Does anyone know when the towers layoff will occur? If you don’t know can you give your best estimate's ? Just trying to prepare myself. What percentage of business and dnd folks do you think will be affected?
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@2p8 while this “you are replaceable theory” seems like a viable response, it simply doesn’t work like that in the real world. Why not? Time. Experience. Systems. Processes.
And most importantly to our shareholders: Revenue.
You can only cut so much fat off the steak & in this world, you have to cut with precision, experience, dedication, and knowledge.
If you have to keep on cutting because your customers are leaving, your systems are failing, and your company is suffering, then you end up being a worthless little piece of meat that nobody wants.
@2p6 you are replaceable it doesn’t matter. There is definitely someone that can do you job that would move or is in the market.
This plan would be a disaster for Crown. Our organization is spread across the U.S. because that’s where the talent actually is not in the two “hub” cities leadership picked on a whiteboard. Houston in particular doesn’t have the depth of IT, cloud, data, and engineering talent needed to support and the cost of forcing people into a high cost-of-living market will only drive more exits, not fewer. Mandating relocation and hybrid schedules for a workforce built to be distributed just guarantees CCI loses and has a negative impact on the business and rises cost. The idea that we’ll magically rebuild a functioning org inside a single city after intentionally pushing out most of the existing staff shows how disconnected leadership is from the real labor market. This isn’t a strategy; it’s a slow-motion self-inflicted collapse. RUN FOREST RUN!!!
@2nq pretty much is the plan. I don’t think they will do hybrid. It will be a straight 5 days a week back to the office. He made it pretty clear on the call he doesn’t like any remote work. It’s also a pain in the a-s to manage. It’s 5 and then you don’t have to track it. People won’t ask for an expection or ask to come in this day instead of that day.
The two big dates are the bonus and equity award distribution and the divestiture closure. The EMT is expecting (and cheering for) post bonus and equity distribution attrition. After the divestiture closes, they will mandate a hybrid schedule (3/2 or 4/1). Those who do not live in one of a handful of hub cities will be given the option to agree to relocate to a hub city within 90 days. The employees who do not relocate will be terminated (possibly without a severance since there was an option to relocate). The Titans of industry on top will tally up remaining headcount and come up with numbers to reduce across all departments. So, expect 3 waves of headcount reductions with a Q3 mass layoff event.
@OP How about RTO rumors? Does anyone know anything?
@213 says everyone until they can’t do what they want and need to do then they are you best friend ever or worst enemy!
Ahh yes the new guy is now creating positions out of thin air for things that are not needed for a Tower only Co and will smile while he waves goodbye to us all while handing us a severance check.
@213 Ah D&D. As Much as I love the game, it is worse than Business Support (BS). What is happening is the people in the know are gone. They ditched them to Zayo or EQT due to the almighty dollar. What is left are people who don't know jack and the directors are now scrambling to have them train their H1B's to do their job, which will absolutely never happen. Thing is the H1Bs have been here as managed services and still can't do jack. I feel for those that are going but feel worse for those of us staying that have to rely on this cr-p. We are going to be p-o out of luck. The decision makers are d-mb a$$es. They F around and are about to F out.
@213 certainly not the EMT
No one cares about D&d
@1z8 What gave it away — that they tried to keep it a secret in D&D? Appointing a former consultant “communications strategist” with zero domain or leadership knowledge or skills? Or was it when they over-hired random teams we didn’t need while the areas we did need were overloaded and hemorrhaging talent? Maybe the real sign was when incompetent leaders made perimeter lists for groups they don’t understand, setting people up to fail either intentionally or because it exposes just how unqualified they are. D&D has become a case study in insecure leaders promoting whoever says yes and quietly sabotaging anyone who raises legitimate risks. So yes, the analogy of a ship already sunk is accurate. The culture at the top is cannibalistic: soulless, clueless, morally bankrupt leadership clinging to power while the organization and people suffer. And they’re still surprised people see it coming?
I would describe D&D as a rudderless ship, but a better analogy would be that the ship has sunk, and the sailors are all scattered and desperately swimming for shore in every direction. I'm sure layoffs are the plan, but will there be enough capable people that haven't left the company by April for that to even be possible? I'd guess they probably have to HIRE people in the next 6 months to keep things afloat.
What’s happening now isn’t just “layoffs” it’s exposure of how poorly this place has been run.
The problem isn’t that job cuts are happening. It’s how they’re happening. Decisions are being made by a handful of leaders who operate on guesses and popularity, not data or business logic. For a publicly traded company, that’s a serious red flag, there’s little accountability, no transparency, and zero understanding of how to protect institutional knowledge.
Some groups will lose key people who actually keep things running, while others stay because they were selected for the “in crowd,” not because they understand the business. Critical history and expertise are already being wiped out. A small number of employees are overworked to keep the lights on while certain “chosen” ones rarely work a full day and somehow stay untouchable.
This isn’t just frustrating. It’s a business risk, and it shows in the way Crown Castle is being run:
1) No data behind decisions
2) Institutional knowledge ignored
3) Popularity over competence
4) Shareholder responsibility overlooked
This isn’t sustainable and anyone paying attention knows it.
@14b I just switched from Crown to a gov agency months ago and now I’m making nearly 30k more a year (that’s just base not total comp) with a pension and student loan forgiveness. I was hourly with Crown Castle making slightly above $32/hr but now I’m salaried and don’t have to submit a timesheet. My office is also in the downtown of a major city but I only work in office once a week.
Sometimes I check this page just to see what’s going on, lmao!
No cuts until the RTO in January has shaken out. Let the dust settle and take it to the bone in mid Feb to appease the shareholders by the Q1 earnings call!
@14b You have Google or ChatGPT at your fingertips. Trying asking it “are mass layoffs more common at publicly traded companies” and it will explain in detail.
@11s layoffs are inevitable in any industry if you job security go work for a govt.
@11m Layoffs are inevitable when you work for a publicly traded telecom company. Hence why Crown had 4-5 layoffs since 2020. If you don't want to get laid off, maybe switch industries and don't work for a publicly traded telecom co. That's my 2 cents.
Heard Feb 2026.
@rq IYKYK Google Intech
@rc this was a tough read
@rc A typical day for whom? We all have different jobs and expectations. Also, who is here? Difficult to understand who you are questioning. Sorry.
@rc their.
"you see, what we're actually trying to do here is, where trying to get a feel for how people spend there day at work... so, if you would, would you walk us through a typical day, for you? - They're here
VZ Wireless should be ok
@a6 they’ve been making large cuts without him, I doubt that’s his purpose
Maybe I go to Verizon.. oh.. wait..
@bb It USED to be viewed as a good company. At my new employer they asked what happened to Crown. Most people leaving there were duds when they were interviewed.
Update your resumes and begin applying away since companies are actually hiring right now (only the cream of the crop of course).
CC is a debilitated employer but it still looks good to other companies to have Crown Castle on your resume so you do have a chance at switching companies in the next 6-8 weeks.
I know a few people who were already offered a package to leave by end of year. I haven’t heard anything other than that though.
They just hired the HR guy. My guess is March 2026. But if the sale closes sooner it could be sooner. They will cut a lot!
@a3 I assume that wasn’t a serious comment since next week is thanksgiving
I don’t know the exact date but since you asked for my best guess, I’d say next week.
If your team got through the 2023 layoffs with little or no downsizing. This round will hit you hard.