According to Independent Australia posting on 14 October 2013, this letter set out below was sent over a fortnight ago.
Given the relentless cost cutting that APN News and Media has undertaken in recent years, I am inclined to believe that part of this 27 year-old former journalist's complaint concerned with hours being routinely worked by staff on regional newspapers and lack of work-life balance.
This is supported by a comment under the post from another former APN employee living in the Northern Rivers region; I can testify my workplace at an APN regional newspaper was full of weary, broken down people who did a tremendous job under an uncontrollable workload that got heavier with each absence or resignation. The ones my age were counting the days to retirement. The young often returned to the office ashen-faced after being sent to a gruesome car accident or similar. Everyone’s dreams wilted.
While another remarked; Entirely validating – I want to buy former fellow employee #133,332 a beer, if he’d email me.
As for the allegations concerning company spying, I leave that for readers to evaluate.
This is supported by a comment under the post from another former APN employee living in the Northern Rivers region; I can testify my workplace at an APN regional newspaper was full of weary, broken down people who did a tremendous job under an uncontrollable workload that got heavier with each absence or resignation. The ones my age were counting the days to retirement. The young often returned to the office ashen-faced after being sent to a gruesome car accident or similar. Everyone’s dreams wilted.
While another remarked; Entirely validating – I want to buy former fellow employee #133,332 a beer, if he’d email me.
As for the allegations concerning company spying, I leave that for readers to evaluate.
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