Thread regarding Lumen Technologies layoffs

Lumen Collaborator Feedback?? Attempt at lining up more layoffs?

How does forcing employees to go through yet another "review" add value to the company? Are all departments doing this?

As it stands, my dept. already has:

  • 5+ managers over the day, any of which can provide this "feedback" we apparently so desperately need
  • Monthly one-on-ones with our direct manager
  • Weekly meetings where we get told we need to do more
  • Quarterly reviews
  • Mid-year reviews
  • End-year reviews
  • Metrics/Statistics for literally everything (we have a stat for how many characters you type into a customer update)

What does this Collaborator stuff add that the previous things missed? Not only do we have to get peer reviewed by 3-6 other people (who we barely see/work with depending on schedule/WFH), we have to find 3-6 other people to peer review. How can I tell a person what to improve on when I'm not their manager? I don't have access to their statistics/metrics, nor do I see their daily work output. My job is not to manage other people's pros/cons, otherwise I would be a manager, getting a manager's pay. On the other hand, if I gave a positive review to a coworker, would they get a reward? If not, why am I tasked with this?

Seems like this is a some kind of filler busywork where a manager needs to justify it's existence to the company, or an attempt at trying to find who's first to be laid off when that comes back around again.

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Post ID: @OP+1uTIxGbW

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I am not participating. Nothing good can come from this.

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Post ID: @bjhc+1uTIxGbW

Just spitballing, what if you choose collaborators you barely know? They can be in other departments you rarely interact with.

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Post ID: @bycc+1uTIxGbW

The L3 comment of being ok before CenturyLink and Storey must be a troll. L3 came with Storey and began the disaster know known as Lumen. Too much management and they’re not even responsible for personally doing our reviews. This is so stupid! That’s their job not ours!

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Post ID: @5dmx+1uTIxGbW

I came to CenturyLink not longer before level 3 came and this job started to su-k after level 3 leadership took over.

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Post ID: @3blo+1uTIxGbW

Low participation makes the biggest statement simply just don't do it.

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Post ID: @3dnt+1uTIxGbW

Gosh wake up folks ..level 3 was actually ok ..then came Centurylink with Mr storey the most pathetic team of leaders I have ever seen .. managers that are worthless and if course we were all victims of the sakes managers stupid ignorant leaders .. root of the problem.. we can’t get installed designed and implemented.. with stupid sales managers cheating to get paid not the poor folks that get hired to sell .. the managers on up that’s right Norristown pa amd Mr mz tnr workers are not the reason this company is failed it’s the liars that lead right ms and mz

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Post ID: @2lqm+1uTIxGbW

HR can su-ks eggs. I think we need to judge their antics.

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Post ID: @2lly+1uTIxGbW

What happens if we just don't do it?
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Post ID: @2gay+1uTIxGbW

You get a low merit score, then no bonus or pay raise, then placed at the top of the list to be fired.

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Post ID: @2xbt+1uTIxGbW

What happens if we just don't do it?

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Post ID: @2gay+1uTIxGbW

This dystopian management flex of micro-managing started with Storey and hit overdrive with KJ. Are you starting to figure out how far the AI tentacles reach?!?! This is just the start...Just wait until it's viewing you every minute of the day like it does the field, you know, for our safety!

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Post ID: @1bae+1uTIxGbW

"I have feedback also keep your shoes on and look professional not like some beach b-m on stage"

Yeah but hoodie no-shoes was talking about patenting things! Multiple patents that would be ours and we can monetize! He can wear (or not wear) whatever he wants!

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Post ID: @1pwb+1uTIxGbW

I think this is completely stupid. Some of my coworkers are su-king up to get good feedback. This is a sign that managers are not doing their job

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Post ID: @1llm+1uTIxGbW

lol every few months they come up with these useless activities. It’s almost like executives want to distract us from doing actual work. None of these DTL, Knockout and now this make any difference.

Lumen issue are in its core process and lack of investment in where customers are actually asking for our services but we don’t have the scale to take on more. Why aren’t we focusing on that? Why the heck do I need to waste all this time to provide feedback that somewhat a manager is for

I have feedback also keep your shoes on and look professional not like some beach b-m on stage

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Post ID: @1lge+1uTIxGbW

This "collaborator feedback" is nothing new. 30 years ago I went thru this at a previous employer, the big issue is if someone has an axe to grind or has a vendetta against someone, it will sl--t the feedback, guaranteed. Also we work at home and its much harder to do this without actually being in the office as the o.p. mentioned.

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Post ID: @1epr+1uTIxGbW

Such bs! I barely have time to do my job.

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Post ID: @1nci+1uTIxGbW

sounds like a bit of ledgerdermain by the Chief People Officer to make things look good for Wall Street

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Post ID: @1spx+1uTIxGbW

Yup. Its that new HR, ugh excuse me "Chief People Officer" hired from Microsoft. Its her attempt at "making change" and getting us proper feedback. The whole rate your peers thing is d-mb, and its probably based on some HR based psychology or some other nonsense. I work with 1 other person here on a dtd. Why do I need to rate others, not to mention I dont have the time to do it.
This company keeps proving that it's priorities are in the wrong place.

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