I hear they're on their way out in Waco. Is this true?

I know i wasnt the only one to be fired of very small stuff....how wide spread has it been over the past three months?

didn't make the numbers with the voluntary...

What are the latest rumors on Waco?

Did the "we're doing great but have to let you go" plot work at East? Anyone know if they hit the numbers?

When you have no soul your whole outlook on life is to make others just as miserable as you are. I feel so sorry for you my dear. But that rock hurts like hell on the bottom.

I just watched a video of our President Jim Gibson put on by my lead telling us how bad Waco is doing and how the employees can save money. He said we should eat in the cafeteria and turn off lights we don't need. He said that we should not travel... — read more 

Layoffs are bad for business. Layoffs hurt stock prices Layoffs do not increase productivity Layoffs do not increase profits Layoffs do NOT cut costs Layoffs are a byproduct of bad management Layoffs eat away at the core of even the strongest brand... — read more 

They announced this morning we will have to take are PTO for the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving week So they can shut the plant down for the full week of each holiday week In order to save money This is getting interesting Any other facilities... — read more 

Completely planned. They give a lot of pep talks to motivate and phony talk about business being secure but it is only a ploy to get all the work out of you. Then they invite you into a meeting to fire you while someone is taking over your computer... — read more 

Rumors in the halls...

so anyone here anything on why it's so slow? I can't imagine the company wanting to pay everyone to sit around...

What is gollom doing. Heard he was busted back

Witch hunt instead of layoff to save on severence packages?

Hey all, I heard l-3 datron division is giving lay offs today.

Did you know that wilding tribes ate their opponent’s brains for the same reason that we, civilized people, go to school? Exactly: to become more intelligent. They thought that after such a meal, cleverness would emerge and, in time, they would... — read more 

September upper management lay off There will be a upper management layoff in Waco for lying about AM4 progress These morons have no business being in management The project is still three years away From being completed No hours left and they still... — read more 

There are no planned layoffs. Trump is increasing the defense spending significantly. L3 going up not down

Heard rumors in the halls of impending layoffs in Camden.... Let the hype, hysteria and fear mongering commence.

After enjoying a long period of activity with many interesting posts (and some zingers from Guy Fawkes and his followers), I hereby declare this forum dead. Those seeking interesting gossip should check out the "Latest Posts" link at the top of the... — read more 

That's the way it like it

Here at (LOCATION REDACTED) we are going to hear from our division president next week. Wonder what he will say?

The recent corporate reorganization adds a "segment" to increase from three to four. Does this mean the corporation feels confident that they can absorb the added overhead of an additional segment given the opportunities for growth? More acquisitions... — read more 

Gunna have fun this year.

Hi fellow L-3 East - Camden, NJ folks: Question..I was laid off from Camden, NJ in 2011 and was wondering what is happening there now. R u folks still reporting to L-3 CSW (Salt Lake City)? How many people are there now? I heard a rumor (of course??)... — read more 

Just checkin' out. (Posted this brilliant bit of insight once before but it seems to have been deleted)

Just checkin

Hope you all caught my December 6th investor's presentation (nothing confidential here, you can find the transcript on our web site) where we finally admit that the SAP transition at CS-West was a bit of a muddle... "lumpy" as we like to say at... — read more 

Be back to work all the earlier the next day!

Bin here for about 6 months and have never seen more s--- ups at any job I've ever had. Mostly of the over makeup type but plenty of smithers as well. Maybe somebody could come up with a little training pamphlet so I could learn this way to the top... — read more 

A rebranding is occurring of corporate, effective December 31st, 2016. L-3 Communications will now be L3 Technologies. Some (all?) email address are changing from the "@l-3com.com" to "@l3t.com"... — read more 

Just wanted to say how happy I am to still be part of the team. Now let's get out there and pull together for the big win.

L3 is dealing with a money problem. It has too much. I'm sure some will find its way to retained earnings but only a certain percent. Should be a nice year for better and more bonus's . We shall see. I guess they could pay it in taxes but why. Keep... — read more 

Is this really happening, hearing many rumors about layoffs in NYC.

I've been pricey to some info that peeves me. The level 22 ERs and certain others are getting a large increase in bonus money's this year and will be cutting the lessers bonus's. It is to keep ' key peopie' from leaving. What a crock.

Good news, L-3 CSWers. We still s---. Yep. While our layoffs haven't been as ambitious as those under Suzy Q, our remaining employees (and new employees, for that matter) still fuwking s---. We should fire ourselves, starting with me. In fact, I'm... — read more