I got cut in Aug 2015 - there was 1000 of us that got an axe - it took me about 9 weeks to find another job, long story short, it turned out fairly good and I got a bit of a pay bump, my commute is much better and I get to work from home on Fridays - which is not bad at all. I liked my time at Centurytel but it was time for me to move on. If you are over 50 things can get pretty difficult but our folks have so much knowledge you should be fine if you are cut.
Now I hear that there will be cuts in 2016 and 2017 and I hope things turn out well - the word on the street is 3000 to be laid off but I am not sure if that's exaggerated - I do not believe CL can do that