Comments on: Ramble On: John C. Hughes on New Beginnings http://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lost in the ’80s: Thrashing Doves, "Beautiful Imbalance" | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-38786 Lost in the ’80s: Thrashing Doves, "Beautiful Imbalance" | Popdose Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:31:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30238#comment-38786 [...] note to our readers: Former Popdose contributor John Hughes’ departure for bigger and better things has left a rather big hole where his “Lost in the ’70s/’80s/’90s” columns used to be. [...] [...] note to our readers: Former Popdose contributor John Hughes’ departure for bigger and better things has left a rather big hole where his “Lost in the ’70s/’80s/’90s” columns used to be. [...]

]]> By: Petehttp://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-53717 Pete Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:37:44 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30238#comment-53717 John, was wondering what happened to you as your posts had totally disappeared...nice to learn it was for a good reason. Congrats and best of luck with the new gig. John, was wondering what happened to you as your posts had totally disappeared…nice to learn it was for a good reason. Congrats and best of luck with the new gig.

]]> By: Petehttp://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-40870 Pete Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:37:44 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30238#comment-40870 John, was wondering what happened to you as your posts had totally disappeared...nice to learn it was for a good reason. Congrats and best of luck with the new gig. John, was wondering what happened to you as your posts had totally disappeared…nice to learn it was for a good reason. Congrats and best of luck with the new gig.

]]> By: Petehttp://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-38128 Pete Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:37:44 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30238#comment-38128 John, was wondering what happened to you as your posts had totally disappeared...nice to learn it was for a good reason. Congrats and best of luck with the new gig. John, was wondering what happened to you as your posts had totally disappeared…nice to learn it was for a good reason. Congrats and best of luck with the new gig.

]]> By: Bobhttp://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-37858 Bob Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:11:13 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30238#comment-37858 I second that, mojo. I second that, mojo.

]]> By: breadalbane403http://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-37789 breadalbane403 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:02:19 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30238#comment-37789 Congrats on the new job, Jon! <br><br>Oh, and as someone who has no connection either with Rhino (except as an occasional consumer of their products) or with this site (except as a visitor), let me just say that I thought the tone of your piece was appropriate. I did not feel you were at all 'smirky' about your new job, nor did I feel that you showed a lack of respect to those laid off.<br><br>Cheers! Congrats on the new job, Jon!

Oh, and as someone who has no connection either with Rhino (except as an occasional consumer of their products) or with this site (except as a visitor), let me just say that I thought the tone of your piece was appropriate. I did not feel you were at all 'smirky' about your new job, nor did I feel that you showed a lack of respect to those laid off.

Cheers!

]]> By: onetwosevenhttp://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-37784 onetwoseven Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:10:40 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30238#comment-37784 Whats with all these people from Cleveland's western suburbs?! Whats with all these people from Cleveland's western suburbs?!

]]> By: jefitohttp://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-37765 jefito Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:40:56 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30238#comment-37765 "Some kid"? “Some kid”?

]]> By: jbhttp://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-37761 jb Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:40:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30238#comment-37761 so let me get this straight,some kid gets a new job with rhino while many get laid off.and i live close to the main hq and can't even get a job with all my years of experiece? amazing.just amazing.you know supermarkets are heiring kids to help people look for things? wtf,i mean wtf? so let me get this straight,some kid gets a new job with rhino while many get laid off.and i live close to the main hq and can't even get a job with all my years of experiece? amazing.just amazing.you know supermarkets are heiring kids to help people look for things? wtf,i mean wtf?

]]> By: rickhttp://popdose.com/ramble-on-john-c-hughes-on-new-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-37759 rick Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:32:11 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30238#comment-37759 I am a former employee at Rhino and I have to say before I started working there, I thought it would be this great place of music and people( which it formerly was) what I came to encounter was place where people didnt play music, it was more like an accountant office - walking down the halls were quiet as a mouse. Cliques and corporate politics ran supreme. You had a president and GM constantly overpay artists for greatest hits packages and packages that would not sell that we already had too many of in the catalog ( rod stewart, mel b dvd, hip hop for kids, etc;) <br><br>The head of marketing shouldnt have been the head of marketing- talk about no management skills and doing things the same way as always. You have your staff creating these marketing plans that no one reads or cares about and you handcuff your staff from being creative by taking decisions out of their hands with everything needing to be pre-approved.<br><br>The international team was constantly plotting against the domestic team and making sure that if something went wrong they would have someone to blame. Plus it doesnt help moral when a woman on staff uses her sex to advance.<br><br>lastly- the GM is always right and has a complex- never disagree with him, The president is non-existent, the cfo is a power hungry person who is only productive at the small picture ( expenses,etc;) with no big picture ideas to save the company.<br><br>I could go on- but I will stop now. luckly I had a nice contract to pay for my misery at rhino. I am a former employee at Rhino and I have to say before I started working there, I thought it would be this great place of music and people( which it formerly was) what I came to encounter was place where people didnt play music, it was more like an accountant office – walking down the halls were quiet as a mouse. Cliques and corporate politics ran supreme. You had a president and GM constantly overpay artists for greatest hits packages and packages that would not sell that we already had too many of in the catalog ( rod stewart, mel b dvd, hip hop for kids, etc;)

The head of marketing shouldnt have been the head of marketing- talk about no management skills and doing things the same way as always. You have your staff creating these marketing plans that no one reads or cares about and you handcuff your staff from being creative by taking decisions out of their hands with everything needing to be pre-approved.

The international team was constantly plotting against the domestic team and making sure that if something went wrong they would have someone to blame. Plus it doesnt help moral when a woman on staff uses her sex to advance.

lastly- the GM is always right and has a complex- never disagree with him, The president is non-existent, the cfo is a power hungry person who is only productive at the small picture ( expenses,etc;) with no big picture ideas to save the company.

I could go on- but I will stop now. luckly I had a nice contract to pay for my misery at rhino.

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