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bburton
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Joined: 18 May 2004
Posts: 536
Location: Orlando Sentinel
Posted:
Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:39 pm
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Philadelphia had more notice because they offered buyouts, something Tribune corporate decided not to do at its non-union papers.
"Separated" is a legal term that has to do with the kind of documentation involved in severance for these employees. It may sound euphemistic, but it's acutally legal language that offers greater salary continuation and benefits extension than "laid off." Our severance was more generous here than many of the buyout terms I've seen offered in other organizations.
As someone who was intimately involved in this grueling process for quite some time, I'd like to go on the record as saying these difficult decisions were made in an atomsphere of extreme humanity and deep, agonizing thought with an emphasis on granting as much dignity as possible to those who would be leaving us. To say they were "kicked out on the street" is an unfounded cheap shot against the newsroom leaders who fought tooth and nail to save as many positions as possible. Several newsroom jobs were rescued in the final hours due to those efforts, which is why an exact number was not announced earlier.
Those of you who work in newsrooms where staff reductions have occurred know what a miserable event it is, and I'm certainly not going to spin it any other way. Yesterday was the worst day in my professional life, and we're all entitled to feel sad, angry and disenchanted by that. But I'm still extremely proud of the team we've assembled here, and I'm looking forward to the upward climb going forward.
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