The new employees have been warned
"People are mean."
These were former editor Melissa White's words to our new employees this past week.
Melissa was referring to what she felt were unfair comments she received while working at the paper.
She was the best editor this paper has had since I've worked here.
Being the editor of a community paper is hard work though.
The owners of the paper don't make much money, they can't afford to pay their people much, and yet everyone complains all the time that the staff does not do enough.
Why weren't you here, why weren't you there?
Remember, next time you see an employee of the paper out in the evening covering an event your children or grandchildren are in, this an evening they are not home with their own children.
The publishers and employees have lives of their own. Like many others, they are often asked to serve in other capacities in the community. Melissa was an Early Responder in Wellfleet, I am on the EDC board, and my wife is on the medical board.
Every evening we do something with those other organizations is another night we are not home with our own kids.
I am not complaining, I am just asking you all to cut the new employees a break.
These were former editor Melissa White's words to our new employees this past week.
Melissa was referring to what she felt were unfair comments she received while working at the paper.
She was the best editor this paper has had since I've worked here.
Being the editor of a community paper is hard work though.
The owners of the paper don't make much money, they can't afford to pay their people much, and yet everyone complains all the time that the staff does not do enough.
Why weren't you here, why weren't you there?
Remember, next time you see an employee of the paper out in the evening covering an event your children or grandchildren are in, this an evening they are not home with their own children.
The publishers and employees have lives of their own. Like many others, they are often asked to serve in other capacities in the community. Melissa was an Early Responder in Wellfleet, I am on the EDC board, and my wife is on the medical board.
Every evening we do something with those other organizations is another night we are not home with our own kids.
I am not complaining, I am just asking you all to cut the new employees a break.
