If your manager double parks their Chevy in a company parking lot you know everything you need to know about them as a person.
What are we “INFOR” ?
What is your opinion on this newer time tracking software? The good and the bad? Any advice or tips? Moving from GCAS. I’m not fond of the micromanaging aspect of it, constantly entering and updating time on tickets or projects all day. It slows... — read more
If you don’t like working at AT&T, MOVE ON!
I’m so tired of it people getting on here blaming the managers for trying to save this company, if you don’t like how the company is run, find another job!!
Stanks got the stock up to $15.55 LOL
He is still looking to cut expenses and blame investors for not seeing the value in the company
CDO Townhall
Hearing reference to quiet period, what does that mean?
I'm feeling completely demotivated
Stankey is a true morale and productivity ki-ler.
Why we should strike?
Is our CEO and his cronies worth millions a month? The “where we work” is just plain evil! We have more non employees than badge employees.
Has anyone taken advantage of the resource provided to help find a new job?
It looks like this outside company provides resume help etc.? Just wondering if anyone who has recently been surplussed has utilized this resource and if they have found it worthwhile or not?
Customer abuse with clueless non employees in customer service titles!
Every day clueless non employees make up lies to customers. They make up commitments which upsets our customers more. Why is this acceptable?
Mass Markets letters go out this week
Mass market employees who declined to relocate to Dallas/Atlanta will receive severance notice this Friday. Last date on payroll 10/6.
AT&T Ranks #4 on best places to work and employee happiness
https://www.fastcompany.com/90954648/companies-with-happiest-employees-2023-full-list
Quotas - oh boy
It’s been a hard month, or sorry - past hard few months. Especially for those who are in sales, stay strong, this isn’t gonna be easy, even with the new “promos” and iPhone out, that doesn’t mean a lot of sales and orders. Even with fiber as well... — read more
Headcount 9/18/2023
148,487
Running on Envy an Fumes
It seems to me that since the RTO announcement, I have witnessed an overall division and nastiness that is growing like a malignancy in this company. Tempers are as short as the necessary resources to get installs and TTUs performed. Employees are as... — read more
Constructive Discharge
An employee would not be deemed to have been constructively dismissed if they were relocated for work, and they were aware of the potential relocation as a part of their employment. If an employer changes an employee's status, in some cases that can... — read more
Leadership blames everyone else for their mistakes
Stankey can't even admit when he screws up. It's always somebody or something else's fault. That's how week of a leader he really is.
Amarillo office closed
Stankey pretty savage he closed att office in Amarillo and they are opening another office in Lubbock same positions. But slightly different call type. In 4 years he has almost made 100 million dollars. He has received his reward in full among all... — read more
Top Secret Teams Chat
High level Teams chat discussing cost cutting December 15th announcement to vacate Bloomington Minnesota office building with some sales support jobs relocating to St Paul and Collections jobs moving to Tennessee and Alabama with support functions to... — read more
September 15 - what layoffs got announced today?
What organizations and SVP/VP announced layoffs if employees today? Desroches said we are delivering $5B in FCF this quarter so we had some big cuts and expect more in 4Q
More previous hubs going away
Legg today posted video responses to more Q&A from his lies from his previous town hall. In it he was asked "why does your division have fewer hubs than recognized by corporate?" He responded, in the long run, we will have more, the corporation... — read more
This will be the best iPhone pre order in years!
The dos and vpgm say it every year and open the stores early for no lines! Ty yes I’ll come in early and stay late for the overtime and say it was due to iphone presale so not to get yelled at for overtime.
Springfield Illinois 12 Layoffs
8 - Drafters 555 E COOK ST, Springfield 4 - 4 Administrative Specialists 555 E COOK ST, Springfield
DISTRICT 3 surplus list
Is out : https://cwad3.org/cwa-local-3205
This is the type of vendor backfilling your layoffs.
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/09/13/miami-woman-working-at-att-vendor-accused-of-222k-fraud-scheme/
Bloomington MN hit
High wage workers in Bloomington hit this morning with surplus notification.
Amarillo office closing?
Are the rumors true?
Portland Tualatin office CLOSED
The Tualatin, Oregon engineering and C&E office is closed, as it should, most of the people working there did absolutely nothing. Now they need to get rid of the little tiny office. They saved in that same building, there’s absolutely no presents in... — read more
RTO Reporting Doesn't Exclude PTO
We all heard Legg say that days off wouldn't be counted in the denominator. Well here's a shocker! He was wrong. Below was my schedule last week. I was in the office for 100% of the days I worked. If time off doesn't count against you, I should... — read more
San Antonio AT&T building sold!
So the building has been sold. Are the managers and reps in the 1010 N Saint Marys office being relocated or will there be a surplus? We have about 5 or 6 departments. Collections, Smart Chat, Retention, Tech Support and In Home Experts are the ones... — read more
UAW set to go on strike this evening.
Please support them, they want 40% increase in pay, 32 hour work week, more PTO. The automotive rank and file are protesting the extremely high pay for CEO's. This includes Stankey, overpaid like old of monkey dung.
New article on RTO that mentions AT&T
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/12/why-rto-mandates-are-layoffs-in-disguise-according-to-workplace-experts.html I just love some of the executive rationalizations. Every employee knows what the boss is up to and it does damage to the organization but... — read more
AT&T economic demise
Worst thing American business ever did was listen to Milton Friedman. Guy had it entirely wrong, conceptualized economics in a vacuum. He never believed in democracy, only greed.
What do these leadership development or rotational employees actually do?
What do these younger development employees do all day? I’ve seen quite a few that seem to spend 50-60% of the day networking or goofing off in the Dallas HQ. It seems more like an extension of a social experience than people actually solving... — read more
Surplus Today- Occupational
Cad techs in C&E Southwest MOKA impacted and just notified. Please post here as more information is available. Good luck everyone.
Devoted to at&t to the core.
That's right, completely devoted my entire life to at&t. Now I get my walking papers, what a slap in the face. I envisioned myself retiring from at&t with 40 years service, I only had 28 more years to go. Now what? I feel like my life is over. I... — read more
Stankey's Demise with Warner
The rumors are that he completely lost everyone and the final straw was a creative meeting with many of the bigs present. Stankey came with a PowerPoint Deck and wasn't pitching but giving his list of what he wanted to see in the upcoming year... — read more
Right to Sit
Section 14(A) of the wage orders regulating industries in California sets forth a seating requirement: “All working employees shall be provided with suitable seats when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats. Employers have the... — read more
sabotage
sabotage is a major felony and can land you in a federal prison for up to 20 years if found guilty. 3 Types ****destruction: where action involved the destruction and mutilation of the work environment; inaction: where as a result of deliberate... — read more
Negligence
Negligence can be either an act of “commission” or an act of “omission”. Negligence by commission means that someone performs an act negligently,