Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

Return to Office..waste of time

We have returned to the office 1-2 days per week as flex workers. Why? In our office almost all are flex workers excluding those who are assigned working in field operations , construction and so forth. Since returning, I rarely see another living person. Add to that I’m the only member of my group assigned to this location as everyone else is nearly 500 miles away. I waste time commuting, start later , end earlier and now absolutely don’t do work on weekends.

When working exclusively from home I could easily start an hour earlier, work later and didn’t mind the couple times per month if necessary weekend work. I was far more productive at home, and it’s the same thing countless other employees are saying. Remember the corporate heads that decided returning to the office was more productive are the same people who told us purchasing Directv and Warner Media was a good idea. They just don’t get it

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Post ID: @OP+1hB5nnq3

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"oh my freaking gosh!!!!!!!!!!..... this site is about layoffs and you are off topic. not your sensitive ego."...

It was originally about lay offs.. things change. Get over it, with your multiple !!!!. Let employees vent and seek info.

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Post ID: @5kfa+1hB5nnq3

Just a bunch of babies. Who cares. If your lucky enough to be set as TW, then so be it and enjoy. I’m set as FOW in my org and that means 1-3 days in the office per the written policy so I simply set every Wed as my office day and setup a couple of monitors and dock at a vacant cubicle for those minimal office days. The policy doesn’t even dictate total work hours so those will be short in the office at best. No big deal. Just play the tune and move on to more important things. Like one of the other posters said, I’m co-located with some central office techs and an IT staff member. Nobody to collaborate with, but I do get some interesting water-cooler talk and since I’m in the office on those days, I take my full lunch hour and don’t work thru it. It all works out in the wash.

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Post ID: @5vbf+1hB5nnq3

@3arf+1hB5nnq3 ever heard of COVID?

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Post ID: @3kts+1hB5nnq3

"I feel more alienated when in office then working at home. Office space is dark and gloomy and empty. Affects my mental health. Nobody talks to each other. People try to seat as far as possible from another human being and leave home as fast as they can. It is different now and will never be the same."
What are simple steps and actions YOU could take to make a difference in your office environment to make things better>

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Post ID: @3arf+1hB5nnq3

you don't get it... this site is about layoffs

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Post ID: @2ofx+1hB5nnq3

oh my freaking gosh!!!!!!!!!!..... this site is about layoffs and you are off topic. not your sensitive ego.

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Post ID: @2kfy+1hB5nnq3

On the one hand I agree with the company. What’s the big deal show up to work. However in this day and time with the atmosphere getting warmer and an oil shortage it no longer makes sense for some people to go in. Thousands of jobs are the same at work or at home. 100% web based work. What’s the point in taking a building that’s 5% full and make it 10% full. We are a wasteful lot.

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Post ID: @2goh+1hB5nnq3

AT&T is a communications company.. connectivity.. work from anywhere, and any device.. so practice what you preach AT&T with your employees. We have cameras on our laptops/computers.. and if not, supply your employees. No reason to go into an office where, most of us, have no peers or a manager on site. Collaboration has changed and AT&T needs to also for ALL employees.

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Post ID: @1vsz+1hB5nnq3

I would be happy to only go in once a week! My department never left the office. We were not allowed to work from home. Boy are you luck!

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Post ID: @1ssx+1hB5nnq3

Our office is dead. I go in once a week. Crack a beer open mid afternoon, ice machine still works so I throw a few tall boys in the coleman and ice em down. Whatever, leave by 330, check the box and have a roadie on the way home.

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Post ID: @1fmw+1hB5nnq3

I feel more alienated when in office then working at home. Office space is dark and gloomy and empty. Affects my mental health. Nobody talks to each other. People try to seat as far as possible from another human being and leave home as fast as they can. It is different now and will never be the same.

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Post ID: @1vif+1hB5nnq3

Looks like we have the old cookie clearing downvoting going on for anything does not agree with the OP's points.

Seriously, 2 years ago it was you need to be back in an office, and not just any office (read: not the most convenient one, or one with the shortest commute) but the one we tell you to report to, with little to no regard for your commute, regardless if anyone you work with actually reports there (in the name of "collaboration" mind you).

In my Org, we had a new VP (that has since left the company) that took over after this was all in motion that looked at it and (much to her credit) said, "man that's d-mb..." and put the kibosh on it, empowering her directs to handle things how they saw fit based on their needs. Then COVID came and changed everything.

Now, if you're a FOW they're asking you to go into an office at least 1 day a week, Let's face it, that means one day a week. So just designate a day that you'll go in and do it. It's certainly more palatable to what was proposed a couple years ago. Seriously, some of you are so entitled it's ridiculous.

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Post ID: @1spu+1hB5nnq3

I would not be bi+ching about being 500 miles away from your team. That was a reason they laud off in 2019. Collaboration. They also want to know if you are in the correct management pay zone. That was big in 2018.

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Post ID: @1eez+1hB5nnq3

A friend went back the other day, armed with wipes, sanitizer and lysol. Spent 10 minutes wiping every surface before touching it. Sat in a room with low lighting, a phone that didn't work, a dirty stained chair and the entire building smelled musty & warm. Didn't see a soul. Left after 4 hours.

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Post ID: @1vde+1hB5nnq3

One of the problems is that the OP used 'I' tooo much, there are a so many ppeople in the company one size does not fit all.

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Post ID: @1uno+1hB5nnq3

It's stupid management who have no clue how to manage multiple locations. SBC was never known as a progressive company and were always cheap in pay, benefits, offices, and anything else they could push onto employees to pay with their money

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Post ID: @1htw+1hB5nnq3

In person presence almost always ensures a more consistent schedule in terms of work productivity. Get to know employees in your area working in a different part of the business. You can learn essential information through collaboration with other employees.

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Post ID: @1wvf+1hB5nnq3

Sniveling little cupcake’s, get back to work!

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Post ID: @1aju+1hB5nnq3

lucky for you AT&T does not run by the f** guy Elon Musk

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Post ID: @1lpy+1hB5nnq3

They probably want to make sure you are not living somewhere else.

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Post ID: @mrv+1hB5nnq3

Not near your house Mr. Stanky

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Post ID: @azo+1hB5nnq3

What location is this?

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Post ID: @hgm+1hB5nnq3

Nobody cares. It's 1 day a week they're asking, just tough it out cupcake.

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Post ID: @irg+1hB5nnq3

It’s about control…Don’t over think it!

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Post ID: @vaq+1hB5nnq3

Oh boo hoo.
Weak.

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