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    Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
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    Image of RiceMan RiceMan
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    maybe they should start with firing his ass first, bakish and some of the senior staff that run that place are complete toolbags
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    Image of Clare Clare
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    Sidebar for crowdsourcing:

    Since a bunch of you seem to work for MTVN, maybe some of you know people who work for MSLO*? I just sent them a resume and I just want it not to go straight into the circular file.


    *shut up, I have loved Martha Stewart since I was 7 years old.

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    Image of LilyBlue LilyBlue
    11/04/08

    @Clare: I don't know anyone there but if you're on Facebook or LinkedIn, you might want to reach out to your connections there.
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    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    MTV and VH1 could both save a lot of money if they just, oh I don't know, became music channels again.
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    Image of mipsy6 mipsy6
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    The decreased spending and hiring freeze stuff has been going on for months now at all MTV networks. I know we were told months ago to watch expenses and keep travel to a minimum. And no new hires or temps are allowed until 09. Layoffs are likely, but I don't think a crisis is imminent, at least I haven't heard anything too scary about it.
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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    Give me two extra days off over some lame-ass corporate holiday party any time!
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    Image of lionel-mandrake lionel-mandrake
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    On the upside, Sumner Redstone thinks this Midway company may be on to something with their new-fangled pinball machines.
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    Image of allypanda allypanda
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    I wonder if they'll get to cash in those vacation days if they get laid off before they're able to use them.
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    Image of Carol Gardens Carol Gardens
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    I read so many Viacom memos on Gawker these days that it's almost like I still work there!
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    Image of abe_frohman abe_frohman
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    it's always a bob, isn't it.



    + Watch video
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    You know you've no soul in that dried up husk you walk around in when you call people "savings opportunities."
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    Image of Zorica Zorica
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    I got an email with "IMPORTANT" in the subject line this morning too. It was a link to a woman playing the kazoo with her vagina. Someone needs to school Bob on the meaning of "important."
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    Image of aurorabora aurorabora
    11/04/08

    @Zorica: Magnificent.
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    Image of Private Hangnail Private Hangnail
    11/04/08

    @Zorica: And you don't even provide the link? That's absolutely un-American.
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    Image of blix blix
    11/04/08

    @Zorica: Thank goodness I've mastered the art of coughing while laughing.
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    Image of Clare Clare
    11/04/08

    @Zorica: And why have you not shared the link with us yet??
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    Clare was starred Clare was unstarred
    Image of blix blix
    11/04/08

    @Zorica: Please, please let her be playing Yankee Doodle Dandy.
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    Image of Zorica Zorica
    11/04/08

    @blix: No it was "America the Beautiful."
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    Image of blix blix
    11/04/08

    @Zorica: Perfect.
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    blix was starred blix was unstarred
    Image of Zorica Zorica
    11/04/08

    @Private Hangnail: @Clare: I didn't share because it's much funnier to imagine than it was to watch. When you get an email from your mom that says "IMPORTANT" in the subject and only has "vagina kazoo" in the text, you get your hopes up. Sadly, the only thing this video would be good for is a McCain concession speech.


    But since you asked:

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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    11/04/08

    @Zorica: Insert (heh) embouchure (heh) joke here.
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    Image of jfk1624 jfk1624
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    Do you suppose it would save money to broadcast music videos instead of ridiculous realty television?
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    Image of loosecanon loosecanon
    11/04/08

    @jfk1624:

    nope. they tried that with mtv2 and it doesn't work. mtv's demo eats up the hills and shit programming of that ilk. it's a sad fact, but a fact nonetheless.
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    Image of jfk1624 jfk1624
    11/04/08

    @loosecanon: No kidding. And yes, sad.
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    Image of Larry Fine Larry Fine
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    Bob then added this p.s.


    By the by, Sumner will still be celebrating his 102nd this year with a ruby studded cake and more hot young model/7 diamond whores than one man could ever need. So if you're in the Hamptons, fuck off or we will release the rabid guard peacocks on you and your young family.

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    Image of DakotaCadiots DakotaCadiots
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    Start sending out the resumes now people.

    Sincerely,
    Bob.
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    Image of Beausoleil Beausoleil
    11/04/08

    In reply to Ominous Viacom Memo: Need To 'Dramatically' Reduce Spending
    Great. MTV already treats its employees like complete trash. They must be pretty crafty if they're thinking of ways to make it even worse.
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    Image of LilyBlue LilyBlue
    11/04/08

    @Beausoleil:

    Not sure where you heard that but I worked at MTVN for a while not too long ago and have never been treated better.
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    Image of loosecanon loosecanon
    11/04/08

    @LilyBlue:

    currently work for them and i feel like i'm treated pretty well. though this assessment is subject to change if the rumored layoffs materialize.


    they had a well-deserved bad rep for their tendency to keep people employed full-time for years while categorizing them as "freelance," thus denying them the benefits that usually accompany many years of full-time work. but this was resolved, as a search of gawker's archives will demonstrate.

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    Image of LilyBlue LilyBlue
    11/04/08

    @loosecanon:


    Yes, I'd heard about that. Was fortunate to be a 'permanent' employee during my tenure there, but less so years back, working for another big media company. That company lost a huge class action lawsuit over its (ab)use of temps but I missed out on the resulting compensation for fear of jeopardizing my future status there. While I have very positive memories of MTVN I am beside myself with glee whenever I hear any negative news about Company #2.

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    Image of Beausoleil Beausoleil
    11/04/08

    @LilyBlue: I had a large group of friends who worked for VH1. They were routinely fired, then re-hired (for less pay), then fired and rehired (w/out benefits).


    Entertainment jobs can be rough, but Viacom definitely has a record of not being the greatest employers. I've heard similar things about the Times.

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    Image of LilyBlue LilyBlue
    11/04/08

    @Beausoleil:

    Any entertainment companies that you know of have a record of being good employers? (No, Google is not an entertainment company.) Because some days this consulting thing gets kinda old...
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