This is a question for those who quit but still occasionally check on things on this forum. What was the final straw that made you decide to leave Crown? Was there a specific incident or reason that pushed you from just thinking about it to making... — read more
This is just June layoff continued
Apparently FirstLight is acquiring Crown Castle Fiber, and they will not be taking existing CC staff only assets. If CC just laid off Network CMs today that means they are about to do the same to Permitting, Engineering and Design, and more CM groups... — read more
Today layoffs
Only CM? Or are there others affected?
Laid Off today 7-29-24
Me and most of my CM team just got a call today. Most of us are gone Dec 13th some at the end of august.
Any recently laid off peeps lurking?
I’m wondering about your experience with looking for a new job. I decided to take a small break before I plunge into the nightmare of job search. It unnerves me a bit that all I hear is that people have trouble with landing a new job. Anybody had a... — read more
Lumen
If Lumen, a fiber company with far worse financials than Crown Fiber, can get a bail out from Microsoft while we get sold, then boy does that show how terrible the EMT and CL are
Who’s getting rich at your expense?
The EMT get richer at the expense of all the workers in the trenches and those who have or will get laid off. https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/crown-castle-evp--coo-sells-over-11m-in-company-stock-93CH-3535099
Laid off people are the lucky ones
I know it’s hard and scary to lose a job. I’m not trying to be an a--hole. I wish them all the luck, and I hope they already found something better. But dear god help us all who are still here. I hope my hard search for another job pays off. — read more
Settling into business as usual will not happen after the last LR
Too many competent people are gone. Morale is down the drain. Not many people are invested in the future of the company. Mgmt can not cope with managing decimated teams. Maybe I’m wrong, but at least where I am, layoffs scope and selection broke the... — read more
Disfunctional Rant
anyone else feel like every single department is lost due to losing people jumping ship / RIFs How is this sustainable if we have a hiring freeze, or non functional upper management making decisions behind teams backs that DONT work
Stop the Drama- Focus and Move Forward, it’s not summer camp!
Can we please stop the whining and just get to work? This is a publicly traded company with a duty to reorganize and optimize efficiency, not a summer camp. Complaining about "lost culture" or "used to care" isn't helping. If you don't care anymore... — read more
Layoffs are just one of our many issues
I could deal with layoffs. All companies have them, some more often than others, but still. But it's the other things that make this a horrible place to work. The blatant cronyism, bullying as a management technique, and a brutally competitive... — read more
KKR to buy Crown?
I heard a rumor that KKR investment firm is interesting in purchasing Crown. Has anyone else heard that too? I am told that they are a global presence, but do not have a North American fiber company and Crown is an opportunity for them. I also heard... — read more
Interns
So Crown, you can layoff THOUSANDS of SEASONED and GREAT employees, but then hire and PAY good money to interns? You should be ashamed!!
How is severance taxed?
Stupid question. Wondering how severance is taxed when I receive it after my final day in August. Is it the same as our biweekly pay? Does anyone know? I hope it's not like our bonus which taxes so much TIA
Prioritize your own career growth
Absolutely. This has been part of the strategic plan from the beginning. The cancellation of the Houston, TX move doesn’t mean everything is smooth sailing. The leadership anticipated that not everyone would relocate, making it easier to downsize... — read more
Not new behavior for the "new" CEO of Crown Castle
I acknowledge people grow and learn from their mistakes. That said, the deep and impactful RIF strategy of Steven Moskowitz is nothing new to his leadership style. As the leader of ATC, he enacted the same strategy and cut office after office... — read more
Conshocken
Just wondering about the overall moral and experience and the fancy new office in conshohocken, pa.
But wait, there is more ..
If you review our operating models and positions post-RIF, you'll see a lot of redundancy and panic, especially among those who are ineffective but since no one had goals or measurements life was great. Now same people trying to prove their value... — read more
Looking for a new job…
How does Crown expect us to give 100% and continue to work through all these changes going on. My boss loves to micromanage and he su-ks. Crown should look into letting go of all higher ups and save some money there. Furthermore, How ironic they flew... — read more
My team can’t keep up
We lost a lot of high performers in this LR who were, frankly, a backbone of our group. Mgmt is useless, they can’t adjust to a new situation if their life depended upon it. Half the time we are organizing work by ourselves. And we really, really... — read more
Just wondering how Elliott Management, The Crown Board, and the “wonderful” new CEO justify the layoffs?
While I know that businesses must always adapt to an ever changing market I just wonder how Crown hopes to change the business model that the C level employees sc--wed up by getting rid of our former CEO and the people in the field who do all of the... — read more
Future RSU Balance
Has anyone that was able to keep any future RSUs after the first round notice their future balance now shows $0?
Houston havoc
I’ll take the yearly snowfalls of Southpoint over what is happening in Houston right now…somebody is looking over us for sure.
Looking forward to next week
Can’t wait to deal with the fallout from gutting my team. I mean, the more time passes, it’s getting worse. Good job, mgmt!
Sooo?
I really don’t know how to do this? I am one of the “lucky” still here and report to someone in a higher role, but I have zero drive to do anything to assist. I have lost my dedication to the company , unfortunately the RIF is showing my teams true... — read more
We are not appreciated, so don’t expect us to be motivated
Recent layoffs just added to the already bad atmosphere. I’m going through the motions, and it takes me much longer to do any task because I don’t care. I see my colleagues struggle as well. I don’t know for how much longer it will be possible for... — read more
Office
They gonna let us enter expense reports for fan purchases since the office is so hot. ? Why is the office so dang hot right now!
Laura Nichol and Pittsburgh
I’ve always heard a rumor about a podcast from before she was at Crown, where she talked about how much she hated the city of Pittsburgh. Is there any truth to that, and if so, who’s got the link to the podcast? All I could find was a super cringy... — read more
It’s depressing
With so many people gone, it’s chaotic and, frankly, sad. It all just seems so directionless and pointless. I am sick and tired of working in places which are in a downward spiral. Work is a very big part of our lives (too big, if you ask me), and... — read more
Are you busy?
Lots of folks on here say “we’re over worked”, “I’m doing X jobs”, “we’re given too much without the resources”. Where is this happening in the company? NOC? Provisioning? I&O? Genuinely curious as most offices are empty, people genuinely don’t seem... — read more
Severances
Are any parts of the business accepting volunteers and offering any severance?
I have complete confidence in Levendos and the EMT
that is, in their utter incompetence!!
Thank God
Looking forward to being sold and getting away from incompetent leadership. Our new CEO thinks he's a superstar. Won't shake hands with anyone. His worker bees are not worth it. His expensive suit and shoes are my mortgage.