[Myrddin]

I worked for Pacific Telephone starting in 1980. It morphed into Pacific Telesis as the deregulation activities proceeded. Initially I was a Toll Central Office Equipment Engineer. It was a good starting place, but not a job with much mobility. I moved to supporting the internal computer systems. Lots of room for professional and salary advancement. New management moved in toward 1988. Hatchet management. Cut costs in return for big financial rewards. My department had 5000 people when I started. They were hacked down to around 500 as I made my exit for my current employer. Almost 34 years has elapsed. It was a good move.

[mass55th]

"I worked for Pacific Telephone starting in 1980."

Rochester Telephone where my sister worked, ended up evolving into Frontier Telephone. She saw the writing on the wall in the early 90's, and retired before Rochester Telephone ceased to exist. It seems that most of the phone companies that evolved from the originals were more interested in quantity of service (making more money) than quality of service.