Henry Norr fired by SF Chronicle

Allegedly for "falsifying his timesheet," i.e., taking a sick day off without being actually bedridden--not something you or I would ever do, eh, my auditors? The Chron, never a distinguished paper during the 32 years I've been reading it, has been progressively thinner gruel these latter years, a trend its purchase the other year by the execrable Hearst empire has accelerated. Its tech coverage has always been weak; with Norr gone it will be close to nonexistent.

[link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/30394.html|http://www.theregist...tent/7/30394.html]

[link|http://www.examiner.com/news/default.jsp?story=n.norr.0410w|http://www.examiner....tory=n.norr.0410w]

During the late unpleasantness in the Gulf, the Chron forbade its employees from taking part in any "public political activity related to the war" (a policy not yet laid down when Norr took his mental health day). May we guess that had Norr instead attended a rally in support of the war--there was at least one in town--and had he not apparently pissed off some Chronicle executives by criticizing recent Israeli policies, the personnel action undertaken would not have been so, ah, final?

cordially,

Post #98,784 by rcareaga 4/25/03 4:48:00 PM Reply	Henry Norr fired by SF Chronicle Allegedly for "falsifying his timesheet," i.e., taking a sick day off without being actually bedridden--not something you or I would ever do, eh, my auditors? The Chron, never a distinguished paper during the 32 years I've been reading it, has been progressively thinner gruel these latter years, a trend its purchase the other year by the execrable Hearst empire has accelerated. Its tech coverage has always been weak; with Norr gone it will be close to nonexistent. [link\|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/30394.html\|http://www.theregist...tent/7/30394.html] [link\|http://www.examiner.com/news/default.jsp?story=n.norr.0410w\|http://www.examiner....tory=n.norr.0410w] During the late unpleasantness in the Gulf, the Chron forbade its employees from taking part in any "public political activity related to the war" (a policy not yet laid down when Norr took his mental health day). May we guess that had Norr instead attended a rally in support of the war--there was at least one in town--and had he not apparently pissed off some Chronicle executives by criticizing recent Israeli policies, the personnel action undertaken would not have been so, ah, final? cordially, "Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist."
Post #98,794 by boxley 4/25/03 6:11:34 PM Reply	you mean this surprises you? :-) a san franciscan no matter who he works for would likey be fired for supporting the war. At least that is how that city is viewed by us hinterlanders. thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org] Carpe Dieu
Post #98,803 by rcareaga 4/25/03 7:33:03 PM Reply	Re: you mean this surprises you? :-) It was an antiwar rally--as the referenced stories make clear. "Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist."

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