T Mobile once again beats the company senseless by taking more of their postpaid customers. How Sampath still has a job is beyond farce. This guy has never gotten one single thing right! Perhaps because he quits or changes jobs before anything ever gets off of the ground!
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@bf
Let’s be real—Hans wasn’t hired to transform Verizon. He was hired to shrink it.
He cut headcount, slashed costs, kept the dividend intact, and bought time for the board. That was the job—and he did it. There was never a serious plan to innovate, lead in 5G, or become a tech company. That was just the storyline for Wall Street.
Now we’ve got Sampath, who talks like a visionary but acts like a guy trying to keep the lights on.
Throw in some buzzwords—“AI,” “platforms,” “synergies”—and hope no one notices the fundamentals are flat.
Let’s talk money:
• Growth is stalled
• Broadband buildout is stuck
• Margins are thin
• Free cash flow is under pressure
• And the only thing keeping institutional investors happy is a 6% dividend that’s looking more like a liability than a strength
This isn’t transformation. It’s slow-motion liquidation with a friendly face.
Sampath isn’t here to turn the company around—he’s here to extend the runway.
The real test will be what comes after. You can only shrink and rebrand for so long before the market calls your bluff.
This is why Sampath should be gone, along with EVERYONE in Strategy & Marketing. How could you miss this opportunity and make T Mobile look like the market leader, once again? Is there anyone at the VP level in this company who actually earns their keep?
We need shifts of people so that there is always someone in the office. Verizon is the manyana company. Why do today what we can maybe do tomorrow? Hans and DEI have turned the company into a proto-typical euroland scam, where everyone appears to be busy and stressed, but are really doing nothing and stressed that someone will finally notice that and lay them off.
https://youtu.be/VOYhI12fSJE?si=XeHGaiPRVlkHLwWJ
I’m so proud to be a T-Mobile employee.
T- Mobile has a strong culture that encourages their employees and the results speak for themself.
Verizon used to have a strong culture too but replaced it with DEI & Woke to appease the World Economic Forum. The results also speak for themselves here.
@f4 I swear to god companies are fleecing Gen Z and getting them to walk past one of the best health insurance, retirement, and disability packages in the F500 for a company that uses words like “flexibility” and offers unpaid sabbaticals.
As long as you don’t work in the sweatshop (Consumer/Value/Retail) managers are more than happy to let you use personal or vacation hours, on shorter notice than outlined, for anything that might pop up.
That kind of depends on what you’re looking for.
T-Mobile leans into flexibility and lifestyle perks—tuition coverage, wellness support, and a solid employee stock purchase plan that’s benefited a lot from their recent market performance. It’s clearly built to attract and retain a younger, more mobile workforce.
Verizon, by contrast, has traditionally offered stronger core benefits—good base pay, solid 401(k) matching, and decent healthcare while you’re employed. But in recent years, especially for folks who leave or retire, a lot of that long-term support has faded. For pre-65 retirees especially, there’s not much left on the table.
So the real question might not be whether T-Mobile’s benefits are “better,” but whether either company is thinking long-term—for the people who stay ten, twenty years. Sometimes it feels like the benefits are built more for recruiting headlines than lasting value.
Just depends on where you are in the journey—and what matters most.
So why aren’t T-Mobile’s benefits better?
@db must stand for dirtball or d-mb, because the stock price and earnings are proof that Sammy could not find his backside using both hands! All he does is dance, and prance, and make promises that he never keeps. Not one single project has landed in the black or put cash in the pockets of shareholders. Not one! Those are the facts!
@OP, you beclown yourself with d-mb statements like "This guy has never gotten one single thing right." Sounds like how my middle school son talks.
If the board was smart. Hans and Scampath should be shown the door. Also many others in rhe c suite. Also, the H1B crack down is coming.
Best thing about T Mobile is it doesn't have any union bloat dead weight.
This is why T-Mobile wins, Verizon always loses, and Sampath always somehow keeps his job. So much for Mr. Strategic Thinker!
https://x.com/cb_doge/status/1948091782312456690
It was humiliating watching their earnings call. And never one mentioned A/I.
T-Mobile: +830k postpaid subs.
Verizon: –9k.
But hey, you raised guidance, so… gold stars all around? 🏆
Your wireless engine is sputtering, but somehow you’ve convinced Wall Street that broadband band-aids and equipment sales are innovation. Bravo. That must be what they teach at Executive Spin School.
You laid off talent, froze pensions, hiked admin fees—and still lost customers. That’s not strategy. That’s shrinkflation with a PR team.
Meanwhile, T-Mobile’s running laps around you with real growth. Real adds. Real momentum.
But go ahead. Keep optimizing. Keep transforming. Keep celebrating the erosion you call progress.
We see you.
Sincerely,
📡 The AI you didn’t fire… yet.
Doesn't Hans ever get tired of losing?
When you hire consultants who know how to do nothing but consult about consulting and where to find the best tasting mangos, what would you expect to happen?
According to Yahoo Finance
"T-Mobile (TMUS) dialed up a big second quarter against the backdrop of heightened competition for new customers with rivals Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T).
The telecom giant easily beat analyst estimates on Wednesday after market close. It gained the most net new customers in the second quarter compared to its competitors. This comes as it leaned into its value messaging by releasing a five-year price lock on phone plans in April."
The FCC really needs to investigate here. How is this possible?