If a person has a resume on Glass Door and indeed you are given the chance to review the companies you work or have worked for. This is an opportunity to tell other wo I ld bee employees your feel I ngs.

are union leaders gearing up to protect craft from masive layoffs coming soon to a place near you.

LA Times, NY Times, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Just need one to assign an investigative reporter.

Jen Robertson told us one of the benefits of RTO was that 2 programmers who do nothing in common can go to lunch and connect. She got what she asked for yesterday. A few peep I haven't seen in ages showed up yesterday and we went to lunch. Result:... — read more 

Some employees even in Dallas and Atlanta, are being designated as virtual. Other employees, doing similar stuff, will be asked to come to office. This is setting yourself up for lawsuits. Policy should be universal. Same applies to out of state... — read more 

Do anyone know where do ATT posts their WARN act notices?which state?

Atleast 15000 folks will be laid off by end of June. Hearing it from multiple sources.

In the realm of office walls, I dwell, Where echoes of cubicles and ringing phones swell. A bittersweet tinge hangs heavy in the air, As I bid farewell to the solace of working from my lair. Oh, how I reveled in the cozy embrace, Of home's... — read more 

https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2023/02/21/judge-allows-age-discrimination-claims-to-proceed-against-att-after-plaintiff-challenges-validity-of-collective-action-waiver/?slreturn=20230507220327

With zero blowback what would you do or say?

I’ve noticed every time executives have visited a location, over the last few months, it becomes a hub and/or a target of being closed. Thoughts of why they would visit Alpharetta?

Any news on Thaddeus Org RTO plans? Awfully quiet.

Just received an attached email pdf from HR with my relocation letter. Have 2 weeks to accept severance and be off payroll first week of July or commit to move to Dallas by 31 Dec. no relocation assistance. Debating on retiring and calling it a day. — read more 

Was notified today to move to Austin from San Ramon, I can’t move for family reasons, and officially rejected the notification, what should i do?

The company began backfilling this job with contractors as people retired. A few weeks ago they gave those contractors their 2 week notice. Is the reason being that there's a massive layoff coming for those in that job title (next week?) and this is... — read more 

No more WAH.

2015 - 281,450 2016 - 268,540 2017 - 254,000 2018 - 268,220 2019 - 247,800 2020 - 230,000 2021 - 203,000 2022 - 160,700 2023 - 15,000 less per Stank interview with Bloomberg News in May ‘23

So, in the relatively short time of a few months Chris Licht, the CEO of CNN, was dumped for what amounted to a series of bad business decisions and poor treatment of staff including such things as: The fact he had his office in a fancy suite away... — read more 

We got timelines in the JVB org recently. July 7 we get the notice of whether we are office or virtual and if you get to stay in your current location. Give individuals 2 weeks to decide. If you don’t want to relo you’ll be on payroll till “end of... — read more 

As of June 7, 2023, AT&T Inc. has a total debt of $193.8 billion. This includes both long-term debt and short-term debt. The company's long-term debt is $167.3 billion, and its short-term debt is $26.5 billion. AT&T's debt-to-equity ratio is 4.1... — read more 

These people bear full responsibility for the situation we find ourselves in. William E. Kennard Scott T. Ford Glenn H. Hutchins Stephen J. Luczo (2019) Michael B. McCallister Beth E. Mooney Matthew K. Rose John Stankey Cynthia B. Taylor Luis A... — read more 

Just like the government, too many people in the most senior positions are senior citizens. They have been in the company so long that they are old, crusty, irrelevant. They don’t know life outside the walls of the organization. Their career is... — read more 

A bit overkill to hire an attorney as your executive assistant?

Only going to sya this once stop whingeing and get on with it. If you ain't in the office then you need to be working elsewhere !!!

Gone into hiding. They tested the waters with their minions having some town hall like discussions over RTO and those went over like turds on the dinner plate. They are fearful of the angry mob that they have whipped up. What will become of a company... — read more 

And lead the fight against the system and their policies? You know A Shot Caller Boss who organizes and leads the workers to fight the machine. Someone who can order fiber cuts to buildings, stopping up the toilets, damaging the AC systems, plate of... — read more 

We recently noted that T-Mobile has closed 300+ stores over the past six months. Over the same period, AT&T has increased its store count by eight. Example? What about this shiny new AT&T store in Dumas, TX, opened by AT&T dealer Optimum Wireless?

I don't know anyone in ATS who has received "the letter" yet. But in an ATS FAQ which was just modified today, there is a link for a "preview" of where jobs are likely to be located so that people can start "contemplating their decisions". (Direct... — read more 

Twice now I have tried to relay info from the Service Delivery call and twice my post has not been posted. Not sure why. I did not violate any rules. Is it because it included a verbatim quote from the VP where she says that this initiative is not... — read more 

Numbers are dwindling across the board and management is getting nervous. Anybody have any info on what is coming down the pipeline for us? Hearing rumors that none of the nearby centers or our own had their leases renewed. Anyone hearing anything?

Our leadership call today asked we don’t steal someone else’s seat when we are forced to move to where they are forcing you to move. It reminded me of the game we played in kindergarten, when the music stops you hopefully will have a chair. All... — read more 

Saw a cool demo of the Ask AT&T artificial intelligence tool. User: “Ask AT&T, how can we drive growth and profit in 2023?” Ask AT&T: “Fire John Stankey and the board of directors and focus on basic business principles.”

Asking for a friend.Does anyone know whats HR criteria for surplus?is lt length of tenure,salary,performance or depends on the supervisor?or all of the above?

anyone seen this clown lately? this guy has been working on simplification for over 8 months now

can I get one of those cute welday vests he wears all the time on my way out

Are we all going through the Stages of Grief? Just judging by these boards: Denial First announcements, everyone was in shock. How can they do this? Are they stupid? They will lose good people! It doesn't make sense! Anger A couple of days... — read more 

how can I do this? fire the top 5 immediately none of their layoff work requires more than 6th grade education fire them all - TOMORROW!!!!

Org will be in Dallas only. Those in Dallas metro already start ~July 10 3-5x a week. No other hubs, even temporarily. All others will be virtual, no office, until ~August 10 when they will hear of the timeframe to make a decision and then do the... — read more