AT&T would face a lot less resistance to change if leadership finally dropped the RTO obsession. Most of us support performance-based expectations and accountability, but the forced return and relocation policies have turned the majority of employees against upper management.
You can’t rebuild trust while punishing the workforce. People aren’t resisting change, they’re resisting bad leadership. Until that changes, you’ll keep getting the bare minimum effort and zero loyalty in return.
Ho, ho, hey, hey, RTO is here to stay.
Sorry, couldn't resist antagonizing.
@c0 funny that you think RTO is the industry standard. I have interviewed with 4 companies this week who are all fully remote.
"If managers are only putting in 40 hours per week, this is the bare minimum. Rank them lower."
Yes, please! And reserve the next severance payout for me. I am ready to go!
"There is absolutely no problem with RTO."
We might have to deal with toxic a-s-kissers like you. There's plenty of problems with that.
Isn't part of your job to limit "abuse" by your direct reports? Just too hard to enforce any standards, huh? So what exactly is it that you do all day instead?
@d0 your ravings as a mad man is off topic and should be removed
@d0 have you considered therapy ? Or maybe a hot bath to calm your last nerves.
Cleanse your mind and relax 😌
Repeat after me “there’s no place like home”
@d0 you have a droll sense of humor. To say nothing is wrong with Are Tea Oh is beyond the pale and I shall consider this matter closed.
@d0 what’s unbelievable is that you’re pulling your hair out because you think RTO stands for Request for Transfer Opportunity.
This topic is obviously over your head Di-k Tracy.
@d0 we are not wasting time.
You are wasting time spewing nonsense.
How do you think we ranked so low on the Forbes rankings ?
We are trying to improve morale by discussing how to make the company better.
What’s in your wallet?
@d0 you sukk as a comedy writer
This topic is truly unbelievable. There are around 55 responses to this f-cking thread. Are we seriously wasting our time on this topic when we all know ATT will NOT abolish the RTO policy. Grow and accept it or LEAVE!!!!.
There is absolutely no problem with RTO.
5 days, No office, NO CONSISTENCY! So stupid
Base rankings on performance and output. If managers are only putting in 40 hours per week, this is the bare minimum. Rank them lower.
T is bloated. Boot 1500 per month until the pinch is felt and then re-evaluate. 5-15% of the employee base are freeloaders.
@cg wow! Thanks!.. that’s actually even more than I thought who work from home or remotely. What’s the number that work in a Hybrid 2-3 days model? 60%?.. that means only 5% work in an office 5 days a week? 5% is an industry standard now? That’s a corner case..
Thanm you for this valuable insight into why RTO is NOT an industry standard.
@ce
No, false. 35% is what the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Pew Research reported June 2025 as American workers who now work from home or remotely.
It doesn't help to try to skew the numbers. Facts matter.
@c0 7.5 million unemployed and 0 who want to regress to office for AT&T.
You’d be shocked to see how low the application numbers are for a company this size. Literally nobody wants to work here
@c0 77% of companies still operate in fully WFH or Hybrid models, not 5x RTO. 0 or 3 days is the standard. And for the “industry” standard it’s the same. Zero other telecom companies are 5 days. Every time you say this I’ll call it out as it’s utterly false.
@bm yet they do not want to work here, isn’t that funny?
All this talk about baby boomers being laid off is it possible that they don’t pick 60+ either 15 years service?
What’s the info on Nov 2025 layoffs?
Just because people aren’t leaving in droves due to RTO doesn’t mean they are engaged or happy. It doesn’t take long to find plenty of data macro showing people hate RTO and are as disengaged with their jobs as they have ever been. They are staying here and at other companies like Amazon that are pulling this cr@p because finding any sort of job now is extremely difficult.
Between the constant layoffs and contradiction of our “purpose” vs the in-office requirement, AT&T leadership is doing everything it can to drive down morale. Based on the internal survey and things like the Forbes data, they’re doing a good job
“ RTO is here to stay, get with the program or leave.”
You sound like a programmable corporate cabin boy.
@a7 I don't know anyone who is okay with RTO that does not live walking distance from the office. But younger employees all hate it even more than the older ones.
@a7 "the 50+ crowd he wants gone are the only ones who are ok with RTO"
Not only the 50+ crowd. This maturity and Adulting thing really is quite popular.
@bf "they’re leaving in droves"
Pure fantasy.
RTO is here to stay. It is the new industry standard. Even the government and Fortune 500 companies are now doing it.
Rising unemployment means people are laser focused on retention of lifestyle, which typically means ensuring they stay employed so that they can cover their living expenses.
The threat of losing one's livelihood usually outweighs less critical factors.
You're correct, a RTO mandate has zero to do with rising unemployment!
Im like, the new employee work force. You can tell by the way i dont bother to shave. i brush my teeth only 3x a week, and doing anything with my hair is optional and really only when i’m meeting an unshaved armpit girl after work on a thursday before heading to moms basement to watch cnn with her. Att pays me well because im the opposite of who they just fired. I take days off to protest orange man because my skin is paper thin and my ball$$ are the size of miniature raisins. Rto is ok necause I raid the refrigerator and free snacks and spend the night under a cubicle. I splash like a bird in the bathrooms to refresh before the day begins and I am praised endlessly for my hip new reflection of the new ATT. Afterwards me and the basket weaving loud mouth rub our peanuts together and praise this new beginning of insanity, and corporate marxism,
@br
Rising unemployment means there are thousands of talented and qualified people seeking work and a paycheck. The pool of available potential workers are in the DFW area as well as all paths in between. And those people are praying you open up an opportunity to take your place, trust me.
No doubt making a move for a job requires careful consideration. However, no one should think for a nanosecond that their skill and presence cannot be replaced. You know, capitalism and all that.
No shade thrown here. Just indisputable facts.
@bm “ now more than 7.5 million unemployed.”
People voted for this
Nothing to do with Regress To Office policies. Furthermore, just because there is rising unemployment, doesn’t mean it’s worth someone’s while to move to Dallas on their own dime. Read that again.
Also, even if they are willing to move themselves from Ohio to Texas, doesn’t mean they’re qualified. Capiche ?
@OP
The unemployment numbers in the country are rising daily--now more than 7.5 million unemployed.
There are literally thousands of people ready and willing to take your job, work in an office daily and drive over 100 miles one way to ensure they have a paycheck for themselves and their families.
You certainly have a right to stand on 'your principles' and vow to continue to complain about RTO and your perceived mistreatment because you resent the corporate policy. And ATT can certainly enforce the RTO policy whether you hold your breath in defiance or write about it incessantly here.
But make no mistake about it, ATT will survive without you whether it's tomorrow or within the next 5-10 years.
We're all dispensable, even you.
I believe when employees find no redeeming qualities in their employer, whether it's their leadership, corporate decisions, policies, affiliations, culture, etc. those employees should find other opportunities because they bring no value to the corporation and other employees.
“Everyone just passes time in the office until the 8 hours alarm goes off.”
This proves how overstuffed T is if true in your department.
My god; I immediately heard the ridiculous protest chant, "Hey hey, ho ho, RTO has got to go!" It's puerile, and annoying.
You can’t force the new generation into an outdated model. They want flexibility and they’re leaving in droves for companies that actually offer it. Meanwhile, leadership keeps talking about “collaboration” while half the work is still outsourced overseas where people continue to work from home without issue. What makes it OK there but not here?
Everyone’s done with RTO and silently waiting for a change. Everyone just passes time in the office until the 8 hours alarm goes off. The only people still showing up every day are the ones stuck waiting on their pension because they don’t have a choice. Everyone else is quietly job hunting or mentally checked out.
RTO and COBC “violations” are just the new way to fire people without paying severance. The double standard is insane. All the teams overseas still work from home, but we’re told we need to be in the office for “collaboration.” Collaboration on what? Conference calls?
People are tired, burned out, and done playing along. This isn’t about performance, it’s about control. And it’s backfiring.
@b7 working an extra 3 hours or more instead of sitting in traffic. When I worked from home for over 10 years I used to log in periodically after work from 5PM to 10PM, or even work straight through to 10 if I wanted to get something done. Now I log off at 3 and the laptop doesn’t even leave my car. The work piles up now instead of getting done, but they don’t care about that, just seat warmers to appease their Blackrock overlords.
@ar you’re not a supervisor, and even if you are and can’t identify the freeloaders without RTO then you are the problem and not qualified for your role. You should be let go.
@b9 yes people are leaving, you don’t need to direct them. Like AT&T is taking advantage of these things, whenever someone is finding something they are also ditching this company.
@ak nobody is working any OT anymore… It’s 8&skate now, market based now, no loyalty now. Isn’t this what you wanted?