Where's "RTO is industry standard" guy? Probably carpooling with the "see you on the commute" guy. I'm sure that's a great conversation between the two. Should we keep touting how much we make data-informed decisions around here? 8 and skate... — read more 

ATT: High turnover rate. ( Reddit ) It genuinely makes me sad their turnover is high, especially at the authorized retail level. There’s so many things that don’t get taken into consideration when it comes to selling, such as demographics for... — read more 

So nice to get the VTP news on June 15th. There are 26 of us union workers here in Minnesota happily accepting up to 104 weeks voluntary termination pay. This is a totally awesome incentive to retire.

Ed Whitacre handed over a Golden Goose to his replacements and they ki-led it. We lost our Dow status, drowning in debt, stock price declines and tarnished by failed mergers and other miscellaneous tangents!

So very nice to have gotten the VTP news on June 15th. There's 26 of us union workers here in Minnesota getting the voluntary termination pay up to 104 weeks. This is such a sweet incentive to retire.

Hows everyone’s transformation journey going? Worth the 3 billion we’ve spent on it the past 6 years?

Heard he was surplussed then saw his intention to leave the business. Any insights on this?

Companies poured billions into AI with sky-high expectations. It was supposed to be the ultimate productivity hack — slashing costs, supercharging innovation, and delivering effortless competitive advantage. Executives bet big that generative AI and... — read more 

Anyone know what happened with the AVP of the media team at HQ? Heard she was no longer with the company and realized I never saw an announcement. Was it related to the layoffs or a separate departure?

They moved people out of real estate to WFH to get the real estate off the books end of 2nd quarter. Not because there has been a change of heart for RTO. Confirmed, a large WFH group. Shift bid completed early June NOT fully released. Company... — read more 

Have first drafts been completed yet with feedback provided for updates?

My first move as pretend AT&T CEO would be pretty simple: Stop chasing “transformational” nonsense and run the company like a telecom company. Wireless. Fiber. Business services. Network reliability. Customer service. Debt reduction. That’s it. No... — read more 

Forward-looking leadership: How this telecom giant puts AI into action https://www.morningbrew.com/stories/ai-into-action

Does anybody else feel like the only task their managers have is to make our lives miserable? Never helping us but always there to add an unnecessary comment and complicate simple things. I honestly believe T would be a better place without the lot... — read more 

I will be 3 steps removed from her? Is she a beligerent bulldog or sharp and savy?

We’re all adults here with careers, families, mortgages, and kids. Yet we’re being treated like toddlers who need constant supervision, or maybe Stink just thinks we’re his prisoners. Presence reports. Badge tracking. Attendance monitoring... — read more 

https://cordcuttersnews.com/28-years-ago-today-att-became-a-major-cable-tv-company-in-its-first-failed-48-billion-attempt-to-dominate-tv-do-you-remember-atts-as-a-cable-tv-company-a-look-back/

From another post-Gotta love Elon Is Elon Musk laying off employees? AI Overview 3 Yes, Elon Musk has fired a significant number of employees across his companies over the years. His major workforce reductions include: X (formerly Twitter):... — read more 

Pack it up and head out. Layoffs started and more to follow. Numbers haven’t been there and new services remain in perpetual delay. Accountability is late to the party but finally arrived. Buckle up, cowboys - Dallas, Jersey and Seattle are in play... — read more 

Biry will hire Asplund Leadership Consulting. Lightning crashes.

The biggest difference between the two companies isn’t technology. It isn’t strategy. It’s leadership and culture. At SpaceX, employees are working toward a clear mission. People know the goal, understand the direction, and believe they’re building... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4914954-at-and-t-spacex-threat-seems-exaggerated

It is just extremely frustrating that Stankey is still CEO and Chairman of the board after his business blunders cost the company $106 billion. Employees are held to a high standard and now we have these strict presence reports but the CEO gets a... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/ex-att-lawyer-who-raised-compliance-concerns-accused-ethics-violations-2026-06-23/

Can you name a single company with a more embarrassing CEO? Just one?

I volunteered and got the severance along with MR75. Now the company also gets to pay for unemployment per state law. Leaving with a bronze parachute is better than nothing. Thanks for the good times until recently T! To everyone still there: Have... — read more 

AT&T is headed in the same direction; how long it will take no one can be sure. I really want to take the annuity. A monthly deposit is extremely comforting to me. Am I being foolish in thinking AT&T will honor this final commitment? What... — read more 

Just a general thread on the stock price performance. Causes and future direction.

Then I did some research. I looked at every company in our industry that I might apply to and I found they all have the same problems we do. Same complaints on the forums, same issues with management, and same uncertainty. So what's the point? I'd be... — read more 

Extreme Scapegoating & "The Other" A hallmark of bad leadership, such as the arrogance exhibited by leaders at failed companies like AT&T is deflecting personal and strategic failures onto external factors, internal rivals, or entire departments... — read more 

Let me list what's wrong here. Incompetent leadership. No honesty from the top. Managers who promise one thing and deliver another. A terrible culture. Fear driven by constant cuts. And the only people who get ahead are the ones who know someone. Am... — read more 

Thoughts?

Zero logic internallyI Numbers reported are fraudulent. CFO just resigned. Same as MCI / WorldCom demise. Stink driving this company into bankruptcy faster than he will be able to complete his ridiculous HQ homage. MBA programs already cite him as... — read more 

With the very recent surplus notifications that spread far and wide across the company you’d think at least one senior leader would address it. Are they under HR gag orders? This is not how you lead a workforce gutted yet again. To surplus the amount... — read more 

Where are all the posts about virtuals getting notices? It seems the people fixated on virtuals and their occupancy indicators have gone quiet.

Stankey cost the company $100+ billion over his career. Here are the smart business decisions he made: Bought DirectTV for $67 billion in 2015 Bought WarnerMedia for $108 billion in 2018 Sold WarnerMedia for $43 billion in 2022 Sold DirectTV for $26... — read more 

John Stankey became CEO on July 1, 2020. AT&T stock then: $23.40 AT&T stock today: $22.01 Nearly 6 years later, the stock has delivered a -5.9% total return, or about -1% annually. Adjusted for inflation, the stock is effectively worth about... — read more 

How realistic is the target? Is there a portal that actively shows progress on this?

The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week ~ NYTimes. June 22, 2026 When the pandemic came to an end, many people who had been working from home assumed they would be allowed to maintain that habit at least a... — read more 

Both sides argued vehemently that the accidental lockout was (or was not) a coincidence with the surplus list from last week. Now that the surplus has happened, we should know. Was anyone here who WAS locked out NOT surplused?