Layoffs happening today. Gee, a Thursday on the week before payday. Don't know numbers or all groups affected.
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Might be time to start recording those calls on our own, if the Teams recorder function is "not working". "Out with the Old"
another 60+ with successful industry and WS experience. The numbers keep adding up!
I was affected..20+ years and just over 42. If we sign the release we can't file a suit though? Right?
Lumen people Mike stating out with the old on a Enterprise call and all of the sudden Marketing had no tape of the call??????????????????????? Ageism!
Is there a Facebook group started about this if so what’s the name of it?
Another 60+ gone after 15. Can you imagine how exhausted those crack HR people are!! Im sure Tone the bone is gonna see that those stellar workers will get a fat bonus check, right?? Then again, workers who never took one unearned day off during the pandemic, carried the load while brothers and sisters recovered from covid, were never even acknowledged. Thank you Windstain, you did me a great favor.
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So everyone that's been laid off, spread out the net, and find others that have been laid off over the age of 40. If there are enough postings here we can start a private Facebook group or something and start to communicate. We only have a few short days before we need to sign off on severance pay agreements.
Get a lawyer. Subpoena all layoff records the past three years. Class action and hang TT & MM out to dry. Maybe get some news coverage, or start trolling TT on social media.
TT: "We partnered with VMware..."
Yeah, we also partnered with various state unemployment agencies as we cut 300 workers.
I’m 60, gone!
60s here, guess I should hold off on signing anything by the sounds of things
https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/small-business/avoiding-discrimination-layoffs-or-reductions-force-rif
Late 50s, always top performer… out, as well. Looks to be the common denominator here.
Another one here, late 50's, 25 years in the industry, perfect review numbers for six years straight. They probably culled younger folks with less important roles as well to make it look like an equal balance.
Have you all applied for unemployment?
It's money that is owed to you!
58 year old with 20 years at Windstream and was let go last Thursday. 35 years in the industry and this is my first time losing a job. I’m hurting right now but leaning on God to see me through. I’m sorry to all of those that have lost their job.
What you p*ssed off people are missing is.....THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO GO AROUND. Have you forgotten, they filed for bankruptcy? Good Luck
Also long time employee and top performer with evolutions either 4 or 5 (top scores) for several years. I could not control getting old unfortunately so also a victim of ageism. Make some noise - I am and will
29 years, top performer in the nationwide group, it's all about age and how much you make... ageism at it's finest
All while she and about 20 more are in Nashville on Win's dime. No telling how much cash was dropped on this trip. Some of her direct reports need to go too.
Max needs a new bed. The place is a sewer pipe. Ask the customers.
Has nothing to do with age or performance - Has EVERYTHING to do with $MONEY$.
@1fzw+1jKFEWYk Has nothing to do with age. We had several young folks in our group get the bullet yesterday. It probably has something to do with PERFORMANCE!
EEOC should be looking into the numbers and age groups let go, seems very biased on older folks being targeted. Expect some blowback considering the amount of monies Windstream is getting from governments to expend broadband in rural area - biased layoffs wont fly well
weren't there layoffs last month too?
If you work at Windstream, you are really in a Sh*tstream. Tony bang'n it out with his world class shell game. FML
Happened to me. 20 years with the company and I’m not the only one. Lots of folks with 15+ years let go today. Sad to see it happen.
Of course they are, meanwhile resident sh------n and key abuser Gregory Grey gets to keep his job, enjoy fishing for walleye while you ruin peoples lives Greggy.
On PTO and got the call. Very sh---y!
This isn’t the last one. There is at least one more round before eoy. They are doing small numbers to stay clear of the news.
Hope the massive cost of upgrading to salesforce paid off. Btw - have you seen salesforce stock? They are tanking hard.
Recession is looming and now we are scratching bone looking for fat to trim. how do they keep missing EO? Worst svp for care… aka another EarthLink failure continuing on at WS.
One of my customers CSMs just hit me up that he got laid off today
300 company wide
I am sure that TT has to bless it but it is all the doing of the new CRO and all the cronies he brought over from Lumen. They have been on a rampage over the last 60 days.
Elon doing it, ZuckB is doing it, now TT is on the layoff train. Software powerhouse!
300 company wide!
doing mass lay offs viz zoom meetings, very classy
Heard a about a 10 year OSP ENG3/planner under LW gone. Don't discuss and be part of the rumor mill.
Right before the holidays too. Bonus misery!