Thoughts?

Zero logic internallyI Numbers reported are fraudulent. CFO just resigned. Same as MCI / WorldCom demise. Stink driving this company into bankruptcy faster than he will be able to complete his ridiculous HQ homage. MBA programs already cite him as... — read more 

With the very recent surplus notifications that spread far and wide across the company you’d think at least one senior leader would address it. Are they under HR gag orders? This is not how you lead a workforce gutted yet again. To surplus the amount... — read more 

Where are all the posts about virtuals getting notices? It seems the people fixated on virtuals and their occupancy indicators have gone quiet.

Stankey cost the company $100+ billion over his career. Here are the smart business decisions he made: Bought DirectTV for $67 billion in 2015 Bought WarnerMedia for $108 billion in 2018 Sold WarnerMedia for $43 billion in 2022 Sold DirectTV for $26... — read more 

John Stankey became CEO on July 1, 2020. AT&T stock then: $23.40 AT&T stock today: $22.01 Nearly 6 years later, the stock has delivered a -5.9% total return, or about -1% annually. Adjusted for inflation, the stock is effectively worth about... — read more 

How realistic is the target? Is there a portal that actively shows progress on this?

The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week ~ NYTimes. June 22, 2026 When the pandemic came to an end, many people who had been working from home assumed they would be allowed to maintain that habit at least a... — read more 

Both sides argued vehemently that the accidental lockout was (or was not) a coincidence with the surplus list from last week. Now that the surplus has happened, we should know. Was anyone here who WAS locked out NOT surplused?

I moved across the country from California to Dallas end of last year as part of the FTW effort to keep my job. I was then locked out of my account before Memorial Day, and last week received notice that I am being surplussed. I’m wondering if as a... — read more 

Executives and their narcissistic egos still can’t accept that the world changed. Five years after the pandemic, employees have overwhelmingly shown they value flexibility. The data keeps showing hybrid work isn’t going away. Yet some leaders remain... — read more 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/opinion/office-work-wfh-bosses.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sFA.uHrM.1WHzzvC4LbNq&smid=url-share

Assigned to a location officially on RTO letter but chose Dallas instead. Will I get axed for moving to a location other than the RTO specified one? I feel like I will get axed for that but supervisor does not think so and yes I asked multiple times... — read more 

Remember when Stanky said nobody knew better than him when it came to the media business? Good times.

Does anyone know if Deg is merging with business services, in IBEW they are currently under the central office world. Anyone got any information

For a company that keeps using the excuse of needing to reduce spending and be tighter with its Financials, this whole AT&T partnering with Disney for Toy Story 5 is asinine considering they just forced whole centers of reps and managers Into virtual... — read more 

Last year I was told the pension plan was underfunded by $1.5B. Will AT&T make an honorable effort to close that gap now that the employment is terminated for so many, or does the shortfall continue to be swept under the rug?

California says AT&T lied to FCC in attempt to shut off old phone network FCC considers AT&T petitions to preempt state rules and discontinue phone service. California state regulators say AT&T lied to the Federal Communications Commission in an... — read more 

Does anyone know if the T&Cs on the sign off for the severance package prohibit the following: Working for the competition . Engaging with AT&T customers as a consultant as part of a private LLC Any conditions on whistle blowing

I've been here long enough to remember the old days. When someone with real knowledge gave notice, management would scramble, make a counteroffer, promise to make necessary changes. They'd do whatever it took to keep them. That doesn't happen... — read more 

Another at&t data leak called FortiBleed. This one confirmed for the att.net domain on the tracking database at https://www.hudsonrock.com/fortinet Does CSO actually prevent anything or does baich just act like he knows cyber from PLE classes? ... — read more 

Several people on our sales team were surplussed on Wednesday-all had good numbers compared to those of use that weren't impacted, our sales manager said that the selection process was above his pay grade and that she had no say what-so-ever in the... — read more 

Please say it isn't true.

I was two posts in the last week titled "Surplus confirmed" and another on saying "Nothingburger"....and I can confirm it was indeed NOT a nothing burger. In Q1 they axed Amarillo, Grayson, Johnson City and Springfield. This last week they hit... — read more 

I haven't seen any reporting in the News regarding a total count of employees being let go. Anyone seen this published anywhere?

I’m finally admitting it. I should have moved.

I can't believe they just did a big surplus on Wednesday and then sent out a new org announcement with a lot of vacancies in it at L3/L4. And promoting someone. (Walters org) Tone deaf and insulting to teams who are losing really good people due to... — read more 

Not sure what all of you people are crying about. To add, converged service rep like myself just takes inbound sales/retention calls all day. One day a week we have a 30 minute meeting and that’s literally it. My friend in Lubbock does the exact same... — read more 

Wed mass cuts where made on the consumer side. Alot of level 2, specifically LRIS aka authorized side. About 50% cuts where made so that means the people who were "saved" will now have double the doors and a larger territory to cover. Not sure if... — read more 

The only thing “American” about the company is the name, because it sure does seem they wanna replace everyone with foreign H1B temps, offshoring outsourcing and Indian contractors. What a complete joke, just change the name to India telecom already... — read more 

Over 70% of AT&T employees are over 50 years old… Let that sink in. This company is rapidly approaching a point where a huge percentage of its workforce will be eligible for retirement, taking decades of knowledge and experience with them. Normally... — read more 

Lists 138 jobs across the state with off payroll of 9/15. That's consistent with dates people have posted on this site. https://www.nj.gov/labor/assets/PDFs/WARN/2026_WARN_Notice_Archive.pdf

So I’m a converged service rep in Amarillo and have to work in the office 5 days a week. My friend in Lubbock who is in the same department as me but under a different center manager got a surplus and was offered to keep their same job and wfh full... — read more 

Seeing a shiiiitload of LinkedIn retirements/ Surpluses Quickly losing track of how many LinkedIn posts from now ex-AT&T employees across the board, Retirement or Surplus layoffs. One thing the company will find out soon is how Morale will plummet... — read more 

We’ve made measurable strides in fiber deployment and 5G, alongside solid free cash flow and prudent capital allocation, the reality is stark: after five years of this leadership, our stock has fallen 20% over the past year materially underperforming... — read more 

Metric Value Price on July 1, 2020 $23.40 Price on June 18, 2026 $22.00 Cumulative price return - 6.0% Holding period 5.97 years Annualized... — read more 

For Juneteenth the last couple years, you know, when we were trying to pretend to be hip and woke?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ATT/comments/1u8odfp/major_layoffs_today/ Lots of attention on this one and you know our social team monitors this.

We need to be using more AI to trim cost here at T. We are going backwards if we don’t.