McClatchy Outsourcing Kansas City Star jobs
Submitted by: carol white on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 09:01
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It's hard to be believe that a local newspaper can outsource its advertising team to India but that is what appears to be happening. Jennifer Thompson reports:
Now, as if this weren't enough of a blow, the kicker is this: the employees will retain their employment until after their replacements - who are being flown in, and put up here in Kansas City - have been trained by the displaced employees. And furthermore, according to a blog comment from the best friend of one of those laid off,The Kansas City Star is not giving letters of recommendation to those being let go! Talk about serious insult to injury. ...[and according to blog sources]
McClatchy, owner of The Kansas City Star has taken the same action with other holdings, such as Miami Herald, the Sacramento Bee, and the Raleigh News & Observer.
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Stupidity -
the gift that keeps on giving. Bad enough McClatchy's main reporting has seriously declined in length, depth, and insight since the buyout (Iraq excepted - all women), now comes management's tunneled vision of the future to fairly nail down the coffin lid.
Maybe they'll catch on after their subscriptions drop, but I wouldn't count on it.