Thread regarding Uniti layoffs

@227 Very true. HR notices when new managers are bleeding resources especially when it reduces the headcount below the minimum to even justify their level. So a new manager with 3 headcount that reduces to 2 or 1 within a few months is a red flag that gets everyone up the chain hauled into meetings.

If you get put on a team that consists of only 2 or 3 people that's the time to start looking. You are expendable. You were only retained to get someone else a promotion. Managers never want anyone around long term that remembers the cronyism involved with their "level up" they only want people who didn't go through their crony growing pains. Managerial ability and other traits are not what gets you bumped up, it's cronyism all the way down.

@v8 For new managers it looks REALLY bad when people quit. Particularly right after they get themselves called "manager" or "director" for the first time as it's mostly a fake role from the VP level to help the VP protect or broaden their turf. So when someone quits it makes not just them look bad but also the VP who leveled them up.

So if you're on a team of 3 people with a new manager they are desperate to keep you from quitting to the point where they will literally pay you to do nothing, maybe even give you a raise to do nothing.

Go to glass door, write an excellent company culture review, move name to bottom of list. That’s the formula HR has always given to those who prefer to have a paycheck. Loyalty and security is completely available for those who follow the rules.

@kf Sorry I cannot have my camera on. I know I am a Director, and should have it on for this important meeting, but I am in the drive thru of Starbucks and then am on my way to pick my kids up from school. Don’t worry though, when I get back in a few hours, before I am off, I will yell at my team for not hitting goal.

Absolutely amazing! I am going to need to have you turn your camera on.

@gk of course because the management inbetween the worker bees and frontier’s leadership days are most likely numbered. That is why there are so many VPs right now… the cleansing will come at some point. They had to keep the heritage people on long enough to train the frontier peeps….everyone gets a ride on the layoff train at some point in this industry.

Worker bees are terrified to disagree with the new frontier leadership so yeah they will betray who ever to make themselves look like good boys and girls and protect their job.

Never ever help others, keep your secrets and keep your job

Well now, you don’t say, your highness.

Welcome to corporate America

You must be new here. People are quite happy to throw people under the bus - not just here, but anywhere.

Loyalty does exist. Look at the new VP's brought in from Frontier, and you'll see they brought people with them. There's a reason for that. Windstream is a good ol' boys company.

What an insightful and informative post.