Sprint cans employee who leaked sales figures of the EVO 4G?
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This article contains unofficial information.
Normally, this type of thing might not have caught the attention of the carrier's top brass, who are usually busy filming commercials anyway. But if you recall, we reported that Sprint originally told everyone that the launch of the nation's first 4G device broke their previous sales-record by 3 times and then went back and did a mea culpa and said that the figures were similar to the first three days of sales combined by the previous record holders-the Palm Pre and the Samsung Instinct. That still sounds like the launch was a smashing success. The 66,000 mentioned in the fired employee's post probably doesn't include non Sprint retailers like Best Buy, Radio Shack and Walmart. When something like this happens, there usually will be a few days where leaks are sealed-no one wants to lose their job after all-and slowly but surely, things return to normal.
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11 Comments
1. networkdood posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:46 0 0
The only person to blame is the employee - it is the terms and conditions of the employment with their employer - that person knew what he or she was doing and knew the consequences of the action taken. It does stink, though.
2. fishpower187 posted on 14 Jun 2010, 18:03 0 0
+1; this ex-employee is a idiot for posting confidential info. He or she deserves what he or she got.
7. DonkeyPunched posted on 15 Jun 2010, 01:01 0 0
+1; if he had a job like that...he shouldn't have been that stupid to do that.
3. E.N. posted on 14 Jun 2010, 18:23 0 0
Well that means that Best Buy, Radio Shack, and Walmart have to hve combined sales of about 100,000. It's doable but unlikely in my opinion
10. pattypatterson posted on 15 Jun 2010, 09:26 0 0
this was just corporate store sales all indirect 3rd party numbers (most mall store) were not included as well as national resellers like best buy radio shack etc...
4. tedkord posted on 14 Jun 2010, 19:09 0 0
Always remember, there are two things you should never do if you work for Sprint: Spread the truth, or stop a thief. These two heinous acts will get you good and fired for sure. I believe the posted infractions also include giving food to the poor, donating money to natural disaster victims and not kicking any cute puppies you come across.
5. Lito0187 posted on 14 Jun 2010, 20:01 0 0
I really can't blame Sprint for doing this if they actual did do it. Information is very important to be kept confidential especially with bug corporations. The employee should not have posted this. People post things on facebook and twitter and wonder why they get fired. Very ignorant move to do.
6. HockeyDood posted on 14 Jun 2010, 21:24 0 0
I was involved and I know of far more bull shit Sprint does or has done to it's employees. Sprint corporate is killing this company from the inside out. Similar to the early stages of Circuit City's downfall several years ago.
9. rwolf1984 posted on 15 Jun 2010, 07:33 0 0
Sprint is on the up and up...they've got good prices, good phones, 4G technology...Dan Hesse must be chilling with his EVO sipping on gin and juice listening to that rap song from Office Space "damn it feels good to be a gangsta"
11. PapaJay224 posted on 15 Jun 2010, 11:14 0 0
thats really dumb...Sprint is not on the Up and Up...Evo 4g they cant afford, and they wasted money doing 4g WiMax which is a dead technology to LTE, which they will spend MORE money they dont have on RE-CONVERTING once they relaise their service is obsolete, now you tell me is that up and up, or do I see a Golden Parachute in dan Hesses future...he probably insures with AIG!
