Q&A With The Day Employees

This all depends on what position you're applying to. I didn't get many stereotypical questions, they related a lot to what I would be doing and my past experiences.

Very thorough. You don't just meet your would-be supervisor or a fee coworkers. You meet like 10 people, including the actual publisher, and everyone has their own questions for you. If you're going to be copy editing you also take a quiz.

The bare minimum.

Decent, good for a newspaper.

I do not know but honestly it's likely based on merit. They are good with that sort of thing.

Old fashioned. Two weeks after one year, and 10 sick days also after one year.

Small raises aren't out of the norm. For example everyone got a 2.5% raise this year because we had leftover money which was nice. Substantial raises don't really happen anymore.

Fairly slow for a newsroom if you aren't a reporter. Fast compared to corporate offices.

The work itself. The publication is great, it's got history, it's got potential, it's got a huge reader base.

It's funny that this is even a question. There aren't any.

Not very challenged. Not once I settled in anyway. And that's okay.

Very difficult, half because the hours are not normal, and half because new London is not an easy place to live.

Pretty good. My biggest issue with it is the lack of communication in the newsroom. The job itself is good and fun.

Not.. great. You get all sorts of different feedback from different people. There isn't a super unified front.

Two types. One is someone who has worked at The Day forever and won't ever be fired. And another is someone who can roll with all of the punches and doesn't get upset when they're told 5 different things by 5 different people because the newsroom communication isn't great.

Be determined. Be willing to learn. Show the editors that you can bring something to The Day.

As secure as you can be working at a print publication.

It really depends on the person and the department, and it's less about morale and more about people resisting change. Some editors are all for change and others say they are but veto anything outside the norm.

The pay is very good for a newspaper office, it's independently owned which is extremely rare, the people are generally nice, and you do get vacation/sick time.

Not much, though the newsroom editor is a POC woman and there are a few women. Some of the older employees can be the usual sexist/ageist/racist "harmless" type.

More about New London.

It depends on the department. The newsroom has an open layout, just desks, not cubicles. The ad/marketing department has cubicles. Some higher level staff has offices.