Thread regarding CenturyLink layoffs

Nonsense, I have seen guys retire one day and start contracting for our customers the next. Its a local management decision if its pursued at all.

Just remember, Lumen is not a Telco by their own words they are a communications company that provides IT solutions.

The no compete cost me big. In hindsight, I would not have signed it and they could have kept my severance and unemployment.

Non compete for a year will make it difficult to be brought into another telco position doing similar work, potential other employers know and wont hire you. I tried to go back to VZ as a term–temp employee doing co–net tech position and wouldnt hire me until 1 year separation was up.

I decided when I walked out I would draw every penny of their unemployment I could. I figure between unemployment and severance I can sit back and drink beer at least another six months. Been gone almost a year so far. Health is better, stress level nothing and life is good.
If the guys who pass on VSPP realized how much of a relief it is, they wouldn't hesitate.
And....I have a job waiting with a group of ex–techs who started their own gig whenever I want one.

The m doing the same thing! It’s been the best year ever all on their dime! Time away from that place makes one humble as the this company certainly doesn’t know what they are doing! It’s so blatantly obvious.

The non compete clause was huge to me, because I had a lucrative offer from another company waiting. It was no secret because their techs always told our techs their boss wanted me. My last day, the SRO highlighted the non compete and went out of his way to say he would be watching me, and outlined what they would do to me if they caught me.
So....I went to lawyer and spent $500 to find out their non compete is valid and enforceable since they are providing severance and unemoyment equal to a year's pay.
So now, I am sitting back drinking beer on their dime waiting for unemployment to run out cause I am sucking up every dime of their money until I look for work.

Call fcc and puc in western states. Rat the as–––––s out on their not replacing batteries! They are by law required to have batteries that will hold the remotes up for at–least 4 hrs. Hit them silently. Tell the fcc , puc folks to go talk to the techs still working. Call in every day!