Good news (for once) in Tampa

True. You could say the same thing about them possibly not wanting to re-hire someone who has been treated like that by the company.

The Tribune did the right thing for once... Janet Coats, you go girl!

 

Just because a layoff/employee departure gets handled badly at the time when it's going on doesn't mean the paper/editors necessarily wanted to get rid of somebody. They probably also weren't happy with how things went down, or that they, or the employee, had to go through it.

Hindsight, and all that, you know?

And, people can and do get over things --not always, of course, but often...particularly when it involves a more pressing or expedient need like a job/career/livelihood.

 

Don't get me wrong. I'm thrilled for Scott.

 

I hear ya.

The other thing that probably brings people back in cases like this, though, is the fact that the person never wanted to leave -- either by force, or otherwise -- in the first place.

The strength and power of that sentiment should not be discounted, almost no matter what happened before.

 

Anybody hear anything in regards to the opening for a new Rays beat writer?

 

I'm hoping Gaddis is the favorite.

 

Truer words have never been spoken.

 

Good for Roger. He's a helluva hard worker and a good writer. Nice move for the Tribune.

 

Agreed. Roger has waited his turn and done a ton of good work with Bradenton. No one has worked harder than him in the state of Florida during the past 10 years. In this era of layoffs and buyouts and furloughs, when questions of employment all too often are decided by factors out of our control (and having nothing to do with our level of merit), it's nice to see someone get a chance that is extremely well-deserved.

 

I haven't seen the Tribune make any smart moves in quite some time, but bringing Scott Carter back and bringing Roger Mooney into the fold gives me hope for the future. Great hire, great writer, great person. That applies to both of 'em, but I directly supervised one of 'em, and I couldn't be happier for him.