Topics regarding layoffs at Windstream Corp.

Topics regarding layoffs at Windstream Corp.

Happy Fathers Day !

Let me offer to TT and HI Voltage Bob a Happy Fathers day ! I am sure your children must be very proud of their fathers accomplishments :)

Everyone is all up in arms.

You all know where this is going, yet you still keep hanging around the place. I left months ago, and yes believe it or not the grass is greener. Focus your energy on you and your family. Stop focusing on Windstream and Elliot. Trust me, their focus... — read more 

Windstream to go private

What are your thoughts around TT and the gang taking us private? Is this a way to skirt public scrutiny and do what they please? I know he preaches long term value but I don't see that happening. I process more disconnects than installs.

Windstream requesting forgoing DIP monthly payments

Windstream is requesting to augment DIP financing agreement to forgo 21million of payments due each month beginning on July 1st and extended through October 1st. The company has run through 1 billion dollars of cash in 16 months amazing. MASS... — read more 

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| 2040 views | | 13 replies (last June 15, 2020)
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Responding to LR5 Injustices

So the LR5 that denies 95% of the employees raises while hoarding millions for themselves preaches to us about injustice. This from the same people that also tell us that Windstream is not a prison? It would be funny if not so pathetic and sad.

Mailing List Q.

How do I get my name off the Windstream Mailing list? I was let go back in 2017.

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| 710 views | | 1 reply (June 18, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+15hYqlS1

Outsource the LR 5!

How much money would the company save if they outsourced the LR 5? Smart decisions would be made Employee morale would be at an all-time high

I finally get it

Per management losing money every quarter is a Win Win. This is the reason 95% of employees receive annual increases that do not keep up with inflation. Because losing is winning in Senior Management's view. Unless it applies to Senior Managements... — read more 

RIP Windstream 2006 - 2020

It's been nice knowing you. Every year and every acquisition things have got worse not better. We all know this place isn't a prison, it's also NOT a software powerhouse. I'll sit back on cruise control for the next 2 weeks and collect... — read more 

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| 3290 views | | 12 replies (last May 29, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+155HoVat

Another round of Layoffs today

I think they are trying to do smaller layoffs to not trigger the warn act. More talent lost today. I'll enjoy my last few days here

This is why we are losing customers

I left Windstream 2yrs ago, but worked closely in data centers with alot of enterprise customers as a net texh. Had a customer hit me up on linked in today asking for advice as they have been down hard for 2 days with no updates and has been on hold... — read more 

Windstream SD-WAN article

https://www.telecompetitor.com/windstream-bringing-sd-wan-to-smaller-firms/ Enterprises have been embracing SD-WAN and it now has the attention of the cloud ecosystem as well. As more applications move to the edge from the cloud, SD-WAN’s... — read more 

All Employee Town Hall sessions today

I am surprised no on here has posted yet. We all know it's going to be a dog and pony show from HR and the LR5 filled with softball questions. Anyone going to challenge them and pin them down with difficult questions and answers? Why did we... — read more 

"Windstream Adding YouTube TV"

This is a good blog post by Doug Dawson, one of the smartest people I know in the rural telco business. He's writing this not so much about Windstream but about the significance of this move to the industry and why he thinks this is a good idea. He... — read more 

Same old windstream

Haven’t posted a profit in years, Claim to have a world class network and supposedly winning new customers. Additionally claim to be #1 SDWan provider in country, but have no real path out of bankruptcy besides Uniti funneling money back to them... — read more 

All Hands Call with Head of HR

Will HR Leadership provide Windstream employees good news for a change or just more of the endless bad news we have becomes so accustomed to hearing at the All Hands Meeting? Likely - leader congratulating and rewarding themselves (AGAIN), giving... — read more 

Work furlough for June?

In the post about th 4/30 layoffs someone mentioned a 2 week work furlough this summer. It's to be taken unpaid. Anyone else here the same? I have not had a team meeting since we were all working from home? Anyone know who is... — read more 

Field Techs

With the f— thought giving us a bar of f—ing soap was a good idea? Really. And why is HR slapping themselves on the back for meeting a metric of asking customers if they are sick? What customer is going to say “ yeah I have Covid, send that tech... — read more 

Windstream Wholesale

https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3825422/windstream-wholesale-always-connected- Don't know much about Wholesale - how accurate is this?

Positive Message!!

There is life after Windstream and we all know the senior leadership, including our CEO, make poor decisions. I don’t want anyone else to lose their jobs but this company is not a good company to work for. I hope everyone who is impacted finds... — read more 

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| 1990 views | | 14 replies (last May 5, 2020)
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More lay offs today 4/30/2020

Just got laid off, how many is it this time? What are they up to know, like 1,800 lay offs since december?

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| 3590 views | | 23 replies (last May 5, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+14J73mMr

Judge approves bankruptcy extension

http://www.kccllc.net/windstream/document/1922312200422000000000002 Judge Drain yesterday approved Windstream's request to extend its bankruptcy. These are the new dates: Windstream has an exclusive period to file its plan or reorganization... — read more 

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