Maybe we should have thought about this earlier, given that the writing was on the wall for quite some, but the fact is that this situation can’t end in a good way and that there will be major cuts. If you ask me, it’s not a bad idea to update our resumes and start looking for a new job the sooner the better. It will take some,e time for the management to formulate their next step and strategy on how to deal with the situation. Maybe some of us can land an interview with another company or even get a new job in the meantime and avoid the stress and humiliation of being cut.
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Thanks, @1cjp, that's a very good advice. I'm copying it into its own thread for everyone to see.
"Listen, it's NOT easy to start a job search"
Stop.....
Listen, it's NOT easy to start a job search, especially if you've been at a position in WIN for 10+ years. I left WIN over a year ago, but I keep tabs on this company because I've got a lot of friends that still work here, and I'm concerned for them. Not to mention my pension that may soon disappear.
When building your resume, you need to consider every aspect of your job, and every bit of training you've received, even if it's CBTs. Don't undersell your skillset. You probably know more about the Telecom industry than you're giving yourself credit for, and people outside the company are going to find your skills extraordinary (you just don't realize it because many of your coworkers have a similar skillset).
Think of every piece of equipment you touch, and put it on your resume. MUXs, test sets, DS1 monitors... It may seem silly, but name dropping, or brand dropping can make a difference. Think of the buzz words you see popping up on Stream. I promise you that, in regards to the tech talk, several of them are the same words that will catch the eye of an HR rep. ACD. PRI. AdTran. Unified Communications. Calix. Cisco. Mitel. Shoretel. Etc etc. You never know what equipment a company is using, or what buzzwords will resonate with a potential employer.
Make a couple different resumes, tailored to different job types. Support, technical, managerial. Accent certain experience or training based on the type of job, and start pumping them out. Check your current customers and their industry counterparts. You already know they use the products that you can support. Now you need to check their sites every week to see if they have an opening for a position you can fill.
You will find something better.
"You guys on here act like it’s so easy for people to walk away."
Stop whining. In the time it took you to post this, you could have sent your resume out to 10 companies. You do know what a resume is?
Well you can either walk out on your own terms or be tossd out. Your choice.
You guys on here act like it’s so easy for people to walk away. I know several people with 20+ years and walking away from that is not easy. Especially if you live in an area where finding an equal paying job would be difficult. Windstream is a big employer in my area and I already commute 45mins to get there. Finding another job equal to what I have will be near impossible. No one should be surprised things are going down the tube but some people will have to “go down with the ship” because they can’t afford to give up their salary until their forced.
The writing has been on the wall for years.
Why did people wait? Why did people think it would get better??
I'm sorry but you should have already been looking for another job. I did and very happy and we'll compensated
Win will be forced to pay $330 million they don’t have just to appeal.
It’s over and it’s over in the coming weeks not months.