As of 10 p.m. Monday, only three news staffers notified Mr. Sunbeam that they had decided to take the buyout offer. David McLemore of the San Antonio bureau agreed to be named. The second was a suburban reporter and the third a photographer who will go unnamed unless authorization is given. He was told by others of four additional confirmed takers.
There are no official numbers from management today. You already know that there was some confusion over when people could officially file their acceptance. Apparently, the confusion was confined to a small group, and I don't know that any were newroom staff.
Mr. Sunbeam's COMPLETELY UNOFFICIAL head count - those folks he has heard are saying they plan to take the buyout - amounts to about a dozen total news staffers. These are reporters, editors, photographers and artists. Contrary to the hype, Mr. Sunbeam does not know all and wouldn't believe it if he did. There are eight more days after all.
Once again, if people want to share information, send an email to mr.sunbeam@gmail.com Mr. Sunbeam is at your mercy insofar as counting heads. Help him help you.
2 comments:
Thanks for all your information. I would love to know who determines who stays and who goes after the buyouts are over with. Not so the person or people can be crucified. I just want to know if it's a room full of people who have salaries and employee numbers, or if there's any input from those who know an employee's importance or contributions. If it's just number crunchers or upper management, it would help me make my decision.
Thank you for your updates & insight. Concerning who makes the determination of who will stay after the buyouts are over with. My understanding is that for the VSO, department heads will review the "remaining headcount" of their area and determine if they can operate with that staffing level. If not, those that submitted their offers later in the period will be selected to stay. This is for all areas including production, distribution, sales & marketing, and the administration departments.
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