I have often heard that the executive editor, Jerry Ceppos, spent time on the copy desk. The range is from 2 to 30 years, averaging to 12 years. Pagination coming next year. Just switched to PCs that use Roadrunner. No, standard test.
Training is piecemeal to get oriented to the computer system and desk routine.
Training in workshops occurs infrequently but is open to everyone. Extra pages are okay. It's either as our advocate or enforcer. From what we've experienced, it's more of the latter. We'll see how it evolves.