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Well then.
Remember a week or two ago, I mentioned that there was a rumor that the cable company I work for was going to be sold, and the CEO tried to put the kibosh on it and say it was all just unfounded speculation? Yeah, well, earlier this week we got the official word that there is indeed such an agreement. It's tentative, and again depends on whether the merger of Comcast and Time Warner gets FCC approval. Clearly the folks who own my company think that will happen. So I'm not entirely sure how to feel about it. My boss and our leadership have been in full spin mode since that news came out, trying to assure everyone that it will all be for the best and there's no need to worry, at least until the deal is finalized. I guess the good news is that it's more of a partnership than an outright sale/takeover--the people who own our company now will essentially become the largest single shareholders in the new, merged company. Whether we keep our name remains to be seen, as does much else, of course. I'm not too concerned yet, largely because everything is still up in the air, and even in a best-case scenario we aren't liable to see any changes until next year. I suppose I almost hope this deal DOES go through, because if the FCC rejects the Comcast/TWC deal and our deal falls through as a result, it's quite possible that Comcast or TWC would try to gobble us up instead, on far less cooperative terms. Anyway, not really worth worrying about presently. But I'd better polish my resume at some point this year, just in case.
In other news, as of yesterday evening the squatters across the street are gone. I guess the bank which owns the property finally got their ducks in a row, and sent a crew to secure the property. When I got home from work, some guys were literally hauling everything out of the house and into the driveway, including the appliances. And the residents were scrambling to load everything into their trailer to haul away. I feel bad for them if they were telling the truth, and truly thought they were renting the place on the up-and-up. I find that a little hard to believe, because I'm sure the rent was too good to be true and the "landlord" had to be shady as hell. But either way, they're gone, and we'll have to keep an eye on the place to make sure it stays empty. Hopefully it will go on the market soon, though I'm sure it will sell cheap and drag down the rest of our property values even more.
Okay, back to work. Hope everyone is having a stellar Thursday!
In other news, as of yesterday evening the squatters across the street are gone. I guess the bank which owns the property finally got their ducks in a row, and sent a crew to secure the property. When I got home from work, some guys were literally hauling everything out of the house and into the driveway, including the appliances. And the residents were scrambling to load everything into their trailer to haul away. I feel bad for them if they were telling the truth, and truly thought they were renting the place on the up-and-up. I find that a little hard to believe, because I'm sure the rent was too good to be true and the "landlord" had to be shady as hell. But either way, they're gone, and we'll have to keep an eye on the place to make sure it stays empty. Hopefully it will go on the market soon, though I'm sure it will sell cheap and drag down the rest of our property values even more.
Okay, back to work. Hope everyone is having a stellar Thursday!