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When T-Mobile acquired Sprint in 2020, the combined company had about 80,000 workers. One of the things T-Mo committed to when it begged regulators to allow it to close the Sprint merger to keep the number of workers at that level, or more. Forever.
“This merger aims to create new, high-quality, well-paying jobs,” said John Legere, T-Mobile’s chief executive officer at the time. “The new T-Mobile will create jobs from day one and every day after. “
Legere also said, “In total, the new T-Mobile will have more than 11,000 more workers on our payroll through 2024 than independent corporations combined!That would mean around 91,000 workers by 2024.
However, this did not happen. By 2021, the company had already eliminated about 5,000 jobs, bringing it down to 75,000 in total (according to The Verge). Today, the company announced that it will eliminate another 5,000 jobs, or about 7% of its remaining total workforce. These eliminated positions will be primarily executive and technology-related positions. Current T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert said the new layoffs at T-Mobile were a direct reaction to the accusation of attracting and retaining consumers that was “much more expensive than a few quarters ago. “
Fortunately, Sievert said there are no plans for additional layoffs in 2023. At this rate, however, T-Mobile is highly unlikely to deliver on its promise of 91,000 workers by 2024, if ever.
This announcement follows the company’s launch of the new Go5G Next plan. While it offers annual phone upgrades for subscribers, it will also likely come with a new $10 payout for all the loose lines longtime subscribers have earned over the years.