tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post4833118658039916800..comments2024-02-01T13:43:30.395+04:00Comments on Dubai Media Observer: Are you working Ramadan hours?mediamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462585789471094939noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-25878375848135336832008-10-01T01:27:00.000+04:002008-10-01T01:27:00.000+04:00I don't actually get what to make of ITP a few mix...I don't actually get what to make of ITP a few mix reviews here.<BR/><BR/>Can someone who works at ITP please give me a rough idea about the way the company works i.e company policy, targets etc.<BR/><BR/>Is it true that if you don't prove yourself in a few weeks you could be kicked out? <BR/><BR/>Basically any information would help as I am considering a job for ITP at the moment.<BR/><BR/>ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-63948348901766098112007-10-12T12:27:00.000+04:002007-10-12T12:27:00.000+04:00Unlike DeMotivate where there are three sub-editor...Unlike DeMotivate where there are three sub-editors for 25 mags and they don't have the design software on their Macs. Thus all they do is proofread print-outs of layouts all day long and make corrections in pen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-74392112818219624032007-10-11T20:10:00.000+04:002007-10-11T20:10:00.000+04:00they are very good on anyone's standards.11 Octobe...they are very good on anyone's standards.<BR/><BR/>11 October, 2007 17:54<BR/><BR/><BR/>BY anyone's standards.<BR/> <BR/>Thank heavens ITP has started to hire subs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-39373694526989858482007-10-11T17:54:00.000+04:002007-10-11T17:54:00.000+04:00I also work at ITP and I have to say I agree with ...I also work at ITP and I have to say I agree with 18:24. It just seems a very normal, target driven environment. Very healthy too - people who know what they are doing, in general getting on with the job. I think the publications we are doing also stand up to scrutiny - they are very good on anyone's standards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-72376469975547641242007-10-09T18:47:00.000+04:002007-10-09T18:47:00.000+04:00Anonymous said... anybody that comes back to ITP a...Anonymous said... <BR/>anybody that comes back to ITP again and defends that choice must be a fool.<BR/><BR/>07 October, 2007 00:43<BR/><BR/>I see you've not got the balls to put your name on here. Enough said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-53838480857084901242007-10-07T00:43:00.000+04:002007-10-07T00:43:00.000+04:00anybody that comes back to ITP again and defends t...anybody that comes back to ITP again and defends that choice must be a fool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-15721442838480958832007-10-05T18:24:00.000+04:002007-10-05T18:24:00.000+04:00Some of the anon comments on here made me chuckle,...Some of the anon comments on here made me chuckle, no wonder I only visit this blog sporadically, and YES I work at ITP. I returned to ITP after taking a year out and trying out different things.<BR/><BR/>ITP's culture is pretty much the same as every publishing house in the UK, target driven, tight deadlines, WORK HARD PLAY HARD.<BR/><BR/>The mixture of nationalities ranges from Indian, Filipino, Pakistami, English, Australian, South African, Lebanese, Egyptian, Syrian, Irish, Scottish across all departments whether it be production, editorial, sales, distribution.<BR/><BR/>Each person is probably on different pay rates (as in any other company) depending on position, department etc, it is down to an individual to negotiate their own terms and renumeration.<BR/><BR/>ITP are the market leader in magazine publishing, people come and go as in every company, but they compare to other publishers in London, after all we are paid to do a job, surprisingly people rejoin ITP after trying out the "opposition" and find the grass isn't any greener.<BR/><BR/>I went back to ITP above the others and believe me I am nobody's fool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-78589111771922837332007-09-25T15:55:00.000+04:002007-09-25T15:55:00.000+04:00"No prizes for guessing which magazine group is fa..."No prizes for guessing which magazine group is falling apart at the seams."<BR/><BR/>24 September, 2007 15:17<BR/><BR/>Who's that then? Pray tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-38278146382546021982007-09-25T11:06:00.000+04:002007-09-25T11:06:00.000+04:00To the poster (mediamonster):Working 2 hours a day...To the poster (mediamonster):<BR/><BR/>Working 2 hours a day less is not an 'Islamic Law', neither is it 'Tradition'.<BR/><BR/>Now, whether you work full days or not during Ramadan.. or whether it is a good or bad thing, etc. is a whole other issue.<BR/><BR/>Point is, get your fact right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-34461304846507767552007-09-24T23:45:00.000+04:002007-09-24T23:45:00.000+04:00Today's (Monday's) appalling use of Gulf News' mos...Today's (Monday's) appalling use of Gulf News' most expensive advertising space not worth a new thread?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-85588453079425168852007-09-24T15:17:00.000+04:002007-09-24T15:17:00.000+04:00No prizes for guessing which magazine group is fal...No prizes for guessing which magazine group is falling apart at the seams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-22145649113473303042007-09-24T13:25:00.000+04:002007-09-24T13:25:00.000+04:00Yet again this forum descends into name calling an...Yet again this forum descends into name calling and offenive language.<BR/><BR/>No need to examine why two journalists were sacked from one of radio stations here a couple of months ago, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Also no apparent need to look at ructions inside one of magazine groups in this city.<BR/><BR/>And what about the almost total dismantling of the newspaper many contributors to this site used to work for and apparently hold a long term grudge against?<BR/><BR/>There is also, of course, the silent downgrading of the city's only tabloid from seven days to five days.<BR/><BR/>But hey, who cares about the real issues surround the machinations of the media in this town? It's clearly much mroe fun seeing how many times one can use the C word in less than polite conversation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-89319696183732685812007-09-24T05:48:00.000+04:002007-09-24T05:48:00.000+04:00You apparently do! Ramadan Kareem dude.You apparently do! Ramadan Kareem dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-7223320211350136452007-09-23T21:22:00.000+04:002007-09-23T21:22:00.000+04:00do you think anyone gives a fuck what you think yo...do you think anyone gives a fuck what you think you cunt?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-55322848388159903742007-09-23T08:26:00.000+04:002007-09-23T08:26:00.000+04:00"Australian's don't tend to do too well in Dubai -..."Australian's don't tend to do too well in Dubai - the working hours are too much of a shock to the system." Anonymous 23.30<BR/><BR/>Wow, nothing like a sweeping statement. Just like any other nationality out here, there are good Aussies in the Dubai media melee and there are crap Aussies who are only here because they have fucked up everywhere else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-34099015618213830332007-09-22T07:49:00.000+04:002007-09-22T07:49:00.000+04:00"Australian's don't tend to do too well in Dubai -..."Australian's don't tend to do too well in Dubai - the working hours are too much of a shock to the system." Anonymous 23.30<BR/><BR/>I'm not Australian but my experience with them is they go hard for 8 hours then check out - if you can't get it done in 8 then it's not your problem. Pretty reasonable. For the English folks, the four hours a day spent whining about everything doesn't count as work, even if it is after hours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-50524885703317571392007-09-21T13:28:00.000+04:002007-09-21T13:28:00.000+04:00has anyone noticed the fall opff in material from ...<I>has anyone noticed the fall opff in material from the Secret Dubai blog? Think she's losing interest</I><BR/><BR/>The reason is a much needed overseas holiday, from which I am now back. Intermittent dial-up connection isn't very conducive to blogging :(secretdubaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-38960395153899034612007-09-21T08:13:00.001+04:002007-09-21T08:13:00.001+04:00And does anyone know who she is?And does anyone know who she is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-49992723375890547372007-09-21T08:13:00.000+04:002007-09-21T08:13:00.000+04:00Off topic, but sort of about media: has anyone not...Off topic, but sort of about media: has anyone noticed the fall opff in material from the Secret Dubai blog? Think she's losing interest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-49399162523217335672007-09-20T23:30:00.000+04:002007-09-20T23:30:00.000+04:00Australian's don't tend to do too well in Dubai - ...Australian's don't tend to do too well in Dubai - the working hours are too much of a shock to the system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-9407264588788067742007-09-20T20:21:00.000+04:002007-09-20T20:21:00.000+04:00What's the pay like for Australians?What's the pay like for Australians?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-68906265936398071842007-09-20T19:36:00.000+04:002007-09-20T19:36:00.000+04:00There are plenty of subcons at ITP, but they most ...There are plenty of subcons at ITP, but they most definitely make less than the white folks (excluding SAers, who get paid like well, Africans.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-81531131966216744852007-09-20T13:17:00.000+04:002007-09-20T13:17:00.000+04:00"Can anyone tell me what it's like working at ITP?..."Can anyone tell me what it's like working at ITP?"<BR/><BR/>Ha, throw petrol on the fire why don't you.<BR/><BR/>The first thing to weigh up is the cost of living, the actual move, with family, is expensive. ITP and Motivate generally put people up in serviced apartments (some good, some appalling) for the first few months, then it’s up to you to find a place of your own. <BR/><BR/>The culture at Motivate is pretty good but the pay is awful, can’t comment on ITP but from what I hear, can be pretty unpleasant. It all comes down to the title you’re working on, what you’re prepared to do to make it succeed and what you’re willing to embrace unquestionably; topsy-turvy management, soul-grinding traffic, escalating cost of living and a depressingly transient workforce. <BR/><BR/>All in all journos here have a pretty good time from what I can see, although there is no evidence of that on this blog. Ignore the constant harping about ITP, Motivate and Emirates Today, what you do in Dubai, generally stays in Dubai. The magazine industry in the UK is brutal and you’re unlikely to get much kudos when you return unless you’ve produced something extraordinary. <BR/><BR/>However, if you like working on generic international titles, love drinking lager with fat, perma-tanned South Africans, enjoy the company of taxi drivers and positively live for Friday lunch. Then my friend, welcome aboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-25250644718954104792007-09-20T10:48:00.000+04:002007-09-20T10:48:00.000+04:00"If you write good copy and research strong storie...<EM>"If you write good copy and research strong stories..."</EM><BR/><BR/>Research strong stories...? !!! ???? !! ? !!!<BR/><BR/>What kinda animal is that? Been here 20 years...yet to see one.<BR/><BR/>Are you for real, man?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-34022202328147242162007-09-20T01:35:00.000+04:002007-09-20T01:35:00.000+04:00sad to say it but this is where the toady really s...sad to say it but this is where the toady really scores. everybody not working full shifts gets six extra days comp offs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com