[Trust but Verify]

Gut-check time in the TBV household. We both work for SBC. So far we've been very fortunate. We're keeping our fingers crossed.

[El Gato]

Gut-check time in the TBV household. We both work for SBC

Just remember they can (economically) kill you, but they can't eat you. Worse comes to worse, you'll survive. It won't be fun, but you'll survive.

[raybbr]

I hope you make it through this.

However, there are many Super-capitalists in this forum who would just tell you that the market has spoken and you lose. I think things like this could be avoided if the top people in the corp. wouldn't skim so much off the top. Good luck and God be with you.

[dd5339]

I know the feeling, I'm SBC and my wife stays at home with our daughter. I'm just waiting to see what happens.

I did have a bit of a heart to heart with my state senator this evening about the regulatory environment though. He's going to do some looking into it and see what's going on. As he's one of the good guys, I trust him.

Also, coming from the craft level there is not a lot that can be done other than keeping the head out of the line of fire, doing the job the best as possible, and praying.

We've been doing a lot of praying about this.

Semper Fi

[Dallas]

SBC is catching hell in Dallas because of a complete 911 failure, and the backup system crashed too. SBC can't explain it, and city officials are threatning to change services.

Now my complaint.....We've had fiber optic cable, and a switching station 700 feet from our home for over a year and a half, and there is still no broadband available. Even more ridiculous, I had ISDN lines installed, but SBC offers no ISDN service since Prodigy took over.

Thanks for listening...I feel better now

[from occupied ga]

We're keeping our fingers crossed.

WRONG ATTITUDE!!! Been there, done that, several times. DON'T WAIT for the pink slip. Start looking for another job NOW! Cell phone providers took away revenue? Then look at the cellular industry for a job. Start up LECs taking revenue? Then look for a job there. If you see the sh!t coming toward the fan don't just stand there an hope the you won't get spattered.