There are way too many people working here. How many of us get on calls with 10 or more people and most of them never talk. There are literally people here who just follow other people to meetings and call it “work.” It’s been going on for years.
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Talking on the calls proves nothing. You may be easily impressed by how much nonsense somebody may spill. Instead focus on those that are multi-tasking.
"The biggest problem with these calls are the key contributors that blow the calls off."
You're essentially agreeing with OP that 10 or more people might be on a call but if the key contributors aren't on the call no one else can talk or is capable of talking.
RE: The biggest problem with these calls are the key contributors that blow the calls off.
That's cause they're too busy fixing all the cr-p someone screwed up. They're the ones doing the work. Everyone else is on the call trying to figure out what they did so they can put it on their resume , take the credit, and get promoted on the friends and family plan here. That's how it works here !
I am on so many calls everyday that I don't speak on most because I am trying to get all my other work done! Those of you that are only working a couple of hours or working a second jobs is ridiculous and you need to go...to be fired actually. Hopefully that doesn't last too long and make room for those of us who actually have a work ethic and are a valuable employee!
True Story! In full disclosure I only really truly work about 10 hours a week. In fact have been working a second job that pays more since October last year, lol. Planning to collect my easy paycheck as long as I can. It’s been a great ride for as long as it lasts.
Newsflash! This is the way projects get done today at all corporations, this is not unique to at&t. The biggest problem with these calls are the key contributors that blow the calls off. A nice email message after the call to them and a cc to their manager usually corrects the problem. They soon find out they are not above the law.
Yes, there is some of that, but someone not talking during a call doesn't tell you if they are actually productive. In my experience, many of the people who do most of the talking are trying to justify their existence and not actually contributing anything, while the people doing most of the work are just keeping their heads down and quietly getting things done.
The company really should be looking at duplication of work. I was a GEO Manager who got laid off in the last round. There were three people who regularly emailed me (and other GEO's in my state) asking if something was going to be completed on time. These emails usually came within a few hours of each other, and these folks all copied each other, their boss (they were all in the same group), and my boss. They all made a lot of noise and LOOKED busy, and they're still employed. Somehow, I and many of my peers who were productive (but not noisy about it) are now looking for work.
I'm sorry, can you repeat the question? I was multi-tasking and didn't quite understand your 'ask.'
There are way too many technicians in the field keeping busy only 15-20 hours per week, yet there's no threat of layoff to any of them, Seems to me that since they're customer facing personnel, they don't have to worry about being laid off at any point in time!
Sorry, but being on a call just to listen and multitask on other things is complete idiocracy, and I watch it unfold ALL DAY LONG.
Everyone seems to be somewhere other than where they are at that moment.
I agree. There are days where I work a couple of hours only. I can't remember the last time I worked a 40 hour week. Wfh is great, but its all a game of looking busy.
These changes had to happen.
Regardless if you talk on meeting is not the point of the post - too many layers. Too many people.
This is on point. There are currently way too many employees.
That is collaboration. You are on the call to receive information not to provide. Same is with in person meetings. You don’t speak, you listen.
Being on a call and talking doesn’t represent workload. Matter of fact, I never talk on calls unless I need to because I’m working in the background.
This is a result of workload.
Yes there are those that get on calls because that is all they have in the form of work. It’s these folks who really don’t contribute.
More work, less calls will make T more efficient.
I'm on calls all the time, dont say anything and pull a ton of the cart.
Most of the calls are frivolous and unnecessary.
Many of us are compartmentalized.