For the final showdown of Round One, two eternal foes step into the octagon for a bloody battle to the death! [More]
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Worst Company In America Round One: AT&T Vs. Verizon
By 3.24.11
Telecom’s two biggest bruisers are finally set to duke it out in the ring. And don’t expect this pair of pugilists to just phone it in. [More]
Comcast Begs Employees To Vote For Charter In Worst Company In America Poll
By 3.23.11 — Updated: 3.20.13
We know that none of the companies in this year’s Worst Company In America tournament want to be on the list. But reigning Golden Poo holder Comcast has decided that, rather than actually do anything about the problems that make it a perennial favorite, it will just beg its employees to vote — multiple times — for the other guy. [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: RadioShack Vs. Best Buy
By 3.23.11
Here are two companies that have been rumored to be talking merger. But for now, all those discussions are put to the side in favor of slugging it out in the WCIA steel cage. [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: Comcast Vs. Charter
By 3.23.11
Finally, after a week of watching from its locker room, the reigning Worst Company In America steps into the ring to defend its title. [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: Time Warner Cable Vs. Facebook
By 3.21.11
Only one of this afternoon’s combatants has been the subject of an Oscar-nominated movie. Apparently, two hours of customers sitting on the phone not being helped by Time Warner Cable customer service isn’t as thrilling as the story of a site that lets 500 million users share baby photos with friends and all their personal info with sketchy app developers. [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: BP Vs. Toyota
By 3.21.11
Did you get enough basketball this weekend? Good, because now it’s back to the more important tournament. And in today’s early bout, two international titans of terrible step into the ring to square off! [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: Wells Fargo Vs. Chase
By 3.18.11
Get ready for some more financial fisticuffs as Chase tries to avoid getting run over by the Wells Fargo wagon. [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: American Express Vs. Capital One
By 3.18.11
Have your photo IDs ready because you’ll need them to vote in this battle of credit card combatants! [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: Sony Vs. Dell
By 3.17.11
Here’s an interesting bout featuring not one, but two crippled combatants. One hobbled by shoddy electronics and the other shackled by leaden copyright protection software. [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: Ticketmaster Vs. PayPal
By 3.17.11
Like having to choose between a punch in the face or a kick in the gut, there are no good guys in today’s early WCIA bout! [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: Walmart Vs. GameStop
By 3.16.11
It’s a retail riot in this afternoon’s WCIA session, with two perennial tournament qualifiers trying to prove they belong here. [More]
Worst Company In America Nominees And Their NCAA Equivalents
By 3.16.11
If you’re not up on college basketball but happen to be a Worst Company in America bracketologist, it’s possible to use your WCIA knowledge to generate a rooting interest in the NCAA Tournament, as well as vice versa. [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: United/Continental Vs. Delta
By 3.16.11
Day Two of the WCIA 2011 tournament takes to the skies with this dogfight between the two biggest birds in the business! [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: DirecTV Vs. Dish Network
By 3.15.11
Today’s second first-round match in the WCIA ring pits the country’s two biggest satellite TV providers in a duel of the dishes. [More]
Welcome To The 6th Annual Worst Company In America Tournament!
By 3.15.11
Ladies and gentlemen of business, it’s our proud honor to welcome you, your staff, your customers and your CEO to the opening of the 6th annual Worst Company In America tournament! It’s a knockdown drag out battle to the death. 32 companies go in, but only one can come out. It’s like Highlander, Battle Royale, the Hunger Games, and Survivor all rolled into one delicious, much-less-profitable package. So without further ado, let us turn it over to a silly video of Ben Popken playing basketball. [More]
Worst Company In America Round One: Bank Of America Vs. Citi
By 3.15.11
Consumerist’s 6th Annual Worst Company In America tournament tips off today with this battle of beastly bankers! [More]
Here's Your Lineup For Worst Company In America 2011!
By 3.14.11
For the sixth year in a row, we asked Consumerist readers to send us their nominations for our Worst Company In America tournament. And this year’s response was the greatest by far. [More]
