editorial staff.

[Sparticle]

He said the move had been in the works for months

You mean they knew! Boy, they sure blew that scoop!

[johniegrad]

ROTFLMAO!!!

[NYCVirago]

Yet another short-sighted, panicky move by a corporation. Let's see, how would you feel safer -- having your mail checked by employees you screened and hired, in a room you can monitor, or having it checked by an outside firm where you don't know who is working there, or what kind of procedures are in place?

[BikerNYC]

Time Inc. spokesman Peter Costiglio said the move had nothing to do with the anthrax cases....

This doesn't pass the "laugh test."

[umbra]

NY Times is probably warming up the pink slips right now..

[4CJ]

Of course, a few more months of B.S. like this, and working in the "mail-room" will become quite a high paying job.

[MarkWar]

>Time Inc. spokesman Peter Costiglio said the move had nothing to do with the anthrax cases ...

Ah yes. Reminds me of the White House briefings during the Klinton years... Those were the, well, something days...

Still, it's kind of strange. What could the reasons be? Just worried about getting sued? Could Time (and possible other East Coast companies) had a practice of hiring, um, questionable people for the mailroom and by firing _everyone_ they avoid any questions of racial profiling or some such thing?

Mark W.

[Bosco]

It's not the mail room staff that's the problem.

Fire the editorial staff.

[Hidy]

There goes the so-called "liberal" media again -- proving through their actions that what they really are is money-worshipping conservatives.

[umbra]

Really shows the true colors when push come to shove doesn't it?

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

Yet another short-sighted, panicky move by a corporation. Let's see, how would you feel safer -- having your mail checked by employees you screened and hired, in a room you can monitor, or having it checked by an outside firm where you don't know who is working there, or what kind of procedures are in place?

I agree!

[RnMomof7]

Typical liberal..turn tail and run at the sign of trouble..

[KeepTheEdge]

That is the patriotic spirit! Way to go Time, good example, great timing also!

Everybody rush out and buy some stock in AOL/Time, show them how much this move is appreciated.

[Capt.YankeeMike]

you raise some valid questions.....

[brat]

Such heroes! (sneer) At a time when people are suffering enough, corporate America has to add to it. Lot's of other companys laying off too-and they shouldn't have any correlation with the tragic events! ie: Bell South. Why?

[Uncle Sham]

"Yeah the cost considerations of getting sued by anthraxed employees!"

You have, as they say, hit the proverbial nail on the proverbial head. It is the insurance companies that are really behind this. Look for more of the same in weeks ahead. Makes me wonder, if someday soon we will all be "self imployed".

[Pay now bill Clinton]

it's about TIME.

[Capt. Tom]

Stages of a major construction project which may be applicable to this situation. .

1.Enthusiasm
2.Disenchantment
3.Panic
4.Search for the guilty
5.Punishment of the innocent
6.Decorations for those who took no part.

This looks like a definite #5 for the mail room workers. -Tom