Fortune magazine interviewed my colleagues Jodi Gersh and Yuri Victor on Friday afternoon. The story is well written in that it introduces the idea that so many sectors in America are affected by furloughs. Surprise – it’s not just the media. The writer mentions furloughhouseswap.com at the end of the piece. We appreciate the coverage [...]
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Vacationing on the Cheap… – Chicago Tribune
When your company tells you to take a week off, unpaid, you can moan and fret. Or you can do what some employees of the Gannett media chain have done and make the most of it. Facing a second one-week “furlough” this year, “it came to our mind that we have 85 newspapers and 23 [...]
Furloughed? Now You Can… – From E & P
NEW YORK Furlough House Swap? Sounds like a new reality show. But it’s the brainchild of two Gannett employees who are among thousands in the company facing two furloughs so far this year. Laura Cochran and Jodi Gersh, both managers for Gannett Digital, launched the idea this week in a new Web site, www.furloughhouseswap.com. Continue [...]