Regarding the newly-named winners of Gannett President's Rings, A good ole rebel@1:26 a.m. writes:
The corporation annually handed out some things
to "recognize good talent," called them presidential rings.
A journalist gazed at the list of ring recipients,
and when she saw some names she knew, she hissed, and spit, and winced.
Hang on one sec, how'd this IT guy get a good review?
It's obvious the president just doesn't have a clue
about the way that our IT guy fails to meet our needs
and makes us less efficient while the company still bleeds!
They gave one to an HR goon, which I find quite suspicious
since their ignorance of employment law borders on malicious!
They answer noone's questions, and what's sad is when they do,
they fail at basic English -- things we all learned in grade two!
And what about this Online wonk, who pissed upon our site,
and caused much of our quality to vanish overnight
while traffic sunk and readers bailed and advertisers, too?
For corporate to notice me, is this what I must do?!
Resolved, from this day forward, I will do as these folks did;
so that I can be promoted and afford to feed my kid.
I'll do the crappiest job I can, view cohorts with disdain,
give up my lifelong quest for truth and live for personal gain.
I'll delegate, then take a break, then ruin someone's day.
That someone can't fight back, because I'm great at CYA,
and even if they had a point, my enemies would be fools
because I'd be the boss, and that would mean I make the rules.
I'll say 'quit now' to coworkers that actually want to try
to put out a good product that someone might want to buy
I'll sell crap to the customers, because they're stupid hicks
who don't know any better than to fall for corporate tricks.
And when the readers notice and the company goes bust,
my friends and I won't worry. No! That will not bother us!
We'll live well from our savings after being overpaid.
for incompetent 'management', we reaped the highest grade.
Oh, I'm a Kool-Aid drinker, and that's just what I am.
And for good work and quality I do not give a damn.
I hate the advertisers for questioning our ways;
Much more, I hate the reader base. I'll piss on them for days."
Friday, May 22, 2009
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In the near future, I expect it will be prudent for ring winners to leave that off their resumes, if they want a job outside GCI.
ReplyDeleteToo bad Gannett doesn't give out rings for great poetry!
ReplyDeleteI'd say someone is a bit of a whiner that they don't do the work that would recognize an award. Here's a novel idea: Do what you're supposed to do, quit bitching and you may be a receiver of recognition within your own information center. Idiots.
ReplyDeleteFantastic!! THIS should be in the papers!!
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