Daily Sun

[Mrs Curious]

Hi Everyone-

I have been eyeing a job advertisement for the past several months at The Villages Daily Sun. There has been a job posted for a paginator at the paper and I have noticed that it continues to be posted month after month. I have been considering applying (I am from out of state) and do not know much about the area or the paper. My curiosity has gotten the best of me and I am wondering if there is a reason this position has not been filled. Is anyone able to tell me honestly what the work environment is there? I wondered if maybe it was a bad environment, the pay was not great or if there was a particular reason this position has remained open for so long. I also considered the possibility that maybe they just haven't had a lot of response for some reason or maybe they are just very particular about who they hire. Any information you may have about this is appreciated.

Thanks for your help!
D

[bkcunningham1]

I haven't seen the ad nor have I worked for the newspaper you are questioning. I would imagine, like most newspapers, the pay isn't great. Plus, it could be an evening shift. With some many retired people in the area, IMHO, even if they have experience with QuarkXpress or some other pagination program, maybe they don't want to work evenings. I dunno. You and I could guess a million reasons the job vacancy is still open. Apply and see for yourself. You may love the environment and the people.

[bkcunningham1]

I just pulled up the ad and it specifically states, "Schedule & Hours:vary & to include weekends,evenings & holidays." My guess is that is the deal breaker for anyone with the background. The area is a retirement community.

Welcome to Talk of the Villages (TOTV). I hope someone else can help you.

[ricthemic]

I am probably going to regret this if it is a simple answer but...what does a "pageinator" do?

[Pturner]

I am probably going to regret this if it is a simple answer but...what does a "pageinator" do?

Page layout.

Cuz, do you think they still use Quark and not in-Design?

[Mrs Curious]

:) A paginator is the person who puts the pages together for a newspaper. That's a fairly simple definition of what it all entails but basically, that is what it is. Thanks for the replies!

[bkcunningham1]

I dunno. I've used Adobe and Quark. I loved them both.

[bkcunningham1]

What do you work with Mrs. Curious?

[Mrs Curious]

I have used In Design, Quark and Adobe all three. I have been in the business for about 15 years so have a lot of experience. I am at a job that is decent right now but have considered moving to your area to be closer to my parents. I am having a hard time convincing my husband but thought maybe the prospect of jobs that we would both love might sway him in my direction.

[bkcunningham1]

The ad in the paper lists both programs cuz. I am a wizard with an exacto knife and a wax machine. I used to be a stripper before I moved to the newsroom.

[bkcunningham1]

I thought InDesign was Adobe. What was the old Adobe program called?

[Pturner]

Yes, InDesign is Adobe. The old one was PageMaker. I've used all three too. And yes, I've even done the old exacto knife/ wax machine, although I wasn't a stripper.

Remember the old wire-service machines? And typewriters-- when you literally cut and taped your stories. And typesetters. Ugh!

[bkcunningham1]

That's right. I was going through the alphabet trying to come up with the name. Yep, I was a four-color stripper and even made the separations. At the time, we thought it was cutting edge technology. I ran an Ab Dick Press once just because I wanted to learn how. Also a fork lift in the press room on a dare and I learned to set color on a Goss press just because I had to wait on papers at night and I was a big flirt.

[bkcunningham1]

When I worked in the camera dept. I would go into the newsroom and go through the piles of AP photos and stories coming off the AP wire. I was hooked at an early age. I'd wander around in the darkroom with the photographers and help develop film. We had a room as big as my living room with the "computer" in the newsroom that had to have an air-conditioner unit to control the temperature. Typesetters were just going out of style when I got my first newspaper job to work my way through college.

[Pturner]

That's right. I was going through the alphabet trying to come up with the name. Yep, I was a four-color stripper and even made the separations. At the time, we thought it was cutting edge technology. I ran an Ab Dick Press once just because I wanted to learn how. Also a fork lift in the press room on a dare and I learned to set color on a Goss press just because I had to wait on papers at night and I was a big flirt.

I hate when I go through the alphabet trying to remember the name of something and then it starts with a P or later. lol.

-- P

never did the fork lift! Did learn to make the separations and put the plate on the press.

[bkcunningham1]

Sorry, Mrs Curious. I think we just left you sitting there as we strolled down memory lane! Didn't mean to hi-jack your thread.

[graciegirl]

Dearest BK and P.

This exchange between you two is JUST what I love best about The Villages. Although I type a lot on here, I am basically a listener. I love to get people together and listen to them talk. There is such wonderful talk here in TV with such varied and surprising experiences from people who have done so many interesting things. For instance, I had no clue that BK was a stripper or that P almost was a stripper.

I love to cook a little something nice and chill a few bottles of something nice and invite over people to our home who have a twinkle in their eye and who smile a lot and then listen to them talk.

Will you two come over? How about the rest of you?:a040::coolsmiley:

[bkcunningham1]

Gracie, I would be honored to be your guest. What a start to a great friendship. I love this forum. But I must admit, my stripping days are behind me. To clarify, back in the day before digital images, a stripper or four color stripper, was a craft that entailed separating color photographs and graphics into the printable colors magenta (red), cyan (blue), yellow and black on film or negatives for the printing process. These four color negatives were stripped or placed into a designated position for the newspaper page layout.

Now it's all computerized and much easier.

After that boring recital you may change your mind about inviting me to the get together.

[mulligan]

I guess it's up to me to state the obvious. It might be fun to get all the strippers together.

[Skip2MySue]

I guess it's up to me to state the obvious. It might be fun to get all the strippers together.

With all you stripper's out there how about posting some pic's::1rotfl: In fact we could all meet at Gracie's house to get updated photo's!!!!!!
Skip

[getdul981]

I must admit that while I was reading this thread and saw the posts about Exacto knives, wax machines and strippers, I envisioned an entirely different picture. However, I just couldn't figure what you would use an exacto knife for. By the time I got this far, though, my picture had been totally destroyed.

[swrinfla]

I suspect that Gracie's house won't hold all who'll answer her invitation. She may need to rent space at the Polo Grounds - the largest venue I can think of!

SWR
:beer3:

[Bettiboop]

I have never been a stripper, but I have done some pole dancin' in the past. Does that get me an invite to GG's? LOL

[Pturner]

Can't wait! When's the party?

I must say, it's a good thing we brought that exacto knife to cut up Greg's image. I wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong idea. :angel:

Speaking of wrong ideas, I had a roomate at one time who played rugby. She wanted me to be the hooker on the team. Whatever that means.

[Pturner]

Um...
Dear Mrs. Curious, we've been naughty and strayed far afield of your initial post and maybe told some things you weren't curious about.

Sorry I didn't mention this earlier but... welcome to TOTV and hope to see you here again! I hope you get the job at The Daily Sun if you decide to go for it.

But, um, all gossip about the pole dancin, and hooker solicitations and and stripper stuff, um, don't print that, OK?

Oh, I hope you have a sense of humor too, and we have not offended you!

[Russ_Boston]

The only pole dancing I know is the Polka!

[bkcunningham1]

I was thinking a May pole or dare I say, how low can you go?...a limbo pole. Oh Russ, I just got it. Very funny. Roll out the barrel.

[Mrs Curious]

No problem! I'm glad I was able to open up such a big can of worms for you to all enjoy! Have fun.

[Pturner]

No problem! I'm glad I was able to open up such a big can of worms for you to all enjoy! Have fun.

:clap2: That's the spirit! :beer3:

[graciegirl]

No problem! I'm glad I was able to open up such a big can of worms for you to all enjoy! Have fun.

Mrs. Curious.

Welcome to you. I too am sorry for having helped hijack your thread.

Stay and post and I will try to behave.