Thermal behavior of Ge21SeyTe79−y glasses (for y up to 8 at.%) was studied by DSC. Glass transition kinetics was described by the Tool-Narayanaswamy-Moynihan formalism. Crystallization kinetics was described in terms of the JMA and AC models. Infrared microscopy confirmed that Te precipitation limits the glass workability. Correlation of DSC and TMA data determined true workability window for fiber-drawing.