This is why T-Mobile reps keep pushing its new credit card, and it’s depres

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TL;DR

• T-Mobile store employees reportedly say credit card signups are now tracked as part of performance metrics.
• Customers may be flagged internally, prompting reps to offer the card proactively via SMS during a visit.
• You’re still under no obligation to apply, but don’t be surprised if the card comes up quickly and unprompted.

If you’ve visited a T-Mobile store recently and felt like the credit card pitch came harder or faster than expected, that might be by design. New reporting suggests the carrier is pushing its branded credit card harder at the employee level than ever, making it far more likely to come up in everyday store visits.

According to The Mobile Report, anonymous T-Mobile employees told the publication that credit card applications are now tied directly to an internal performance metric called ULB, which is short for Un-Carrier Leaderboard. If signups are tracked as part of how store employees are assessed, this will naturally encourage most reps to push the card on customers as much as possible.




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