Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

Don't ever get too comfortable around here. As soon as this round of layoffs is complete plans will be made for the next round. And then the next. Ad infinitum until there are no non executive American employees at this organization.

The stress only ends when you are finally let go from this disaster of a media company and you can move on with planning the next step of your life.

Can you share any details concerning the ABFS technicians / Network Technical Specialists? In OOR areas of the country, there are more technicians than there is work. Techs are basically getting paid full time pay for a part time work! How long can this lack of productivity last before someone gets wise to it? Techs are doing one order per day and sitting around with nothing to do after it’s completed!

Thank you for sharing your distinguished 4th line experiences. I am a retired 1st line and, before I was declared a surplus with 23,000 other domestic employees, I was earning somewhere near 75% of a six figure income. With 18 years tenure and experience as an ET, DT, OPT, ST, Engineering, Construction, Plant, Line, Underground, Central Office, CallCenter Tech, and on and on, I had access to diagnostic and test platforms, databases, knowledge, and a solid network of team players. From a customer request for service to service delivery, I was what corporate used to refer to as a, “super tech.” My job as a Data Analyst in Project Management may have showed up on the jobs board For 1/5th of my annual salary in Slovakia.

you can never feel safe. get out as soon as you can. it is a cesspool and any 4th line that does layoffs and stays with the company is part of the cesspool. that is part of the problem move up to 4th line and you can make the big bucks but you have to sell your soul and let people go. that is the company att - a giant cesspool, so in other words if you don't sell your soul and move up to 4th line you won't be able to retire from att.

As a retired 4th line, lay-off notifications were the absolute worst part of my job. For the last 20 years, “... cutting our way to growth...” has been the strategy; it’s been a miserable failure. AT&T covets companies like amazon, yet they don’t have the discipline of companies like that that went ~20 years without showing a profit. They poured all their resources into the customer experience. One shocking experience was when I was ordered to lay-off 75% of my technical and customer facing resources and the expectation was no impact revenue. We ended up having to hiring vast numbers of India based engineers and I spent more than 2 years having to train them in English and dealing with their cast BS.... All leadership cared about was we could get 3-4+ Indian employees for the cost of a US employee.

For all those impacted, I know it’s personal and hard. Just know that you were just in wrong department/role at the wrong time.