With the sale of Fiber and Small Cells, this means a massive amount of personnel will lose their jobs. This will include Fiber and Small cell area directors, market managers, project managers, construction personnel, outage and issue personnel, local... — read more
Fiber vs small cell valuation
Interesting that fiber, with massive amounts of physical assets is valued at the same amount as small cells. https://www.jwttc.com/post/crown-castle-announces-agreement-to-sell-fiber-segment-to-eqt-and-zayo-for-8-5-billion
Anyone know how the last round went?
If you're willing to share, that'd be amazing. Did they give a reason? How much time did you have to pack up? Is severance set in stone? Did anyone manage to get a recommendation letter? Just trying to get a sense of what to expect. Not looking... — read more
I’ve been lucky so far
Too lucky, perhaps. My guess is that my luck will run out this time, especially with almost all of us at fiber now at high risk of being laid off. Oh well... I can’t say it would be the worst thing that ever happened to me, but the state of the job... — read more
Predictions
For those of us who haven’t been in this situation before, what groups do you feel like have a chance of keeping a job? Just general thoughts I guess on what the next year and a half looks like for various groups.
The nightmare is nearly over
Hopefully once the dust settles we can go back to being a great place to work where people rarely quit.
Zayo to Acquire Crown Castle’s Fiber Business, 3/13/2025
Told you something big was happening this week. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250313671755/en/Zayo-to-Acquire-Crown-Castle%E2%80%99s-Fiber-Solutions-Business
Light at the end finally
Crown always had the wrong people in charge. Maybe now someone will see the value in fiber.
PIP
Was anyone else offered a PIP or take a severance today? Asking for a friend…of course..
Zayo?
Now what?
Last Minute
No last minute predictions from the know-it-alls? Crown should sell Towers and keep Fiber .
Tomorrow!
Long road is coming to an end, I hope it ends well. Good luck all
Would things be better if Ted Miller had gotten back on the board?
Not that it changes anything now, but would anything be different?
Imma miss y'all motherpha cars
It's been a long timing coming. This has got to be the strangest 2 years for any company. An investor turning a company upside down. A 'review' that should have been kept quiet from the start instead of torturing employees for months. A review... — read more
I like him
I always liked DS. Sad he's not gonna be with us anymore. He gave the best hints thus far. Maybe that was the plan all along, his going away gift for us... 3/12/2025 folks! Are you gonna hold or sell your stock before the bell that day is the... — read more
Where is everyone at?
We are so close to the finish line!!! Time to break up the band! Or are we? We'll still work together, some of us will just have a different company signing our checks. Let's just get on with it please oh please! No more delays please!!! — read more
Eff the review, where's our compensation?
So what's up with Bonuses? RSU grants? Raises? Bueller?
Deal or no deal?
Does the delay mean Zayo is likely to acquire fiber?
Earnings of Q4 on March 12th
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/02/25/3032462/0/en/Crown-Castle-Announces-Fourth-Quarter-2024-Earnings-Conference-Call-Details.html
Earnings Delayed
https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/crown-castle-delays-10-k-filing-amid-strategic-review
Answer time: Survey & All-Hands needed
Do a pulse survey and all-hands. People are stressed, divided, and worn out. Sale, cuts—too much limbo. Those with bad leaders, worse.
What does the future hold?
What do we think gang? Do we have a fiber deal getting announced, or nah?
Dividends on Vested RSU's
Did anyone receive their dividends on their recent tranche of vested RSU's? Normally it happens the week the stock vests but I did not receive anything.
Insider Info
Wall Street took a beating yesterday, yet the CC stock continues to gradually increase in price. Those with insider info are starting to act on it.
Q4 Earnings / SEC Fillings 2-21
Earnings are going to be brutal, everyone just sold every single vested RSU they had lol
Board Members
News out saying two board members are not running for re-election. Now changes are really quickly coming!!
What did the consultant leader say to cross the road to avoid the layoff?
What did the consultant leader say to cross the road to avoid the layoff? “First, let’s align on our strategic vision for road-crossing. I’ll set up a workshop, build a decision-making framework, and put together a 50-slide deck on best practices... — read more
Another Layoff?
Will Crown plan a layoff right before our annual bonus? To add - why are we all draining in more work to do, but Crown won’t offer a raise!?
Oh no
With earnings so far delayed, are they pushing out annual incentive too? I thought they cared about us? This is now truly impacting our pockets if so. Everything has been indirect until this scenario… Say it ain’t so.
Should I bring up being on the layoff list?
Telling my boss I wouldn’t mind being on the next layoff list seems risky. It’s not like I could get fired without cause, but could I make things worse for myself in other ways by saying this?
Stock vesting sale
Anyone else holding their stock hoping price jump on sale announcement??
So the announcement
Is coming before March. Before the earnings call. Who's the high bidder? Are they actually gonna continue to postpone it before the call?
Spring Cleaning: Time to Cut the Dead Weight in D&D
With the CISO gone (likely encouraged), how about a proper scrub of the dead weight leaders in D&D? Leadership is a coin toss—50% solid, 50% clueless. Only one D&D VP actually knows D&D and leadership, while another just hides, giving zero direction... — read more
No investor call?
Are we supposed to guess what the earnings were for Q4 2024?
Years of Service Retirement details?
We have lost a lot of coworkers over the past few years. Some from RIFs, some from voluntary separation, and a handful from years of service retirement. I was recently made aware of years of service early retirement. Does anyone know the... — read more
The Layoffs from Zayo
If Zayo buys us, i hope you don’t think Zayo is a strong company that is employee focused. Here are Zayo employees commenting on what Zayo is like in culture. It will be like jumping from the frying pan (CC) into the fire (Zayo). Cut and paste this... — read more
HSA Contribution
Just curious if anyone has received their company contribution to the Optum HSA yet? Or any information as to why not? Last year it was deposited on 1/15, so far I’m seeing nothing but my own additional contributions to my account. Wondering if I... — read more
Incompetence at best!!!!!!!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-29/zayo-is-in-talks-for-crown-castle-fiber-arm-as-tpg-cools/
No RIFs!
That’s all that really matters right? That’s what the website is made for. Let’s all be happy. Carry on and let’s stop bickering. Be happy. You have a paycheck. You aren’t being forced to move states. You are more than likely remote without an... — read more
Navigating office politics
Everything here runs on who you know. If you’ve got a connection in a high place, you’re set. If you don't, you're out of luck. Only one thing left to do in that case. Stay invisible. Keep quiet, don’t draw attention, and don’t overdo it. Working too... — read more