tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post2434841691167492795..comments2023-10-12T11:32:27.836-04:00Comments on paulconley: Reading the anger at CygnusUnknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-29463581099372264362007-12-31T23:02:00.000-05:002007-12-31T23:02:00.000-05:00Don't Get Mad, Get EvenIt sounds like it might be ...Don't Get Mad, Get Even<BR/><BR/>It sounds like it might be time for Cygnus employees to start a union. For information on how to do it, readers can visit these Web sites:<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.aflcio.com/joinaunion/how/howto.cfm<BR/><BR/>http://www.cwa-union.org/about/printing-sector-locals/<BR/><BR/>www.cwa1104.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-18962395919763679902007-10-29T16:57:00.000-04:002007-10-29T16:57:00.000-04:00Oh dear cygnites...don't you see this company is t...Oh dear cygnites...don't you see this company is the Titanic. It took hours and hours for it to sink but it did sink. The morale is down and not going to get any better. You know what happens at the end of the movie.<BR/><BR/>As a former employee I can only fathom the idea of being in a company that is ruled by an emperor and makes demands like the onesthat have been made thus far.<BR/><BR/>WOW Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-73767917839757176982007-10-20T13:24:00.000-04:002007-10-20T13:24:00.000-04:00It gets even more ridiculous over here. Last week...It gets even more ridiculous over here. Last week, the company sent out a memo saying people could wear jeans for a week if they donated money to a charity fund.<BR/><BR/>Now, the charity is absolutely worthwhile, and I certainly hope people contribute to it, just as I plan to do (I'll leave out the details of the fund, our of sensitivity to the family of the unfortunate person involved). I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-58786968542032522542007-10-16T14:46:00.000-04:002007-10-16T14:46:00.000-04:00To the person who called all the unhappy Cygnus em...To the person who called all the unhappy Cygnus employees childish, there's nothing more childish than name-calling. And there's nothing more disingenuous than a member of a company's management staff posing as an employee in order to rebut complaints behind a disguise without having to actually face the music as an executive...and as an adult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-62791590472553593492007-10-16T10:42:00.000-04:002007-10-16T10:42:00.000-04:00I have to respond to a previous blog comment:"Okay...I have to respond to a previous blog comment:<BR/><BR/>"Okay, here's another Cygnus employee ready to post an unpopular comment - namely, the executive team at Cygnus is doing what matters."<BR/><BR/>While you certainly have the right to feel however you wish, I'll be honest…I suspect you of being a member of the upper-management team, posting your comments to create the illusion that the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-54267966754084900092007-10-12T14:31:00.000-04:002007-10-12T14:31:00.000-04:00BZ Media in Huntington NY is hiring. www.bzmedia....BZ Media in Huntington NY is hiring. www.bzmedia.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-78716690104080392342007-10-12T09:36:00.000-04:002007-10-12T09:36:00.000-04:00As a current Cygnus employee, it's really not that...As a current Cygnus employee, it's really not that bad an environment as some are making it seem.<BR/><BR/>No one is happy about getting a pay cut, obviously. But most of us are passionate about the industries we serve and still enjoy what it is we do. <BR/><BR/>There are some very vocal bitter people here, but they were very vocal and bitter before any of this happened. <BR/><BR/>The one thing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-63181103663138203382007-10-10T12:09:00.000-04:002007-10-10T12:09:00.000-04:00If you're treated like a child long enough, eventu...If you're treated like a child long enough, eventually you start acting like one. Cause and effect; enough said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-81324029648216277212007-10-10T11:06:00.000-04:002007-10-10T11:06:00.000-04:00to the previous poster with the "unpopular view"If...to the previous poster with the "unpopular view"<BR/><BR/>If it isn't the Ceo's mistake, who's blunder is it?<BR/>the President's or the VP's?<BR/>Obviously someone screwed the pooch here, I'm sure even you would agree. How is it that it took 10 days for the brass to step up and answer questions? Why is it that no one from senior management wanted to deal with this, but they chose to send their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-5085400986226722772007-10-08T20:12:00.000-04:002007-10-08T20:12:00.000-04:00Okay, here's another Cygnus employee ready to post...Okay, here's another Cygnus employee ready to post an unpopular comment - namely, the executive team at Cygnus is doing what matters.<BR/><BR/>Today, one of the CEOs stood before an unfiltered group of employees and took every question they had to ask about executive actions and vision for over two hours - answering each question honestly and accurately.<BR/><BR/>He spoke with the openness Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-86585427465476194052007-10-08T13:12:00.000-04:002007-10-08T13:12:00.000-04:00Anonymous,Re: print vs. advertising budgets.You as...Anonymous,<BR/>Re: print vs. advertising budgets.<BR/>You ask if I "honestly think that every advertiser in every Cygnus publication would allocate an equal amount of interactive (internet ads, email blasts...anything not print oriented) advertising dollars on top of what they spend yearly, on print advertising in just 2 years?"<BR/>You also suggest that management's claim that print and Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-40762118433068240462007-10-08T11:33:00.000-04:002007-10-08T11:33:00.000-04:00I stand by my earlier comment I posted about "unre...I stand by my earlier comment I posted about "unrealistic expectations" concerning print and interactive budgets.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Conley, Do you honestly think that every advertiser in every Cygnus publication would allocate an equal amount of interactive (internet ads, email blasts...anything not print oriented) advertising dollars on top of what they spend yearly, on print advertising in just 2 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-17166040107167142572007-10-07T22:58:00.000-04:002007-10-07T22:58:00.000-04:00Actually, management didn't mislead regarding the ...Actually, management didn't mislead regarding the editor reader-call mandate. They didn't say they WOULD give you a pay raise if you did your reader calls by Sept. 1. They simply threatened (and that did feel like the tone of the original e-mail regarding this) that you would NOT get a pay raise if you FAILED to complete the task. Of course, inferences being what they are, you assumed that if youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com