Any truth to this?
Is EchoStar really doing a Just Kidding, Come Back tactic to some?
Did they finally realize that what they did pretty much caused disaster recovery to have to happen?
Of invited back, would you come back? If you refuse, would they take away severance?
@1rj We’ve come a long way in 26 years. A run of the mill employee is not going to get any insight with the tools they have. The only insight is to see how much people make by going into SAP and see costs ( labour inclusive). We didn’t have outlook in 2000 but LotusNotus btw.
in 2000, there used to be a way to look at outlook and locate a special group. Those in the groups will be laid off in near future.
@16n you think he really cares about all that
What about all those H1Bs and their family members who worked at hughes on H4?
@12s, that Hughes must stand on its own two feet, despite saving Dish three years ago. Also, something about Hughes being like an alcoholic?
@12s that we need to work harder for our customers and CPAW!!!!!
@11c what info from this Charlie's meeting?
@11c Wasn't Paul let go last friday?
@103 no idea just "our path ahead". Also Paul Gaske has announced retirement
Any idea on what Monday brings ?
No called back at the same level. No cuts. At least some
Safety in the interim
@nf i am sure they are recalled with a fraction of the salary cut
This is a sad pathetic company with pathetic leadership. Ergen is milking and should have retired a long time ago, and Akhavan, what a joke, made his millions on a ridiculous share price rise that had nothing to do with the company or strategy. Those that are hanging on .. really?
@nf from which team? is it consumer side?
how many people are back ? I see many already
Everyone, stop being so critical of your previous or current coworkers. They are not the ones at fault here. Everything that was done, was done to ALL of us. We all suffered through corporate decisions that made the workplace increasingly more hostile. Do you really think those who are left are relishing it? They each have a sword of Damocles hovering over their head.
@he they agree to come back because they can’t get a job anywhere else. No relevant or employable skills.
@hd Those Directors and Sr Directors must be losers to agree to come back .. unless they can further bring their engineers back..
@h0 why do they need more directors and Sr directors to come back, working level engineers should be the ones to be called back...
senior director too
@gt yeven directors who dont work on any real projects and maybe were just the favorites
@gg I am also surprised with some of the names i hear of the ppl who have bee n called out - they are not core to sustain the operations and nor they are the best amongst the lot .. so there is something weird going on....
@ea maybe the sycophants of some people were called back
Yes some folks were called back. Not sure which groups and who and on what basis. Good for them though
some people who were laid off had their name completely removed from teams, some are still showing up as green/yellow who were earlier laid off, not sure whats happening
This is the K-shaped economy folks
@bt, exactly. This was only done to avoid the negative affects of a WARN filing prior to bankruptcy or sale.
btw, Hughes is not providing any severance. Anything provided to laid off people are mandatory by law.
@a8 yes ; they are also suggesting some to come back as contractors through HSC or other vendors
If this is true, it's a very cruel game they're playing. They'd be stringing people along, using us to preserve the value of the company for whose gain?
@OP if they are then that would be a massive disaster and the worst decision yet...
Where did they send the invite to? Personal Email?
unless the tech/ops people are invited back, this is going to be a disaster