CFO is being forced out now. If one is really retiring (in their 50s) why mention that we should wish him the best as he moves on to a new chapter in his professional career?
Town Hall - 09Jan
So what were your thoughts of the town hall? Seemed dull and not very informative, looks like a new framework that makes us all accountable and will allow many to keep doing the same crap as today. And the Execs all said how excited they were at the... — read more
Global Leadership Summit
Any thoughts on this?Are there going to be any significant changes after this meeting?
We're in a great place and optimistic for the future
I would make the case that the new tax laws will generally benefit all Sabre employees, but some more directly than others. Should you buy a house? Maybe. I'll get to that. First, keep in mind that Sabre is an investment vehicle created by... — read more
AS sold off some products ?
I heard that AS has sold some of its products to third party and is looking to sell of some more Any from AS has any Idea ?
How will new US tax changes effect people?
Need some insight before getting new house loan. Will the new US corporate tax rate reductions benefit US employees, offshore employees, both or neither? For sure it will be good for shareholders but will much/any of the tax reduction be invested in... — read more
New office dress policy
New policy going out first week of January and effective February 1. DFW will have a formal dress code for all contractors and employees. Men is stricter version of business casual. Biggest change is that women will be asked to start wearing skirts... — read more
Worth a read
The problems are caused by poor leadership since the very start in 1999 and perhaps even back to 1996 with AMR Corp or even earlier with AA. We were never an IT company. Software in Sabre was always allowed to be hacked together organically without... — read more
different kind of layoffs
somebody mentioned sabre is done with layoffs because they're now firing folks, and it rang really true to me. several people here were fired recently, out of the blue. i didn't think much of it until i read that. now that i think of it, they were no... — read more
We are spending millions on stupid ideas that are the opposite to what we need
Investors are here because of the workers , senior principal and below. If the workers are unproductive or leave then the company becomes an empty shell and eventually collapses. When that happens all the stock becomes worthless and the investors... — read more
No additional layoffs planned right now
There are no additional layoffs planned right now. Any terminations will be based on individual performance-related circumstances and not financially driven. Any chance this is true? I could use some time to relax and enjoy the holidays, so this... — read more
Ancillary fees work canceled, layoff?
Trump just cancelled the requirement for airlines to clearly publicise ancillary fees. Will that impact revenue enough to cause another layoff?
Year 1 CEO Performance
Since we all have to do self-evaluations for the DPM process, how do you think SM's will read? Achieved 34% approval on glass door, laid off hundreds to pad the stock, implemented a failure of a command center. What else?
2018 Layoffs planning excersises just started
Some C-Level executives canceled their trips as they need to plan for the next layoff round.
Small layoffs to avoid WARN and bad press
Sabre will avoid press by doing incremental layoffs avoiding the WARN notification to State Workforce Commissions/Departments. The WARN Act is considered when a mass layoff is a reduction in force resulting in job loss at a single employment site for... — read more
Layoffs at Sabre between Thanksgiving and Christmas
Time to pay the piper, people. Expect a massive blood letting between Thanksgiving and Christmas. They are planning to go under the radar since so many other companies are shedding before Christmas and try avoid even more bad press. Won’t be as... — read more
No more working from home
So no more working from home, guess we'll all be coming in to Southlake with the flu this year. Absolutely ridiculous.
New Hires Layoffs KRK
Hey, I heard that even new FTEs gets layoffs in Krk (after 2-3 months) - is that true?
HR Update
Today Hr has scheduled one to one meeting with me on Tuesday don't know what is the update .
Operations, Command Center @ BLR
Any thoughts on how this project coming along ? This was supposed to be the silver bullet for all our operational issues per DK and TM, both of whom are no longer with Sabre. Was also on an unrealistic schedule. Are our Operational issues fixed now ?... — read more
Offer, build and delivery - impact
Restructuring the org as offer, build and delivery is happening now. Anyone has any insights on what would be the people impact??
Time to pay for tech dept
Isn't is too late for Sabre to survive? https://skift.com/2017/10/31/sabre-stays-profitable-after-layoffs-as-the-company-vows-to-become-nimbler/ What do you think?
Twice Bitten
Layoffs will probably come in 2018 and maybe even this year, but this is no longer a good place for information. October 9...October 30. Project OAK, and other fears have not happened. More layoffs will happen, but this has proven the "CONFIRMED"... — read more
Gloom and Doom after LATAM
The nails are in the coffin...Thursday confirmed that we are in dire straits in Airline Solutions after LATAM next year. No business and it's not sustainable, right from the horse's mouth. No more layoffs this year, but a month after LATAM, the axe... — read more
Confirmed!
Menkecism by Nov1.
More positions are in danger
Each business unit and sub unit was given some number of cuts they had to hit (e.g. one area might be expected to cut $11 mil worth of cost). HR then checked with VPs to make sure nobody indispensable to the business was targeted. I think AS is set... — read more
the silence of the lambs
Why is it so quiet here? Beware of your HR department. Something new is going on.
Project OAK
Hoping to consolidate all information associated with Project Oak, which is headcount related in this thread.
MVD Syndicate (SUTSA)
Confirmed, we were dragged into a 2 hours meeting about "how to deal with them" There are no plans of getting people fired. Sabre do not care about second level or administrative workers joining but there was an indirect recommendation to punish... — read more
Disgrace: Sabre / KRK
Disgrace: Sabre / KRK ------------------------------------------------- If you want corporations to stop this you need to get this onto local, national, and international news now. Make shareholders aware that this hurts their holdings and they will... — read more
Krk contract changes canceled
Fresh information from HR. Document has been withdrawn in the current version.
The financial liability of the employee
It is repeated a hundred times in the famous document that all rights to our Works are transferred to Sabre, and even if they are not, they are. Etc. This is understandable and I accept it. The transfer of these rights is also included in our... — read more
I feel sorry for us
This blog is pure BS! No serious information shared. Everyone says a different date... until some day it becomes true. I even imagine people from Sabre’s competitors writing and laughing out loud about us coming to check the ‘news’ as if we really... — read more
Project Oak
Do this, have a son, daughter, brother, wife, or neighbor call in with a fake name to the next town hall and ask what Project Oak is about...... I'll give you a hint, what does an oak tree do in the Fall? It loses it's leaves... Disclaimer: This is... — read more
I like my job!
Information on the situation in company is spreading across whole Krakow. My friend (Software Developer) who never worked for Sabre contacted me today and asked if it’s true and if I had to sign the document too. Because of this document as a company... — read more
Sabre bankrupt before 2019.
They should not worry about accidentally laying off people in KRK that should not be laid off. Thanks to this, all those people worth anything will quit before January anyway and the only ones left will be the ones that should be laid off. So they... — read more
Contract addendum elsewhere?
Do we know if Krakow was only the testing ground for the Sabre's crazy contract addendum, and if they are planning to implement it all over? I'm just wondering. Hopefully, if that was the case, the fact how badly the whole thing is playing out will... — read more
Oct 9 Layoffs?
Any updated news? Is the axe falling?