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Hello, people of $HTZ. I& #39;m on a call for companies that Hertz owes $$ too. Will update if I get anything juicy.
The instructions were to join the call on mute.
The last 5 minutes have been absolute chaos. People screaming "I& #39;m on mute" or "how do I mute my phone." loud introductions. Unprompted questions. Background noise. Shouting. A lot of weird beeps. $HTZ
The last 5 minutes have been absolute chaos. People screaming "I& #39;m on mute" or "how do I mute my phone." loud introductions. Unprompted questions. Background noise. Shouting. A lot of weird beeps. $HTZ
It& #39;s a shitshow. The conference call platform is crap, not allowing the host to mute.
Call is hosted by the U.S. trustee.
"I can& #39;t tell if I& #39;m on mute or not, it doesn& #39;t tell me" just heard. $HTZ
Call is hosted by the U.S. trustee.
"I can& #39;t tell if I& #39;m on mute or not, it doesn& #39;t tell me" just heard. $HTZ
U.S. Trustee attorney just confirmed that they don& #39;t have the ability to mute by default.
They also have a cap at 300 attendees, and apparently a lot of people are locked out.
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They also have a cap at 300 attendees, and apparently a lot of people are locked out.
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U.S. Trustee got out an introduction before the Mute Olympics resumed. $HTZ
Now everyone is announcing one-by-one that they are leaving the call since it& #39;s not mandatory.
New caller introductions happening as people leaving the call are replaced by people from the queue.
Mute Olympics back on!
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New caller introductions happening as people leaving the call are replaced by people from the queue.
Mute Olympics back on!
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U.S. Trustee seems to have given up and is now answering unsolicited questions.
This. Is. A. Shitshow.
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This. Is. A. Shitshow.
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Seems a lot of past employees owed wages are on the call. The 300 participant cap seems to lack foresight.
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We& #39;re nearly 20 minutes in, and have received no information.
It& #39;s been all Mute Olympics.
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It& #39;s been all Mute Olympics.
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Now a lengthy back and forth about secured and unsecured credit. "Wages are tricky."
Still no statement from the U.S. Trustee, just Lord of the Flies with no conch.
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Still no statement from the U.S. Trustee, just Lord of the Flies with no conch.
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U.S. Trustee introduced herself again. Started spelling email for ex employee contact. Now everyone is shouting letters at each other. "B as in boy!" "No, D as in David!" "G as in Glee!"
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Someone random just started telling her life story, and didn& #39;t know what Hertz is or why she was on the call.
Angry, angry vendor starts screaming "THIS IS FOR VENDORS. IF YOU& #39;RE NOT A VENDOR GET OFF THE PHONE." Literally screaming.
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Angry, angry vendor starts screaming "THIS IS FOR VENDORS. IF YOU& #39;RE NOT A VENDOR GET OFF THE PHONE." Literally screaming.
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They claim that vendors with continued business will be getting paid per normal. Now everyone yelling that it& #39;s not happening. I know it hasn& #39;t been happening.
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Lots of crosstalk in the background. Now getting questions about severance pay that was promised, even in bankruptcy.
Lots of crosstalk in background. Mute Olympics starting again.
U.S. Trustee is trying to introduce herself again.
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Lots of crosstalk in background. Mute Olympics starting again.
U.S. Trustee is trying to introduce herself again.
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U.S. Trustee says that anyone who rented a car from Hertz was required to receive the letter about the call.
I reiterate that this call had a 300 person limit and no way to mute callers.
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I reiterate that this call had a 300 person limit and no way to mute callers.
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The amount of paper wasted in sending letters to every. single. Hertz. customer. must have been astounding. I& #39;m sure their creditors will love that expense.
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An attorney with a "short question" just got recognized.
Needless to say, the question was not "short."
She& #39;s being told that she& #39;s in the wrong forum.
Hertz company rep, U.S. Trustee, and lawyers all talking over each other saying that they will not answer the question.
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Needless to say, the question was not "short."
She& #39;s being told that she& #39;s in the wrong forum.
Hertz company rep, U.S. Trustee, and lawyers all talking over each other saying that they will not answer the question.
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U.S. Trustee just announced that she wants to take control of the meeting. 45 minutes in, it seems like that horse has left the barn and burned it down.
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New attendees now announcing themselves. Lots of cross-talk, and now feedback noise overpowering everything.
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About 50 different "hellos."
I think the analogy of Lord of the Flies without a conch stands.
An alarm of some sort is in the background.
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I think the analogy of Lord of the Flies without a conch stands.
An alarm of some sort is in the background.
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She now wants questions from individuals only. No vendors, no attorneys.
"Females first." "I only want to hear questions from individual females."
Threatening to end the call.
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"Females first." "I only want to hear questions from individual females."
Threatening to end the call.
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U.S. Trustee has given into one of the many "hello, hello" callers and wants their question, presumably to get them off the line.
Now everyone is shouting "hello, hello."
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Now everyone is shouting "hello, hello."
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Suggestion before that "hello, hello" may have been from a soundboard. U.S. Trustee liked the idea.
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Lots of new meeting entrants. Every one giving an introduction. Hunt for the U.S. Trustee ongoing.
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U.S. Trustee asked if it may be more prudent to get a new conference call platform that mutes all callers and can selectively unmute.
Caller told to write to Congress to ask for more money.
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Caller told to write to Congress to ask for more money.
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Music in background now.
1 hour later, no information. Attorneys and others yelling that the call is over.
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1 hour later, no information. Attorneys and others yelling that the call is over.
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Vendors& #39; consensus is that this was "sabotage."
Lots of yelling and cussing, even though none of the hosts are still in the meeting.
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Lots of yelling and cussing, even though none of the hosts are still in the meeting.
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This meeting is recorded and some sort of official Federal government record. I& #39;m thinking of filing a FOIA request.
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It& #39;s now a former employee chatroom. I& #39;m about to sign off.
I& #39;m pretty sure that Michael Scott yelled "I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY" several times during the call.
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I& #39;m pretty sure that Michael Scott yelled "I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY" several times during the call.
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A postmortem
How to have an unsuccessful government conference call:
Send invites to thousands and thousands of unrelated parties
Limit call to 300 participants, with hundreds or thousands in the queue getting irate and wanting to scream their questions & intros
No mute
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How to have an unsuccessful government conference call:
Send invites to thousands and thousands of unrelated parties
Limit call to 300 participants, with hundreds or thousands in the queue getting irate and wanting to scream their questions & intros
No mute
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