Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

I work from 6 to 2 so you probably won’t see me on the commute.

@t7

I wursh myself with a rag on a stick.

The fact that a fu--ing telecom company deems it necessary for people to move all over the country for work when the entire stated purpose of the company is to connect people from anywhere is beyond insane.

@rx Nope. I'll continue to waste time and resources while collecting full paychecks, and if it makes you all cranky - that's just an added benefit.

"Keep on crying like a baby about RTO.
Whelp, see you on the commute!"

That was an amazing commute. Took me an hour. Circled the parking garage about a dozen times. Spent 10 minutes trying to find a desk. Started collaborating like crazy. Virtually of course since every meeting is a Teams meeting. Love it.

Whelp, see you on a Teams call!

Its better to burn out then fade away.

Take edibles at work. It definately helps.

Take a nap at the office. It’s very relaxing.

@h6

The only sad dweebs here are the ones crying about RTO.

Boo hoo hoo....Stank is a big meanie because he actually makes me work and go to the office now. I don't wanna work at the office!

Be an adult and do your job. You're lucky to still have a job at AT&T in a company full of constant surplus and layoffs.

Welcome back to the real world, loser.

“ Whelp, see you on the commute!“

I bet you’ve never had a girlfriend and that you’re obese and highly odorous.

I’m right aren’t I?

Sad, lonely dweeb.

@g4 lol...sure pal.

Keep dreaming of the beach while your chump a-s is in the office 5x8 and complaining on here nonstop. Lol.

Boo hoo hoo...work in office is hard. The only thing I'm tossing is your wifes pa-ties aside while you're in the office, chump.

Now be a good employee for the honorable Mr. Stank and maintain your office presence for the report.

Whelp, see you on the commute!

Being required to be online for at least 40 hours a week is tiring for many since it is such a higher value than what was being put in when telecommuting full time. The transition was always going to be difficult.

@f5 You're closer to the restaurant industry than anyone. You are already working to toss Stanky's salad.

"Quit complaining about RTO and just give me the fries, pal."

Typical ATT Stank psychophant employee -- making up sh-t about a complaint to make themselves look better. GFY as I will continue working from the beach while you bury your nose up Stank's backside.

@ez How are you going to see me on my Monday commute?

@f1 "Maybe in the restaurant industry."

Probably where you'll end up.

Quit complaining about RTO and just give me the fries, pal.

"RTO is industry standard."

Maybe in the restaurant industry.

Boo hoo hoo....I don't wanna work!

Go get yourself a WFH gig somewhere else. Oh wait. You can't...

You're either too stupid or too d-mb. And you certainly don't have the skills or integrity to maintain WFH status.

RTO is industry standard. Sorry fellas!

Whelp, imma enjoy my weekend. See you on the Monday morning commute!

@cz Nope you won’t “see” me anywhere. I'll RTO while I continue to go out of my way to waste time and resources while collecting full paychecks, and if it makes you cranky - that's an added benefit. You’ll have to pay me my severance to get rid of me. Until then I’ll continue to watch Netflix on my iPad and chill

@cz what party? You can’t just assume what I do because of what one person did. I worked from home for a decade before anyone on this planet ever said “covid” you have no clue what you’re talking about.

@c5 little man is triggered, huh. Guess what. Over 80% of companies operate in a fully WFH or Hybrid model. That is the standard. 5 day RTO is a corner case, and now companies are actually moving away from 5 days back into Hybrid or WFH to save cost. You’re a CWA block head buffoon so just shut up and stick to talking on topics you know about, like watching the new guy dig your holes.

@bw so deal with the abusers who are a very small minority corner case. You don’t punish the masses for the faults of the few. Totally BS

@OP RTO should be a must. My boss spends 25-35 hrs/week on his side hustle on company time.

Go apply at Verizon. Their new CEO is backing off RTO. A buddy in their Network Engineering group said VZ is closing their Richardson, TX office and moving everyone to full time WFH. So, there are some leaders who see the value of Hybrid and/or WFH. T doesn’t care about the optics or frustration. They know it’s an employers job market right now and as such, they’ll keep making these demands and if the net result is employee loss, all the better. Can’t take it personally, everyone is a number with an associated cost.

“ Whelp, see you on the commute!”

Still not funny.

Still not clever.

Still not even irritating in the manner you hope it might be.

Worthless and poorly thought out drivel from a lonely and sad person with no friends or family.

“ Overall, RTO is industry standard.“

1000% incorrect across the board.

Structured hybrid is the still the norm for management across all industries, including this one, where our main competitors still have it in place.

@bg "Except this isn't normal. I've shared all that's happening here with my friends and family here in Dallas, and nobody thinks this is normal. The degree of what we're doing is not happening at any other companies."

WFH is pretty dead across the board, dude. Sorry. It's over.

Sure, some folks at companies that didn't completely abuse WFH might still have the luxury of hybrid.

Overall, RTO is industry standard.

Yall think companies are stupid and didn't see the rampant abuses of WFH and feel the impact it had on teams across the company? Yall really thought that gravy train would be permanent?

Lol....you crybabies are hilarious. No wonder you're still stuck at AT&T and couldn't get a cushy WFH gig anywhere else.

Whelp, see you on the commute!

Office presence five days a week, eight hours a day should only be for people who have rules that are limited to office work five days a week, eight hours a day.

“you all abused WFH and can no longer be trusted.

Don't blame the company. Blame your colleagues.

For shopping on the clock. For daddy daycare during meetings. For golf and tennis Tuesdays and Thursdays. For being AWOL every afternoon for support.”

Facts.

“I’m coding, why the heck do I need to be in an office? “

For collaboration with your local team.

“ Whelp, welcome back to the rest of the working world. See you on the commute“

Still not funny.

Still not clever.

Still not even irritating in the manner you hope it might be.

Worthless and poorly thought out drivel from a lonely and sad person.

Its so sad. Even the most engaged employees historically I know are sitting around wondering what's the point these days. He's certainly changing the culture....

I’m the only one on my team in Atlanta. We have 0 people in Dallas. Nobody is co located. I’m coding, why the heck do I need to be in an office? We were remote long before Covid, this makes no sense. That’s my biggest issue with it. If it made any sense, yeah fine, but it makes none.

"Whelp, welcome back to the rest of the working world"

Except this isn't normal. I've shared all that's happening here with my friends and family here in Dallas, and nobody thinks this is normal. The degree of what we're doing is not happening at any other companies. We have become the worst job destination in the market because everyone hears we're acting like it's the 1980s. They also all laugh at us - "but you deliver the internet and mobile service so people aren't tethered to an office." Whelp, connecting changes everything!

They won't roll back to hybrid because you all abused WFH and can no longer be trusted.

Don't blame the company. Blame your colleagues.

For shopping on the clock. For daddy daycare during meetings. For golf and tennis Tuesdays and Thursdays. For being AWOL every afternoon for support.

Give an inch and they took a mile. Covid's over, welcome back!

Whelp, see you on the commute!

RTO is why this company ranks at the bottom for culture and best places to work ratings. One simple fix and rollback to hybrid would make a huge improvement, but they’re too stupid to realize it. Selfish SBC bone heads

OMG! They want you to work for a living?!?

The audacity!

Whelp, welcome back to the rest of the working world. See you on the commute!

The company that provides the ability to “stay connected” and enables people to work from anywhere tells its own employees they can’t even do that. If we don’t buy into our own product then why would anyone else?? These “leaders” are some of the d-mbest on the plant.

@b1 imagine thinking you have to RTO to “actually work” in 2026. I worked from home in 2006, 20 years ago. We are going backwards.

@b1 it must be terrible thinking you can only work from the office when 99% of the sh!t you do is on a PC.