wcia 2013

Work At A Worst Company In America Competitor? We Want To Hear From You

Work At A Worst Company In America Competitor? We Want To Hear From You

There are 32 businesses currently slugging it out to become this year’s Worst Company In America, and there are dozens of others that have made — and won — previous tournaments that didn’t make the cut this year. If you work at one of these places, we’d like to hear from you. [More]

Worst Company In America Round 1: Spirit Vs. American Airlines

Worst Company In America Round 1: Spirit Vs. American Airlines


It’s time to take to the unfriendly skies in this afternoon’s dogfight between two of your most-disliked airlines. [More]

Worst Company In America Round 1: Chase Vs. Wells Fargo

Worst Company In America Round 1: Chase Vs. Wells Fargo


The tournament’s first banking battle gets Day Three of WCIA competition off with a bang! [More]

Worst Company In America Round 1: Google Vs. Facebook

Worst Company In America Round 1: Google Vs. Facebook


Two of the Internet’s coolest kids take a break from collecting every possible bit of data about consumers in order to beat each other into submission in a much-anticipated WCIA cage match. [More]

Worst Company In America Round 1: PayPal Vs. Sallie Mae

Worst Company In America Round 1: PayPal Vs. Sallie Mae


Ready or not, it’s time to start Day 2 of bloodthirsty competition in the Worst Company In America tournament. Kicking things off for today is a match-up between two companies that love processing your payments, but don’t really show the love when you call to complain. [More]

Worst Company In America Round 1: Dish Vs. DirecTV

Worst Company In America Round 1: Dish Vs. DirecTV


To close out this first day of WCIA 2013 carnage, we bring you this longstanding feud, broadcasting live from the Satellite of Hate. [More]

Worst Company In America Round 1: Best Buy Vs. Walmart

Worst Company In America Round 1: Best Buy Vs. Walmart


The first-round fisticuffs continue with today’s centerpiece bout that pits two big-box boxers to a fight to the death, all for the bloodthirsty enjoyment of WCIA fans around the world. [More]

Worst Company In America Round 1: Cablevision Vs. Time Warner Cable

Worst Company In America Round 1: Cablevision Vs. Time Warner Cable


We hope you’ve got your office’s WCIA pool all set, because it’s time for the bloodshed to begin. First up in the Worst Company Dodecahedron Of Doom — two cable and Internet providers that aren’t as big as Comcast, but which customers hate anyway. [More]

Here Are Your Contestants For The 2013 Worst Company In America Tournament!

Here Are Your Contestants For The 2013 Worst Company In America Tournament!


After sorting through a record number of nominations from you, the readers of Consumerist, we’ve spent the last few days culling that massive list down to the 32 businesses deemed most worthy of vying for the title of Worst Company In America 2013! [More]

There Is Still Time To Submit Your Worst Company In America Nominations

There Is Still Time To Submit Your Worst Company In America Nominations

Just a reminder that we’re still accepting nominations for this year’s Worst Company In America tournament. You have until 5 p.m. ET on March 12 to e-mail us at wcia@consumerist.com with the names (and reasons, if you feel so inclined) of the consumer-facing businesses you feel are most deserving of the Golden Poo. [More]

Keep Those Worst Company In America Nominations Coming!

Keep Those Worst Company In America Nominations Coming!

Earlier this week, we began taking nominations from Consumerist readers for this year’s Worst Company In America tournament, and we’ve already received a deluge of e-mails. But we want more! So keep the nominations coming. [More]

WCIA Is Coming...

Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of WCIA: Send Us Your Nominations For Worst Company In America 2013!

Winter slumbering in the open air, wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring… and of pitting big bad consumer-unfriendly businesses against each other in the Consumerist Worst Company In America Battledrome! [More]