Employment Law Man

Who Would Want Sprint? Google, Comcast

The Sprint-Google rumor strikes me as silly.

What would happen to Sprint's aging and overpaid workforce? They wouldn't be welcome at Goog, that's for sure. Goog has worked harder than any company in recent history to attract and retain top talent - with an emphasis on young innovators. They have worked equally hard to keep the University of Phoenix, corporate lifer crowd OUT. The last thing they want is to acquire a boatload of bozos from a sinking ship who could drag down the company until they all either die or retire.

For legal reasons that are not worth detailing, it would not be feasible for them to buy any substantial portion of Sprint's assets but dump the workers. Not to mention the PR and practical problems with firing everyone.