http://gigaom.com/2008/03/10/level-3-exec-shakeup-raises-concerns-layoffs-coming/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:14:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2008/03/10/level-3-exec-shakeup-raises-concerns-layoffs-coming/#comment-865738 Ike Elliott Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:59:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11755#comment-865738 <p>While the change does throw the succession planning at Level 3 into question, I doubt that the disagreement between the execs was about layoffs. Level 3 has already laid off on the order of 600-700 employees since December, and they may have 400-500 more in planned layoffs for the rest of the year, but I'm betting that was already baked into a plan that Crowe, O'Hara, and Patel had long since bought off on. More on my blog at http://ikeelliott.typepad.com/telecosm/2008/03/level-3-does-ex.html</p> While the change does throw the succession planning at Level 3 into question, I doubt that the disagreement between the execs was about layoffs. Level 3 has already laid off on the order of 600-700 employees since December, and they may have 400-500 more in planned layoffs for the rest of the year, but I’m betting that was already baked into a plan that Crowe, O’Hara, and Patel had long since bought off on. More on my blog at (link)

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