Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile stock just dropped 7% after-hours after @SpaceX announced that it has acquired spectrum licenses, bringing it closer to becoming a full-fledged mobile carrier in the U.S. Starlink Mobile is about to change the game.
Interesting development in the tech labor market
The government has suspended HCL, TCS, Adobe, Wipro, Microsoft, Infosys, Cognizant and Capgemini from the PERM program amid allegations of immigration-related abuses. Whether this leads to more domestic hiring or simply pushes companies toward more... — read more
Leadership Shakeup in Wholesale Division
Heads up to everyone tracking the recent organizational shifts. There has been a major leadership shakeup within the Wholesale division. Several high-level executive and management positions were impacted today as part of a broader structural... — read more
I'm genuinely disappointed I was not laid off
I just want out.
Is it over?
Or will it continue throughout the week?
Good Bye
The entire NOC was just let go. They gave us no severance at all. Just a thank you for your time and that's all. Ph--k this company!
Where's the WARN?
Isn't it illegal to lay people off before previously submitting a WARN?
10/6 Layoffs NIO
It looks like NIO was excluded from any layoffs today. Does that mean Lori's org is spared from this round of cuts? or could it happen in the coming weeks
Massive layoffs today 10/6
Many got laid off today.
I'm so, so tired
I'm tired of not being to enjoy my weekends because I don't know if the following week my livelihood will be taken away from me. I'm tired of always having to think about work because something is always coming. I'm just so tired of this all. I want... — read more
TMO is a hot mess !!!
Layoffs, bad execution, bad people managers, no congruent operating procedures or plans. Not even my dog thinks TMO is running right 😂
Tuesday?
Lots of rumblings about 10/6 for IT. Good luck out there.
Red Tuesday
Lots of rumblings about 10/6 for IT. Good luck out there.
T fiber
Anyone hearing fiber sales got cut..?
Fiber layoff?
Fiber salespeople were cut today ?
Stock buybacks
• Capital Allocation Target: Part of a multi-year framework targeting robust adjusted free cash flow ($18.0–$18.7 billion for 2026 and scaling higher into 2027). • Deutsche Telekom Support: Majority shareholder Deutsche Telekom has stated it has no... — read more
NOC October??
Heard Today NOC can be affected this October…any info??
IT Family Townhall All Hands Meeting
What would you like to ask?
October 5th My Voice Survey!
Do not ignore the opportunity to tell it like you see it. So many are beyond disappointed and talk about it offline, well now write it out. Someone suggested not participating. That doesn’t move the metrics at all. Participate and tell it like you... — read more
Jan 4 2027 is the day!
Big surprise on the way… Hint: it rhymes with 5 day PTO
Don't take the our voice survey!
If you actually want to hold the “leaders” in this company accountable, consider not taking the survey at all. Management is heavily pressured to drive survey participation, and leaders are held accountable for the overall participation rate. That... — read more
How are we feeling about next month IT family?
Look in your crystal ball for October. How many org update invites do you see?
Let's pi-s of our customers even more!
Apple has officially rolled out its iOS 27 as of Sept. 14. But if people with T-Mobile want to use one of its new features, they’ll have to pay a fee... — read more
Did your FTE IT job get replaced by a H-1B?
@desitechsuppoat on X .com has been chasing down a LOT of H-1B work-visa fraud. from his post on Sep 19, 2026: open your mail Write everything to ier @ usdoj dot gov Then, Google search for "DOLOIG Hotline form" and proceed to file a... — read more
Stock
Everyone loves a good sledding hill…but, damn!
Evaluating the buyback program against T-Mobile's actual 4.4% WACC highlights the aggressive hurdle rate corporate treasury must overcome. When
Evaluating the buyback program against T-Mobile's actual 4.4% WACC highlights the aggressive hurdle rate corporate treasury must overcome. When adjusting every dollar spent by this cost of capital, the multi-year economic deficit widens to -$8.30... — read more
Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile resolve lawsuits over ad campaigns
Verizon wireless sued T-Mobile over misleading ad claims T-Mobile countersued Verizon for deceptive advertising Judge Lewis Kaplan issued preliminary injunction in Verizon’s favor Verizon had 147 million subscribers as of June... — read more
Experience has a price
A lot of experienced employees were pushed out, and now the company is relying on people who don't know the customers or the business nearly as well. How long is it going to take them to realize that saving money on payroll always results in the... — read more
Assume Positive Intent
Does anyone else specifically in corp maybe in the marketing realm sick of this phrase? I’ve heard it more in the past couple of weeks than I have in the past year, but it’s not the first time I’ve heard it and basically to me It’s permission for... — read more
More work and more pressure
At this point, I don't think retaining the good people is even on the priority list. Someone leaves and instead of replacing them, their work just gets dumped on whoever is still here. Then the deadlines get shorter and the pressure gets turned up... — read more
Sprint Pension Question
For legacy Sprint employees who qualified for the pension and have been laid off by T-Mobile, were you given the choice of 1) full lump sum option, 2) small lump sum with the majority of the annuity option, or 3) annuity only?
Will SpaceX be forced to acquire us?
At TMT Osvaldik indicated that we will not enable a Starlink MVNO. But since our D2D joint venture with ATT / Verizon was announced, rumors have circled that T-Satellite will be ditching Starlink for AST Spacemobile once their service us up. If this... — read more
Customers first. Employees…somewhere.
I’m sorry, but this message is a pretty tone-deaf way to communicate with employees, especially right now. “Pre-order week is for our customers first.” Got it, Jon. Apparently employees, many of whom are also customers and shareholders, can wait our... — read more
NJ office lease renewal
Anyone have information on the Parsippany office lease renewal?