Sprint Layoffs Won't Affect Local Employees
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Sprint's recent announcement of a layoff of approximately 6,000 employees and 1,500 contractors will have little impact in the Warsaw area, company officials said.
The reduction represents approximately 6.8 percent of Sprint's 88,000 employees, many of whom are in the Kansas City, Mo., area, which will be hardest hit by the layoffs.
Most of the 140 employees in Kosciusko County are in the local telecommunications division, which provides and maintains local service. According to William Esrey, Sprint president and chief executive officer, the local division is one of the most stable areas of Sprint and will not be affected as much as some of the more "cutting edge" areas that are in the early developmental stages.
Part of the overall reduction effort will be aimed at restructuring and/or combining some of the different divisions. One of these changes will be combining consumer and business technicians into one group. These technical services were combined for many years prior to being segregated in the last five to 10 years.
Stephanie Meisse, of the Sprint public relations group in Mansfield, Ohio, said, "Of the 140 employees around Kosciusko County, fewer than five will be affected as they streamline local operations. Most will be given options in other areas or offered special early retirement plans before being laid off." [[In-content Ad]]
Sprint's recent announcement of a layoff of approximately 6,000 employees and 1,500 contractors will have little impact in the Warsaw area, company officials said.
The reduction represents approximately 6.8 percent of Sprint's 88,000 employees, many of whom are in the Kansas City, Mo., area, which will be hardest hit by the layoffs.
Most of the 140 employees in Kosciusko County are in the local telecommunications division, which provides and maintains local service. According to William Esrey, Sprint president and chief executive officer, the local division is one of the most stable areas of Sprint and will not be affected as much as some of the more "cutting edge" areas that are in the early developmental stages.
Part of the overall reduction effort will be aimed at restructuring and/or combining some of the different divisions. One of these changes will be combining consumer and business technicians into one group. These technical services were combined for many years prior to being segregated in the last five to 10 years.
Stephanie Meisse, of the Sprint public relations group in Mansfield, Ohio, said, "Of the 140 employees around Kosciusko County, fewer than five will be affected as they streamline local operations. Most will be given options in other areas or offered special early retirement plans before being laid off." [[In-content Ad]]