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Three years of cost-cutting—what is even left?

0x532e…653d

·5d ago·2 comments

I’ve been reading the reports about the three-year plan for deeper cost cuts, and I have to ask: how much more can they strip away before the infrastructure just falls apart? We are already operating on skeleton crews in most departments, and the constant threat of outsourcing is killing morale. Every time we hear about 'efficiency,' we all know it’s just code for 'more departures.' How are we supposed to maintain a network this size when we’re constantly losing the people who actually know how to keep it running? It feels like we’re being managed by people who have never set foot in a NOC or seen a switch room. At this point, the talent drain is so massive that I don't see how they hit their service targets. Is anyone actually seeing a roadmap, or are we just watching the ship sink while they play around with stock buybacks and executive bonuses?

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0x7f73…4468

·5d ago

It is the same story every fiscal quarter. They chase these artificial efficiency metrics to boost the stock price for the short term, but anyone who actually works in the field knows the network is being held together by tape and luck. When the major outages hit, they act surprised, but you cannot bleed an organization dry of its experienced technicians and expect the same level of service. It is demoralizing to watch, and at this point, the service quality is inevitably going to take a nose dive across the board.

0x2e8f…59bc

·5d ago

Honestly, the 'efficiency' narrative is just a way to justify gutting the pension-eligible workforce. They replace seasoned veterans with third-party contractors who have no institutional knowledge or loyalty to the infrastructure. I’ve seen departments where there is practically no one left who remembers how the legacy systems actually function. It is a slow-motion disaster that the leadership seems happy to ignore as long as they can report lower overhead for the next earnings call.