You heard it here first. You have been WARNed.
Re-Org and Layoffs coming January
Expect layoffs at Senior Manager and RMM level come January!
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what’s the new news? What’s about to happen?
Reorg and layoff coming soon
Stay tuned
plan prices must go down
The plan prices are way way too high. The india labor will drive customers away. That is why customers are leaving. They are leaving due to high plan price. The phone plan prices are so large and keep dropping in quality. Each time the company... — read more
Appalachian
The Appalachian area isn't going to the common operating model like the rest of operations. We were told today, we are never changing. The current model saved jobs is what the rumor is. Has anyone else heard this outside of Appalachian?
How do managers view PIP?
Any managers here who can answer how management views PIP? For the employee, PIP is a trap, you are asked to do more, more, and more, once you are out of PIP, they will ask to increase velocity to the death, once you are exhausted you are done... — read more
Watching closely
Severance packages updated for 2025, specific for customer care line of business (coaches/TM/ up to directors) in T-Nation. (Magenta Pulse)
TFB re-org..what to expect?
A lot of reps are nervous about what's coming in the future. A high percentage of job reqs were canceled. I am good with my numbers, but am still unsure of job security.
New CEO
Thoughts? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-mobile-names-srini-gopalan-111113116.html
T-Mobile is Now Sprint again
Based on employee reports, a shift in T-Mobile's company culture has occurred following a series of layoffs, particularly after its merger with Sprint. Employees report that the "Un-carrier" culture, once defined by a customer-first focus and strong... — read more
Trump signs 100k H1-B visa
Bye cheap labor! I voted for this
Culture
Having worked for multiple operators and vendors during my career I found T-mobile the place where management favorite dogs are promoted the most and intelligence is generally disregarded. Is this prevalent across organization?
Common Operating Model
Engineering, ops and development reorg rolling out this week to "align" every market to the common Operating Model. As far as I can tell it's the same as the area model, just shuffled around.
I am pleased to announce...
there is a freeze on layoffs (RIF) until January 1, 2027. I repeat. there is a freeze on layoffs (RIF) until January 1, 2027. I hope this verified announcement will bring comfort to those worried about job security. Cheers for now!
Kevin Lau’s org
If you are on a legacy team under Kevin Lau, don’t be surprised if you are out of work in Q1. He will be scaling back on those teams significantly, its being discussed. Over 50 and white will be at the top of the list.
T-mobile culture going down by the year
Management promotes or prefers folks who kiss their buttocks pretty much all teams I have seen, not sure if such culture is prevalent but it has definitely detonated with time. Hope Trump can revive the job market so we can get the he-l outta this... — read more
T-Mobile landed on Fast Company’s 2025 list of Best Workplaces for Innovators
Jeff Simon, CIO @ T-Mobile: Proud to share that T-Mobile landed on Fast Company’s 2025 list of Best Workplaces for Innovators. This recognition reflects our Un-carrier culture — where teams have the space to think creatively, challenge how things are... — read more
Voicestream to be purchased by Deutsche Telekom!
BRAKING NEWS! All T-Zones and myFaves team members will be impacted.
Lost the Speed and reliability title?
https://about.att.com/story/2025/ookla-rootmetrics-awards.html Oops.
September 25th
Will you go eat another one of their bullsh-t sandwiches, where they lie and pretend that they care about you?
T-Mobile being Boycotted by Organized Crime...errr ...Labor
https://www.tmonews.com/2025/09/labor-groups-launch-t-mobile-boycott-targeting-10000-customer-cancellations/ The groups are pushing for at least 10,000 T-Mobile customers to cancel their contracts by November 1st. Their main complaints center around... — read more
Horrible forward vision by C suite
T-Mobile and other wireless carriers tumble on SpaceX’s purchase of spectrum licenses from EchoStarT-MobileTMUS $237.74 (0.23%) is the worst-performing S&P 500 constituent in early trading, off 5.2% as of 8:27 a.m. ET. The reason why? SpaceX... — read more
be ok as it will be close to the end of the best times
Yes we are near the good old end of the time. Nobody is going to buy a new phone or change a plan. As they loose their jobs lines will be cut. One line and another line will get cut. The old school land line will be back for like 25 dollars. ... — read more
super good. always fun....the teleco going to end
he have limited customers. Also people are dying from old age. this means less phone lines. We don't even use the internet often anymore. we go outside and go to work. So we will have so much fun to come. The beginning of the end.
T-Life App bypass
https://www.tmonews.com/2025/09/t-mobiles-app-policy-backfires-as-workers-fight-back-with-penny-trick/ I guess all those Indian contractors that wrote the t-life app will get a bonus. While those who work in the stores get sc--wed.
Cowboys Win = No Layoffs, Eagles Win = Layoffs
America’s Team will win!
Here we go…
Just walked out of a meeting with my manager. Huge layoff coming tomorrow. Will hit Layer 3 TV hard.
Is there anyway to learn if you're 'black balled' by the company?
I was laid off in 2023, and despite applying to several jobs I'm qualified at T-Mo, I'm not getting called back. I've written the HR rep (that I previously connected with while employed) and she is not responding. Is there anyway to learn what your... — read more
Managers
Part of being a good manager is knowing when to call it quits. Lots of these managers are just riding their time out and the problem with this is they aren't taking care of their people or making a positive impact on anything or anyone. Time to move... — read more
Prepare For September
Final rounds of layoffs and store closures will be in September. This will hit retail.
If the majority of impacted engineers are U.S. citizens and permanent residents, while H1B employees are retained and even promoted
If the majority of impacted engineers are U.S. citizens and permanent residents, while H1B employees are retained and even promoted, doesn’t that look like discrimination? the kind of story that would catch the attention of the news and even the... — read more
Frier & Katz must be starting to sweat…….
Who will be voted off the magenta island next?! Rumor mill is saying Frier announcement coming before retail season kicks off. I’m guessing Sievert is gone in January. New year and whole new senior leadership team.
Is TFB struggling?
Were they impacted by the layoffs? I thought they were doing well according to the quarterly update.
Field Operations
Plans to move Field Operations to a contracted work force by the end of 3rd quarter is in the works. Will be hard to accomplish by then so it may delayed by a few months. This may be partially the reason we seen the shift in senior leadership and no... — read more
Being laid off would be a blessing in disguise
T-Mobile is not the same company it once was and I'd be happy to be shown the door as long as they paid me in the process.
MS's Big Org Change Email
Surprise there's no post on this. Discuss.
MEGA THREAD: Upcoming layoffs
Who’s gone? What’s the package like? What news have you heard? Dates? What groups?
Layoff income 8/26
This is the big one! Be Best! Be Prepared!