Local management is fudging the numbers. They are moving employees under different SRO’s to bring up the number of employee’s per supervisors. Unsure how many employees each SRO should have. Still confused about the delay to correct the proportion of... — read more 

http://www.telecompetitor.com/assia-chief-dsl-could-support-terabit-speeds/

https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=554a2af2baf012af&tk=1cg5meruaauoga5t&from=serp&vjs=3 Centurylink just laid off like 7-10 OSP Engineers in Las Vegas. Guess What, New job listing on INDEED.. For an OSP Engineer in Las Vegas.. Whats with that. Why... — read more 

F both these companies.

Everything is going wifi. Upgrading cell towers. 5g is future. Businesses sure you need how many can actually do networking infrastructure for comercial? I'd say maybe 5 percent of you guys. Move on to cell tower jobs... or find new industry just a... — read more 

Layoffs are just a visible indicator of a slow death spiral into oblivion for CenturyLink or any company that failed to plan for the future. When you attempt to run a company by quarterly earnings you lose the long term vision of where to invest your... — read more 

Well it's Friday but not pay week so I was just wondering if the axe is swinging anywhere that you were aware of today? I would assume next Friday will be the day since it's payday.

Is there anything that has been said about retail stores closing?

I took a package. They actually paid me to stop working at the circus. I mean you gonna pay me to leave a company that in the field i was in was bad! Yes please and thank you, because I was job searching and leaving anyway. CenturyLink paid me over... — read more 

Or it’s the calm before the storm. The supervisors, when you ask them, say they don’t know anything. They are worried about their own job.

Storey, 57, will earn a base annual salary of $1.5 million with annual incentive of up to $2.6 million if he meets performance targets. He’s also eligible for a long-term incentive grant worth about $10.5 million in stock options, plus he receives a... — read more 

https://stocknewsjournal.com/2018/06/11/drilling-down-into-centurylink-ctl/

Company orig said 2% reduction. It’s more than 2 % now. If they need to reduce their numbers down to 30,000, it’s going to be more like 20% reduction in the end. It’s far from being over. They are just doing it slowly, trying not to draw attention... — read more 

I am getting sick of reading posts about lazy union guys and contractors who think they are awesome and vice versa. Guess what? There are awesome union guys and there are sh--ty ones, but that is the same for other CTL employees and contractors too... — read more 

https://marketrealist.com/2018/06/heres-why-centurylink-stock-has-fallen-in-the-last-week?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=feed&yptr=yahoo

https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/06/08/centurylink-bears-have-it-wrong.aspx?fs_test=True

When CenturyLink bought Qwest they said we now have about 52,000 employees we need to get it down to about 40,000 . Now it is the same game over and over . Buy , liquidate , sell no big surprise here , Level3 bought Wiltel, Broadwing , Time warner... — read more 

Walked out with 34,400, pension, and 401k. Signed the paperwork. Birds up Centurystink. You treated us like s!ht, blew our customers away, stressed us out, pissed us off, harassed us, busted the union, and made company devoted techs walk out. For... — read more 

Info from iveybusinessjounral.com The greater the workforce consolidation, the more attractive the economic results. With a 30-per-cent workforce reduction, economic measures such as the payback period and annual operating savings are far more... — read more 

Made it guys hope you did too. Things might be looking up. I heard layoffs are done. Opening books to hire over summer. Relax, drink a beer, smoke some pot.

After they get rid of Level 3, why do you think that they are selling all of the data centers?

They're breaking us.... s---s I've invested so much. Good luck to all. I am taking my so called talents out of this industry. Maybe I'll scab if you guys go on strike to make some quick cash who knows. Took package last day was today so long fellas.

Signed my final paperwork after accepting the VSP. Walking out with $36,400, pension, and 401k. Leaving with my dignity and ready for the next chapter. Thanks to CWA and fellow workers. This use to be a good place to have a career, but it's changing... — read more 

ew tech is 5G, provides 1-10G to a home or business. For $370 in labor and $240 in material, the new tech will generate $90 a month in revenue, but...that $610 is split 255 ways, because you can get 255 customers per $240 card. The customer will but... — read more 

Each CST in our group had 20-30 jobs every morning with mandatory work till clear every night. No days off and work OT every non-scheduled. Now, no more than 5 jobs each tech every day and off by 5. No OT and back to getting days off. You know the... — read more 

Take a look at their recent earnings and SEC filings. Cash flow has been fine. Sooner they get the cuts done, the better off all will be. Storey and Patel know what they are doing and have a high success rate on integration.

2nd package offer this year. Only difference is the company stated if they do not get enough to voluntarily leave, then involuntarily reductions will be needed. So, if you see they are threatening jobs in hope of getting people to leave to replace... — read more 

N. Central Florida all Field techs approved for voluntary package. Force reduced by 25% and shifting areas to give the SROs more head count to keep their job. There will be more packages offered at end of summer and qtr. Once they get more PRISM... — read more 

We have 18 techs cleaning out their vans. Last day is tomorrow. Two SRO's took a package. Every work center in the state is losing techs. Selling off seems like where they are going.

That's right, notifications confirmed for more on 6/8/18.

We are hearing that 1st level SRO’s supervisors in las vegas are next. There is talk that it should be by the end of July. No specific number had been given. Does anyone out there know anything. Please share.

Las Vegas engineering has gone from having 3 AOM’s down to now 1 AOM only. 1 AOM got to stay in Las Vegas over Nevada engineering, one AOM was transferred to be over Arizona engineering and 1AOM was reassigned to become a CPA in Las Vegas. What’s... — read more 

It's here Its now ! prepare for your futures ….Guess what mid and upper levels? You'll get the axe too. Especially when they learn how you have been robbing peter to pay paul, and skewing numbers. The Max system is a LIE, its manipulated by upper... — read more 

I have been with Centurylink for 30 years and now it is time to go. Level3 managers are arrogant bullies. They totally took over and treat the Centurylink employees like crap. We got thrown to the wolves. We had to take on some of their tasks but not... — read more 

My prediction going forward for fiber. Centurylink will take orders from Business customers that want point to point fiber services. They will make these all dark fiber services. The Legacy Centurylink techs only involvement will be running Central... — read more 

That you can ask for a package? You might get it? and if so are you being offered 2 years or more of medical on your package?

June 8th last day, craft in N central Florida last day next Friday. You heard it here first you will get notice at COB today or Monday. Your supervisor that has been keeping it a secret will let you know. But supervisors will be done the same way... — read more 

All engineering managers were told to get rid of two engineers. ISP or OSP. Their last day was June 1st. The cable splicers and techs wete all offered severance packages. Most are taking them.