tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post647005844925407776..comments2008-07-23T20:01:16.848-04:00Media Wire Dailynoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-21520330975619012602008-07-23T20:01:00.000-04:002008-07-23T20:01:00.000-04:00so are we safe now are will we still have our job whats left of itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-86142376556516902932008-07-14T22:03:00.000-04:002008-07-14T22:03:00.000-04:00SOLD!!!! to Najafi Companies for "X" amount. Hell Bertelsmann probably paid najafi to take it of their handsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-15607492159798134592007-12-12T23:09:00.000-05:002007-12-12T23:09:00.000-05:00Anyone remember when peter was in charge of the book clubs back when bertie bought doubleday?<BR/>And markus was the 'kid'.<BR/>-- good ole daysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-21067517398070562332007-12-02T02:32:00.000-05:002007-12-02T02:32:00.000-05:00Mechanicsburg facility - don't know who bought it. But we are getting squeezed into only a portion of the building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-10078668317528915362007-11-27T19:50:00.000-05:002007-11-27T19:50:00.000-05:00To the above comment... what building is sold? Who bought it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-46513798383974903972007-11-22T23:02:00.000-05:002007-11-22T23:02:00.000-05:00So the returns, print shop, and a few other people are gone now in Mechanicsburg; and rumor has it that we aren't getting our holiday "bonuses" (a crappy $15 go-buy-a-turkey gift card) OR a Holiday party.<BR/><BR/>The party part kinda ticks me off -profits from the employee store are supposed to fund that; and if they aren't doing it then just where <I>is</I> that money going? <BR/><BR/>New benefits package sucks. No more service awards or attendance awards. Adoption assistance, gone. Tuition assistance; reduced to 75% and no longer includes books.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and they sold the building. Lets see how much of it we are "allowed" to keep using.<BR/><BR/>Talk about tightening the belts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-3104702398657139732007-11-09T10:07:00.000-05:002007-11-09T10:07:00.000-05:00Does that include Stuart the Stupid and peter the Cunt?<BR/><BR/>See the Bertelsmann link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-30377487856122757352007-11-09T07:20:00.000-05:002007-11-09T07:20:00.000-05:00Most departments.<BR/><BR/>Things are not going well for the new administration. They are just like the old!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-42249390564084148192007-11-05T14:55:00.000-05:002007-11-05T14:55:00.000-05:00More people were let go?<BR/>How many, which departments, which location?<BR/>Is there anybody left?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-9122112263766430902007-11-02T18:18:00.000-04:002007-11-02T18:18:00.000-04:00Nope.<BR/><BR/>But there were more people ley go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-61388014287149272962007-11-01T12:14:00.000-04:002007-11-01T12:14:00.000-04:00More layoffs ... more poor numbers? <BR/><BR/>Any links for us ex-spanners to read and laugh at?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-5523649010388046232007-10-31T11:30:00.000-04:002007-10-31T11:30:00.000-04:00Check the numbers and you decide!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-10462374895787537482007-10-29T15:24:00.000-04:002007-10-29T15:24:00.000-04:00I can't believe it is true, again, but are more people really scheduled to be laid off in the near future?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-78661927410210845762007-10-17T16:36:00.000-04:002007-10-17T16:36:00.000-04:00This place sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-53839549279758703882007-10-13T14:54:00.000-04:002007-10-13T14:54:00.000-04:00Bye Denise,<BR/><BR/>Sorry to see that you left this rat hole.<BR/><BR/>J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-29320023795752431832007-10-09T11:00:00.000-04:002007-10-09T11:00:00.000-04:00Interesting comment about the SMG.<BR/><BR/>Yes, they sucked as a crew. They were not on the same page and lacked any direction. They did as Markus said!<BR/><BR/>They certainly were not leaders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-62115564603382280182007-10-08T22:22:00.000-04:002007-10-08T22:22:00.000-04:00Gurgle! <BR/><BR/>Gurgle!<BR/><BR/>Gurgle1<BR/><BR/>This place sucks. Why does anybody want to stay? They just want to suck this place dry and leave us to sink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-20450290961663683732007-10-08T17:08:00.000-04:002007-10-08T17:08:00.000-04:00Time to bail out?<BR/><BR/>It's a bit too late I'm afraid my friend ... all of the life jackets were taken approximately five months ago, and the previous SMG made sure there was not enough life boats to save everybody!<BR/><BR/>You are destined to go down with the sinking ship ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-10132882662892552242007-10-05T22:51:00.000-04:002007-10-05T22:51:00.000-04:00Time to bail out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-66584425898278395782007-09-28T14:23:00.000-04:002007-09-28T14:23:00.000-04:00BMG/CH takeover of Bookspan should have been the other way around.<BR/><BR/>That is how bad they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-77275795542142109582007-09-27T11:12:00.000-04:002007-09-27T11:12:00.000-04:00My prediction is that Peter Olson and Stuart his sidekick are planning to take the place apart and assimilate it in a way that benefits Random House. They do not care about Bookspan and anybody there. That is why Eigenwald left the company. His empire is being torn a part.<BR/><BR/>Worse days to come.......<BR/><BR/>Don't be the last one out the door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-2480346942374360192007-09-27T11:08:00.000-04:002007-09-27T11:08:00.000-04:00More leavers to follow.....<BR/><BR/>Don't be the last person out.<BR/><BR/>On the name, it seems silly to me that they sent the CH BMG letterhead out. It is confusing to me and speaks volumes about the problems and direction they are taking as well.<BR/><BR/>And why is the building sandbagged? Is it to keep people in or is it to keep angry members out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-62666131807998881472007-09-27T09:56:00.000-04:002007-09-27T09:56:00.000-04:00The reason that you got the letter with the CH / BMG letterhead is because nobody here knows exactly what the new company is going to be called. Any new letterheads would have to be reprinted weekly with the latest change of name!<BR/><BR/>Latest news from the trenches is that the 'brains' behind Crossings has upped and left! Good for her!<BR/><BR/>Will the last person out please close off all the lights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-72700815228503172072007-09-26T18:28:00.000-04:002007-09-26T18:28:00.000-04:00Last week I got a letter from stuart the monkey which had ch bmg on the letter head.<BR/><BR/>What do you think our name is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16644645.post-36755207240189711602007-09-25T21:44:00.000-04:002007-09-25T21:44:00.000-04:00As a wave 1 employee, who was let go?<BR/><BR/>I pray it was the asshole i worked for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com