have a friend who is a teller at US bank and he says they have had tons of customers that pay their att bills and att comes back and says they didn't pay them. att billing is a scam and I blame rand he is an accountant you would think that would be... — read more
I know its tough right now.......
But you owe it to AT&T to work as hard as you ever have until you know for sure if you are safe or not. Leadership can't have profits wane while cuts are being made or they may miss out on some year end bonus. So, chop chop.
History of severance pay
Just read an article about the severance pay that some of the popular tech companies are offering, made me recall the times when att would give 60 days to find a new job in another group. Not trying to compare. What are some of the best and worst... — read more
Union leaders are currupt
Union leader took full day paid union time during a storm so they didn’t have to come in. The rest of us had to get the f to work or use vacation. What a racket
Pro-Management Posts Being Deleted
Just FYI folks. I’m sure a lot of you are already aware. This site is moderated with a heavy bias. Pro-management and Anti-Union posts are being deleted left and right. The Pro-Union posts and replies are generally left untouched.
TDS Telecom and US Cellular bouncing hard
Off recent lows in share price. Just too much value with all the Customers, Spectrum, Towers, and Los Angeles Partnership with Verizon. Maybe TDS Telecom will merge or buyout Cricket Wireless. Crickets network and value to customers is far superior... — read more
Sell More Stores
Time to sell more stores.
Rethinking Resolutions Video - Did anyone see it
It was a waste of time so I ended it early. They spend money on this garbage to appear as if they are doing something for employees when it is worthless showing how out of touch top management is
In the kindest way
What does it mean if not received an all clear email.
AT&T ordered to pay USD 166 mln for infringing Finesse mobile-network patents
Probably one of the reason why there is a Surplus... https://www.telecompaper.com/news/att-ordered-to-pay-usd-166-mln-for-infringing-finesse-mobile-network-patents--1450407
Upcoming layoffs
Any surplus rumors coming up for this coming March?
One of the best financial decisions as a retiree that
I have made lately is picking up TDS and USM common and preferred stock. Cashed out my ATT 401K match every quarter and moved it into something else. I also dumped the ATT employee wireless plan for a much better and cheaper service provider in... — read more
New DTV Discounted Plans
Any word on what the employee package will include now that NFL Sunday Ticket is gone?
I stopped worrying about layoffs
I used to worry about rumors but not anymore. It is impossible to work while constantly thinking about layoffs. ATT very successfully avoids WARN with many small cuts and it is only a matter of time before someone gets cut. Nobody is safe. Isn't it... — read more
Info
Yes, mobility ACE will have impacted calls followed with IIL end of month January. Surplus notification mid February with off payroll date of 3/3/2023. It’s about to get real people. What are the chances that any of this is true? Where did this... — read more
What's happening today?
Any news on more cuts?
Regarding management layoffs - any 3rd or above?
Also any subjective opinions regarding extent of layoffs? Greater or less than expected?
T-Mobile
https://www.thelayoff.com/t-mobile-us
Last day for today's surplussed is 1/31, not 2/1 so no February benefits.
I thought in the last round they had people still on the books for 11/1 ?
Consolidated Thread for 1/17 notifications
Post org and how many affected (if known)
Voluntary Surplus Option
Are they accepting voluntary surplus? Haven't gotten any meeting invites
Modified rule of 75 - can someone explain?+
What is the benefit of waiting till I am officially at 75 per the modified rule of 75, which for me will be when I am forking 65 yrs old. 😞 I had thought rule of 75 just meant years of service plus age and was disappointed to find that is not the... — read more
Today 1/17 Is the Big Day for Layoff Announcements
According to previous company information, subject to change of course. There is greater than a 90% chance you won’t get a call so the odds are in your favor if you want to stay. Good luck to those leaving!
Double standards frustrate me the most
Of the many managers I've had so far, only one didn't apply double standards to his employees. This is what frustrates me the most and defines what makes a manager a bad manager. Some employees who put in a real day's work for an honest dollar are... — read more
Why the animosity?
I see a lot of anger, hate, and animosity towards management (of all levels) on here. I don’t get it. I was a bargained employee for 20 years and had as many managers. All competent, and most were decent hard working folks. I’ve been in mgt for 6... — read more
Impacted Segments/Orgs
Is anyone hearing that there will be layoffs next week? What segment/organizations have you heard will be impacted?
Leading through layoffs
Regardless of the fact that good managers are rare, it is still surprising how unempathetic they are during these layoffs. They don't care that we are worried about what will happen next and whether we will be left without a source of income. At... — read more
Layoff email expected at EOD Jan 13,2023
Don't be surprised if the dreaded email hits at the end of the day for a Tues Jan 17,2023 call. Management not Craft.
Tim Cook took 40% Pay Reduction
Read an article the Apple CEO requested and took a 40% pay reduction wonder if Stankey will do the same. Haha yea right, he’s probably taking an increase with all the layoffs
For those that retired in Nov 22 - Did you get your Lump Sum yet?
I retired in November 2022 with hoards of others before the lump went down due to the stinkin' Feds. Still waiting for a date when Toxic-T will be paying the lump sum from Fidelity's system. I call Fidelity and they say 6 to 8 more weeks! Meanwhile... — read more
in some states accepting severance may mean NO unemployment claim - do the math carefully.
Keep in mind state rules and terms of accepting severance, its a state by state legal situation but in some it means you waive your right to the unemployment claim, others it means you can't file unemployment until a specific date listed in the... — read more
Boss talks about layoffs again
An AVP under Townes said that there will be at least two rounds of layoffs this year, maybe three. The dates are known for the first two but not sharing when. Then said getting new business is challenging as so many in sales were laid off. The... — read more
WARN ACT filing
I cannot recall the compliance requirements for the WARN act. Knowing the anticipated scope of the surplus I thought there would be some filings. I found one for Birmingham with 23 people being impacted - https://www.madeinalabama.com/warn-list/ — read more
Losing customers
This company not only does not care about its employees, but it seems that it cares less and less about its customers, which is unbelievable. Will the leadership finally do something to stop losing customers?
Layoffs at DIRECTV
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/11/directv-lays-off-staffers-as-cord-cutting-accelerates-.html
Legg thinks the pandemic is over
so everyone should go back into the stinky dirty office. Not happening for me!