Reply #50: I'm not old enough to be retired

[Oeditpus Rex]

I was one of seven people fired from the paper here a couple years ago in an effort to increase profits.

I miss elements of it — the camaraderie, the odd newsroom humor, deadline adrenaline, being among the first to know.

I don't miss the business end; it's ugly. The suits are all about selling papers and making huge profits while editorial is about reporting news as accurately as possible, but the suits want us to do it with a minimum of resources. Oh, and don't offend any car dealers, since they pay the bills.