if we wanted to help another store short of people.... lol
SE 685 Update?
When will we know if 685 techs took the offer and it’s open to other core techs in the SE?
DEG leaving AFO-Business. Moving over to NEO-Core Network Operations with Central Office
Found out on Director call this AM. Business Field Services gets screwed again. It's been a roller coaster of good and bad (mostly bad) since 2005 when T SILO'd everything up. Guess this will free up "Business" Field Services to work even more... — read more
McElresh 6/17 prerecorded town hall
What happened to the McElfresh prerecorded town hall? I thought we were supposed to get an email with the link to view it today. Seriously, these guys could F up a one car clown parade.
Retail stores in southern cali
Any word on how many stores in southern Cali are going close
Just heard thru the grapevine that DEG will be moved to the new NEO organization under Juan Flores
Kind of expected this ever since the reorg was announced, but just heard a short while ago that DEG (Digital Electronics Group) functions will be moved to the new Network Engineering & Operations organization effective with this reorg. They will be... — read more
"We do not comment on rumor and speculation." John Stankey June , 2020
Cost reductions will also remain in focus for AT&T, John Stankey said on Wednesday. Some of those could come from further sales of office buildings. "I have been on the path of reducing real estate," and amid the pandemic his team was considering... — read more
Layoff notification Dates in July for Scott Mair org
I have seen dates of 7/10 for SNL 7/24 for last day on pay roll. If you are in Jon Summers group or now reporting to Jeremy Leg it will be later than that. Percentages vary depending on group. I have see as low as 5% and as high as 50% (for... — read more
Anyone know how McElfresh is able to bypass the 60 day WARN Act?
It’s been said there is a new 14 day off the books notification happening. That goes against the WARN Act ... even TMOs layoffs yesterday mention 60 days in accordance with WARN. How is AT&T planning on getting around this law?
Expect 14k layoffs,
My source laughed when the official announcement was made, she told me to "Multiply the PR campaign reported announcement x3"
CWA puts the cumulative number of job cuts at 41,128 over the last nine quarters.
If cuts were spread evenly across all salary bands, that would imply about 10,000 layoffs, a much higher number of job losses than the CWA's figure. Cuts of that magnitude would come as little surprise, however: AT&T slashed about 3,310 jobs in... — read more
Is it 3,400 or 4,700?
Half of the articles I'm reading say AT&T is laying off 3,400 employees and the other half is saying 4,700? Which is it?
In Home Experts Layoffs
I haven’t heard anything about In Home Experts being laid off. How many are they cutting?
AT&T is cutting more than 4,700 jobs The union says layoffs are across retail, technicians and clerical workers.
According to this article on CNET by CORINNE REICHERT JUNE 16, 2020. AT&T is cutting more than 3,400 jobs across technicians and clerical workers in addition to axing 1,300 retail jobs, the carrier told Communications Workers of America Tuesday... — read more
John Stankey Wants To Have A Conversation
about justice and fairness. Now that he's part of the woke crowd, Stankey believes we should all reach deep into our hearts and talk compassion toward those that our struggling in these trying times. Unfortunately, the actions of DeathStar... — read more
I’d like to volunteer off the payroll CWA SE
Where do I send my severance documents?
Union 3805
The company does not care about you! whether you’re black, white or brown all they care about is the bottom line they are just using the BLM moment and the coronavirus to get rid of people do not listen to them they are the problem, given an... — read more
National Business Layoffs?
Does anyone know if acquisition or select will be laid off and what percentage would get cut?
Work from home?
I currently work at home.L3 credits. Wondering if they will call me in the office to lay me off or do it thru email/call
UK layoffs please
Any UK layoffs? I'm waiting for a big pay out so hopefully they are doing some here
Huge CST surplus Ibew 21
176 CST’s (I&R techs) surplused in Illinois. Represents over 20% of the remaining workforce in their jurisdiction. Incentive of 50k plus SIPP offered to equal 80,500. Future looks bleak.
AROE Stankey ... Goodbye Bargained Retail Employees!
The end of the line is here for our 20,000+ union retail employees. Our Authorized Retailers now have AROE (AT&T Inventory in their stores) and they’ll be able to carry enough inventory to help customers get phones through all 4 phases of ATTR store... — read more
Sunset projects
If those c-suite guys want to cancel projects why can't they just say cancel projects, but instead they say sunset projects like that phucking guy scott mair said in his recent town hall this week. What the phuck the sun has anything to do with... — read more
T-Mobile/Sprint layoffs this week too. They aren't trying to bypass the WARN act, unlike our "Leaders"
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/16/t-mobile-layoffs-sprint/ "The employees who were laid off Monday will keep their jobs for another two months until August 13, said Kirby. A person on the call told TechCrunch that the severance packages amount to... — read more
AT&T confirms thousands of job cuts 📉
https://www.axios.com/att-confirms-thousands-of-job-cuts-250-store-closings-8b018604-86c6-4947-a7c2-c31d9abad2a6.html
FIONA OUT
AT&T's chief brand and advertising officer Fiona Carter is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities on June 26, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios. Her replacement has yet to be named. Why it matters: Carter was responsible... — read more
Iceberg, dead ahead!!
Jump ship https://www.axios.com/att-fiona-carter-828a0cfb-3756-423c-baab-6026b6db98e5.html
Just announced - Reuters
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc plans to cut more than 3,400 technician and clerical jobs across the country over the next few weeks, the wireless carrier told its main labor union, the Communications Workers of America, on Tuesday. The U.S. telecom and... — read more
Today's McElfresh Transcript
Just alot of hot air https://techstaffer.blog/2020/05/31/att-layoff-crystal-ball/
Finally, some news. Psych.
Sort of. Earlier today I was on an "all-hands" call for my group (Patel org). It opened with the standard cult-like AT&T indoctrination propaganda. Followed closely by ... no joke ... a celebration. Yep, right at the brink of massive layoffs... — read more
It is a bird? Nope... just Randall..in the news again
AT&T Randall Stephenson to Join New Roundtable Committee on Racial JusticeBy Can you just Go away? SmH
Jeffy love letter leaked
https://www.businessinsider.com/att-layoffs-thousands-jobs-cut-covid-19-june-2020-6
It is starting
AT&T Inc plans to cut more than 3,400 technician and clerical jobs across the country over the next few weeks, the wireless carrier told its main labor union, the Communications Workers of America, on Tuesday. The U.S. telecom and media giant also... — read more
Crystal Ball of AT&T Layoffs
I found on a telecom recruiting blog an interesting 2 week old T Layoff article . Lots of facts and not much mud slinging . Key Takeaways. For layoff news look to Elliott Mgmt(Singer) Singer told AT&T to jump and T said "how high" When Paul... — read more
Randall's Legacy is a Sewage Treatment Plant
Gone up like a raging stinking inferno. Virus and BLM is nothing but deflection for these guys and their wealth and job destruction of the public.
Layoffs hit news today
https://www.axios.com/att-confirms-thousands-of-job-cuts-250-store-closings-8b018604-86c6-4947-a7c2-c31d9abad2a6.html
Have the layoffs been called off but management is just too incompetent to let us know?
There have only been a few credible reports among the piles of speculation and racist nonsense on this site about the layoffs, and of those it seems some of the reductions won't happen for another month. Wasn't this supposed to be some... — read more