CenturyLink drops holiday bonus a week before Christmas [telecom]

Dec 22, 2017 1 Replies
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By Bonnie Bolden



'Twas the week before Christmas and CenturyLink CEO Glen Post sent a letter to employees telling them that there would be no holiday bonus this year.



According to a report from Yahoo! Finance columnist Rick Newman, the company gave unionized employees $200 last year.



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Bill Horne quotes:

+--------------- | By Bonnie Bolden | 'Twas the week before Christmas and CenturyLink CEO Glen Post sent a | letter to employees telling them that there would be no holiday bonus | this year. +---------------

Meanwhile, other telecoms claim GOP tax bill allows them to give *big* bonuses, e.g.:

Oh, Cool: Big Telecom Got a Massive Break from the GOP Tax Bill, and It's Raising Prices. But, you know, some employees will get a one-time holiday bonus so it's all fine. ... Both AT&T and Verizon tried to spin their impending windfall by announcing they'll give out $1,000 one-time bonuses to some of their employees, but that pales in comparison to the ton of money the corporations will get to keep. ...

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-Rob

+--------------------------------------------------------------+ Rob Warnock 627 26th Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403

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