I guess this turns out to be true !!!! Field service is gonna be all Mastec
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@3ey bruh…it’s been ruined.
Optimum is drowning in debt and in real trouble. This way they get to perform layoffs without the negative attention that would affect their stock price. But what is Mastec really gaining here? A new market and the costs of employees, benefits, and a aging fleet. If Optimum is making it financially favorable for them, then Optimum is losing more money. If Mastec is taking a paycut, why the heck would they agree to it?
MASTEC WILL RUIN IT
Sorry Guys. Now that Mastec has purchased Optimun field services it will be bad. Layoffs, AT&T has been management. They bought out Byers and it went down drastically. They will rob you of your hours and forget mileage if you are payed for that now it will be watched and cut. Please find a small company that appreciates your talents, because its not Mastec. Good Luck
@fh that’s a formality. Nothing more. With most offers if you decline, you stay where you are.
This offer you decide whether you still want a job or not. You will not get to continue to work for Optimum unless you switch to a position that is for them. That’s already been shown in the FAQ, it’s bye bye if you decline.
But they got nice bonuses for how great the company is doing !!!!! This scam amd ATS needs to be brought out to the media !!!!
It’ is a 5 year phase out.
@fj yes, if you agree to the terms of your new employer, I'm betting not much in terms of job duties will change, just who manages you ( which very well could be who does now) and who signs your check. I bet you will still have the same work vehicle and depot. Benefits will change as well. It's all a big scam
so Union or not, this is it? you think we'll have a chance of staying?
@a4 Have till Jan 3rd to accept the offer (greater than 2 weeks) and the changes don’t fully finalize till February.
Per the meetings, 100% of techs will get offers. Sup and above will be hit or miss. 98.5% will get an offer.
Unions aren’t affected. For now of course.
Right off the bat, you lose complimentary services, since we will no longer work for Optimum.
We also lose MLK and Black Friday as MasTec does not observe those.
@a4 But this have been done to Subcontractors we had techs removed from the field for two to three months. So now you guys just going feel what we was feeling as sub-contractor
What exactly happened? Did this company lose its field ops to MASTEC? What type of fields ops?
Did they hit osp and construction
Still ain't going to quit... Just because they want me to
@a7 there going let go of the people who refuse I sadly feel , they have the most to gain removing the higher paid , most vacation , sick days , 401 k , health care , tools , truck …. You’re the reason they did this !!!! If you think they care they don’t . We will be the biggest company with no employees .
wasn't this posted a few months ago and everyone ignored it and said it was BS?
@OP this definitely came as a surprise. Even though the writing was on the wall a year ago. I can say optimistically say - short term it stings because it’s a big change. But long term the workforce will be much better off. With a stronger more diverse future. This isn’t an optimum thing. It’s an industry thing. Mastec will become the technical workforce for all MSOs sooner than you think. A standardized workforce not owned by the MSOs but to support the MSOs; In our Industry it’s innovate or die. This may work, pay attention.
I understand there is a lot of anger towards the decision today.It su-ks! However not sure why there is negetivity towards past managers.They did not have a hand in it.Put you anger towards the current management.
@a7 Wish that were true, over 20 years here and that is NOT an option so I'm not quite sure who told you that little white lie. Proceed with caution!
what does it mean for the union shops?
You people were told this months ago and ignored it
This is all unfortunate for everyone but any one that is shocked really shouldn’t be shocked at all, the only thing you can be shocked about is that this didn’t happen years ago.
So what exactly was said in this meeting?
Osp is next. Mastec is a huge company that has the capability to do it all.
@a6 qc and compliance as it always had been. Field service is one of the easiest positions to contract out, you install and troubleshoot equipment.
What about the union folks ?
I was told i don’t have to switch over if i don’t want to because of my time in the company and management does not want me to lose everything i have worked for. Good luck to the rest of you.
Not sure how you run field service without company employees looking out for the company interests.Someone should right a book how to ruin a company the Altice way.All the best to you all.
@a3 staying is not the fortunate option. Mastec will outlive Altice
And all right before the Holidays, and 1 week notice. This is the stigma about 2 week notices that proves it’s clearly a double standard.
Should have taken the package when it was offered! Now you get nothing! Some will be fortunate to stay, others not so much!
Its True! No one is safe!