Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

Go and look at the att.com/jobs posting. There are hundreds of jobs posted for outside hires and very little for inside transfers. Strange that they would surplus and at the same time post jobs just last week.

Not strange. They’re still having layoffs in addition to the RTO announcement. These are business as usual moves impacting groups based on their job function.

It could be the people in Orlando I walked by every day and their department is called the return mail center. LOL who gives a s*** if there's a return piece of mail from a customer, just keep charging them till they don't pay anymore.

AT&T can’t survive without these six people.

In February, a group of six that I worked closely with all got surplused on a Friday morning. There was nobody left to do the work or drive that area of the business. These were L2 revenue-producing technical people. Made little sense. There was also a surplus of an entire team (Director included) in FirstNet. Again, completely caught the team off-guard. I expect more of this to happen and it sounds like the news is making its way to the AVP and Directors to have conversations with their teams in the next day or so.

Even if you’re in Dallas or Atlanta, you are not safe.

And it doesn’t look like Leadership (VP and AVP) can pull strings anymore to save certain people. It’s a numbers game and they are all just trying to save the number to maintain enough span of control to stay relevant and employed themselves. They wish they had more people already in Dallas since they know most of their team won’t move and they can’t backfill everyone. Smaller groups = more consolidation of L4 and L3 teams.

Still have a job, but I can’t imagine how much work will be dumped on those remaining.

It probably means someone up the chain at AVP or VP level decided to just lop that off and not get into asking those people to move or wondering if they would.

My AVP knows who is indispensible or at least knows who to ask to find out, but the VP doesn't know that unless he gets that input.

If the FMP in a given org is large you could see them just trying to cut and run on this and avoid all the uncertainty. If you have a 1000+ pawns on your chessboard, you don;t get attached to them.

Sucks but it's reality.

Post from TheLayoff.com

They did not get the option to move, and were told their job was eliminated. No severance, but did have option of 3 dates to leave.

I have heard of this happening to an individual who would have to move (273 miles). They were looking to move, but then was surpluses, Her boss didn’t know

Did you "hear" if this person officially received anything related to RTO and his status/ need to relocate? When you "heard" this, was it clear he was surplused today"

I heard of this too, meaning: not everyone remote will be asked to RTO. Not even close. And only those who walk on water will be given any kind of help with a relo. Also heard by eoy 30% of the company will be gone. Someone asked on another thread for the “source”; these are the conversations that go on at dinners between executives and their ilk. This isn’t the kind of news that’s shouted thru megaphones at company town halls. You overhear it. And pretend you didn’t. Then you give people a heads up. Then they do or don’t do anything with that info. _(ツ)_/¯

They have laid off entire groups before. Remember DEC?

Enterprise markets… ge-z. That’s scary and a bit close to home.

Was nervous before but now even more so.

Can you imagine having a team of 6 people that do so much nothing that surplussing them all is just not an hugely impacting decision? I mean, the writing should’ve already been on the wall for that team. In permanent ink.

"All 6 people are being laid off? What do they actually do that it’s no impact at all to get rid of them all? Seems… unusual."

That's just it, They are actually critical. I heard about it because a lot of stakeholders are running around asking wtf they're going to do without these people, like what are they even thinking about giving them two weeks when there's no plan whatsoever to compensate for their jobs? All I can say is very important things in the sales process will just stop dead in their tracks. Revenue affecting.

Even their director didn't know. I am a director and we always identified candidates for surplus after being given numbers. That's why I found this so strange.

They're under Enterprise Markets.

I have heard of this happening to an individual who would have to move (273 miles). They were looking to move, but then was surpluses, Her boss didn’t know

Offload their work to Tech Manindra..Standard Operating Process

Nothing too strange. After further evaluation they decided to surplus these folks. Nothing was communicated to them officially about RTO, just like the majority of us and as they worked through the surplus process these folks were included.

So they are finally getting rid of the yellow pages team?

What org? Or initials of org/SVP?

All 6 people are being laid off? What do they actually do that it’s no impact at all to get rid of them all? Seems… unusual.

Hm. Strange indeed. I was asked a couple of times how I felt about moving, and I dodged those questions. Without going into too many details, I 100% expect to either be asked to move, which I won't do, or just surplussed, so it's all the same to me. Although possible I suppose, I really doubt anyone would be able to fly under the radar this time, so the sooner they get it over with, the better, IMO.