I received the email about meeting within a few hours of the whole picture issue.
I think they may be concerned I'm not attending the gov't meetings/civic meetings like they'd like which is true. I live about 40 minutes away and I'm just not.
Mainly, the sense I get is that the email/picture incident got them realizing they need to deal with this issue. I've been put off a lot. And, I still think they are unsure what to do about me. I'm not their stellar employee, but the community likes me.
As far as the incident with the other reporter. I was at my wit's end at the time and I haven't heard them question my ethics since. I rewrote the beginning of the story, which was something I had been given their blessing to do, but didn't give the other reporter credit at the end like I should have--I, honestly, forgot to because I had been trying like mad to keep up with everything else. Nothing remotely like that ever happened again. I apologized to the other reporter and it was a one-shot deal.
Truthfully, in my opinion, this weanie editor pointed out what happened with the pics and I will get a talking to...also, they sense my frustration and realize they need to deal with this probation.
I'm actually wondering what would happen if I asked to be demoted to part-time. I don't hate this job, but would love to be able to balance it with some freelance work. I've got too much on my plate and I wouldn't mind the chance to keep writing features for this paper, with some freelance work on the side. I don't know. Just thinking aloud.
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