Heard from some folks in HQ , T is following in the footsteps of some other tech companies and they're going to update their in-office policy to min. 3 days for most divisions . They're going to "re-factor" designations.
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There will continue to be telecommuting. Probably 10% of workforce. These employees will be classified as "sacred cattle".
Business cases for surplus that are due this week, include employee occupancy indicators. Stack Rank templates have been distributed to those impacted business units with clear direction that all WFH employees are to be priority #1 to be impacted. Notification coming next month.
Every office is dirty & gross. My toilet is cleaner than those places🤮
Will this policy include all go-geters too?
Anyone see the ATT petition on change.org? Unbelievable. In addition to wanting to WFH they want to be reimbursed for the use of electricity and Wi-Fi (they probably mean internet) at their house. Isn’t the privilege to WFH good enough ? I would be embarrassed to have been the one to submit that with the reimbursement request. I could not find the name in the employee locator.
You know you do more when working in the office. So does management. So do AT&T customers.
Knew this was coming. The FOW (Flexible office worker) policy shows 1-3 days a week in the office. Once a week means you are compliant with the policy. I figured they would change that policy sooner rather than later to read minimum 3 days or something like 3-5 days weekly. The amount of stupid nonsense at the top with this company is unforgivable.
Go to work. Be professional. Be part of the team. If you want to keep proving that you are mot needed keep begging for work at home!
Not possible given that I recently got an email saying they're drastically reducing the number of drop-in spots in my current office designation due to lack of use. The location has some 900 people assigned with maybe less than 50 drop-in spots left open.
“ Return to office 3 days a week = retirement. After Thirty eight years with this company I am in control not AT&T!”
LMFAO. I bet they shed a tear when they get the news…
Genius at GRE looked at badge swaps for the last 6 months, guess what, low utilization rate means building closure.
T is great at looking backwards and rationalize decisions. Want people return to work, look forward and plan space accordingly. Ask the kindergartners, they know what’s up.
Another day, another complaint.
Return to office 3 days a week = retirement. After Thirty eight years with this company I am in control not AT&T!
I’ll believe it when I see it. Rumors been flying every which way for a year.
They don’t have the physical space for people not in Dallas. Guess that means the stank is getting ready to stink us on out of here! Give me my severance stankey boy and I’ll move to a company that actually understands business in 2022!
Most T buildings are not fit for human occupancy. Much better working conditions at home.
I feel some sick days coming.... pay me to stay home and work, or, pay me to stay home and not work (call out sick). Hmmm....
Not going back, I say let's call their bluff.
If they do require back to work policy, many may throw in the towel voluntarily. You quit , no need to pay you anything to leave.
hope they make it for everyone and enforce it no matter what.
but I am sure the "essential personnel" will be exempt.
The worlds largest telecommunications community hates telecommuting.
They have been steadily not renewing leases and consolidating/ shrinking commercial office real estate for quite some time now. You can't have it both ways, wanting to realize the big savings from those actions, while at the same time expecting everyone back in the office. Those 2 situations don't correlate. In my organization we have seen a shift from all of the "collaboration zone" nonsense from a couple years ago to Directors being empowered to make decisions on what works best for their teams. And that's mostly a flex office worker policy with a soft request to try and get into office at least once a week.
I'll never go back. Newsflash.....millenials and Gen Zer's will not accept employment that does not include full time telecommuting.
That's because they either own the real estate or are stuck in leases in buildings that would otherwise go idle.
I think working in an office probably works better for AT&T because of collaboration and so forth, but not enough to offset the costs of real estate. But, until leases expire, or they can sell buildings in a commercial real estate glut, they'll want people working in the office.
But working from home is going to ramp up if they can dump off some buildings, and as remote collaboration improves. The technology won't be standing still. And if AT&T can make the costs less than maintaining offices, they'll be more competitive.
If they want folks to be less productive, that’s up to them.
So? I went to the garage every day for 38 years.
Get to work.