On a winning streak

[FishHack76]

Meanwhile, the execs keep laying off more newsroom jobs while bleating to the public, "You'll continue to get the same outstanding news coverage that we do so well."

The new publisher here wants to hire a stringer to help me out. The thing is, I've been working alone (sports-wise, anyway, not counting two stints as interim managing editor) the entire time I've been employed by this paper and we only cover two high schools and a juco anyway. I would have no idea what to do with a stringer.

We need a page designer/copy editor. But what paper these days doesn't? That's not going to happen, though, because that would be a full-time job. No, my problems would be solved by hiring someone I don't need who isn't trained that I will have to spend time copy editing myself, which will take time away from what I do. Thanks, Boss.

How about asking your boss if you can hire someone to work the desk part-time? That was my previous job.

 

[dog eat dog world]

At my last shop, we had a high school writer who we called "the black widow" because she had an uncanny ability to kill off playoff teams. Needless to say, we were damn glad she was with us.

At my last shop, we had a high school writer who we called "the black widow" because she had an uncanny ability to kill off playoff teams. Needless to say, we were damn glad she was with us.

So were her beers free after the last team was out?

 

[deskslave]

Not to be pedantic, but what does the L in OTL stand for?

 

[dog eat dog world]

Overtime loss?

 

[NathanFournier87]

Correct

 

[deskslave]

I mean, I know they were shootouts. But ...