Beware, Trentonian offering jobs that don't exist

For crying out loud, the guy's been on the job less than a month and we're calling him the worst SE to ever hold the seat? Please. For someone who put himself out on a limb, he deserves more than a month. How about we see where the paper stands in 90 days. Maybe that means turning over half the dept. Maybe that freelance baseball guy will be on staff and kick ass in two weeks. The guy took a chance. The paper is in the crapper but any publication willing to devote half a day's pages to sports is worth a shot isn't it? "Step it up"? Fuck, besides being cliche, who doesn't expect people to "step it up." Turn down the volume on American Idol? Fuck, why wouldn't he? Sorry, but somehow he gets all the blame here? Yeah, Trentonian's got an abysmal track record. But the guy's got an ASE job posted. Since when did sports editor become "senior copy editor"? Everyone knows you have to delegate to succeed. Maybe the guys signing off in triplicate deserve to be sent packing. Believe it or not, if the underlings are incompetent, there's little chance an SE can succeed. But to blame a guy who took a job no one else wanted and at least was willing to take a chance on shining a turd, more power to him. Better than all the losers on this board who complain the job market sucks but wouldn't be willing to stick their necks out and take a shot at a job like this.
For all the idiots who used to work here and clamor for the "glory days," get over it. Paper was never what you thought it was to begin with, it's been a piece of shit for as long as anyone here can remember. So stop holding people to some fantasy criteria, when it only exists in your imagination.
And no, I'm not Aaron.

 

Wrong. A month is easily enough to evaluate his performance here.

1. The paper is missing deadline by an hour, sometimes two hours a night. He walks out the door before the official deadline.

2. The section is certainly big enough that a hardworking, talented SE could make something of it. There's no noticeable change in the quality of the section since he took over.

3. What's clearly been established is that he's a mediocre writer, a sloppy reporter and a perfect JRC henchman.

Is posting an ASE position supposed to be a feather in his cap? OK then. Yay. But why isn't he performing any of the functions that he needs the ASE to do while he's searching? The Trentonian SE, like the Trentonian EE, is not a position that can afford to delegate.

BTW, he hasn't interviewed anyone for the job.

If the fucking publisher can do his own secretarial work and proof the paper, then the SE can help get the paper out.

 

Daddy, my lovely Daddy! You are eggs-tra special Daddy. Eggs-tra special!

With Wednesday's arrival of spring, my dear daddy longs for crisp, clean Canadian air, the rebirth of beautiful Canadian flowers and trees and the wondrous sounds of Canadian birds. In their absence, my special daddy has adopted the American versions of these gifts from nature. And now Daddy has a special gift for all of you, a special spring treat. This morning, he also had a treat for me. When I awoke, instead of clutching my white, furry teddy, I was holding onto a smooth, creamy chocolate bunny. I ran into my lovely daddy's arms to thank him and he told me that, with just two weeks until Easter, it was Easter egg hunt day. I searched from room to room for the hidden Easter eggs, filled with Canadian candy, like coffee crisps and Dare pillow mints. As I hippety hopped around the house during this joyous hunt, I found myself singing spring tunes:

"Daddy got me a chocolate rabbit
For my Easter treat,
Daddy got me a great, big rabbit
Good enough to eat.

Daddy got me a chocolate rabbit
What a yummy gift for him to give,
Daddy got me a great, big rabbit
Like Jesus, I want my daddy to live

Daddy, I loved my chocolate rabbit
From the moment, from Daddy, he came,
And, Daddy, if I get another one,
I'll love him just the same."



Ramón showed up and I eagerly invited him to search for Easter eggs with me, but he said he and my special daddy were instead going to go upstairs and pretend to be rabbits. I don't know what he meant, but a few minutes later I heard Judy Garland belting out "Easter Parade."

Anyway my lovely, lovely daddy asked me to pass along his special spring treat. Since spring and Easter are times to celebrate life and rebirth, Daddy would like to invite you all to take this time to start a new life. Be reborn with a Journal Register Company career. Join the loving, caring family unit that is JRC. Explore all of the websites of the JRC family, from newspapers to online sites, for career openings in your area. JRC needs fresh editors, reporters, paper distributors, sales specialists and many, many other talented people.

On behalf of my entire family, much love and kindness is wished upon all of you.

 

Did anyone else throw up in his or her mouth a little bit after reading that? It was bad enough that a story about Jesus was turned into a charade in which a giant, fake and furry rabbit hides painted eggs. Now it has turned into something resembling North Carolina's offense in the last 10 minutes of its game against Georgetown. Of course, maybe the Easter Bunny knows how to spell the area coaches' names correctly. Come to think of it, he'd be perfect as the next ASE in Trenton! Problem solved!

 

and there you go ... there was a reason for 24 pages on this thread: aaron, hire the easter bunny.

 

That's just ridiculous.

Easter Bunny's way out of their price range, and he's heard the stories too. They should go after the rabbit that lays Cadbury Creme Eggs.

 

No, it just made me shake my head because that kind of nonsense doesn't belong on this thread.

 

There's a good chance I'll be seeing Aaron on Thursday. Should I tell him about this thread?

 

Everytime I read on of "Lee's" posts, I want to throw up in my mouth a lot...

 

there's a reason he's so damned "Caddy" meat. he won't/can't pass the UA. sorry dude, it's the easter bunny or nothin' for aaron.

 

Aaron knows about the thread.

 

That saves you having to tell him EStreet. Course, it also means that he knows you're the one who first, and a few times since then, began spreading around your insider info that Aaron took the job chiefly so he could write more.