Ok, let's say they need to fire ~10,000 people to stay afloat in some form or fashion:
With severance, UI insurance, COBRA, and other sundry items, lets say it costs $10K on average. Not just the package, but the actual total cost of firing someone. 10000 X 10000 is $100 million.
This sounds about right, but let's say it is half of that, or 5000/head, or $50Mil.
Do you think these creeps are going to spend $50 million to do the right thing? They will not, because:
- They are crooks and creeps.
- They have a fiduciary duty to shareholders AND debtholders.
My gut says they will file CH11 as soon as they can get away with doing so.