Lets try to get a head count
What’s happening in Las Vegas?
Have heard that something is happening in the near future, in more than one department. Has anyone heard anything? If so, please share...
Advice from an old guy
Been an outside tech for going on 38 years now and plan on being here another 2 but a little advice to you young ones is in order. Would not recommend you stay in this line of work especially copper based part of it. Work in NW area and there was a... — read more
Asking the right questions
It's good to see that people asking the right questions are getting at least some coverage in the media. Does anyone besides me remember CenturyLink giving millions of dollars in bonuses a few months ago? Now they are cutting more than 1,000 jobs!... — read more
What about all the 1st level supervisors? Why so many?
Why are there so many supervisors with only 9 to 12 employees under them? I thought it was suppose to be 30 employees per supervisor? So a 1st level supervisor who makes 80,000 or 90,000 or more to watch very few people.. so maybe this should be... — read more
Employees start reading the articles that are written on what the company plans on doing in future
https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/centurylink-plans-to-spend-400m-less-2017-capex-expects-level-3-network-synergies Automation for engineers , assignors and central office techs. Too many. Contract out engineers (being done now) have the... — read more
Higher revenue, lower profit. Paying executives high bonuses... Means too many employees. Cut employees
https://www.channelpartnersonline.com/2018/05/09/post-layoff-confirmation-centurylink-reports-higher-revenue-lower-profit/
New article written that tells what’s going on at Centurylink and level 3
https://www.channele2e.com/news/centurylink-layoffs-2018-balancing-staff-cuts-big-stock-dividend-payments/ All about the money.
Bottom line, cut employees,per employee revenues rise, all about the bottom line, stock shares
With pro forma annual revenues of $26 billion, as CenturyLink expects, per-employee revenues would rise from $437,500 in 2016 to about $509,800 annually. Cutting around 1,000 jobs would boost that figure to $520,000. — Iain Morris, International... — read more
Any idea on the number so far?
The numbers we are seeing on this board indicate that it has already started to happen in multiple locations, but on a smaller scale. Is there any way to know how many of the announced 1,000+ has been let go so far? I can't stress enough how much I... — read more
Unsure who keeps posting the link to this other new site, I like the existing thelayoff.com site, trust it more.
This site I feel is more open about employees sharing what is happening to them. This other site that is trying to get people to go over is being very selective at what they are sharing on their site. You have to share your name and email, they say... — read more
is this current severance?
30 weeks pay, 26 weeks max unemployment and carry cobra insurance 8 months. found this info about severance in a thread from about a month ago. can somebody please confirm if this info is correct? if it is, it's better than i thought it would be, to... — read more
I feel sorry for those left
I agree as management side that All employees are treated poorly but cuts obliterate support of applications and fail to support much needed work. They can pay for vendor support at high cost but not for employees that did the work. It is merely to... — read more
What’s happening in Idaho, Montana, California , Idaho, and Nevada ?
Has anyone heard anything about these states? Are layoffs coming? Or packages?
Pushing automation but told it’s not to replace us?!?!
News articles are saying automation is one of the key reasons for job cuts. They are trying to push automation but tell us that it’s not to reduce headcount, wondering if we will be next!
Contractors notified being let go next month in the Western division.
What’s coming up next?
Heard South Florida had some major restructuring and consolidating done.
Does anyone have any information on what happened in Florida?
Engineering Dept and their directors
Does anyone know what is happening with the engineering dept ? Are they consolidating to one area? Heard some areas were let go.
Voluntary layoffs?
Am I getting this right? Some posts here are indicating that there are voluntary layoffs at play here? Or am I getting this all wrong? If there is an option to volunteer for a layoff I'd take it in a second. I've been meaning to leave for a while... — read more
Layoffs at CenturyLink will impact around 1,000
So, we have a number finally (if it was posted before, I apologize, I couldn't find it.) To be honest, I think it will be much worse than this, but we'll see... — read more
What about the western division?
Any news on CenturyLink markets in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California?
Is this the 2nd go around with RIF being offered? Or is this the first time this year that the packages have been offered?
My question is : what division was offered packages back in January and has been offered again a 2nd time? Or is this the first time this year that your division is being offered a package ?
Contractors - off the books
15 Days prior to resolution date is when the contractors need to be off the books. It is our job to not only make the company accountable fro these contractual items but the local and national union officials that we elect to bargain on our behalf... — read more
Layoffs will continue for weeks
CenturyLink Inc. has started laying off hundreds of employees companywide in cuts that will continue in coming weeks as the telecom adopts new technology and streamlines following last year's merger with Level 3 Communications... — read more
Contractors are the enemy
If any of you are helping contractors you are contributing to the problem. F them.
Phoenix's list got longer today
The numbers for layoffs across EVERY craft role was increased in the Phoenix area today due to specific market downturns. Hold on to your hats boys and girls the ride just got more intense.
Ocala Winter Garden/Central Florida
Packages will be sent out Friday the 4th of May. All CRAFT getting offers from company...Check ya email
This week's layoffs
Any chance we can get more info on notifications that CenturyLink sent out this week? We know a number of people received their notices, but we know very little else. What was hit the hardest? Can we expect more notices to go out before the week's... — read more
Contractors! When will they be gone?
Who knows when the contractors have to leave now that a surplus has been announced? Are they supposed to be let go now or on July 31st?
CenturyLink layoff website
A new website is being created by a group of union members to compile information regarding layoffs. Please spread this website and have union stewards contact us to get information that we can share with each other to try and work through these... — read more
Re: Job Postings
Don't know what area you are sewing jobs posted in, but no jobs at all posted or being filled in our area. Everyone here is just holding their breath waitong to see if there is an L3 tech waiting to take their job.
Today !!
walked in to work, and had a letter on my desk they are offering voluntary leave!! smh
Layoffs today
Mn layoffs announced today. Will conclude July 31st.
Job postings
Why in the world are there so many job postings by CenturyLink when we all know we are looking at major layoffs sometime next week? There are postings as fresh as 15 hours ago! If they are planning to get rid of so many employees, why not offer those... — read more
Legacy Qwest force adjusment
Over 200 network techs, broadband techs, central office techs and customer data techs to be notified May 2nd. West region AZ, UT, OR and WA.