+=yes =no
New Job before Severance Payout
I am currently looking for new jobs and have gotten a few interviews. If I get an offer before AT&T can make up their mind about a timeline, is it worth taking before the severance payout?
Anyone hear any updates from CS&O?
Haven't heard a whole lot of updates since the original announcement. Anyone hearing any progress on CS&O? Like where people will be located and when they need to be there?
ACE
No notification for us today.
Finally, someone is covering this Sheet Show!
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-15/at-t-return-to-office-plan-feels-like-layoffs-to-some-managers
Don't count on unemployment to save you
See a few posts discussing unemployment benefits... make sure to research your local/state laws. My state has a max payout which is less than 50% (closer to 30%) of what I earn for salary. A second/part time job only allows you to earn approx 30% of... — read more
Dayton ohio call center closure
I heard today that the call center in Dayton Ohio was closing. Can anyone verify.
Best School Districts in Atlanta
What are the top 4-5 public school districts in Atlanta? #AtlantaBound
Since there won't be another VTP offered today anywhere in the country
I think I'll start my retirement process and get out of this place if it's the last thing I do! Too much turmoil and confusion, low morale, dissent among the masses and enormous stress imposed every quarter of the year!
VTP offer today?
Here's hoping! Good luck to all.
VP Syndrome
AT&T suffers from VP syndrome of overlapping and often confused and counterproductive actions, Most do not have core technical skills of the future and rely too heavily on consultants. The VP functions in HR, Finance, Legal and Marketing could be... — read more
People just shut it down, give them nothing
Do the absolute bare minimum and keep cashing those checks. They don't care who you are or what you have done. They are all lining themselves up for their golden tickets while we will be lucky to get 2 weeks max 6 months. If you survive the first... — read more
Is this true?
There’s a never ending hiring freeze going on, so you’ll just absorbing other people’s work for the same pay if you are in a hub. Is this why we've been trying to get two positions backfilled for over six months and have hit a wall with management... — read more
Where We Work & Job Accommodations
If you are currently classified as a virtual teleworker and working from home, but you receive a new Where We Work classification to be a full time office worker, you should visit the Job Accommodation page on HR OneStop if this reclassification... — read more
Rumor has it - Stank to bolt after layoffs
Rumor has it that Stank has a birthday coming up, and he's too old to run AT&T. Not that he was qualified to begin with. His charge was to clean up Randall's mess and leave. Well, he's about to lose the better half of 60,000 employees with his recent... — read more
Is there any method to this madness other than
To get as many people to quit as quickly as possible? It seems to simply be a spreadsheet exercise at the top as there is no plan whatsoever for those that remain or migrate in an to these Hub Areas. There simply isn't enough space to accommodate the... — read more
If AT&T operated a prison they would _____
Send out a survey to the inmates on death row asking how they feel regarding the communication regarding their execution.
Tired of Waiting
Getting my resume out there. Tired of waiting on leadership to tell us what’s going on with RTO moves etc. Not going to move to another hub with no relo.
Kelly King Org
Any news in the King org? Layoffs… RTO… just looking for info
Midwest/District 4 Centers Closing
Multiple centers in the Midwest closing. Not too many people left. Anybody that doesn't want to follow the work will receive about $100k in severance. Company is broke as a joke.
Its all about protecting the dividend to keep stockholders patient
lengthy video but it pops the hood of the company. T cannot afford another low cashflow quarter in their quest to the $6B savings for the year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvB23r8k-sA
AT&T to spouse employees: Eff you!
As if we didn't already know the kind of subhuman filth that occupies the C-suite, I now know of four AT&T couples who are being told that one has to quit their AT&T job, or they have to split up. Half work in areas where the job is local (two in... — read more
T-Mobile $50 wireless home Internet
This could be a great option for disgruntled T employees
Service assurance org core & contractual locations
AT&T taking it back to the 70’s,,, Core Atlanta Dallas Durham Lombard Sacramento Southfield Contractual Anchorage AK Frederick MD Lansing MI Madison WI Newington CT Oakton VA
Closing Brand Stores
Michigan Avenue closing on Aug. 1. The company says that shopping patterns and phone-based services being used more heavily by customers both played into the decision. SFO next.
How does NBC get Alf to work for 4 seasons and yet Stankey
Blows up Warner and HBO in less than a year?
Bad news 6/15/23
Surplus Notice 06/15 District 6, bargained employees looks like several organizations are trimming down. Per Labor source C&E, network clerks and asssitants, total surplus of all clerk titles, possible follow the work to Dallas for some support... — read more
Mid-Market
Has anyone heard any chatter about surplus or when office locations will be sent out in JVB org.
IBEW 21 surplus
Anyone hearing of a surplus of techs of up to 10% in IBEW Local 21?
Bad news for tomorrow
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I have accessed this message board for over 2 years from my work laptop and
my cou iphone. Haven't heard anything from anyone. You think these id--ts can run this down? You give them far too much credit. I just hear they will be delaying RTO until the fall at least since they are the gang that can't shoot straight. I don't... — read more
BOD 101 session
Been hearing a lot about "Board of Directors" and how they can continue to let this debt train keep rolling with current SLT's so here is education 101 on BOD's: they are made up of all the golden parachute CEO's from which you throw haste! It is the... — read more
Mass Markets - 4 Hubs
Jenna Whitmire had a meeting and told her team that the Mass Markets Hubs would be ATL, Dallas, Seattle, and LA.
Legree org
You heard it, folks,,, Service Assurance org expected in office 5 days a week.
Any feedback from Stankey's visit yesterday to Alpharetta?
Did Stankey give any more information on the RTO edict and compliance? Is he doing this for spinning off the company or only expense reductions to improve profit and his bonus
Another survey to get feedback.......
Now is the time to let them know.....top issues on the survey: RTO Workforce reductions HR Org benefits Tech Roadmap
Craft Layoff Future
The craft representatives have stood-by while our jobs get eviscerated and replaced by low-cost workers. It time to push back. https://www.cwadefund.com/
Accepted the RTO offer letter, but I can’t move, i have a mortgage, kids in school, my wife work in town
What should I do? It is a trap I had to accept the RTO offer to keep my job but I can’t move