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fakieTreFlip

AC Shadows is like the very definition of half decent game. "Ubisoft games have been shit for years" is ridiculous hyperbole

Akitten

UBISOFT needed AC shadows to be a smash hit after the delay. It didn't even hit expectations. An assassin game in freaking Japan and they blew it. This is controversial for culture war reasons but the numbers speak for themselves. Their last FY reporting showed an 82 million dollar loss, and that was after release of their biggest title. They are *fucked* unless they can create a smash hit.

zelvak007

Nobody wants to buy their games... they had goose laying golden eggs. Instead they killed the goose and didnt even eat it... When I was younger I always thought videogame companies very sure thing. Everybody would always want to buy the new AC, new WoW expansion, new call of duty. Oh how wrong I was...

monkeysfromjupiter

They have good IPs. Assassins Creed, Far Cry, and the whole Tom Clancy's stuff. They're known for AC though, and for the past decade they've basically butchered the franchise. Repetitive gameplay, sketchy storyline, and this weird back and forth shift to RPG style and stealth-focused. They need direction and the current leadership is not providing it.

Murbela

I don't know if anything new happened. Ubisoft is extremely reliant on a couple IPs, mostly AC and to a lesser extent Rainbow six. We've seen no indication that ubisoft has a strategy to restore value to the AC IP, if anything shadows has confirmed that they will spend a ton of money for a disappointing return (don't care how good/bad the game is, just return on investment). The shenanigans they did with shifting all of their at all valuable ips to a different subsidiary (co ran by John Random Guillemot of course). I feel like this devalues the main stock but i'm approaching the limits of my stock knowledge here. Ubisoft remains an extremely risky investment.

masteroflich

AC Blackflag Remake, Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia, Rayman, Division 3, Far Cry. They have tons of stuff to unveil

OhMyDiosito

I'm also surprised, even more with all the games they have in the making, some of them appealing to the nostalgic gamer, to mention some for the next 2 years: The Division 3, new Far Cry, new AC (Hexe I think?), new Rainbow Six, remake of Prince of Persia, Beyond Good and Evil 2 (big doubt at this point), remake of Splinter Cell, remake of AC Blag Flag (don't know if confirmed), new Rayman, Anno is going to be released soon (I know, these last two are niche). I don't think the sentiment will be the same as few years ago, but I don't know, Shadows wasn't bad at all and they are taking their time for every single game I mentioned. Also, Tencent put a lot of money on them, I don't think it was to throw it away. Not a short time investment, but for a long one might be interesting.

Highborn_Hellest

Their games are dogshit, bloated, unfun and disrespectful to cultures. Their management are idiots. Their executives are convinced that games for everybody are in fact a good strategy ( it's not) aaaand I'd that's not all, their owners wanna sell out or did sell out to China. Their best product, R6Siege has a skeleton crew, and disgusting slop like AC shadows have armies that can't possibly make good ROI. They couldn't possibly fumble the bag more even if they went door to door and spat in the face of anybody who bought their games ever. I'm genuinely *shocked* that they're still a functioning company.

Albertpm95

Same answers as the last two posts, plus: They had 3 big things in recent years, AC Shadow (most hyped game in the franchise), Star Wars (a franchise with a really big fandom that has proven to spend a lot of money in the franchise) and Avatar (a franchise that has also generated a lot of money) All these 3 things were copy&paste of other things they had already made. These 3 things failed, they don't have any more bullets in the chamber, investors know it's just a sinking ship so they are jumping off the board with a piece of the ship to keep them afloat.

ideletedmyaccount04

Paying rent or mortgage? Got a fridge, AC, heat, and a flushing toilet? Congrats, you’re living better than 99% of history’s peasants who wiped with sticks. Flex that indoor plumbing, you ramen-budget royalty! 💪 💎🙌 Position: Wi-Fi and tendies > medieval plague life. Who’s elite?

MikeMiller8888

I think you’ll be OK now since you’ve hedged for a .25 cut. Thinking there will be no cut, uhh… we don’t even need to look at all this blather about numbers and everything else. You just gotta look at the economy real time. Work is drying up everywhere; companies aren’t hiring and half a million government workers steady salaries have vanished. They aren’t ordering Instacart or DoorDash anymore, and that’s hurting all the gig workers. With side income drying up, professional services are getting cut - people put off maintenance on their AC and cars when they can’t afford it. It’s a vicious cycle and we’re full born in it. Every single sign says we are in a recession, right now. And you know how these go; they don’t say “we’re in a recession” until we’ve been in it for six months. Shit, this administration will fire any messenger that says that as well, so it’s not like they can even be trusted anymore to say it. So all you have left is your own evidence; what do you see in the stores? I see more clearance everywhere, sitting longer, I see food prices at ridiculous levels - soda and beef are easily at all time highs, and I see people unable to get jobs and their households cutting back. It doesn’t matter if you love or hate the orange man, his policies have brought us into recession. And there’s only one economic answer for that, lowering rates, and who knows how effective that’s even gonna be when they only have about four percent that they can effectively cut and eat cut will push inflation higher, which is already easily at 3%. Kinda feel sorry for JPow here, the closest economic parallel to what we’re facing is stagflation of the 70s.

jimmypower66

Canadian Here - AC is currently making sure I feel pain, but it’s almost pandemic level low so one can hope

Yogurt_Up_My_Nose

I have an office / construction job. when there's no AC or moving air in the buildings and it's 95 , always feel like passing out. but being 95 out in full sunshine has got to be way worse.

iD-10T_usererror

Rejigger how they calculate inflation. They have done this eight times in the past I think. Think about it: They already exclude things that are considered "volatile". You need food and energy to live and get to work (AC is also nice in the south). They don't care what is in the inflation calculation as long as it looks good so the rich can borrow cheap money. Next, inflation will just be calculated on the price of corn and we will just keep subsidizing it and wonder why we are all so unhealthy eating foods loaded with corn syrup.

Zealousideal_Gain494

Almost as normal as people dying from not having AC in Europe

VenomBite214

In a reality their job is to close a sale by any means. The more they close the more $$$ they get. If a buyer is not a clueless fool than it's in buyer's best interest to find and pre-qualify for a mortgage, hire a good home inspector who reports to them, research school districts, etc. If a seller/owner is not a clueless fool then they already know to pick up their shit from the floor, clean up the house, turn all lights and AC, mow the yard, clean the pool, leave warm cookies on the counter, cheaply fix the eye catching defects prior, etc

Tiny-Art7074

Long term durable competitive advantages in boring industries that have led to consistent outperformance. If those companies are at fair valuations and they maintain their advantage you can do quite well. Also need to view a portfolio as a whole, look at correlations, and overall volatility. I don't care what a stock has done over the last year for example. It could be extremely volatile but if another stock has a low or negative correlation those two stocks could do well in a portfolio. AAON is a favorite of mine. They make commercial air conditioners etc. It's not tech, its not sexy, and even in a recession, companies in Texas need AC. Same goes for some shipping companies. ODFL is another great example.

MasterHapljar

"Pretty good" is . They are mid at best lol. Watered down RPG systems that provide no real gameplay value and are there purposefully to slow your progress down in hopes of buying XP boost. MTX shop in a singleplayer game. Vast open world that admittedly looks nice but is filled with the most boring slop fetch quests and the classic "clear the outpost" activities. Main story and characters so forgetful they could be a movie starred by the Rock. If that's pretty good, what's bad? Now, this will be an asshole elitist take from me but AC has joined the holy trifecta of "Fifa, CoD, AC" games. Which means when somebody tells me they mainly play one of these games, I immediately know they ain't really into gaming. They are just killing time.

odoylewaslame

And yet the only relevance you have to the world is that you're adult Disneyland for Americans wanting to connect to their heritage. "Ooohh, look at the shitty stone house my great grandfather had it live in. I feel sorry for the person living there now with no AC in 50 degree summers."

Junior-Appointment93

No. Just sell CC’s if you have 100 shares or more. Then wait for c then to get called away. AC collect some premium

d_bradr

Yeah a map that's mostly desert, cheap fetch quests and artificially drawing out play time is peak gaming. I have a feeling they mainly decided RPG was the right directions because that genre makes it decently easy to shit out slop while making it easy to waste the players' time Next step is Odyssey with its booster packs and many of the issues of Origins Valhalla fixed some stuff but the time period and the map weren't meant for AC Mirage was a step in the right direction but that'd be a long journey Haven't played Shadows so I can't comment on it

Jorsonner

I’ve been there once to grab a drink. Whole store smelled like something was rotting in it. AC didn’t work. Doors propped open and one very sad seeming employee working.

TotalBismuth

A lot of gamers have tuned completely out of AC games because they’re in the same tier as sports games, releasing every year. They milked the franchise way too much. Contrast that with Blizzard, who only recently released the 4th Diablo game, 20 years after the first. That’s a strong company.

matamorofx

The fist article is from April. As of August 27th, Shadows is out of the US top 20. [https://imgur.com/a/Mv9hfxE](https://imgur.com/a/Mv9hfxE) The ranking in the second source is bogus as it's not counting digital sales for big hits like Mario Kart and Expedition 33. AC Shadows performed similarly to AC Mirage (5 million players in 4 months) which wasn't even a mainline game and was totally forgotten until Saudi Arabia decided to pay for the development of a new DLC.

leakybiscuit

Hey Google! Switch on the AC because we’re on FIREEEE 🔥

reaper527

> Their logic for not doing it before was sound. Japan/China are like the most generic settings possible for AC and part of the whole appeal of the series is seeing settings not commonly used.  Like london? That logic doesn’t really hold up.

NothingLikeCoffee

Their logic for not doing it before was sound. Japan/China are like the most generic settings possible for AC and part of the whole appeal of the series is seeing settings not commonly used.  I think Ubi was over-run with MBA's and agenda-pushers that killed their games in favor of short term profits and pushing their viewpoints. It alienated their audiences and massively dropped the quality of the games. 

GuaSukaStarfruit

The guy who did Expedition 33 pitched his idea to Ubisoft and got rejected. AC also wanted to do China, japan before. Got rejected. Only considered after GoT. There’s also many canceled project, one of my friend worked on fantasy setting but in modern New York. Which got cut, imagine riding dragon in New York. It would be such a cool game

fen-q

Origins was peak AC Imo. I loved the ezio trilogy, ac3 was massively underrated and loved it too, black flag was dope, unity was meh, and i really loved syndicate. Then origins came out and became my atf. Origins was really good too, but a bit too long. Never tried anything past odyssey.

Cadenca

Buddy, that's still a strech. Humans are very close behind elves and the point was that Gale the literal generic male is the most popular choice. As well as shadowheart the white girl type for the romance. Your point about AC is heard, I didn't play it. However, from the marketing I wouldn't even know you had game time on characters other than yasuke - as such, I can easily imagine other prospective players wouldn't either. Ie., it still hurt the game lots

The_Spicy_brown

Mamagement at the top is truly horrible. They are the worst and it seems most investors (big or small) would agree. I think 2026/2027 is the make or break of Ubisoft. Lots of there top release have rumors of releasing next year/ the year after ( the next AC, far cry, Pop remake, etc). The last injection of cash of the Tencent. Also, they have to reduce the headcount at some point. I bet its slighlty before the end of fiscal year. If they pull off big releases in 2026/2027 and reduce head count, this is a must buy. If not, this no where near the bottom.

reaper527

> The most expected era for an AC was Japan and it failed. No other AC will have similar hype. their biggest problem was that people had been asking for since x360 was the current console and ac3 was the newest game, then eventually sony just made the ac game people were asking for (ghost of tsushima) and it was amazing. ghost was a huge success, and its sequel ate a lot of ac's hype. basically ubi was a day late and a dollar short.

Cicero912

I mean the recent AC games are pretty good, no Black Flag but pretty good. They sold well aswell.

Albertpm95

The only good game ubisoft made recently is a Prince of Persia, but they closed the studio that made it (it was never going to be a success because it was expensive, didn't launch on steam, it was coming from Ubisoft and it was a niche genere). The most expected era for an AC was Japan and it failed. No other AC will have similar hype. They also are trying (I don't know currently, was heavily rumored) to make a new company and gift the main IP's to that new small company, leaving the current Ubisoft as a husk.

daxter_101

Tell me the last time Ubisoft made a good game that wasn’t a cash grab and not trash. AC died a decade ago, far cry peaked with 3, watch dogs became a meme.

Magikarp_to_Gyarados

It is true that Elon Musk wasn't part of Tesla's original incorporation back in 2003. It's also true that Tesla was literally 3 guys, Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning, and Ian Wright, working out of a rundown building near Palo Alto. * Tesla at that point had practically nothing of value: there were no manufacturing facilities. The motors and electronics designs were owned by AC Propulsion. Tesla had no battery pack, no support infrastructure, and no charging network. Mr. Musk did play a critical role in building the organization that Tesla is today. He recruited key early employees like JB Straubel, Tesla's first CTO. It's important to acknowledge that the reality is more complex than who signed the original legal documents or not.

PssPssPsecial

I have a 2016 and it still gets 32mpg…. AC works…. Why the hate

snickerscashew

Landlords blasting AC and the vent is on my head. It's 13 C!!!

orgasm-enjoyer

You need to buy a fan and turn on the AC

Firebird5488

The recommended amount of emergency expenses to keep as a fund is typically **3 to 6 months** of living expenses. This emergency fund should cover essential costs such as rent or housing, utilities, debts, and food for that period. The goal is to have enough money to sustain oneself through unexpected events like job loss, medical emergencies, or major repairs without needing to rely on credit or loans. It depends on how soon you think you can find a replacement job/pay. Contribute to your workplace 401k if you qualify. Taking on a paid roommate in the house could also provide additional income. There would always be unexpected expenses with a house/appliance, hot water heater/furnace/AC/roof need to be replaced over time, car needs replacement so those would be big expenses not in typical monthly budget that need to be accounted for in future years.

CEO-of-SOXL

Hear me out. Getting divorced. Take my 401k out which has around 315k in it. Pay the penalty. Take it to AC and put it on black depending on the dealers skin tone.

Fine_Reality738

When they bought my home from me - the inspection consisted of a FaceTime call, going thru every room, while the rep took photos. And then a person coming a few days later to “confirm the status” of the home and that the photos were accurate. They never hopped on the roof, checked the AC, nothing. Just looked for cosmetic stuff

Deepthunkd

I have two homes right now looking to sell one and… 1.At *today’s mortgage* rates renting doesn’t pencil out in either metro I have a house in. It’s cool you got in and refinanced at 2.75%, but net/new landlords cooked in most markets on return. 2. I invest in real estate investment funds that yield ~12%. Even with the leverage advantage and appreciation, net of costs (taxes, insurance, repairs rentals don’t throw off that return). 3. A lot of rental owners I talk to have time bombs of properties. Roof and AC about to die. Local government that needs to raise property taxes to offset pension costs. State level politics that is trying to give property tax relief only to Homestead’s. The amount of people I talk to who have rental properties that when I ask them questions like: 1. What’s the IRR? 2. Did you fund this by cashing out a 401K, or not funding it? Give me terrifying answers.

visionarymind

It’s still 23C outside so either blast the AC @ $9,999/kWh 🙃®️ embrace insomnia here until passing out

Such-Butterscotch719

Hey all, just stumbled upon this fix for my Yahoo Finance portfolio blues... My issue was that, even though the transactions for each security were listed, the calculated fields (Shares, AC/Share, Gain/Loss info, etc. etc.) would just show ---- The fix that worked for me: 1. Log in to **Yahoo Finance** and open one of your portfolios—calculated fields show “--” 2. In **Chrome**, click the **“View site information”** icon (left side of the address bar, just to the left of the site address) 3. Select **“Cookies and site data”** 4. Click **“Manage on-device site data”** 5. Delete the data entries for: * [**finance.yahoo.com**](http://finance.yahoo.com) * [**geo.yahoo.com**](http://geo.yahoo.com) * [**login.yahoo.com**](http://login.yahoo.com) * [**yahoo.com**](http://yahoo.com) 6. In the same tab, under **“Data from embedded sites,”** delete [**scorecardresearch.com**](http://scorecardresearch.com) (if present) 7. Click **Done** 8. Reload the page when prompted After completing those steps, Yahoo Finance rebuilds its local cache and **all calculated fields should render correctly again**. Hope this helps!

Cocaine_Addiction

Redid the sod on my lawn and used it as an opportunity to snake a couple extension cords under the grass to the outlet on the side of my neighbor's garage. Think I've saved around $1k in power now that I have it hooked up to my central AC

CheFarmerMoney

At 6% no way in hell. I did this "on accident" in 2021. Did a cash out refinance for $80k for a potential addition we were hoping to do. By the time the loan went through building prices had gone from $150 sqf to nearly $250 sqf. I had gone from 15 yr 4.5% with 11 years left to 30 year 3%, and my mortgage payment went down $50 a month. Instead of using the money on the addition to the house we replaced the AC system, flooring and had the whole inside of the house painted. Out $10k toward a used car down payment and the rest we put into HYSA that at the time was at 5.25% and we funded me and my wife's Roth IRAs for 2 years out of the HYSA. The remainder is still in the HYSA and is our emergency fund. The point to my story is that while it worked out and the money was put to good use and has given us a nice safety net without putting undue risk on our home I would never have willingly tried to leverage that borrowed money into the situation I am in now or especially into the stock market, and especially not at 6%.

ragfang

id prefer AC

Maleficent-Hold-5466

Emissions from a round trip private jet from the US to Europe (\~20,000 kg CO₂) equals \~1,800 days (about 5 years) of you running your AC at 68°F all day, every day.

ManBearPig_1983

Niceeee. Does the base model come with AC/Heat or nah?

ManBearPig_1983

I’ll pay 25k for a car with a crank window, no AC, and no radio….seems legit.

Due-Sea4841

Sell the expensive funds in the AC accounts. Your cap gains is small at $313, so taxes would be minimal if this is in a taxable brokerage account. Work with the Fidelity reps and have them contact AC to transfer the cash directly to your new Fidelity accounts, then buy a low fee SP 500 index fund or growth fund.

Frozen_Shades

Hey Alexa, play Big Balls by AC/DC I just bought more OPEN

insightful_pancake

Both firms own brands in both cold and coffee like segments. It’s like AB + CD -> AC + BD

Regular_NormalGuy

Yes I hear you. If you try and forget all your problems and look at everything from above. Kind of like how a bird would see the world. I see people buying take out all the time. All these coffee places and fast food joints hand out one time use utensils and containers. Then they consume their "food's in their brand new and leased car while the engine is running because AC. Can't live without AC not even for a minute. While they are eating they are checking the news on their phone that has to be new every year and check the time on some smart watch. Then it's time to go home and pick up a new hobby and buy all the shit for it just to abandon it after 2 weeks. Just an exaggerated example here and I'm no saint either. I was guilty about a lot of these things, especially with fast fashion and stupid ass furniture but for over ten years I figured it out and I'm actually saving money every month. But as far as I know my luck I'm saving all this money so an unfortunate event will take it from me. Something like a medical bill because health insurance is shit.

ilfollevolo

I’ve had Spotify for almost a decade. I feel berated by the subscription price hikes and I’m also annoyed by being presented the same songs that I like in every sort of playlist. Fuck AC/DC and Synthwave nice and cozy to each other

BIGDADDYHANIN

Why is it AC/DC songs just never get old? I'm a powerload watch me exploooooode

floo82

Ok honestly? Go to a pool supply store and buy muriatic acid. It's hydrochloric acid. Go to the AC unit duct, pry it open, and pour it in. Literally within 24 hours every single inch of iron and steel in the property will be rusted completely through. The 1.4 million property is now worth $250k. Electric wring, plumping, ductwork, all of it ruined. But you know that. They'll be in shock, panicked, and you swoop in and buy. You spend $250,000 to buy, $100,000 to fix the damage, and there you go

Recent_Register_2952

AC is fixed, life is good

earthgreen10

With AC at full blast all day?

InternetSlave

Batteries could maybe run your lights and a cell phone charger. If you want to cook with an oven, stove, or microwave or run your AC or heater you're going to deplete the batteries very very quickly, likely within an hour. Also, where will you keep the batteries? Will you have a gas detection system and evacuation system for hydrogen fluoride gas? Do you have the funds for this? Can you afford to replace the batteries every 3 years?

Emotional-Guide-768

Room temp with the AC blasting

aomt

Well, you can’t drive either car for 1000 miles with full heating/AC at night in mountains. Why did you buy  them? They absolutely do NOT satisfy your criteria?  Your post clearly shows you have zero clue about EVs and today’s technology/limitations. 

Legitimate_Cable_811

I spent more than this when my AC went out...

TrapDaddyReturns

Correct every month. I'm the southeast of US, where the summers are hot and humid, so typically power is higher in the summer months because I'm running my AC alot more. I am trying to view a bill from a year ago to tell you how much I pay per BTU, but it looks like my system wont let me view a bill that old. What I can see though is in 06/24 I used 1550 btu @ $227, and 05/25 I used 1440 BTU @ $237. so in one year, I am paying atleast 10 dollars more for 100 units less energy.

SolWizard

Having to sit in AC for months on end sounds terrible.

Snakend

Yeah, It can hit 110 here in the san fernando valley. But at least my car stays in the road. I have AC, its not a big deal. I don’t have to shovel my parking spot. Dont have to worry about my kids missing school for snow days.

Various_Couple_764

You don't need to physically destroy the factories. All of the information to make the chips is in digital files in a computer. You can in minutes erase all of that information. The computers run at low voltages but are plugged into 120V AC or 200VAC power lines. You can easily bypass the power low voltage power supples and connect 120VAC directly to the computers and fry the electronics. you could do that on all manufacturing equipment and mainframe and laptops. The without access to replaciemtn parts it might not be possible to repair the equiment. And even if they could It would take year to repair the equipment. And ou still wouldn't have the software and design files to make the chips.

Rocketeer006

Disagree 100%. I always have a nice flight with AC, and they do a great job taking care of passengers. Saying Delta is better is how I know you're full of shit.

ctnoxin

> A lot of first year staff make peanuts in any industry. Yep, and we all have sympathy for their peanut pay right? We all want them to be paid for 100% of the hours they put into work at AC, right? > What does a mid-level make? Can you believe they, don't get paid for 100% of the hours they work for AC on the ground, their pay doesn't start until the plane takes off? I know, it's crazy! > What about after the AC offer? The shitty offer is to get paid for 50% of the hours they put in! I know you're probably also devastated by that shitty offer, don't worry the union turned it down and are holding out for 100% coverage of their hours worked.

ctnoxin

> AC offered 50% ground pay plus a hefty raise on top, which would've put them at the best paid in Canada. A fry cook at McDonald gets paid for 100% of the hours they work, so an AC employee getting paid for 50% of the time they work puts them as some of the worst paid in Canada. But please elaborate on how it's unfair that the union doesn't want to provide AC with free labour for 50% of their time.

ctnoxin

Still boot licking for AC? Gosh give it a break

FacetedSideOfTheMoon

Holy shit at 300W, yikes. My current PC is already fucking my life up this summer with the hot temps. Can't game and have AC keep up at the same time. I mean, I can but the appt doesn't get lower than like 74F and that's unacceptable when the wife wants to sleep.

TrulyRyan

8% upfront doesn't even cover the cost of living in the last few years, let alone the last decade. How much was minimum wage in 2015? ~$11? 2025 it's, what, $17? That's uh, like a 65% increase? Again, flight attendants had already accepted a significant pay cut when AC was struggling. There was a promise to give back what was cut, but it was never fulfilled. So no, 8% is TRASH and a $2/hour increase for our new hires (basically under 5 years seniority) or ~$2000 annually STILL doesn't bring them above the poverty line. The whole agreement raise is garbage, and insulting.

gini_lee1003

It was sus when there’s a same screenshots kept being posted on TikTok!! It took a min to google and most airlines pay the same as AC lol

fthesemods

A lot of first year staff make peanuts in any industry. What does a mid-level make? What about after the AC offer? What about compared to say WestJet?

fthesemods

Vast majority of airlines. AC offered 50% ground pay us a hefty raise on top, which would've put them at the best paid in Canada. The union still said that was not good enough and blurted out first year flight attendant salaries and catchy one-liners about not being paid for some hours to fool the idiotic public.

fthesemods

8% is the raise for the first year. Total comp increase is 38% because it includes the partial ground pay. It's actually an amazing deal they offered and the union still said no. Hence, AC gunning for binding arbitration because it would mediate a fair deal. The union is the one against this amusingly.

HiZ_Positive

From a Canadian perspective, AC is terrible. From an investment perspective, it's even worse. An overpaid and incompetent CEO, low margins, and a serious risk of permanent capital loss when poor decisions inevitably lead to dilution, nationalization, or a bailout. Rule 1: Don't lose money. Hard pass.

TrulyRyan

You're so dense. The only propaganda being pushed here is you who insists the COMPANY'S WORD wouldn't have a spin to it. Let's keep going. A 25% increase the first year, which would bring the average new hire yearly income to... 35k? What if I told you minimum wage ($17.75) working fulltime translates to 36k annually? What if I told you starting hourly wage in 1995 was roughly $20. Today it's, $27. We do both understand $20 an hour, THIRTY years ago was worth more than $27 an hour today. Around 2007, FAs took a significant pay cut in order to help AC stay out of bankruptcy, but with the promise they would get it back once things got better. Guess who didn't keep their promise. I'll give you one guess. Lastly, you chucklefuck, your "citation" literally says "Air Canada did not confirm if such a proposal had been put forth by the union." which is media speak for "this is information we were given by company issued press releases and Air Canada refuses to confirm not deny anything because they know their talking points untrue, or AT BEST, are half truths. The fact that you brought up McDonalds levels of service shows YOUR bias, by the way. It shows that you either are not fully aware of the *real* responsibilities cabin crew have, OR, you DO know but for whatever personal reasons you may have, choose to degrade the role in its entirety.

reaper527

> My guy, I'm literally an AC FA. so in otherwords you're not an unbiased party and are pushing propaganda.

TrulyRyan

My guy, I'm literally an AC FA. It's embarassing how confidently wrong you are. There's a reason why AC has been repeatedly saying it would make us the highest COMPENSATED and not highest PAID. The upfront portion is EIGHT percent, FYI.

Brilliant_Spare3426

AC is complete shit. Plus I feel the workers are almost antagonistic to the customers. It's one thing to be professionally removed or act indifferent, but my experience has been that they almost want to get you annoyed.

Ruex_

> Whatever deal is agreed won’t the increased cost just be passed on to customers with increase air fares? Not necessarily. Air Canada still has (admittedly few) competitors. If extra costs are passed on, customers can go to other airlines. If AC wasn't worried about this, they would've agreed to take whatever deal the union wants.

tbiol

Nice to turn the AC off and open up the windows

gini_lee1003

They treat customers like shit as much as AC treat them. The relationship between AC and them are pretty much over. They are likely to be fired and replaced the moment they take the deal. Come at me lol

gini_lee1003

Corporations only care about profits surprised you? You’re in stock sub lol not the AC sub. If they have to replace these rude workers with more friendly staff, pls go for it. I’m not defending AC, but this is likely the outcome and wanted by shareholders.

gini_lee1003

What are you talking about? Being rude and suck at customer service is a choice. Nothing to do with their wages. When they are replaced by new hires, don’t be surprised. AC is corporation and they only care about profits.

Nomad_Lama

It's only recently been getting negotiated out, not phased out. It's in the AC offer though to get rid of it with rules similar to what Delta implemented on their most recent contract.

gini_lee1003

Most airlines also do this or just AC?

gini_lee1003

The funny thing is AC workers are known to have the worst customer service and very rude to customers. But they are on strike for higher wage. The whole thing is laughable.

GeoLogic23

Armistice Capital reported a [9.9% stake in SNDL](https://archive.fast-edgar.com/20250814/AC2FF22CZ22COJJ2222U2ZO2RPQ5ZZ22X272/). Armistice Capital primarily invest in biotech stocks. Looks like they have had an investment in [InMed Pharmaceuticals](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728328/000117266123001121/armistice-inm123122.htm) for several years. Also an investment in [180 Life Sciences](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690080/000117266124005128/armistice-atnf093024a1.htm) who have a CBD drug in their pipeline, and [Lexaria Biosciences](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1348362/000164033424001844/lxrp_424b3.htm) who also deal with CBD/THC. Armistice also randomly have a non-biotech cannabis investment in [Greenlane Holdings](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1743745/000117266124005175/armistice-gnln093024a1.htm). I'm sure some of their other biotech investments have CBD/THC connections, but these are just the ones I found.

SocialGatorade

It’s not America-centric. Plenty of other countries have the same issues of dated infrastructure, lack of investment for improving their infrastructure/grid, and energy demand continues to rise. Unfortunately, Americans will do the opposite of say Europe if there is an energy crisis. Europeans proactively/voluntarily reduced their energy consumption when they faced extreme demand shortages a few years ago. I would bet Americans would crank their AC or heat if asked to reduce it, just out of spite.

bluen

Bruhs does it make sense to have your AC run all the time, or just cool it when you're home?

666KekLord420

AC been busted in the apartment for 4 days now and I still haven’t been assed to put in a work order cause I’m a true Floridian 😤

Thisispaartaaa

put icecubes in a bowl, big bowl...put bowl in front of fan...DIY AC

IntelDeepInside

I wish I was rich enough for an AC. It’s like 400 degrees here in NYC and my fan is just blowing refined humidity back at me.

AngusMcTibbins

I do have AC but at a certain humidity level your balls will be dank no matter what

mr_stupid_face

Sucks to be a poor and have no AC

unevrkno

Guess you'll have to go hang out atvthe bunny ranch til AC is fixed.