On 4 Feb 2003 at 15:23, Gautam Mukunda wrote: > > Not that we need to know why you were called in on a > > Sunday Gautam, but can > > you see no situation where you'd have to say no to > > your boss? I'm thinking > > more if the boss was unreasonable FEX if you were at > > the apex of a day long > > sailing trip and he expected you to wave down a > > speedboat to get you in > > quickly, or on a ski lift and expected you to rush > > to your car without > > changing, leaving clothes and companions behind. > > Some people do have jobs > > that require that level of commitment. A journalist, > > or worse a bobblehead, > > is never that important. > > > > Kevin T. > > If I were in the midst of a family emergency I might > say no, I can't come in. But other than that? No, > not really. That's part of the job. If you want to > work here, then you have to be willing to do that. > When I was at home over Winter Break, I told the > office that I could take the shuttle up and be at work > within four hours of being called, and that was pretty > much expected of me. If he were just a journalist, > then fine. But he's the most public face of CNN, at a > moment when CNN's viewership is likely to be at a > peak. What are they paying him for, if not for > moments like that?
I agree. Of course, I once chased across most of Europe to help someone who wasn't at the time an all-that-good friend because I was one of the only people she COULD contact, so... It's a matter of responsibility, as I see it. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
