Why must everything be a disaster. Nothin works, every process every task Is trash. Why are we doing this??? Why destroy a what was a good business to make it this toxic environment where customers are mad and employees don’t give a sh-t... — read more
For those laid off today when is your last day?
Hope you have a good package best off luck. 🍀
Layoffs of ICs
How do we keep laying off the people that do the work but yet keep hiring VPs, sr directors. Especially in Enterprise the EVP doesn’t let us backfill people that left and the work just sits there because teams are already short staffed but he keeps... — read more
Google Cloud Announcement last Wed.
Stock did nothing on this news, nobody cares about these 10yr quid pro quo partnerships.
PIP WITH NO WARNING
Showed up to annual review and it was them bashing me for “work” done years ago. No review or any bad feedback prior. They are the type to fire you and make sure you’re not hirable elsewhere. BEWARE. Avoid like the plague. This place is evil. — read more
Prepping For Company Sale
Looks like setting up for a sale. Guess they need to wait since the US markets just went in the cr-pper, loaded up with paper, flushed, and clogged. Who's gonna plunger it, you know that feeling, hoping you don't get splashed when it's somebody... — read more
AT&T in talks to buy Lumen Consumer Business ubit
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/att-talks-buy-lumens-consumer-fiber-unit-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-03-25/
Any contract talks?
Contract negotiations may be very telling?? Early negotiations or no talk of any prior to a sale date announcement?
Brightspeed
Well here we go!!!!!! The email Brightspeed sent out Friday has LAYOFF written all over it and we are in the 2nd year. Cuts and more cuts
Dealing with micromanagment
Unless the idea behind is to motivate employees to leave the company, I really don’t know why so much micromanagement? They create enormous pressure here with their micromanagement. Nowhere else have I experienced managers having so little trust in... — read more
Lumon 2.0
Sending y’all great news from Lumon’s orphaned red headed step child….. I’m so glad our company is so woke! Justice being served daily! We recently won a fight to stop calling our safety event a “safety rodeo”! YAY FOR US! I mean, it’s totally cruel... — read more
A bit of good news
Lumen and Ciena Transmit Record-breaking 1.2 Tbps Wavelength Service Across 3,050 Kilometers https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lumen-ciena-transmit-record-breaking-123000346.html
AT&T in Talks to buy Lumen's Consumer Fiber Unit for 5.5 Billion
Down she goes....
Wellness day?
so Kate gave everyone a Wellness day on Friday.... wonder how many used that to polish up their resume ' for the upcoming RIFs?
Way of the Dinosaur
After spending 25 years in Telecom, wasted 3 at Lumen. Lack of innovation and advancement compared to other carriers is astounding. In TMForum discussions Lumen is never mentioned. At MWC ‘25 in Barcelona it was all about AI, no Lumen. Every... — read more
Recent article, not good
Revenue Spiraling Downwards A company’s long-term sales performance is one signal of its overall quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but many enduring ones grow for years. Lumen struggled to consistently generate demand over the... — read more
Splitting off Quantum fiber will be easy
To all those saying the CO can’t be split between companies clearly know nothing about De regulation, Co location COs unbundled products! For the better part of two decades we’ve had CLEC Switches in our central offices selling their services over... — read more
I hate this circus!!
I hate this place, and the utterly ridiculous clown show that passes for leadership! Two weeks ago management said that, we don’t want anymore copper customers! That we’re not spending a single penny on it and absolutely not replacing copper! So... — read more
Another "all is well" town hall
love how Stansbury, Kate and team keep pushing "look at the shiny AI" object over here while the integration of numerous platforms and systems move along at a snails pace, if that. with employee frustration at an all time high, and customers bolting... — read more
Bloomberg: delay of $2.4B loan - ominous sign?
From Bloomberg: In another sign of weakness, a group of banks led by Bank of America Corp. widened pricing and delayed the timing of a $2.4 billion loan for Level 3 Financing, a subsidiary of telecommunications company Lumen Technologies Inc. can't... — read more
Lumen = Lumon??
the similarities are scary: Lumen = Lumon Kate Johnson = Kier Eagan Sacred texts (Dare to Lead, Kaizen) = Sacred texts (Compliance Handbook) CEO dog = CEO goats Management keeps employees in the dark = Management keeps employees in the dark and... — read more
Time for Kate to go
Now that the DEI has been cancelled, I wonder how long it will be before Katherine will be removed. She was clearly a DEI hire.
Exciting Times
It's March, that means it's time to find out how you did on your review and everything about the STI payout. Is everyone excited?
Priority pop up
Blah - why. Stop wasting our time. All I hear is cost saving and lumen workforce modernization which we all know means outsource and cut heads
How is Brightspeed doing so far?
I was wondering how Brightspeed was doing after its first year post Lumen. Anyone heard anything?
LUMEN cuts DEI and Allyship under government threat
Big Kate email that if you're trying to be inclusive it's not allowed. They've already stripped funding and told groups not to meet even if it's just small get together. Get a backbone. Is DEI perfect? No. But stripping programs under threat when... — read more
Lumen selling parts of its network and labor contract negotiations
Lumen is most likely getting closer regarding finalizing a deal selling off assets associated with Project Yellowstone according to rumors. In addition, Lumen just started labor contract talks with IBEW Local 206.
Big drop today
looks like MSFT may be pulling back on data centers, Lumens cash cow may be going bye bye. Start selling off the pieces while you can Kate.
14 months.
Cwa contract will expire and not renewed. Everyone will be locked out. Contractors brought in. Outsourced. Techs wanna work here’s 30/hr. Company is not gonna pay you 40.00/hr to work on sh-t copper plant.
Chief Legal Officer was dismissed?
I see in the 10k that "With respect to the Company’s executive officers, the Company notes that the employment of Chad H0, then our Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, ended on February 7, 2025." Did he last one Sham? or was it one Satish? — read more
Great Day
closed under $5, love it!
“Lights out at Lumen”, geeze another article
Not a great article hitting news feeds on 31st. Claiming push into AI will be the downfall.
Argus Research A6/Quantitative downgrades Lumen Technologies from HOLD to SELL.
All the analysts are calling for a downgrade. What the heck is going on?
Question on bonus and layoff
If you get laid off before March 15 but in 2025 where you are getting bonus for 2024 deliverables and goals. Do you still get bonus or are you out of luck ? I am counting on that bonus to pay for some medical bills. I am concerned, Lumen might... — read more
CenturyLink nightmares: Users keep asking Ars for help with multi-month outages
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/centurylink-nightmares-users-keep-asking-ars-for-help-with-multi-month-outages/ "He said that in the mountains of western Boulder County, there are a total of five techs who know how to work with copper... — read more
Earnings Call News?
What amazing bit of news (positive or negative) will be announced prior to the earnings call?
Quiet quitting and loving it
My life improved so much since I realized I don't give a damn anymore.