Layoff Report

August 13th Columbia office cuts - details?

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·8d ago·1 comments

Did anyone get more clarity on the 20 people let go at the Grantchester Way location yesterday? I’ve been hearing rumors for weeks that the footprint in Maryland was going to get trimmed, but it’s always surreal to see the actual WARN notice hit the wire. I’m in a different region, but the morale here is in the gutter. Management keeps throwing around the 'streamlining' buzzwords, but nobody actually believes we're just shifting focus anymore. It feels like a slow bleed. Does anyone know if these were purely administrative roles, or did they touch the engineering side as well? Just trying to gauge if I should be dusting off my resume this weekend or if this was just a targeted cleanup. Good luck to everyone affected, this industry is getting exhausting.

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·8d ago

It’s honestly exhausting watching this pattern repeat. I worked at Crown for five years, and the 'streamlining' talk was always code for cost-cutting before a quarterly earnings call. Once they start targeting specific regional hubs like Grantchester, it usually indicates they're looking to offload more assets or consolidate administrative functions under the guise of efficiency. Don't wait for internal clarity; start polishing your resume now, because the leadership doesn't view these roles as anything more than numbers on a spreadsheet. Stay vigilant and look toward competitors who are actually expanding their tower portfolios.