Sometimes the bosses are extremely rude and leave candidates waiting for great lengths of time. Atex and database training are standard. The newsroom long ago did away with any kind of training budget. The only training is for new systems as they're implemented. Split days off are scheduled only when a copy editor requests them in order to have a particular day of the week off.
Extra pages are okay.
On the whole, the Register is a good place to work. But it's definitely NOT for anyone who wants to kick back and coast. Change is a constant, and while that can make for a sometimes unsettling workplace, it also keeps things from getting boring. The Register used to be a great place to work. The new pagination system is seen as a tool to increase collaboration in producing the newspaper.