Attention Ex-Windstream Channel Partners: We Want You to Join Our Team!

Windstream, which filed for bankruptcy in February, has noted that it will cut approximately 15 percent of its channel partners. Those affected will immediately see their commissions stop, regardless of how it negatively impacts their operations, cash flow projections, or reputations. Apparently, Windstream has other items on the agenda at the moment than supporting channel partners who have been driving revenues and customers to the telecommunications company for years. According to some current and ex-employees posting at TheLayoffs.com, one of these priorities is carrying out a “stealth layoff program” that involves handing out a small number of pink slips over...