New York Times Hits Upon New Plan to Shed Employees

Don’t plan to get paid for your sick days: New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger sent a company-wide memo today yesterday announcing the closing of the cafeteria for an outbreak of “gastrointestinal symptoms” that may or may not be due to the food being served at the newspaper headquarters. The memo reassured readers that “affected employees are on the mend” and that the NYT was working closely with the health department on this issue.