Re: Sprint Nextel merger is a bad thing for Nextel Staff

In article <1102786998.427995.156400
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, geraldjeremy99
@yahoo.comgeraldjeremy99@yahoo.com says...
> Sprint has always been in chaos, and will lay off
> thousands without a moment's notice.
>=20

I've *never* seen them do that. Even when they closed the=20
call center at which I worked. 60 days' notice, job hunt=20
training, and a severance package.

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ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a=20
virtue, but moderation in principle is always a
vice.**
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geraldjeremy99@yahoo.com wrote:

> Bend over, Nextel.

You'd have more credibility if you saw fit to post *once*, using *one* email
address, instead of posting a dozen times or more using at least three. I trust
O/Siris far more than I trust you.



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geraldjeremy99@yahoo.com wrote:

> Bend over, Nextel.

You'd have more credibility if you saw fit to post *once*, using *one* email
address, instead of posting a dozen times or more using at least three. I trust
O/Siris far more than I trust you.



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On 11 Dec 2004 10:06:15 -0800, geraldjeremy99@yahoo.com wrote:

>It's too bad that Sprint appears to be taking a majority share in
>regard to the merger.

You need to fix your mailer. You've sent out everything twice and
three times.

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That is unless Nextel employees want to move to India. Sprint has a large
chunk of its customer service there.

<geraldjeremy99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1102786798.616281.144000@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> It's too bad that Sprint appears to be taking a majority share in
> regard to the merger. They are trying to make this look like a 50-50
> merger, but anyone familiar with business knows that this is just smoke
> and mirrors, and that Sprint is really just buying Nextel's customers
> and bandwidth.
>
> The real loser will be the Nextel employees. Nextel is an outstanding
> corporation, which has often ranked high on the "best companies to work
> for" surveys. Sprint has always been in chaos, and will lay off
> thousands without a moment's notice. Perhaps this is why they are third
> in the industry. Hopefully better companies like Cingular and Verizon
> will begin hiring soon so that the Nextel employees that Sprint WILL
> lay off will be able to find employment.
>
> It's really sad to see a good company be acquired by a bad one.
>
> Gerald
>

That is unless Nextel employees want to move to India. Sprint has a large
chunk of its customer service there.

<geraldjeremy99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1102786798.616281.144000@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> It's too bad that Sprint appears to be taking a majority share in
> regard to the merger. They are trying to make this look like a 50-50
> merger, but anyone familiar with business knows that this is just smoke
> and mirrors, and that Sprint is really just buying Nextel's customers
> and bandwidth.
>
> The real loser will be the Nextel employees. Nextel is an outstanding
> corporation, which has often ranked high on the "best companies to work
> for" surveys. Sprint has always been in chaos, and will lay off
> thousands without a moment's notice. Perhaps this is why they are third
> in the industry. Hopefully better companies like Cingular and Verizon
> will begin hiring soon so that the Nextel employees that Sprint WILL
> lay off will be able to find employment.
>
> It's really sad to see a good company be acquired by a bad one.
>
> Gerald
>

both suck. when my brother had nextel they kept billing him wrong. and he
kept getting spam text messages and they charged him for them. when he asked
for text messages to be turned off they told him that they would have to
turn off his voice mail. what crap

"Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:n24nr0hrv9tt2jm665gs1qmam9rqqu2vfq@4ax.com...
> On 11 Dec 2004 10:06:15 -0800, geraldjeremy99@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> >It's too bad that Sprint appears to be taking a majority share in
> >regard to the merger.
>
> You need to fix your mailer. You've sent out everything twice and
> three times.
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>

both suck. when my brother had nextel they kept billing him wrong. and he
kept getting spam text messages and they charged him for them. when he asked
for text messages to be turned off they told him that they would have to
turn off his voice mail. what crap

"Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:n24nr0hrv9tt2jm665gs1qmam9rqqu2vfq@4ax.com...
> On 11 Dec 2004 10:06:15 -0800, geraldjeremy99@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> >It's too bad that Sprint appears to be taking a majority share in
> >regard to the merger.
>
> You need to fix your mailer. You've sent out everything twice and
> three times.
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>

In message <1102807768.762859.277810@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups .com>
geraldjeremy99@yahoo.com wrote:

>I am on the professional end of the spectrum, and I saw an employee
>hired on Monday,
>laid off on Friday because Sprint decided to sell their spectrum in
>that particular market, and he received NOTHING.

He worked there for a week. What were you expecting them to do, pay him
out a year's salary?


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In article <1102807768.762859.277810
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>, geraldjeremy99
@yahoo.comgeraldjeremy99@yahoo.com says...
> And did their "job hunt training" help you find a better job... and by
> better, I mean more that a job working at a kiosk in the mall for
> T-MOBILE?
>=20

How does System Administrator sound?


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is not so good as it ought to be.
Moderation in temper is always a virtue,
but moderation in principle is always a vice.**
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"O/Siris" <0sîrîs@sprîntpcs.côm> wrote in message news:MPG.1c25781de000cad989a7c@netnews.comcast.net ...
In article <1102807768.762859.277810
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>, geraldjeremy99
@yahoo.comgeraldjeremy99@yahoo.com says...
>> And did their "job hunt training" help you find a better job... and by
>> better, I mean more that a job working at a kiosk in the mall for
>> T-MOBILE?
>
> How does System Administrator sound?

How much of that was due to being in the right place at the right
time as opposed to being due to the job hunt training?
I was laid of by a large ISP three years ago and also received
job hunt training, but it didn't do a bit of good. There were
no tech job openings within my commute area, and I couldn't
move away or my wife would have lost a good job.

--
John Richards

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 00:39:12 GMT, "Stan"
<stanncno1spam@noispam.yahoo.com> wrote:

>That is unless Nextel employees want to move to India. Sprint has a large
>chunk of its customer service there.

AIUI, Nextel has little in the way of call centers as it is; either
all or a rather large portion of Nextel (Communications -- dunno about
Partners) CS is outsourced (note I didn't say "offshored"), and a lot
of Nextel's CS calls are answered in Canada.

AFAIK, SPCS and Nextel are the only two major carriers to outsource CS
in any sigificant way; T-Mobile and VZW provide CS almost exclusively
through company-owned, domestic call centers (they may use outsource
centers for overflow during busy times), and I believe that Cingular
does as well, except for "AT&T Wireless"/"Cingular Blue" prepaid CS,
which got offshored about a year ago. Guess which two carriers
generally gets highest marks for CS -- yup, TMO and VZW. Hmm...

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In message <09Qud.45418$Qv5.12009@newssvr33.news.prodigy.co m> "John
Richards" <jr70@blackhole.invalid> wrote:

>>> And did their "job hunt training" help you find a better job... and by
>>> better, I mean more that a job working at a kiosk in the mall for
>>> T-MOBILE?
>>
>> How does System Administrator sound?
>
>How much of that was due to being in the right place at the right
>time as opposed to being due to the job hunt training?
>I was laid of by a large ISP three years ago and also received
>job hunt training, but it didn't do a bit of good. There were
>no tech job openings within my commute area, and I couldn't
>move away or my wife would have lost a good job.

How much did "right place at the right time" only happen due to
training?


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SO does DELL PC Sprint is one of the worst place to be a CS Rep
"Stan" <stanncno1spam@noispam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:QqMud.2274$hc7.144493@twister.southeast.rr.co m...
> That is unless Nextel employees want to move to India. Sprint has a large
> chunk of its customer service there.
>
> <geraldjeremy99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1102786798.616281.144000@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> > It's too bad that Sprint appears to be taking a majority share in
> > regard to the merger. They are trying to make this look like a 50-50
> > merger, but anyone familiar with business knows that this is just smoke
> > and mirrors, and that Sprint is really just buying Nextel's customers
> > and bandwidth.
> >
> > The real loser will be the Nextel employees. Nextel is an outstanding
> > corporation, which has often ranked high on the "best companies to work
> > for" surveys. Sprint has always been in chaos, and will lay off
> > thousands without a moment's notice. Perhaps this is why they are third
> > in the industry. Hopefully better companies like Cingular and Verizon
> > will begin hiring soon so that the Nextel employees that Sprint WILL
> > lay off will be able to find employment.
> >
> > It's really sad to see a good company be acquired by a bad one.
> >
> > Gerald
> >
>
>

SO does DELL PC Sprint is one of the worst place to be a CS Rep
"Stan" <stanncno1spam@noispam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:QqMud.2274$hc7.144493@twister.southeast.rr.co m...
> That is unless Nextel employees want to move to India. Sprint has a large
> chunk of its customer service there.
>
> <geraldjeremy99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1102786798.616281.144000@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> > It's too bad that Sprint appears to be taking a majority share in
> > regard to the merger. They are trying to make this look like a 50-50
> > merger, but anyone familiar with business knows that this is just smoke
> > and mirrors, and that Sprint is really just buying Nextel's customers
> > and bandwidth.
> >
> > The real loser will be the Nextel employees. Nextel is an outstanding
> > corporation, which has often ranked high on the "best companies to work
> > for" surveys. Sprint has always been in chaos, and will lay off
> > thousands without a moment's notice. Perhaps this is why they are third
> > in the industry. Hopefully better companies like Cingular and Verizon
> > will begin hiring soon so that the Nextel employees that Sprint WILL
> > lay off will be able to find employment.
> >
> > It's really sad to see a good company be acquired by a bad one.
> >
> > Gerald
> >
>
>