We got timelines in the JVB org recently. July 7 we get the notice of whether we are office or virtual and if you get to stay in your current location. Give individuals 2 weeks to decide. If you don’t want to relo you’ll be on payroll till “end of... — read more 

As of June 7, 2023, AT&T Inc. has a total debt of $193.8 billion. This includes both long-term debt and short-term debt. The company's long-term debt is $167.3 billion, and its short-term debt is $26.5 billion. AT&T's debt-to-equity ratio is 4.1... — read more 

These people bear full responsibility for the situation we find ourselves in. William E. Kennard Scott T. Ford Glenn H. Hutchins Stephen J. Luczo (2019) Michael B. McCallister Beth E. Mooney Matthew K. Rose John Stankey Cynthia B. Taylor Luis A... — read more 

Just like the government, too many people in the most senior positions are senior citizens. They have been in the company so long that they are old, crusty, irrelevant. They don’t know life outside the walls of the organization. Their career is... — read more 

A bit overkill to hire an attorney as your executive assistant?

Only going to sya this once stop whingeing and get on with it. If you ain't in the office then you need to be working elsewhere !!!

Gone into hiding. They tested the waters with their minions having some town hall like discussions over RTO and those went over like turds on the dinner plate. They are fearful of the angry mob that they have whipped up. What will become of a company... — read more 

And lead the fight against the system and their policies? You know A Shot Caller Boss who organizes and leads the workers to fight the machine. Someone who can order fiber cuts to buildings, stopping up the toilets, damaging the AC systems, plate of... — read more 

We recently noted that T-Mobile has closed 300+ stores over the past six months. Over the same period, AT&T has increased its store count by eight. Example? What about this shiny new AT&T store in Dumas, TX, opened by AT&T dealer Optimum Wireless?

I don't know anyone in ATS who has received "the letter" yet. But in an ATS FAQ which was just modified today, there is a link for a "preview" of where jobs are likely to be located so that people can start "contemplating their decisions". (Direct... — read more 

Twice now I have tried to relay info from the Service Delivery call and twice my post has not been posted. Not sure why. I did not violate any rules. Is it because it included a verbatim quote from the VP where she says that this initiative is not... — read more 

Numbers are dwindling across the board and management is getting nervous. Anybody have any info on what is coming down the pipeline for us? Hearing rumors that none of the nearby centers or our own had their leases renewed. Anyone hearing anything?

Our leadership call today asked we don’t steal someone else’s seat when we are forced to move to where they are forcing you to move. It reminded me of the game we played in kindergarten, when the music stops you hopefully will have a chair. All... — read more 

Saw a cool demo of the Ask AT&T artificial intelligence tool. User: “Ask AT&T, how can we drive growth and profit in 2023?” Ask AT&T: “Fire John Stankey and the board of directors and focus on basic business principles.”

Asking for a friend.Does anyone know whats HR criteria for surplus?is lt length of tenure,salary,performance or depends on the supervisor?or all of the above?

anyone seen this clown lately? this guy has been working on simplification for over 8 months now

can I get one of those cute welday vests he wears all the time on my way out

Are we all going through the Stages of Grief? Just judging by these boards: Denial First announcements, everyone was in shock. How can they do this? Are they stupid? They will lose good people! It doesn't make sense! Anger A couple of days... — read more 

how can I do this? fire the top 5 immediately none of their layoff work requires more than 6th grade education fire them all - TOMORROW!!!!

Org will be in Dallas only. Those in Dallas metro already start ~July 10 3-5x a week. No other hubs, even temporarily. All others will be virtual, no office, until ~August 10 when they will hear of the timeframe to make a decision and then do the... — read more 

Anyone received instructions to report to San Ramon location? All the people I know who received the letter so far was to report to Dallas

The bombshell was dropped and no credible follow up info for the workforce. No motivation, production has taken a nosedive, and all the focus is on trying to learn when letters will go out.

I absolutely agree that it's become very difficult to make it trough the week here. I don't think it was ever harder than it is now?

Someone stated this in another post, and I believe in it's simplicity, it 100% nails the current situation. The perpetual follower issued the edict from on high...fancying himself of Musk level intelligence and importance. Absolutely ZERO regard or... — read more 

In case we get axed or not wanting to relocate to hubs, can we apply to work at Verizon or tmobile ?

Move for this company unless leadership was completely overhauled. Until then I will punch your RTO clock, cash checks, and collect benefits. Anyone who moves for this company is a fool. I had friends who uprooted to Southern California with their... — read more 

Everything he hits he destroys. This layoff and RTO will be no different and all the battered remaining employees will be blamed. Lack of vision and lack of planning on the part of leadership. They don't know what they don't know and they makes them... — read more 

https://www.barrons.com/articles/att-stock-price-telecom-verizon-b1b178b7 You should be able to read it with a (free) limited access account on Barron's.

I’m shocked how tight lipped the RTO timeline is. Usually there’s some sort of idea or leak. My director and AVP seem to be totally in the dark. Anyone else?

Hi - I want to send a note to the mods to see if we can get AT&T subforums on TheLayoff... I wanted to see if others have ideas on how to organize things or how to break things down. I was going to go with: Services, Mobility, Stores (not sure)... — read more 

They are already trying to get in the game in our industry but instead of working with all the carriers, why not buy T that has a ton of the infrastructure already in place? I’ll give it 5-10 years max.

T-Mobile has closed 300+ stores over the past 6 months, per new Wave7 Research postpaid report. More details with pics in this tweet: https://twitter.com/wave7jeff/status/1665826302719406080

We were told yesterday that emails will be out with our assigned hub on June 30. We'll see. Too many dates floating around here - but that was from an AVP.

chuck the blue collar roles over to Ericsson or someone else to manage these reactive roles these are only a drain to the bottom line

I guess these Wall Street experts aren't as smart as they want us to believe they are, huh? Here are a few reasons for T's dismal stock price: Unsustainable debt. T simply owes too much. A record of breathtaking blunders and business... — read more 

From a credible source, Service Delivery Org expects to have zero virtual positions.

Will there be fresh sushi and hot foods again at the new LA hub?

Looks like they're getting ready for contract negotiations again. Will you have to deploy from Dallas to all the other regions? Are there any of you left?

T seems to be desperate for any penny they can find! This is ludicrous, but it seems everything is on the table to make a buck. Please, Stanley suck up your arrogance and step down while you can and save a bunch of families!! Your track record... — read more