It's interesting how, right at the end of Q3, a wave of questionable chargebacks gets thrown into the compensation checks of business sellers. Is this an attempt to manipulate the numbers for Wall Street? What’s worse is that sellers are given... — read more 

Any word? It's a ghost town every time I coffee badge.

Has there been mention of any waves after RTO Wave 3?

All employees must report to work. Your safety is the company's primary concern. EH&S will hand out chemical suits and respirators.

So we all know the news that AT&T just sold the remaining 70% of DIRECTV to TPG for $7.6 billion. I’m not sure of the math here, but I think TPG originally took the 30% stake for $1.8 billion of cash inflow. AT&T’s website says the initial... — read more 

It doesn't matter if there's a natural disaster. You are expected to be at your work location come Monday moning.

“Why would these two companies, still involved in providing customers with cutting-edge wireless service, have to hand out pink slips? AT&T's top line has dropped by $83.1 billion between 2017 and 2023 but Verizon saw its revenue rise by $7.9 billion... — read more 

As I sit in my truck ready to do some storm related repair work, I'm thinking D3 should have stayed out longer. We could have done a moonshot on the contract and gotten anything. The broke financially illiterate members need to save money and be... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/27/echostar-nears-deal-to-sell-dish-to-directv-with-debt-payment-looming.html

Will take awhile but I would imagine there will be a lot of data pulled from this event to see the weak points in the network including fiber versus copper restoration cost comparison. Yes aerial fiber will be impacted the same as copper initially... — read more 

Just what this company doesn’t need! Merger/buy out of whatever they call n it! $2.9 billion, when you need to be selling it instead of makn our grave deeper..

Jeremy earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown U. He hears technology talk in all the forums, and his mind goes blank. Sorry his mind is blank. Take a science class Jeremy !

This Forum is worthless

I’ve heard from a few people today that some platinum teams were given notice today. Has anyone heard anything?

I’ve already got my marching orders so what do I have to lose - what questions do you want asked at the Stankey Town Hall next week?

We have come to know we are receivings of the applications of ownership in AT&T. Grateful feelings of blessings have followed into our teams and the work is thankful. Kartic month will be a celebration of great proportions. Our expert level engineer... — read more 

Which orgs were hit hard?

Non Event here in Atlanta. Pray for the people in North Florida.

Now that Dell announced 5-day RTO you can bet T's HR is working overtime to craft a similar plan... Let's see if T can be a leader and not a follower, with all these corporate policies. I want to say T is managed by too many old school boomer types... — read more 

Just got my meeting notification. It's been real everyone.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/teens-theft-iphone-16-customer-tracking-info/285-a2580729-9f64-45a8-a89e-d2ed2dc7ad52

All days of this week have been rumored. Nobody is really certain as to which wave it is now. I, for one, have no clue what is going on or which wave or phase are we in. I have just been keenly aware, and managed to accept that as a fact, that I can... — read more 

Many of the job posts for tech jobs listed in Dallas are located at the following: JOB LOCATION: 208 S Akard St, Dallas, TX [and various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S.; may work from home] Hired out of Dallas = Work anywhere

New AT&T job posting that proves that T is easing up on strict office locations. This is not fair for the remaining Wave 3 employees that were ensnared in the layoff scheme. "JOB LOCATION: 208 S Akard St, Dallas, TX [and various unanticipated... — read more 

Anyone else hear anything similar?

Did they get rid of all Wave2 in STL?

Company email sounds cool Back pay to April Increases over contract Get to keep Kaiser Sounds like a Yes Yes Yes

T is following other big corporations like Amazon and making employees return to the office 5 days a week. Amazon employees are raising holly he-l. So are T employees. With adult lives, busy families with childcare needs, far outside the office... — read more 

Translation....Lots of dead weight management layoffs.

Effective date 11/1/24. Drove past it last weekend. Didn't realize the HQ was so big. What is it like working there? Is there open parking? Who do I contact onsite to find out which floor I should go to?

Looks like the SSP will pay around $1200 Monday to each bargained employee in district 6 due to the stock appreciation over the 12 months.

All I received was a thank you for working my a-s off for free.

I would’ve thought it would’ve come by now before the annual compensation deferral cycle in October. Are they getting laid off soon? I haven’t seen changes.

Little light on the wage increases. Most other industry contracts over the past year or so have been 25% and now Boeing is offering their workers 30%. The pendulum has started swinging back toward labor but not enough, loss of benefits is still an... — read more 

Some colleagues of mine want to quit because they are fed up. Recent stream of layoffs in the background of the strike didn’t help how people feel about working at T. We all are in fear for our livelihoods, but we shouldn't allow fear to make us... — read more 

Numerous Plano assigned folks (ATS org) are now being forced to commute/relocate to downtown Dallas under the guise of “collaboration” starting November 1st; Many folks are upset due to the additional costs and commute times this will... — read more 

Been at COR Retail for 4 years, I got put on a counseling for “behavioral” bull. I put in for a transfer to the call center near me. This was a month ago. I kind of feel mislead by my CWA friends, they said it’s not a sale job. Today, my first... — read more 

Numerous Plano assigned folks (ATS org) are now being forced to commute/relocate to downtown Dallas under the guise of “collaboration” starting November 1st; Many folks are upset due to the additional costs and commute times this will... — read more 

Written by Mary Whitfill Roeloffs Forbes Staff
 Sep 23, 2024 “A storm system in the Caribbean Sea is expected to become Tropical Storm Helene Tuesday and could be a "major hurricane" by the time it reaches the Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday, the... — read more