The News & Observer is doing buyouts and we expect layoffs next week. I noticed something today as I walked over to Nash Square, the park across from the office. A statue of N&O founder Josephus Daniels stands in the park. The pose makes it look as if Josephus is saying goodbye. I wonder how long the newspaper he founded will last.
This whole situation makes me sad and mad. I didn't take the buyout because the company didn't give me credit for my first 13 years with the company, before I left for seven months to work at Howstuffworks.com. Instead, the company considers my start date Jan. 3, 2001, meaning that I would receive less severance pay (16 weeks instead of the maximum 26 weeks). Besides, I am in the middle of the CCI implementation and I would like to see that through. Some of my colleagues will be leaving, though. The last day for the people taking the buyout or being laid off will be Oct. 3.
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