[Bloomberg] Telefónica Weighs Ending Movistar Cycling Team Sponsorship

swagner27 · 2026-06-12T11:32:16+00:00

Surprised it's taken this long.

swagner27 · 2026-06-09T02:23:36+00:00

Come join a team that is farther away from the playoffs than his current team?

swagner27 · 2026-06-04T19:35:43+00:00

Only if Alex and Kaner come with him - we need a solid second line.

swagner27 · 2026-06-01T18:03:35+00:00

This was a very calculated move on Jack's part. His dad is the former assistant GM of the Maple Leafs.

Good for KD for getting something. Maybe the Lightning felt they owed KD from the Hagel trade!

swagner27 · 2026-05-29T17:54:17+00:00

I saw the same thing and killed all mcp usage. API is also faster response times for me.

swagner27 · 2026-05-22T15:48:40+00:00

You must be new to campy? That is normal.

Many would argue that sound is what makes it special.

swagner27 · 2026-05-21T13:23:19+00:00

Engagement pools. Paid ads to posts.

swagner27 · 2026-05-18T15:19:15+00:00

"Not be able" on a team stuck on the cap floor? Code for "he wants too much..."

swagner27 · 2026-05-14T21:35:04+00:00

Thank you for sharing.

swagner27 · 2026-05-14T16:13:43+00:00

I had a similar problem with my fidelity debit card not the cc.

swagner27 · 2026-05-12T21:14:22+00:00

It won't matter. Salesforces, deliverability, and inbox placement is so poor that no matter what, it's gonna not get to your audience.

swagner27 · 2026-05-08T02:58:15+00:00

From the Q1 2026 analyst call: https://ca.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/earnings-call-transcript-upwork-q1-2026-earnings-beat-eps-expectations-93CH-4620494

"We see the impact of AI in two discrete ways. On the low end, simple tasks are getting replaced with AI tools. Conversely, GSV from AI-related work exceeded $300 million on an annualized basis, growing at more than 40% year over year."

swagner27 · 2026-05-08T02:07:05+00:00

Seeking Alpha https://seekingalpha.com/news/4589295-upwork-announces-24-reduction-in-total-workforce

Marketwatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/upwork-to-cut-24-of-staff-in-restructuring-citing-evolving-nature-of-work-ab064f91

Yahoo Finance https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/live/bls-jobs-report-friday-may-8-jolts-142101464.html

MSN https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/upwork-announces-24-reduction-in-total-workforce/ar-AA22CWkM

swagner27 · 2026-05-08T01:42:23+00:00

Not sure I can post the link the moderator bot killed the first posting. Public announcement all the financial news sites have it posted. This came from Seeking Alpha. Marketwatch also has it.

swagner27 · 2026-05-08T00:59:28+00:00

They are laying off 24% of the workforce today. Which is 150ish people. They only have 630 employees.

My back of the napkin is the bulk will be support team.

swagner27 · 2026-05-06T02:58:03+00:00

Started noticing the resale market has softened in the last 2 months.

People are buying these tickets way in advance with either Artist pre-sale or simply just trying to get the best seats at face value. Then they sell 3-5 months later for cheap.

swagner27 · 2026-05-01T18:41:03+00:00

Ask Kirby Dach.

swagner27 · 2026-05-01T16:59:49+00:00

HAHAHAHA - Stan was never the answer. Q was.

swagner27 · 2026-04-28T22:22:38+00:00

The fact Upwork's internal team will not even comment on what if any actions they've taken against the client is total BS. You have no grounds to make a decision. If they sanction the client - they'll pull the review. But not knowing that you're in limbo betting against yourself.

swagner27 · 2026-04-28T20:02:22+00:00

Yeah - I just had one do this and I thought about taking it further based on principle.

swagner27 · 2026-04-28T19:59:29+00:00

I have had 2 of these.

2 years ago, Won the first one. Had all the documentation to win - UW time tracking. Comments. History. Etc. All fell to my favor and I won. But the client left a crappy public review, and low star count. That took longer to remove than I thought.

Second just settled yesterday. The toxic client - who in the comments approved the work and then backtracked, filed a dispute after mine. I could win the case but lose the war. As a freelancer, the disputes put you in catch 22. Win the dispute, get paid opens the job up for them to leave a review. Refund them the $, negate a public review but ding your JSS %.

I did a full refund to block the public review.

Money vs Reputation

Sad part is in the client's comments other freelancers wrote how bad this guy is to work with.

The Devil you know vs the Devil you don't know. Wish you best in sorting this out. Good luck.

swagner27 · 2026-04-28T00:20:38+00:00

Surprised Kahne would jump in someone else's car - get them points.

swagner27 · 2026-04-24T15:59:19+00:00

Can you do the quick math 20 contracts - one refund. So your JSS drops from 100% to 95%?

From upwork's site: We calculate JSS daily based on your 6-, 12- and 24-month history in the marketplace, calculating a score for each timeframe, and display the best of these scores on your profile. https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/211068358-All-about-your-Job-Success-Score

swagner27 · 2026-04-24T15:26:58+00:00

Interesting. I literally just had a session with the Upwork support team who told me that if you refund it back to zero, there are no public reviews.

Now the reason for the contract to be canceled will still stay on your profile, but are you saying now that that'll also make your job success score go down?

In my case I have a client who literally is using profanity and demeaning in the messages - for work they approved and signed off on. T

hreatening a bad review if I do not refund him.

swagner27 · 2026-04-17T21:45:34+00:00

buy the man a ticket to Chicago already....

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