Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

@q4
This old would be happy to leave. Give me my severance.

@g4 So, Stankey himself maybe? Do we just fire everyone who hits 60? Pretty sure Stankey has 40 years of work history. Most of the execs are over 60. I'm all for firing them. WFH for everyone, no buildings, no due dates, unlimited vacay, no college loans, free housing, free lunch, six-figure salaries for all, no college degree requirements, free phones, tax the rich.

“Let's call a spade a spade.”

An employee who has completed 40 years is old. This isn’t derogatory or judgment. Just fact.

And old means what exactly? Not spending an hour and a half in the gym everyday while still taking a lunch hour, leaving by or before 5:00PM to make Reggae night on Thursday's or Happy Hour on Friday's? We old folks laugh about this all the time.

When can I get my old butt laid off?

Olds need to leave because theyre slowing all of us down.

wtf: what the flux

“Let's call a spade a spade.”

An employee who has completed 40 years is old. This isn’t derogatory or judgment. Just fact.

Uh Oh....many people were required to move and demoted and just went along, did not rock the boat, as they need their jobs.

Let's call a spade a spade. We are out with the old, the CEO actually said that. How could it be baseless, when it's true.

“ Seriously, retire already…”

I get that sentiment, really I do. I mean you have put in 40 years.

That said, he IS in a protected work class. And maybe he “needs” to keep working due to some financial issues we aren’t aware of.

It would be like if you had a racist boss that harassed you as a POC. You have put in 40 years, why put up with it anymore? Just retire. Well, you shouldn’t, and you don’t have to put up with it per Federal Law.

As a director, wasn’t he required to use the mediation process rather than pursue litigation? AT&T needs to countersue to recover all legal fees.

“ Why was Zuckerman fired rather than surplused?”

Read the article, it’s interesting.

Anyway, the company says he was fired because of unprofessional conduct and for using profanity during the meeting when he was informed he was being demoted, saying it was a violation of COBC.

Zuckerman sent an email the day after that meeting, informing all that he had hired an employment attorney.

Company fired him 2 days after that.

Why was Zuckerman fired rather than surplused?

He worked here for 40 years and is suing to keep working? This article is really depressing.

Other outlets now picking this up this nj.com article. Glad it's getting press.

They need to subpoena santone on targeted beneft cuts as well. Would love to see baldy put on the stand for his comments or force them to finally release the video of his comments. Unfortunately, and too bad, that this probably is another headed for settlement where they admit no wrong. Hope zuckerman doesn't settle and gets them in court.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/t-faces-age-discrimination-suit-171217863.html

@ar you are in a different station of life

Seriously, retire already… I was a college freshman in 1985. Just retired this year. Know when to let go and enjoy life. The stress at T will eat you up if you let it. I was laid off one month shy of 30 years service, however I had met the rule of 75. Kept my skill set current, obtained an MBA on the company and landed a much better paying job after T. I started planning for retirement in my mid-20’s. Best of luck with this endeavor.

@a3 They can't do anything other than settle them without risking shareholder lawsuits piled on. What would really be fun is if one of the plaintiffs decides they can't be bought and chooses to go the distance and put it in front of a jury . 9 figure punitive damages would grab some headlines and roll some heads.

Who cares just do your damn job smoke a blunt before work and skate at 8 hours

I hope this moves to class action status.

wonder if you spend this much time on doing your work for the day and going home.. no one gives af.

My attorney said that T always makes public claims they didnt do nothing wrong for public facing PR but always settles as opposed to having the truth come out in court and have a ruling set a precedence .