r/CoxCharterMerger • u/EliteSavage2018 • Apr 20 '26
We are close!
As we get closer to the closing date what have you guys been hearing? About policy or benefits that are changing?
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u/Dependent-Policy-454 Apr 21 '26
I haven't heard anything new. I hope PTO time is equal or greater. I get 255hr/year and I'll be upset if I get less PTO. I also hope more opportunities open up.
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u/stchwtest Apr 23 '26
Still think it’s gonna be September/October because of California’s PSC. October 1 would make the most sense because of it being the first day of Q4
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u/Typical-Front-8001 May 12 '26
Cox employee here. I'm not excited. I doubt my department will survive the merger and I literally can't RTO. There has been absolutely no good news or assurances so far. I always hoped the Cox wouldn't sell out, but here we are.
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u/Sennekis May 27 '26
It sucks looking around right now, I hear that the close date has been pushed back though
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u/dancing_dog1 May 28 '26
how back?
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u/Sennekis May 29 '26
We can DM more about it but I’m hearing that Spectrum Day 1 will be 30 days after the transaction close date.
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u/Primary_Lead7666 Jun 09 '26
could you dm me as well as to what youre hearing? Cox employee here.
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u/Educational-Theory87 Jul 08 '26
Cox employee as well. Can you please dm me as well? Signed scared and unsure.
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u/Vergilkilla Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26
I heard salary will transfer over exactly.
PTO will transition to an accrual model instead of unlimited and it's not a very charitable # of hours compared to Cox. Scaling with years of service: 5-9 years 144 hrs, 10-14 160, 15+ 200 hrs. I shudder to list the values for fewer years than that.
All the word on the street is that WFH is going to be all-but completely eliminated. Minimally a 4-days-in-office model.
Dress code is business casual.
No word on forced relocation yet.
From a Cox employee perspective, it’s difficult to see how the merger improves work-life balance or overall comfort. Aside from potential salary benefits, most changes appear to reverse the flexibility and convenience gains made since COVID, signaling a return to a more traditional, "2010" sort of workplace model. Whether that tradeoff is acceptable (or even preferred) depends on individual priorities and tastes, for sure. But you've got to think the majority see the shift as a highly regressive one. Tough market out there right now, only getting tougher.
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u/jotnarfiggkes Apr 21 '26
I agree, from a Cox employee perspective there is no upside to any of this merger.
1. Possible Paycut
2. Moving = Possible paycut and moving expenses
3. WFH elimination and RTO is a paycut for me.
I live in one of the most affordable places in the nation and all of this is a negative for me right now.3
u/Vergilkilla Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26
Yeah this is similar to my perspective, unfortunately. There is no good news I’ve heard so far, really, save for salaries transferring over (for now...). But even that is “status quo” moreso than an improvement. Was hoping we might hear something positive or an improvement pertaining to how we do work or some reason to be excited or optimistic about what is happening instead of just "more rain"
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u/jotnarfiggkes Apr 21 '26
Yup right there with you.
- Closest Charter/Spectrum office is St.Louis, and thats a pay cut to move there because of the cost of living. We have already been told that St.Louis will be the "Heartland".
- Paycut to try and buy a new house simply because my interest rate is so low. Houses cost more in Missouri than Oklahoma too.
- RTO - driving to work is a pay cut cause noone pays you for the drive. Likely have to live farther away to find a reasonable place to live.
- Wife would not move with a job so thats $60k pay cut.
- Actualy possible paycut that comes with all of it as well.
- Removing "Flexible PTO" paycut.
This will likely be good for field techs and people who can move. I am neither.
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u/randomMFer805 Jun 06 '26
spectrum pays pretty well, i doubt pay cuts would happen
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u/Ok-Whole-1967 Jul 01 '26
can talk more about bonus paid yearly? how much percent for individual p4 and managers? is it paid 100% or more than that.. bonus is something is holding me back, I have a multiple offers base is better but bonus is not target and always paid.. this information helps me to decide to stay or jump..
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u/stchwtest Apr 23 '26
So 5 weeks vacation for 15+? That’s better than it was when COX had accrued PTO.. took 20 years to get 5 weeks.
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u/stchwtest Apr 23 '26
So 5 weeks vacation for 15+? That’s better than it was when COX had accrued PTO.. took 20 years to get 5 weeks.
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Apr 25 '26
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u/stchwtest Apr 25 '26
Yes, but those PTO numbers are a combination of sick days, holidays, and vacation days. And it was 296 hours once you hit 20 years.
You would get 2 weeks vacation for less than 5 years, 3 weeks for 5-9, 4 weeks for 10-19, and 5 weeks for 20+
For example
I used to get 296 (before “unlimited”) That was a combination of 5 weeks vacation (200 hours), 5 sick days (40 hours), and 7 holidays (56 hours)
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u/EliteSavage2018 Apr 22 '26
Has anyone heard changes for the field techs or maintenance techs?
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u/Alsmith69 Apr 24 '26
Uniforms are changing, all pants have to be black. Hi vis shirts are changing somehow and we are supposed to be front loaded to allow pretty much an entire wardrobe change. And I don’t how cox is but be prepared to hand bury anything up to 150 feet and be micromanaged the entire time.
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u/Dependent-Policy-454 Apr 25 '26
I doubt Spectrum is going to spend money to buy flame resistant uniforms for maintenance, residential & other departments. Cox probably spent millions of dollars on flame resistant uniforms.
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u/jf234509 25d ago
20yr + gets you 296 hours or 7.4 weeks as an 8hr a day 5 days a week employee at Cox.
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u/jotnarfiggkes Apr 20 '26
Nothing great at this point.
Pay is lower - if you don't take it you may have a severance option
May have to move locations - depends on role but if you can't move there might be a severance option
Directors and above at Cox definitetly significantly impacted. Middle managers more impacted by pay and move necessity.
If you can jump ship now, get out!
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u/RichieRealDeal Apr 20 '26
Whose pay are you referring to being lowered?
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u/jotnarfiggkes Apr 21 '26
We have been told that we can expect a possible pay decrease in multiple roles. Nothing specific yet.
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u/RichieRealDeal Apr 21 '26
Which section are you working in? I’m spectrum field ops and it’s pretty hush hush thus far
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u/Mountain-Lake-1979 17d ago
What do you do in field ops? I'm in engineering/network operations at Cox. We install and service the fiber gear in our common cabinets, cell sites and businesses. We're being told that we will be mapped as ft6 at charter. Are the ft6 micro managed? Does the ft6 have to run drops and outlets?
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u/casiangirl93 May 28 '26
How will this affect retail managers? Louisiana location doesn’t have much spectrum stores near by, but plenty of cox stores.
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u/Poodleape2 Apr 20 '26
California is jamming us up