The last executive manager on earth I want to hear from on Leadership is Tony Thomas. Unless I was looking to lead a company into bankruptcy while continuing to have a contract with a pay raise that is. Then he would definitely be a most profound... — read more 

Is a new job , oh wait I got it and a 35% raise get out there peeps don’t walk RUN

Do they even get 'holiday' bonuses - the executives, not the real workers? How much money would they save? Knock the CEO's and every other executive's pay to $150K, and have their jobs tied to the performance of the company every year. If the company... — read more 

If you kept the match paid in 2017 in stock, you’ve lost 90% of your money. If you kept the match paid in 2018 in stock, you’ve lost 60% of your money. Ask your retirement advisor if double digit losses are right for you.

Ok Monday there will be a buyout offer for select CST in ILEC markets at least. It will be offered to anyone with over six years. They need to make room for FST who will start at fast food pay and top out at 25 an hour. Meanwhile the network gets... — read more 

In past years there was a Christmas party in Greenville and TT would show up. Will there be one this year? Where?

My purchase card quit working and after I was finally contacted by a human they was outside the country and was about as helpful as a wet fart. Same as help desk. Same as customer service. Is every department scattered somewhere across the globe? Is... — read more 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/11/media/verizon-oath-valuation/index.html

Just when you think it can't get any worse - https://www.nasdaq.com/article/why-is-windstream-win-down-431-since-last-earnings-report-cm1066497 Good work TT. You still have time to resign as CEO and get a job at Walmart as a greeter for the holiday... — read more 

It should be common sense these days - if you are working for a company for 5 or 10 years - what do you have to show for it once you get booted? WIN still re-reimburses their employees (I think they still do) for up to $5000 per year for college, or... — read more 

You can blame management all you want. If you have nothing but legacy telecom and internal systems skills, you’re going to have a problem the day the axe falls on you. You can waste time blaming your coworkers instead of ignoring that and making... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/loyal-employees-your-most-valuable-asset-brigette-hyacinth

I was offered a position with Windstream. I was extended a formal written offer. I passed my background and d--g screen over a week ago. The HR recruiter called me today and stated that the position has been eliminated. The recruiter was... — read more 

What are the odds that next round of layoffs are mid January? There was a good bit of them around same time last year.

Some in Wall Street have tried to ignore the problems, doubling down on these troubled telcos as good investments. But firms like MoffettNathanson had a notably different take in a research note to investors this week, which suggests that bankruptcy... — read more 

Two CO techs near retirement have been reportedly approached by mgmt with a buyout in two areas of the country. One I spoke with directly and the other was from a reliable source that didn't know about the one I'd talked to. It's a much larger amount... — read more 

Notably, this will enable customers to choose any network connection from Windstream to create a dedicated, high-speed, vastly secure cloud-optimized network connection to major Cloud Service Providers — including Amazon.com, Inc.’s (AMZN - Free... — read more 

Has it started? Are layoffs happening today or not?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/windstream-holdings-inc-nasdaq-win-172914784.html?.tsrc=fin-srch

How do they expect us to be efficient and helpful to our customers? I want to take pride in my job, but I'm really just being abused. Take home pay has been slowly decreasing as our benefits get worse. No raises, and minimal raises years before. The... — read more 

Has there been anything new on layoffs that are supposed to happen in two days? It was said a while ago that around 700 people will be laid off, but there has been little mention of it since. I'm starting to hope it was just a rumor that fizzled out... — read more 

When you apply for a internal position it will email you and your direct manager and email saying which job you applied for. If you have not been in that job for a year or are under a PIP it will automatically reject the submission. Yes your... — read more 

I know this has been discussed before. I have applied for multiple positions, and some of them I am more than qualified for. The thing is that I am getting rejected for them the same day that I apply for them, or one day later. I cannot put my finger... — read more 

Hey stock is at 3.41, Go Windstream, Its only gonna get better, It will be at 10.41 by the end of the year. Just watch, things are looking up!

Things still aren't rosy, best bet still is to clean house of all the worthless executives and bring in people with fresh ideas. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4223189-windstream-good-signs-enough

I love what I do with Windstream. I have a great management team. My supervisor is probably one of the most caring individuals on the face of the planet, and my staff manager is as well. I think that when writing this I am at a point where if they... — read more 

Former VP who is a relative of mine has contacts with senior leadership. We all know they are outsourcing, but it is now confirmed the US ERC will be laid off sometime after Thanksgiving, possibly early December. Apparently there is a lot of... — read more 

How is that JG was removed due to poor financial performance, yet TT is still in power and the company has never been in worse shape? How can the board NOT vote him out?... — read more 

From a previous employee such as myself, I find it humorous to see so many of you bashing management, assuming they do nothing but sit there and stare at numbers all day. OBVIOUSLY, you are the ones that know nothing. I would say that most of the... — read more 

Must have told too much truth with the previous post about outsourcing. You can delete the post but we all know what's going on you mo--ns

How many freaking customers do we need to take out of service before they realize there is god damn huge issue ! My thought for the day !

Good luck everyone. November 29th is the date when there will be approximately 700 people laid off (not all immediately) 5% reduction.

NT/BST's offered a voluntary package today. $50k plus two weeks pay per year of service, up to 12 weeks total and any un-used vacation. So it comes out to roughly $75k for a senior tech to leave. Then eliminating those positions that are vacated... — read more 

With all that 'talk' from the Little Rock bobble heads about the company doing great, why is the stock still in the toilet? With the adjustments from the reverse split, the stock price not many years ago was over $100 - that's 100 - not $10 - and yet... — read more 

Rumor is co techs will be offered a buyout and that a lot of the bst spots there opening up will be filled by co techs that don’t take a buyout, and co positions will be eliminated, and there’s big news coming this month I believe the date was... — read more 

Less is more. Synergy. Cook up a team that sings, you got gold.... Weakest link. Shine on you crazy diamond. Upstairs. Downstairs. BREAK THE LOCKS. This team, that? Windstream... You've got gold!

More Layoffs Today

I have great qualifications, and have worked with Windstream for many years. I have a college degree from a good university, and by that I do not mean something like University of Phoenix online. I have applied outside the company, and I have... — read more 

Shouldn't there have been a ruling by now??? This finished at the end of July, if it was a slam-dunk in WE's favor one would think the judge would have said something by now. This can't be good for WE the longer it takes. Good thing the reverse split... — read more