40 years old, was a Representative at a Corporate store, actually 3 stores for 10 years, this is my 2nd year at the Call Center with AT&T. I’m tired of it & sales/goals/micromanagement. The good news is I paid off all my debt a year ago, my 2018... — read more 

I know that for many of us RTO is near impossible to comply with. In my case it’s not that bad, but it still makes no sense. Personal costs will significantly go up, efficiency and productivity will tank. But given that complying with RTO also means... — read more 

Its interesting that there is a GM surplus (level 3 and above) and we are still hiring Directors with no direct reports. Perfect example was in the coroorate social responsibility org a few days ago. Multiple directors with no employees. These... — read more 

I wonder if we will look back on RTO someday and laugh about, “Remember that time when we had to go back in to the office?” “Oh yeah - and we didn’t have enough desks! We had to sit on the floor with dead roaches!” “And that person who had to move... — read more 

I thankfully got my surplus package earlier this year after refusing to move to ATL. Retirement supplement package thanks to AT&T --- I was going to retire in 2024 anyway! So happy I'm out, but feeling for a number of friends that will be impacted by... — read more 

what's the community impact? we do not discuss this but i think impacts are huge... what's your take???

Imagine being so thin-skinned you need to combat negative comments about yourself, your management style or the company you ruined. Be a man Stank. Take criticism and move on. You put your pants on like the rest of us. What a putz man.

I should have kept my mouth shut and performed the job I was supposed to do. I was foolish to listen to all those clowns talking about quitting. It was mob hysteria, and I had to show I was man enough to walk. Nobody else did. Go figure. I don't work... — read more 

I hope the first surplus in 2025 focuses on the people who simply don't want to be here. The work environment was professional in years past. I think the majority are tired of the endless whining, complaining, and immaturity.

I’m hearing of a mass exodus. So many people contacting me about people leaving the business bc of 5 days RTO. What are you hearing? If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s that they have no idea what they just did. The results will be... — read more 

On my own, I punched out three years ago today. So glad I did. I’m sure it added years to my shelf life and time to spend with my grandchildren. If I can offer you any advice at all. There is life after T, take the Lump Sum, manage your own portfolio... — read more 

Make sure you tell them bye while you can. They aren't making it through Thanksgiving if they declined the move. More accurately, probably won't make it past Veteran's Day. Godspeed.

https://youtu.be/7YV098TBPWs?si=GNznW4N711kHz2Mi

They have somehow been managing to overlook me. I just want to take my severance and be gone.

With the 5 day RTO, really feeling like a bullet dodged right now.

Exempt employees generally receive a salary that provides flexibility in their schedules, often working 50 to 60 hours per week, all covered under their base pay. With the recent Return to Office (RTO) transition and leadership monitoring an 8-hour... — read more 

What are your thoughts about potential AT&T layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Just received an announcement regarding RTO 5 days/week effective 1/1/2025. Choy org. I think it applies to entire org but curious about anyone else?

There’s just far too many of them who come here to defend the indefensible. Either Stankey truly is paying these people to defend him, or we have a lot a holes with nothing better to do.

whats the RTO look like? I know L3+ are 8 hours but what about L2 and below?

Burnout is real, and it’s hitting hard with the endless workload and stress. It doesn't help that we're having layoffs all the time and never backfilling any of the positions, so instead of getting better, things keep getting worse. It's getting... — read more 

Lets Talk About RTO. On second thought, let us once again talk about the buffoonery of the mindless drone leadership that are following blindly. Here is what is really happening. Fortune 100s are telling the followers (the Fortune 200-500s) that... — read more 

I think I'll retire from T and be a retiree at a local tire shop removing used tires from cars and trucks and putting new tires on.

Serious question - serious replies only! It is cheap in order to incentivize signup and it is offered to all employees, and it is separate from regular health insurance. It is mostly or all self funded (I believe) so the company has a very high... — read more 

Chris Jones, our AVP of Channel, has decided to leave the company, as he was unwilling to relocate to Dallas. His approach often felt distant, with limited engagement with team members at other levels. His departure opens up the chance for a fresh... — read more 

As Cardi B once said - that’s suspicious. What are your thoughts?

John gets a lot of hate on this board that is unwarranted. He has been making the necessary hard choices to streamline costs and headcount. Thank you, John!

If you cut my organization further, the result will be a million dollar fines from the FCC. Doubt me? The FCC and FirstNet Authority have had enough with this sh-t show of a company. Keep playing games, and see what happens. They’ll have you back... — read more 

The so called leadership in CS&O (Townes, Harding and down) lacks the ability to turn around AT&T Business... which has been proven for years. Their answer to continuing to have a +15% decline year-over-year is to reorganize and offshore Service... — read more 

I’m a relatively young store manager at a corporate location, and tomorrow I’m putting in my two weeks’ notice. I’m feeling incredibly nervous because I’ve been conditioned to think that AT&T is the end-all, be-all. The micromanagement, the... — read more 

Anyone with time to complain doesn't have enough work to do. How is it possible for so many employees to boast about gaming the company and their Supervisors are unaware? You don't have an employee problem. You have weak low level managers.

Will skyrocket, and this will surely be overdone. You already don’t have enough people to keep up the work in most groups. You think people are going to be motivated to work HARDER for you to pick up the slack as headcount plummets. This is the... — read more 

Notice that almost the entire CSO leadership came from wells. How is that acceptable?

I’m sure this is not news, and the censors will delete this post, but it is a stark truth

Let’s face it: the forced return-to-office (RTO) policy isn’t sitting well with most of us. For those already putting in eight hours a day, five days a week, the constant monitoring feels offensive and unnecessary. And for those who don’t need the... — read more 

When COVID shut down buildings and employees USED OUR CONNECTIVITY PRODUCTS to not only maintain BAU but invest in automation skills and agile project management practices, we celebrated that accomplishment with the, “Yeah, hey, it’s not you it’s me”... — read more 

Better start working your full 8-hours in the office or your going to be flagged on presence report and for 5-days a week. Johns quote, you need to put in a good day of work.

Retiring soon. What did people choose for their retirement award/gift that they thought were good, high-quality items?

Posted this under a different heading earlier: This is not unique to T only. Large scale business across every industry is implementing RTO policies. They are rounding up the sheep and taking back power and control. Just look around at these posts... — read more