Now with everything going on. Should we sign our letters if we’re going go TX or not? I heard that management was requested to sign their letters last week. Something fishy is going on. We have till Jan 16th but is it best to sign now?
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You had me until the Phoenix towers merger. Stay far away from CP. she’s worse than JB and LN combined.
SP was always the Operations HQ for Crown. You have the Datacenter for the company, Almost all of the IT employees, Tower NOC, Small Cell NOC, Small Cell and Tower Operations that you just can't shut it off and turn it on in another state with all new employees. When fiber gets sold off the company will have to go back to the roots of what made it successful in the first place. Yes SP will need a reset preformed but its easier to do with the core employees intact then to hire all new green employees. If the EMT gets fired then the new executives should get hired and be based out of the SP office. Its the Texas based EMT that ran this ship aground in the first place. They need to sell fiber, Sell the new Houston office and keep the employees there in a smaller office, Cleanup SP then go merge with Phoenix Towers. Get back to work and everyone can be happy making money again and have job security and be proud of Crown Castle.
Why is SP so special? Nothing of value was happening there. It's a lie that keeping SP is more logical than Houston. In fact, the more logical move would be to RIF everybody at SP and backfill only 1 position in Houston to every 2 lost at SP. Believe me, Crown will not miss a beat.
True. Severance agreements are already out. They're sunk costs. I truly doubt there is any consideration of keeping SP even though its logically the better choice to Houston.
They'd have to pay severance as well as wages should they keep SP. If they start maneuvering they'd waste a ton of money and goodwill and suffer considerable risk trying to withdraw severance.
Do not sign anything. Hold out for more, you will not regret it.
I think they're stuck with the proposal but I'm not an attorney. Seems like there is a slim possibility they can withdraw. I don't think they would though even if they could. Let me tell ya, I knew people that got a two year severance package from a national bank based in Pittsburgh that were hired back. They collected wages and their full severence for two years. 100% true. if it gets to that, get an attorney. $1k may get you an extra 8 months pay and still keep your job
I decided not to sign until the last minute from the beginning. Given the current upheaval, I won't change my plan. With JB's exit date of the date we have to sign, I'm not sure it matters but still holding out until the last date.