Oil is spiking with the Iran situation and gas is climbing. For anyone commuting 50 miles each way, that’s 500 miles a week. At 20 MPG, that’s about 25 gallons every week just driving in circles to get to the office. When gas pushes toward $5... — read more
Work from home
Have you seen the latest Drudge Report? Telegraph report? Employers are being asked to have their employees telecommute due to Global Oil Crisis. Oil may go as high as 180 a barrel.
Relocated to Dallas from Atlanta(Lenox Park)
In 05/2025 and was just let go. 10 months later. Thank God the family stayed in Georgia. I lived in a rat trap for the past 9 months to save a few bucks and protect against uprooting my entire family. VP kept asking me when's the family moving out?... — read more
Man I love Fridays (MI-F)
Friday tomorrow, you know what that means, focus room reserved. I’ll be there at 6am with my yeti cup full 3/4 Jack Daniels 1/4 Joe. I’ll spend the morning researching March madness picks and calling my bookie, from the privacy of my office of... — read more
L1 & 2 Hiring Freeze ATS
L1 and L2 hiring freeze while ATS and other organizations assess the impact of AI and determine why we have 40,000 workers more than Verizon. In my opinion, the big one is coming this summer.
Gas going to $6+...Diesel $8+
Better increase that Texas Campus Budget. On all big major deals Stankeys timing is unmatched!!!
And who will get blamed at AT&T for the top leadership missing out?
For successfully navigating one of the hottest media M&A deals in years, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslav is set to be paid up to roughly $886.8 million if Paramount Skydance (PSKY) closes its acquisition of the storied film studio and... — read more
Do AVPs and up have a memo incentivizing them to terminate on site for the smallest things?
I've heard several stories about AVP/VP level terminating L2s for petty items. Are they getting a bonus for doing so? (Cohen org, for reference)
The End of Bothell
Our leader, Jeremy (Give Me Some) Legg announced a fews weeks ago while here in Bothell, that we would be moving from 7 & 8, to some other location. This was proceeded a couple months earlier with a survey asking if we would like to have an office... — read more
NPC&E 1Q Town Hall
Surprised nobody has said anything
AT&T Inc. (T) Number of Employees 1994-2025
https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/t/employees/
June 15th
VTP for Leg T union workers June 15th.
You Can’t Build a Modern Company With Outdated Thinking
WFH and hybrid aren’t perks anymore. They’re the standard. Across industries, companies figured out that flexibility drives better output, better retention, and better talent. The only places still clinging to strict five-day mandates are the ones... — read more
INCREASED PENSION RISK!!!
Apollo (APO) & their insurance subsidiary Athene are big private credit players that are under liquidity pressure due to a market perception of increased credit risk resulting in a sharp decline in APO share price. This is important because AT&T off... — read more
Not what I expected
Started in January and with all the hybrid jobs I started looking. Good luck ATT you are back in the 80’s with punch card 8 hours and 5 days office your deliverables, innovation, and appl support is out the door
New Plans 2.0
The new wireless 2.0 Wireless plans are suppose to the best since sliced butter! OMG, what a joke, confusion and more trying to use them in OPUS for sales! Then consumer looses money if they have trade and don’t go to higher plans! Boy oh boy... — read more
Saint Stanky days sayings
Popular Stank Patrick's sayings and their real meanings. "May the road rise to meet you." – Have fun on your RTO commute "A best friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have." – You'll have a chance to make friends in the... — read more
I hate how the new AT&T is resistant to change
Good ideas come here, get a nice funeral, and then we never speak of them again.
Started here a month ago and I'm already looking for the exit
This forum helped me make that decision.
Heard a bunch of move letters just went out. Anyone know from where to where?
Are they still sending people to Dallas pre-Plano campus? Was the employee appreciate week cookie meant to soften the blow?
Senior Sales System Engineer 2
Anybody currently work this role or know someone in it? Looking for any reports how you like the role and your day-to-day functions. Also if targets are achievable or there is high turnover in the role.
How much will AI impact T jobs, not just SWE but marketing and finance.
Curious to here if anyone knows what percentage of actual roles will be replaced with AI here at T. Everyone knows swe positions will be consolidated but what about other roles . Anyone have any stories of it haopening
Surplus
Looking for the 2nd qtr Southeast Craft surplus report. Anyone seen it yet ?
Google removing this layoff website from their search engines?
Just noticed, when I searched for this at&t layoffs forum on Google, no results came back. It looks like Google removed this website from their search engines.
Cookie Recipes
Are the recipes from this week’s anniversary recognition events available? I want to make a batch of cookies for family this weekend.
This place is going downhill rapidly
The only smart move is to be on the lookout for something better.
ISP Houston test Center today!
Involuntary surplus of the Houston test center today. I believe 68 of us left. Everything moving to Dallas.
Did you hear of any voluntary surplus events for Level 2/3
Any word on voluntary surplus or move notices coming out q2 or q3
How and where
Muh how and where report is wrong.
St. Louis
St. Louis office presence is dwindling. Cut cut cut, it’s a sad vibe. Got a cookie yesterday though. Anyone have insight on lease ending or closure date?
150th Reunion Events
Is information available for any type of employee reunion events planned later in the hear? Is there a planning committee?
The return-to-the-office trend backfires
https://www.thehill.com/opinion/technology/5775420-remote-first-productivity-growth/
Any chance of a voluntary surplus in ATS this year?
I have heard a few anecdotal rumors. Any truth?
150 Years of innovation - You Get A Cookie
150 Years of History, 0 Years of Perspective I’ve been trying to process the absolute disconnect of AT&T’s "celebration," but the more I think about it, the more insulted I feel. Today, leadership stood up and proudly touted a $250 billion... — read more
Any layoff news?
See title. Any actual layoff news or is this now the RTO complaint forum?
AT&T's focus on essential needs leaves T-Mobile 5G in dust - PhoneArena
https://share.google/M7oKIvGjE1rvGBO9v
AT&T radio commercial in Dallas
I just heard a commercial that made me want to puke. AT&T is promoting their 150 year anniversary. DJ said how proud he was of his father's 35 year career with AT&T and how he's been through massive technological adventures. What a joke! Stinky... — read more
The return-to-the-office trend backfires
Just going to leave this here. https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5775420-remote-first-productivity-growth/amp/