Dying dinosaur telecom sector taking it on chin. While regional and global investors look to AI and advancement in compute power and datacenter technology for growth. The d-mb pipe providers are just that, Fiber with zero value add.

Bad from money view, not too bad from the deals view, but analysts are all touting negative sentiment. Ouch. Well, you balance that with a RIF. https://www.stocktitan.net/news/LUMN/lumen-technologies-reports-first-quarter-2025-zezyheh1pmpg.html

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” lumen - we do the same thing over and over And still can’t get it right

Why must everything be a disaster. Nothin works, every process every task Is trash. Why are we doing this??? Why destroy a what was a good business to make it this toxic environment where customers are mad and employees don’t give a sh-t... — read more 

Stock did nothing on this news, nobody cares about these 10yr quid pro quo partnerships.

How do we keep laying off the people that do the work but yet keep hiring VPs, sr directors. Especially in Enterprise the EVP doesn’t let us backfill people that left and the work just sits there because teams are already short staffed but he keeps... — read more 

Hope you have a good package best off luck. 🍀

Showed up to annual review and it was them bashing me for “work” done years ago. No review or any bad feedback prior. They are the type to fire you and make sure you’re not hirable elsewhere. BEWARE. Avoid like the plague. This place is evil. — read more 

Looks like setting up for a sale. Guess they need to wait since the US markets just went in the cr-pper, loaded up with paper, flushed, and clogged. Who's gonna plunger it, you know that feeling, hoping you don't get splashed when it's somebody... — read more 

Sending y’all great news from Lumon’s orphaned red headed step child….. I’m so glad our company is so woke! Justice being served daily! We recently won a fight to stop calling our safety event a “safety rodeo”! YAY FOR US! I mean, it’s totally cruel... — read more 

Lumen and Ciena Transmit Record-breaking 1.2 Tbps Wavelength Service Across 3,050 Kilometers https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lumen-ciena-transmit-record-breaking-123000346.html

After spending 25 years in Telecom, wasted 3 at Lumen. Lack of innovation and advancement compared to other carriers is astounding. In TMForum discussions Lumen is never mentioned. At MWC ‘25 in Barcelona it was all about AI, no Lumen. Every... — read more 

To all those saying the CO can’t be split between companies clearly know nothing about De regulation, Co location COs unbundled products! For the better part of two decades we’ve had CLEC Switches in our central offices selling their services over... — read more 

Contract negotiations may be very telling?? Early negotiations or no talk of any prior to a sale date announcement?

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/att-talks-buy-lumens-consumer-fiber-unit-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-03-25/

Down she goes....

From Bloomberg: In another sign of weakness, a group of banks led by Bank of America Corp. widened pricing and delayed the timing of a $2.4 billion loan for Level 3 Financing, a subsidiary of telecommunications company Lumen Technologies Inc. can't... — read more 

love how Stansbury, Kate and team keep pushing "look at the shiny AI" object over here while the integration of numerous platforms and systems move along at a snails pace, if that. with employee frustration at an all time high, and customers bolting... — read more 

Revenue Spiraling Downwards A company’s long-term sales performance is one signal of its overall quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but many enduring ones grow for years. Lumen struggled to consistently generate demand over the... — read more 

so Kate gave everyone a Wellness day on Friday.... wonder how many used that to polish up their resume ' for the upcoming RIFs?

I hate this place, and the utterly ridiculous clown show that passes for leadership! Two weeks ago management said that, we don’t want anymore copper customers! That we’re not spending a single penny on it and absolutely not replacing copper! So... — read more 

It's March, that means it's time to find out how you did on your review and everything about the STI payout. Is everyone excited?

Lumen is most likely getting closer regarding finalizing a deal selling off assets associated with Project Yellowstone according to rumors. In addition, Lumen just started labor contract talks with IBEW Local 206.

Blah - why. Stop wasting our time. All I hear is cost saving and lumen workforce modernization which we all know means outsource and cut heads

looks like MSFT may be pulling back on data centers, Lumens cash cow may be going bye bye. Start selling off the pieces while you can Kate.

I see in the 10k that "With respect to the Company’s executive officers, the Company notes that the employment of Chad H0, then our Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, ended on February 7, 2025." Did he last one Sham? or was it one Satish? — read more 

Now that the DEI has been cancelled, I wonder how long it will be before Katherine will be removed. She was clearly a DEI hire.

Big Kate email that if you're trying to be inclusive it's not allowed. They've already stripped funding and told groups not to meet even if it's just small get together. Get a backbone. Is DEI perfect? No. But stripping programs under threat when... — read more 

All the analysts are calling for a downgrade. What the heck is going on?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/centurylink-nightmares-users-keep-asking-ars-for-help-with-multi-month-outages/ "He said that in the mountains of western Boulder County, there are a total of five techs who know how to work with copper... — read more 

If you get laid off before March 15 but in 2025 where you are getting bonus for 2024 deliverables and goals. Do you still get bonus or are you out of luck ? I am counting on that bonus to pay for some medical bills. I am concerned, Lumen might... — read more 

the similarities are scary: Lumen = Lumon Kate Johnson = Kier Eagan Sacred texts (Dare to Lead, Kaizen) = Sacred texts (Compliance Handbook) CEO dog = CEO goats Management keeps employees in the dark = Management keeps employees in the dark and... — read more 

What amazing bit of news (positive or negative) will be announced prior to the earnings call?

Not a great article hitting news feeds on 31st. Claiming push into AI will be the downfall.

closed under $5, love it!

Copper is mostly dead, why don't they do a sweetened 2025 severance offer to those having anything to do with the copper side of plant (supv, techs, engineers, dispatch, etc). Sweeten enough on a scale say starting at 20yrs + and wouldn't they get... — read more