Twenty-two nonunion employees at Blethen Maine (Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, and Morning Sentinel) are out of work -- most of them are senior editorial staff. ONE of them is Jeannine Guttman, who laid me off twice.
I was let go twice at the same job? Yes. Here's the short of the long of it....I was hired last May to head up MaineBusiness.com. I moved 2 hours south. Six weeks later I get laid off. Then I was offered a job that -- had I refused would have meant no unemployment benefits -- at the Press Herald doing a job a glorified monkey could do. Six weeks later I got laid off. Again.
When the sale of a newspaper happens it's not uncommon for top editorial staff to lose their jobs. Guttman has been on the chopping block for quite a while. When I got laid off for the second time I sent her an email. I never got a response. Karma? That might be a bit much to hope for but that company treated me so shoddily that the demise of the head honchos tickles me a little bit....not gonna lie.
Click here for the story and comments on Media Mutt.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
2 comments:
That's a real bummer. It's been a tough year for the papers. So much uncertainty since they put them up for sale. I liked your MaineBiz stuff. I got laid off too last week. I was web manager at KJ/Sentinel. I would not category myself as a head honcho, but I guess I was high enough up on the food chain to get the ax.
That sucks, Ben. Sorry to hear it! The PPH didn't even use my skills to their benefit -- photography, video, editing, etc. I thought it was a waste. Hopefully your web savvy-ness will land you someplace better.
Post a Comment