In general, overall, on average. And that's exactly what att wants, so they've played this brutal game well on that. Younger employees, with no home ownership and no kids, or with young kids, are most likely movers. Older employees (not elderly, not senile, don't need adult diapers) won't move. They own homes and have older kids at home, unless single nester. And practically none of those will move (especially for this shiittt show), as next move they make going to be to their retirement locale. So advantage, stinky, at full and hard expense of your workers.
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young people won’t move for a job making $60K with mandated in office days
This is silly if anyone believes att wants younger employees in the USA. Look around and realize att wants low cost overseas “younger” don’t give a shhiiittt and WFH types. Does anyone recall what Randell did with tax breaks corporate America was given to add jobs? Or when questioned where he came up with the 5000 jobs will be added if the T-Mobile merger was approved?
I laughed when someone posted “age is federally protected “. Wake up from the dream if you think HR or our clowns in government will give a hoot to protect “age”.
I was told I don’t have to move. The wife and I have a two year plan to pay off the house. I’m shooting for two before they change their minds. Then once it’s paid you’ll see me in front of Walmart greeting people.
They no longer respect my loyalty so I no longer respect them. They will miss us more than we will miss them. You 20 year and up folks…keep your integrity regardless of what they do. You will prevail in the long run. Know the Master we serve is a lot higher up than the C suite and He’s the only one you need to trust. I feel sorry for the ones who don’t get this. My prayers are for them because I can assure you, I’m not concerned with AT&T. It’s eternity I’m working to keep covered. Good luck folks!
I’m an old timer. I am not against moving. But who the heck wants to live in Dallas or Atlanta? Both pits.
Age is a federally protected class. Folks making derogatory remarks about employees 40+ need to realize this is the same as making a remark about any other member of a protected class.
If I was single and unattached romantically, no kids, renting where I lived, I'd very likely move to the dallas mothership, and dare my supervisor to show me that "generous relo package".
Us younger people hope that's true. Tired of all you old people (service reps) be lazy all day and just collecting a pension with your 8 to 430 shifts and weekends off
Not correct. I’m in my 30s, no mortgage, no kids, and this isn’t even my home town. I moved here for a job 14 yrs ago.
I would not want to move. Because I’m relatively young, I rather go through career changes than relocate. I love my life here as simple as that.
Actually this is incorrect. It’s the older employees with pension plans that are jumping through hoops to accommodate. Anyone hired in the past 8 years doesn’t have a pension and will walk, that’s mostly the younger employees. From what I’m hearing those that are almost pension eligible are the ones really jumping. Some that I know that are rule of 75 are going to put in their paperwork.
I’m 64 and many of those with the same role are 60+. We are the targets.
I guess I consider myself to be a younger employee, but probably closer to middle age. So it's very early for me to worry about retirement (but never too early to plan and work on it, I know), yet I'm not young enough to just go where the work is. Like most of us here, I have a mortgage with a low interest rate, kids in school, friends and relatives nearby. A community I'm living in and passionate about. If I was single and renting, with no long term plans yet, I'd be looking for another apartment right now, no problem, but I'm about 10 years past that stage. So relocation is not really an option that I can seriously consider.
AT&T is done with cradle to grave employment. Grab 3-5 years at the most and then get out.
The first thing that comes to mind is "Duh, do you really think so?"
Of course you are 100% correct. The people they really want gone are the older and more expensive people. They are, of course, the least likely to move. That's what he wants.
They are on the other hand probably overestimating how many younger folks will be willing to move. Most of them are bright enough to understand that it makes little sense to go through all of that with such poor job security.
Even if I am all that, I am still not moving for this $hit$how!
Plenty of competitor and remote job offers out there. Be sure and advise against use of AT&T services at your new employer.
Im a young employee hired remote. Im not selling my house and 2% mortgage to go live in a slum city
I agree to an extent. Millennials and Gen Z are far more likely to be comfortable with short-term job assignments and bouncing from project to project. While many will follow the work, I don’t think the number of younger people who choose to follow the work will be as high as you think. They have no issue staying local and simply finding the next role along their career path. The less that the follow, the more the company wins.
I see your point, but younger people who otherwise have a lot of opportunities and futures don't necessarily want to bet it on an expensive move to stick around with an in-office position with the phone company. They also don't have the one thing that older people are considering: a pension.
I mentioned it before, but my team tried to hire into a very well paid position that required a communications or English degree - still not the easiest degree to go job hunting with. We pursued graduates and interviewed something like 20, had a few bites, made three offers, and were ghosted by every one, and they all got other jobs soon after. When you can't even lure in a humanities major, that tells you that finding replacements isn't as easy as they think it will be.