Orlando Sentinel temporary copy editing opening

[shortstop]

Will this temporary person be paid well enough to live above the poverty line? And does the Sentinel really treat its desk people like crap?

 

[DyePack]

They can't allow the green eyeshades. Those mess up the all-important calibration of the color palette. [/designer]

 

[TrojanHorse]

What gives with the Sentinel? Does is suck to work there?

 

[FileNotFound]

What gives with the Sentinel? Does is suck to work there?

Not in the least. You'll work a lot, and you'll work hard, but you'll learn as much as you want to learn. And every night, when you walk out the door, you'll be in Florida. That sucks not at all.

 

[Sneakers]

for a writer? yeah the place rules.
for a desker? place is heck on earth.

somehow, they've found a way to turn desk openings into writing jobs. thus, the desk is woefully understaffed. at one point, the sentinel had more managers than desk employees. fairly certain it's still that way. in fact, i'm pretty sure all of the "deputies" are still required to pull at least one desk shift a week so deskers can actually take vacation or have days off.

oh - and if a writer isn't "good enough" (read: one of hoppes' buddies), you can guarantee they'll be pulling frequent desk time.

this temp thing may not be so bad - there are at least two (possibly three) on the desk nearing retirement age. if you're lucky, they'll all retire in the next year. though, i'm sure they'll find a way to justify turning the editing jobs into more writing or management positions.

i'd be interested to hear what they're offering this position at, however. i'd be shocked if it was any less than $50k ...

 

[TrojanHorse]

I interviewed with Mr. Hoppes once, and he offered me a job.

Got a bad vibe from what he told me about the desk. Didn't think he thought it was that vital to his operation.

So I stayed away.

 

[deportes]

the desk is vital. where would you put your computer without a desk?

 

[deputy_dog]

Let's play a game.

What does Lynn Hoppes like more:
a) his hair
b) promoting himself (i.e. "My name is Lynn Hoppes and I'm an Asian-American sports editor")
c) gossiping and starting fights among his staff
d) all of the above

 

[MU_was_not_so_hard]

Damn. Not real cool, dude.
But, yeah, grudges are fun.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

for a writer? yeah the place rules.
for a desker? place is heck on earth.

somehow, they've found a way to turn desk openings into writing jobs. thus, the desk is woefully understaffed. at one point, the sentinel had more managers than desk employees. fairly certain it's still that way. in fact, i'm pretty sure all of the "deputies" are still required to pull at least one desk shift a week so deskers can actually take vacation or have days off.

oh - and if a writer isn't "good enough" (read: one of hoppes' buddies), you can guarantee they'll be pulling frequent desk time.

this temp thing may not be so bad - there are at least two (possibly three) on the desk nearing retirement age. if you're lucky, they'll all retire in the next year. though, i'm sure they'll find a way to justify turning the editing jobs into more writing or management positions.

i'd be interested to hear what they're offering this position at, however. i'd be shocked if it was any less than $50k ...

Every word in your post spurs me to send in an application . . . . . . . .

Also: nice to see deputy-dog show up just to lift his leg on this thread. I happened to briefly meet Mr. Hoppes and see him give a presentation with two others at a convention a few years ago, seemed like a nice guy. Also seemed passionate about journalism.

Everything else is completely irrelevant.

 

[TrojanHorse]

Deputy Dog has it right, I dare say. Mr. Hoppes has always led his resume with the fact that he is a minority.

don't know if that's cool or not. it's just there.

i wondered about the hair when i interviewed there. looked good, though i got the impression that Mr. Hoppes thought he was Some Kind of Rock God or something.

anyway, i caught him in four or five lies in less than four hours, so i did wonder about that. that's why i didn't take the job. gotta be able to trust your boss, eh?

good-looking paper, though.

 

[Chi City 81]

Well, this thread certainly has taken an unexpected turn.