Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Obfuscation at 1100 Broadway
Posted by Liz Garrigan on Tue, Oct 2, 2007 at 9:35 AM
That, dear readers, is the drivel. His doctor did release him, but Chavez never turned in that paperwork because the human resources department made it clear to him that his job had been elminated. Once he heard that, there was no reason to shuffle paper. After Chavez called the paper to say he could return, this is the email he received. "After our conversation, I was thinking about your interest/intention in coming back to a job here and wanted to make sure you had an update on our staffing situation," the HR official wrote. "I'm sure you've heard from other staffers that we recently downsized in the newsroom as well as other departments through a voluntary severance plan, which included reduction of editorial staff where you most recently worked. The job you formerly held does not exist anymore. There are other jobs that are open, and perhaps more will come open. They are/will be jobs targeted specifically to fit with the goals of the information center going forward. You are welcome to apply for any of the open jobs and will be considered on how your qualifications meet the job requirements."
Course, if we'd treated a staffer this way, we would probably obfuscate and engage in transference too.
Speaking to Richard Prince of the Maynard Institute, Chavez was dumbfounded by the paper's version of what transpired. "It really makes recovery a little more difficult. When the going gets tough, you find out who's who and what's what."
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Frankly, one reason I quit subscribing to the Tennessean was because I didn't like Tim Chavez. But what they did to him is scurrilous. Thanks for publicizing this. I hope people will hammer their editor and publisher with phone calls. They're the ones who are truly sick.
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I seldom liked what he wrote either, but I quit reading that paper long ago. It is an embarrassment to Nashville, and so is how they treated a long time staffer.
Gannett in general is an embarrassment and a disgrace. This is the corporate McNews mentality at its worst.
Once upon a time in a land far, far away there was a Nashville Scene that actually criticized the likes of Tim Chavez
http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/Special_Issues/Boner_Awards/2004/12/16/The_Boner_Awards/index.shtml
