#meeting

CPL and Wholesale Q2 Town Hall, did AWII just call smaller payments "nuisance payments"?

Anyone know what it will be about? More Reorg I am thinking

Is this true? Nobody I know has gotten one. They are usually sent out the day before or the day of.

there is a quick catch up event on our calendar

organizer is the chapter lead with everyone in the team

when will this fu--ing thing be over??

Is there a difference if the meeting is scheduled with HR alone versus HR + a MGR (like if it means laid off versus moving to different org)?

Guys, what is this meeting for a flash call on my calendar? any ideas on what is happening?

I've seen several people saying different things (unexpected scheduled meeting, email...) so which is it? Or is it how a manager decides to let their people know?

Got laid off.

Nooooo

What to expect

Received an invite along with 4 other people to attend a meeting set up by HR in regards to VOE. Could this be a lay off?

Insider info from leadership meeting today.

earnings call is still may 13. that hasn't changed.

but g2's thing on may 21 canceled, beyond the numbers moved into that timeslot, and a beat scheduled for the original timeslot of beyond the numbers on the same day now? they're doing a beat and beyond the numbers back to back?

A sad day today. Fellow coworkers I’ve known for years are calling it quits today because of poor leadership, terrible pay, extremely sub-par raises and a crushing economy. But the real nail in the coffin, an expensive and pointless RTO5 policy. Three months ago you waved your executive power wand and declared RTO5 starts May 4. However the remaining people I will interact with on May 4 are still remote to me. We are separated by hundreds of miles, multiple states and time zones. And ya know what, we make it work. We’ve been able to accomplish so much because of the tools and technology the bank has implemented over the years. Pretty sure that is called moving with the times and adopting the digital world. We can reach each other quicker than we could take an elevator to the floor above us. But your boomer self is pushing an order that treats us like kids, ki-ls our production, adds lengthy commutes, increases our carbon footprint, eats our income and eliminates the work-life balance you touted for years. Why in the actual f*ck in the year 2026 are you forcing RTO5 when there is a perfectly viable option of remote work that has proven time and time again that it works. Let us not forget it not only works very well but it saved the company during the most unsettling unnerving unpredictable time of this century. You and all of your reports know a vast majority of these roles can be 100% remote. Plus 11 million customers can prove it too. Record profits ring a bell? Consistent dividend increases mean what? Bank acquisitions are just pointless side quests? ATH stock price is just a silly number?! So why are we going backwards? Are you trying to protect the real estate investment? Were you coerced by city mayors to bring employees into towns? Some of those towns being a dr-g and crime-ridden hellhole. Is there another double digit comp increase in the works if X-amount of employees swipe their badge? Did you over-hire during covid and now need to protect the bottom line so you subliminally utilize the consequences of not following an outrageous policy as your reasoning? Were you swindled into believing that a manager’s error was blamed on his/her team’s lack of collaboration? Did one person do wrong and you took the elementary school approach and punished everyone? Are you and the boomer executives unable to fathom the digital era? What is it? You’ve created a lose-lose-lose scenario. Talent is going out the door. Potential talent is applying elsewhere. People who try to grind it out are stuck holding the bag and getting reamed by the cost of commuting. Instead of trying to standout and provide a flexible workplace, you ruin it with a generic order full of buzzwords, no follow up, no guidance to management, no recorded message, no recorded video.........crickets. Just a pure power move because your friends in New York are doing it.

Nearly 21 years here and this is the first time I truly felt sorry for the people I recommended to this place for employment. I’m sorry we are facing this situation. To the younger folks a few years out of college, good luck this is brutal. Exiting folks that have other options lined-up, good for you. Now excuse me while I fill my tank for $130 because I got a lengthy commute Monday morning. Hopefully I am not late for standup.

P.S. Real professional hearing the upper management pi$s on us during the recent hands on meeting.

Three words. What a mess!

We witnessed our leaders in a dark room with bad lighting. There were sound issues that went on the entire meeting that was giving me a headache.

Our senior leaders talked for 30 minutes about what food they like. The last 30 minutes were a blur of non sense. They all looked like they hate each other and have not exercised in 15 years.

I walked away feeling d-mber for having used my time to attend that meeting. Thank you.

This week AWF people will be having meetings with managers starting today and letting them know that their jobs are ending. No notice just ending at the very moment of the meeting. Just be emotional prepared. It's just a sign of the times.

Be calm
Don’t react emotionally in the moment—even if it hits hard

When do you get the meeting invite from your manager? How long does the meeting usually last?

First off, I'm sorry to those let go. I hope they're able to find something better and more secure.
Some orgs have been told layoffs are done.
I've seen "Tech Activation Touch Base" still being used for both for reorg meetings. Poor taste reusing that meeting title for both information and layoffs. Way to send an employee into panic.

Does this mean I’m not getting let go next week?

Game is gutted once more. 15 minute meeting with your leader and a script read by HR could have been done in bulk. But no. We want to drag this out.

Do you get notified a day before or does an HR meeting pop up on your calendar in the morning?

I have received a business update meeting invite for today in UK. The expectation is clear. Do I need to take any specific steps before join the call?

We need another meeting

Got my meeting invite this morning around 7:30 for 11am. Meeting is 20 min and has a Sr Dir in my org. HR is not cc'd so assuming BCC'd

Good luck to everyone this week and hope you all get the outcomes you want - I know some are hoping to get severance.

are the sending 15mins impromptu meetings or sending early morning?

??

Nothing yet. Had ANYONE got an HR meeting tomorrow yet?

I've heard nothing.

Prepare yourselves across all functions...

"Business Update" meetings will start showing up on Star Wars Day from your leader

#Layoffs

How and when is the May Beat scheduled. It's typically scheduled about a month out and we're already at the end of April without that. If we get an invite in a few days for one at the end of May, you can probably assume that nothing super dramatic is planned in May. If it comes out late and is a short notice beat scheduled for just after earnings you might go hmmmmm even though nothing is certain. This is not a prediction. It's just something to watch for.

All I have to say is - thank you for the free hour on this beautiful spring day. What a joke and useless line up of BS from KO and clowns.

Wonder what brilliance will be announced.

Thoughts on the all employee meeting?

Lots of pretty words from people that don't mean them?

Meeting in RI this week. any insights?

I have dealt with many engineering projects were the underground copper was labeled abandoned or when aerial copper was abandoned but used to over lash fiber [fiber now owned by ATT]. If this company exits copper in 2029 [in 3 years], who will be responsible for removing all the abandoned plant? In the current market, it cost a huge amount of money to hire contractors, engineer out the plan, obtain the permits and remove. Cities are not going to allow Bell System facilities to exist on poles, in people's property, in alleys or on street corners rotting away. Will this be discussed in the Copper meeting? Cannot just walk away from this.

Chairman meeting told union reps they're coming soon. Confirmed by General Foreman. Not sure what shops and crafts will be effected.

Anyone else? On my calendar this morning.

I know this is not layoffs related, but it's been bugging more and more since it's slowing me down and it might affect my future here. We send out docs ahead of time for every single meeting, but it’s obvious no one reads them. Then the meeting turns into reading the doc out loud and re-explaining everything. I don’t understand why we even bother sending materials in advance at this point. It's slowing down the meeting, everything takes longer, and I have less time to do my actual job. How hard is it to get to a meeting prepared??

I open my calendar in the morning and it’s already packed before I even start the day. Half the meetings overlap or get moved around last minute, so I’m constantly adjusting. I’m trying to keep up, but it feels like I spend more time managing my calendar than actually doing my job. It’s getting overwhelming in a way that’s hard to explain unless you’re in it. Do I just have bad luck or is this something others have encountered?