How long until the Middletown restack is finished? They’ve been working that for 18+ months now.
levelblue
So the company just announced job cuts in Levelblue (cybersecurity) this week. And today there are 12 cybersecurity jobs open in India on Workday.
Stankey's Culture is "quiet quitting"
Stankey goes on and on about the "culture" that he and his band of id--ts are cultivating, trying to sell us on collaboration and happy employees. The reality is that RTO and the constant layoffs are doing nothing but promoting "quiet quitting". For... — read more
LDOP 7/9/2024 - when does my final paycheck for July show up?
LDOP 7/9/2024 - when does my final paycheck for July show up? I'm on a sales plan, when do I get my May, June commission checks? If you are in sales, do you get a commission check for July that is full, or pro-rated? I'm on vacation until then, so... — read more
Time to change the top and not lay off the bottom
This company is lead by incompetent leadership. Opposite to the stock market, in case of T we can use a forward looking statement that future performance will mirror past performance. What do you expect from company that has long term debt of 123... — read more
Greg Knutsons town hall
There is supposed to be some “can’t miss it” info on his call tomorrow. Anyone know what this might be?
Breaking News Midmarket Territory
Engaging in sales within the Platinum/Global/Public Sector is not regarded as a Conflict of Business Conduct (COBC). In fact, it is being blatantly disregarded nationwide. Despite the clearly defined segmentations outlined in the rules of engagement... — read more
Offshoring access to central office transport equipment.
Is it legal for them to giveaccess to transport equipment to India? I thought that was a national security item. Currently laying off telemetry techs after just training new hires in Bangalore India.
I Should Have Moved To Dallas
I should have agreed to RTO.
Looking for Insight
At the C-suite, BoD level, what’s the 3-5 yr plan here? Yes, we are going thru wrenching changes now as an organization, but to what end? They are laying off tens of thousands of people to reduce headcount, so that our revenue per headcount is in... — read more
GM's up to bat next
Word on the street is 25% GM reduction coming soon. About time!!!
Defer Severance
Should you defer your severance? Is it taxed differently if you defer to March? Is city tax taken out of severance? I’ve heard you are taxed less if you defer.
Space Mobile
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ast-spacemobile-welcomes-chris-sambar-123000958.html MIDLAND, Texas, June 24, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ("AST SpaceMobile") (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based... — read more
FSA - USE it now!
Use up your total committed to FSA $$ for the year before you are off payroll. Even if it is more than you put in, your employer or ex-employer can not come back on you for the amount you have not paid into the plan yet! Just make sure your... — read more
Not only peeps refusing RTO/relo laid off today
It seems it’s across the board from what everybody is reporting. Also, no real warning - which is sh---y. No wonder everyone here only barely exists while waiting to be laid off. Morale is peaking.
LevelBlue Layoffs
My whole team is gone in a flash. What are the extent of the cuts? ATT severance to be paid out, most off payroll in 2 weeks.
Tejas org
Anyone have any idea if Tejas org is getting hit with any layoffs?
AT&T wants Big Tech firms to pay into telecom and broadband subsidy fund
Reuters: June 24, By David Shepardson AT&T (T.N) CEO John Stankey said on Monday that Congress should give the Federal Communications Commission the power to require Big Tech firms to contribute to a government fund that subsidizes access to telecom... — read more
Phase 3 - Take Note
Management swore Phase 2 last day would be in December. Veazey even confirmed the December date in her town hall. Suddenly, it is moved to August. So, those who were honest about declining the move will come out worst than those who lied about... — read more
Can we get Stankey to read this article?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevitasek/2024/06/25/3-ways-to-cut-costs-with-collaboration-instead-of-layoffs/
MR75
It's time for all those who were laid off and were 1,2 or... years away from MR75 to unite. Join "MR75 United" Private Unlisted Group on Linkedin to support each other in managing the legacy of the Nonbargained Program of the... — read more
Union call centers
Everyone seems to act like union call centers won't be surplused. I'm hearing the exact opposite thing. Our headcount has dwindled to nearly nothing and all of our top management has cancelled visits to our center. Does anyone here have any... — read more
Leadership leaving..hm
The amount of leadership that has left in the past few months has been kind of concerning. Not sure if this is a sign to start updating my resume or what? I’m just curious that AVPs have been hired and leave left and right. Something doesn’t seem... — read more
Layoffs tomorrow?
Do we know for sure? I hear different rumors.
Stankey Rally
T stock is up 21% over the last year. The plan is working. Stay the course John!!
Ferret out the Dinosaurs
Please, please, please cull the dinosaurs still trapped in their 2001 good-ol'-boy mindsets. The world has changed around them, and they are impediments to progress.
CIO townhall call
They had the ba--s to tell us how reliable our systems are after someone asked about the layoffs and service outages we've had. Such B.S.
Disney employees sue after selling LA homes for scrapped Florida jobs
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/disney-employees-sue-after-selling-la-homes-for-scrapped-florida-jobs/ Two Walt Disney Company employees who sold their homes in Southern California and relocated across the country when the company announced... — read more
New COR Retail Rep here (Coaching Culture?)
I’m 22 Just hit the sales floor 2 weeks ago, I used to work for Best Buy as a customer service rep for 4 years straight out of high school. I took this job because it pays well & I’m in a 1 bedroom apartment helping my Mother she’s on disability... — read more
AT&T is still on the hook for offering landline service in California
By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Jun 21, 2024 at 6:51 PM EDT AT&T can’t pull the plug on landline service for customers... — read more
Purple Contract
Word is that all non-management will eventually be moved to the Purple Contract. Management will also be moved to Mobillity, this includes 2nd and 1st line Managers. ATT can't afford to keep growing our pensions and salaries.
Dallas
Do the “Stankey leg” and your job is secure!
6/25 letters
Can’t believe I’m being paid 6 months pay because I declined to move. I was once worried but I’m so glad I declined. I’m so happy to be let go with a huge paycheck. 6/25 is almost here!!! I can’t wait!!!
It appears AT&T is still compromised
Package thieves are intercepting and fighting over AT&T phone deliveries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDCKCKO3s-8 Considering the two individuals were brawling, this isn't just a case of a retail employee tipping off their buddies. It appears... — read more
When will we finally be the correct size?
I don't get what the end game is. In the Bothell / Redmond area we had building after building with AT&T. now they gone, my kids school building used to be AT&T, little campuses here and there of amazon and msft used to be AT&T. vacant buildings used... — read more
why its all a scam
20-year results AT&T's stock price has not shown significant appreciation over the past 20 years. Your hypothetical $10,000 investment would be worth $9,752 today. That's a negative return, leaving you with less money than you originally invested. At... — read more
Fix Your Network, Puh-lease.
Coverage and speed going downhill since last year. I googled “AT&T Network Slow” and this site blogs about outages appears. Can someone ask your bosses to fix the network? No one answers 611 either.