Comments on: FPJQ conference video: behold the elegance http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/12/15/fpjq-video/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mississauga Blogger http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/12/15/fpjq-video/comment-page-1/#comment-109817 Mississauga Blogger Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:25:39 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7827#comment-109817 Poor use of the B-52's. Poor use of the B-52's.

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/12/15/fpjq-video/comment-page-1/#comment-109807 Fagstein Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:09:22 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7827#comment-109807 I'm not saying it's wrong. I'm saying it maybe doesn't send the best message. Unless you don't want to send a message and don't care what people think of your salaries and working conditions, in which case feast away. For me, pizza and beer in the basement sounds more fun. I wouldn't have to worry about travel costs or stumbling home drunk afterward. But it might get a bit cramped. Maybe in the back yard instead? I'm not saying it's wrong. I'm saying it maybe doesn't send the best message. Unless you don't want to send a message and don't care what people think of your salaries and working conditions, in which case feast away.

For me, pizza and beer in the basement sounds more fun. I wouldn't have to worry about travel costs or stumbling home drunk afterward. But it might get a bit cramped. Maybe in the back yard instead?

]]> By: wkh http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/12/15/fpjq-video/comment-page-1/#comment-109806 wkh Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:08:56 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7827#comment-109806 The poor thing is largely a lie, at least if you're working at a big daily. I think you and I know of a certain LaPresse editor who walked into a salary barely south of 100K straight out of J-School. Bitch please. I realize this big daily/big salary thing is not true for the Gazette, but, well, I could ramble elsewhere about why this might be so. My point being, most of them need a serious reality check. They have an awesome job for a totally reasonable salary. If they wanted beaucoup de bucks they should have gone into finance. The poor thing is largely a lie, at least if you're working at a big daily. I think you and I know of a certain LaPresse editor who walked into a salary barely south of 100K straight out of J-School. Bitch please. I realize this big daily/big salary thing is not true for the Gazette, but, well, I could ramble elsewhere about why this might be so.

My point being, most of them need a serious reality check. They have an awesome job for a totally reasonable salary. If they wanted beaucoup de bucks they should have gone into finance.

]]> By: Stéphane http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/12/15/fpjq-video/comment-page-1/#comment-109796 Stéphane Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:30:43 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7827#comment-109796 Wining and dining is wrong when we meet once a year? Registration fees and the banquet comes up to a total of $250 per person, not including lodging and travel fees. None of which is reimbursed by our respective employers. Your colleagues at The Gazette make roughly the same salary we make in other major TV and print medias. So yeah, excuse us for partying on our own. Next year we'll meet in your basement and share pizza and beer. Wining and dining is wrong when we meet once a year? Registration fees and the banquet comes up to a total of $250 per person, not including lodging and travel fees. None of which is reimbursed by our respective employers. Your colleagues at The Gazette make roughly the same salary we make in other major TV and print medias. So yeah, excuse us for partying on our own. Next year we'll meet in your basement and share pizza and beer.

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