Topics regarding layoffs at Lumen Technologies

Topics regarding layoffs at Lumen Technologies

Questionable Decision making at various levels

Centurylink own properties that are not being fully utilized, and they have been poorly maintained. Centurylink instead leases very high end office space to House their 2nd and 3rd levels. Centurylink technician work trucks are rusty and peeling ... — read more 

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| 1550 views | | 6 replies (last October 27, 2018)
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Missing Glenn Post

What r the odds we get a xmas bonus this year at Centurylink

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| 1900 views | | 13 replies (last November 27, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+VCL7aux

Interesting article.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4134687-big-changes-centurylink-t-verizon-2018 It says someone may be interested in buying us. Also the way our stock is calculated is changing.

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| 1320 views | | 1 reply (October 12, 2018)
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Arizona

Arizona is Contracting out central office work and loaning broadband techs to st. Joe Missouri.

Louisiana

https://www.knoe.com/content/news/Circulating-rumors-question-CenturyLinks-future-in-Monroe-496353261.html

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| 1280 views | | 3 replies (last October 29, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Vzlf6Fr

Where is our customer service?

CenturyLink Overall Satisfaction Rating Based on 630 ratings submitted in the last year. Received one star. Centurylink is considered to have extremely poor customer service.

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| 800 views | | 3 replies (last November 7, 2018)
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Level 3 rightsizing

Jeff and company are just right sizing the company to benefit the stockholders. Good for business, not for employees. Already offshored IT and engineering to India.💸💸💸💸💸

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| 1530 views | | 7 replies (last October 16, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+VtwStMx

Layup jobs

Interesting, after announcing layoffs, brand new jobs are offered you've never heard of before are posted. But you have to be an outgoing sro or retail store manager to get one. Looking at you Greenfields.

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| 933 views | | 2 replies (last October 9, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+VtKLzfr

Interesting. We have no customers.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/centurylink-fights-billing-fraud-lawsuit-by-claiming-that-it-has-no-customers/

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| 1420 views | | 6 replies (last October 1, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+VlJd597

Flexible time off

Next will be cutting the project administrators they have left. FTO employees and managers have no measureable revenue value. Too much waste there. By end of year or sooner. Wow.

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CenturyLink appoints the new CSO

I know this info is a couple of days old, but just in case somebody didn’t know: Chris Betz joins CenturyLink, Inc. as its chief security officer, responsible for leading the company's corporate security, information security and security product... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+ViH2Rtj

The have a an UNETHICAL PLAN

Level 3 LINK , has let go a great director KEVIN WILIKIE and a great person , they promised him a job but their plan is simple : keep the legacy employee to train the Level 3 minions . This the nature of the Level 3 CABAL , to divide and conquer just... — read more 

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| 1440 views | | 2 replies (last October 29, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Vi0GRet

Layoffs coming for internet help desk?

Has anyone hearing if layoffs are coming for CRIS side for internet help desk? Right now they are beta testing a program that pretty much automates calls for that department so there will not be a need for that department. Anyone hearing anything?

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| 1010 views | | 3 replies (last October 10, 2018)
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All but 2 retail stores will be closed.

All the stores will be closed by Nov. 16 2018. Makes me sick how the paragraphs filled with corporate jargon make it seem like a great thing and pretend that customers love using the internet or the phone to deal with issues or buying new service... — read more 

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| 1470 views | | 8 replies (last October 29, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Vgqhq0J

Retail Stores

All or most CTL retail stores in legacy Qwest areas are being closed.

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| 2170 views | | 3 replies (last October 22, 2019)
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AWS Managed Service Provider Partner status

Now, things will be better: https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/centurylink-achieves-amazon-web-services-managed-service-provider-partner-status-2018-08-31

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| 931 views | | 2 replies (last September 20, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+VfoYZb2

Storm Damage

Gonna be interesting to see how Jeff and the boys deal with the storm damage in the south. We don't even have enough techs to do regular work anymore. Maybe he will send us down to help out and say the heck with everyone else. Wait times will go from... — read more 

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| 1300 views | | 7 replies (last September 22, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+Vb6R7m4

Layoffs

Declare surplus🤦🏻‍♂️ Let xxx # of employees go👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 Cancel surplus 🚷 Hire contractors 🤹🏼‍♀️ Pull all Prism signage off vehicles 🚐 Let it ride🎲🎲

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| 1020 views | | 2 replies (last September 18, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+VaRTOwc

3rd quarter almost over..

It’s almost the end of 3rd quarter. It’s been pretty quiet. Local management is not saying anything. Local access lines are dropping , not yet seeing any upswing. Interesting to see if anything happens in the 4th quarter. Centurylink may surprise us... — read more 

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| 1470 views | | 4 replies (last September 18, 2018)
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New Jersey

4Q, New CTL will start it's union workforce reduction. They have been documenting violations of the code of conduct including theft of company time & resources for a starting point.

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| 2090 views | | 15 replies (last September 5, 2018)
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Where Where Where

Where are the manager layoffs why no managers, why so many managers with a small number of reports. What a bunch of whinny cry babies here. Grow a pair, do your CTL job and when let go get out and get another job. If you didn't go to college and... — read more 

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| 1640 views | | 5 replies (last August 30, 2018)
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CenturyLink to break union

Word from corporate circles is that DS plans to break the Union at any cost. Continued layoffs of all union members until numbers low enough to allow a strike at contract renewal without incidentto CTL. Continued layoffs in Q4 2018 will specifically... — read more 

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| 1590 views | | 3 replies (last August 31, 2018)
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Possible 4th quarters layoffs

What about the western states? any news about layoffs there in western states? and what about the managers? where are the layoffs of supervisors and managers? Why is centurylink still so top heavy with management. How come we have 8-12 techs... — read more 

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| 1560 views | | 5 replies (last September 6, 2018)
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Hearing chatter that management is being looked at next.

So there is talk. Not sure how accurate the chatter is. That management is being looked at in the next couple of months. Chatter says by no later than October, they should hear something. If not by the end of sept , then definitely before the end of... — read more 

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| 1410 views | | 2 replies (last August 23, 2018)
Post ID: @OP+UM4Yf2z

Decatur Downsizing

The Office. Michael and dwight. S:1, e:4. Vendor starts this month.

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| 910 views | | 3 replies (last August 20, 2018)
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