Dominokat
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1 edit | [Poll] Your Opinion on the Take Over
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Please post your feeling on the pending take over from Time Warner and Comcast. |
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steelhead78
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join:2005-08-23
Carrolltown, PA | Wow, your poll actually worked! I'm so proud of you, Domino!  |
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Magic3
join:2005-11-30 | reply to Dominokat
personally i dont care. ive been informed that my internet service will be affected slightly but ill get over it. to be honest i just hope i get a raise but im certainly not holding my breath. |
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hobgoblin
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| I think anyone that has been part of the Adelphia community over the last 2 years will be pleasd to see a resolution to the whole affair.
UNLESS that means that they have to look for a new job.
While I understand that many of you spend your hard earned maoney buying a service, please remember that there are many, and some that read and post on here that will lose their livelihood in the next few months.
There are many that have busted ass to take this company from the laughing stock it was when I joined to where it is now. Is it perfect? No...but we did a great job.
I'd like to thank those that contributed both in here and behind the scenes.
I cant name names.....cos i would forget someone..but you know who you are.
I think though that on transition day...I might make a list!
hob
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drakenon
join:2002-11-08
Lockport, NY
| I'm with Hob on this one. I started with the company five years ago. Adelphia technicians today have tools that we can easily check almost all the signal stats at the modem, CMTS, etc that help quickly diagnose almost any signal issue. Heck I can even tell if that modem's ethernet port is active or not at the click of a button. I miss the days when I could log into anything in the network, but hey what are you gonna do. The things that were brought in to replace that give me the same information without the CPU process being overloaded with a bunch of techs doing greps on the DHCP or camping in that server to ping.
Hehehe....For all the old time techs reading this, anyone remember the days of Net Sends going across the floor saying, "everybody out of Hes1.buf!"
hehehe...Seriously Adelphia as a corporate entity started holding Customer service, technical support and the local systems accountable for the lackluster image that was created for this company. I can't begin to recount the # of times there were focus groups pinpointing what we thought were the biggest issues for customer's, or the parts of the network that were in dire need. I don't know about anyone else but I can say with sadness that I won't be able to call some of the current workforce, co-worker anymore. Whether it's because that business unit is going to Comcast or because under the new leadership there won't be a place for them.
For those of us that saw Adelphia then and now, we realize that this company has through the entire bankruptcy process done nothing but improve itself.
Hob you are too correct. Far to many names should make that list 14,000 or so. 
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BurntCricket
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For Employees it may suck big time (I know what "YOUR JOB IS NO LONGER NEEDED" feels like) but for MOST customers, I feel short-term the only thing they will notice is the name they put on their payment.
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SkellBasher
Yes Sorto, I'll take my Prozac
join:2000-10-22
North Tonawanda, NY
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said by drakenon  :Hehehe....For all the old time techs reading this, anyone remember the days of Net Sends going across the floor saying, "everybody out of Hes1.buf!" Good lord don't remind me...
It also was nice to have some noobs managing those boxes and not realizing that the tech logins had full access in the sudoers file.  Always enjoyed that ace nugget of information.
And who could forget the aggregation router in Westminster, MD after the Prestige migration?
"Tom, you have to stop sending these tickets up."
"But the router is running at 99% CPU utilization for 19 hours a day."
"The NOC doesn't see that, how can you?"
"Login, wait 5 minutes, and do show proc cpu."
"I don't understand, can you call them?"
Those were the days, trying to pump 250MB of traffic through a 100MB interface was good stuff.
In all seriousness, although there were a significant number of schmoes who worked there through my time and after I left, their numbers shrunk, and a lot more good people moved into the better positions. It does make me sad that these folks who busted ass for so long to make things better have to deal with all this crap because of Tim's creative accounting skills though. But for some, good riddance. The favors and back door dealing that used to go on was astounding. I decided to leave after a certain individual applied and got for a network operations position. His credentials? 7 months in the call center, and 2 years at Red Lobster. Combined credentials of the other 3 candidates? 8 years with the company, 3 CCNAs, two BS degrees and one AS degree. Decisions like that was what lead to a lot of problems over the years.
But, things have gotten better for most, not everybody, but most. I lot of good people are going to have to find other employment, and other won't.
Next time you whine and bitch that "Adelphia suxxors, my ping is over 100, they should just fire everyone" , remember that there's people involved here, and stop being insensitive pricks.
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RR Conductor
RailRoadDude
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Redwood Valley, CA | reply to Dominokat
I really don't have an opinion, it's something I have no control over, we're going Comcast here in NorCal for good or bad, hopefully good |
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steelhead78
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| reply to SkellBasher
"Next time you whine and bitch that "Adelphia suxxors, my ping is over 100, they should just fire everyone" , remember that there's people involved here, and stop being insensitive pricks."
Amen, Brother! |
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Dominokat
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said by steelhead78 :Wow, your poll actually worked! I'm so proud of you, Domino! Practice, practice!
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Rick
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said by hobgoblin :While I understand that many of you spend your hard earned maoney buying a service, please remember that there are many, and some that read and post on here that will lose their livelihood in the next few months. There are many that have busted ass to take this company from the laughing stock it was when I joined to where it is now. Is it perfect? No...but we did a great job. With all due respect to the several Adelphia workers who post here and who are extremely helpful and good at what you do, Hob above refers to where the company was before ie: a laughing stock, to where it is now.
Where it IS now is a bankrupt company being carved up among more successful ones. And so some might argue that it was a laughing stock before in reality and this is the final outcome of that.
What it is once again is evolution at work, survival of the fittest.
This shouldn't be mistaken as my saying that every individual had a part in the demise of it, or should be held accountable as individuals. But, because you work for a company the end result can wind up being the same as if you did. No one ever said that life is necessarily fair when it comes to matters such as this.
But, I also don't think it's fair to necessarily blame all the problems with the going's on at the top either because perhaps if Adelphia had been stronger at attracting and retaining customers and in overall managing their business affairs, they may have been strong enough to have weathered the worst storm in its life as well.
And that can all boil down to every individual who has ever worked for them, maybe having given just a bit more of themselves to their job.
Who knows? It is what it is today and that's what matters and where you (collectively meaning everyone who works there) are at today.
There is something you should be aware of though. Over the years as a member of management (not in the cable industry), I've been involved in what certainly has been my share of Mergers and Acquisitions.
And I think that overall people are mistaken about what goes on behind the scenes many times, particularly as it relates to workforce reductions.
Just because someone is doing the acquiring does NOT mean that it's not going to be THEIR current employees who are going to get let go. I've seen situations where it was almost startling how many employees of the company being taken over got to STAY, while those who worked for the acquirer(s) were the ones who were let go or required to take a lesser position if they wanted to stay on.
I can recall in one instance where 80% of the ENTIRE mid level management team of the company being taken over took over the jobs at the acquiring company.
Imagine the look of surprise on some peoples faces when that happened.
WHY it happened really boils down to how people do their jobs, or at least how they're perceived to have done them.
In the case of the complete management shakeup noted above, upper management simply felt that all those managers at the company being acquired had the right ideas and talent to lead the new team.
Absolutely nothing was certain until after the acquisition happened and it was given time to all shake out and see how it went.
There CERTAINLY are things that adelphia techs and other employees can be doing right now and that is to be as positive as you can. Trust me, that WILL be noted when the time comes by the decision makers.
Secondly, if there ever was a time for you to work hard and give it your all, now is really the time. It's like you're getting rehired all over again...except this time your competition is also going to be working at the same company. And again, there is NOTHING that says it can't be you who gets to stay and that rather lackluster comcast or TW employee of 20 years gets the boot instead.
I can tell you right now, if you do what I suggest above, you're already one step ahead of them because they ARE feeling VERY confident right now because mentally, they put themselves right where the COMPANY is and tend to forget that they are employees. They tend to think of themselves as the acquirer and it's YOU who needs to be worried. If you really outperform them...they're probably going to be in for a very rude awakening.
To sum this all up, it's Adelphia who is bankrupt and who's being carved up. You being a part of that team has your lives shaken up as well. That doesn't mean though that you can't create opportunity for yourselves by being positive, flexible, and working harder at what you do than you ever have.
Good luck to you.
~RRR
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charrog
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I don't really see it as survival of the fittest more survival of the investors. If there had been a little more patience on the side of the major stockholders Adelphia could have emerged from bankruptcy a strong viable company as it stands we will never see that now.As far as Adelphia today versus what it was it is much better today my connection is stable and pings are good...not like the days of the Triangle when my pings would be in the 600's to 800's and would get time outs galore. I just hope Comcast does not come in and screw up everything. To Hob and the rest of the Adelphia techs who post here I can't say enough of you guys hope the best for you...
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thephoenix
join:2006-01-14
Coudersport, PA | reply to Dominokat
Ahh...but in this exact situation,....its a known fact that some/many are losing their jobs as a result of the potential takeover of TWC and Comcast.. |
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BurntCricket
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I believe it was Edison that said "Those are not failures, but 10,000 ways it doesn't work" or something to that affect.
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BurntCricket
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1 edit | reply to charrog
Well if the Regas family hadn't seen Adelphia as a personal piggy bank, things may have been different.
It may be your company, but it isn't your money.
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steelhead78
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| said by BurntCricket :Well if the Regas family hadn't seen Adelphia as a personal piggy bank, things may have been different. It may be your company, but it isn't your money. Actually, it's more like, you started the company and manage it, but since you put it out on the market, it now belongs to the investors as does the money they have invested in it.
In other words, keep your hands off!
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kfsutops
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said by charrog :If there had been a little more patience on the side of the major stockholders Adelphia could have emerged from bankruptcy a strong viable company as it stands we will never see that now. The handwriting was on the wall they day they hired those two dudes (I forget their names now). Adelphia was never going to come out of bankruptcy with those guys. I said it the day they were hired. Investments in the network were made for no other reason than to bring the price per subscriber up.
The sad part is the rank and file pay for the crimes committed by the top dogs.
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steelhead78
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| said by kfsutops :said by charrog :If there had been a little more patience on the side of the major stockholders Adelphia could have emerged from bankruptcy a strong viable company as it stands we will never see that now. The handwriting was on the wall they day they hired those two dudes (I forget their names now). Adelphia was never going to come out of bankruptcy with those guys. I said it the day they were hired. Investments in the network were made for no other reason than to bring the price per subscriber up. The sad part is the rank and file pay for the crimes committed by the top dogs. Cooper and Schleyer. |
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TrainBuff
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| In a few months, I will be a TW customer. It would have been nice to see Adelphia make it out of bankruptcy. But during the bankruptcy, my service has improved through the hard work of many. Even new services on the TV side. To all you techs, a sincere thank you. And I hope all the best to you all.
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Anonymous_
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4 edits | reply to Dominokat
i hope TW dose not fvk the Upload
speed 
»www.timewarnercable.com/SoCal/?x=0&y=0
Road Runner 8M x 512K
$54.95/month
512k Sucks i going to miss the 900k upload |
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