I see the Rule of 75 of work and age being posted all the time. Is this an ATT thing or a general thing As far as ATT being concerned, what happens if you meet the criteria at the time of a surplus/retirement. I am interested in knowing about the... — read more 

We all know the true purpose of these zones. Is there really any reason to keep this obligation to report after they let go, everyone, they wanted to. Are they going to stubbornly continue his charade or will things go back to the way they were... — read more 

Afraid to say that in my head everything points to a mayor wave of layoofs happenin at DTV. It’s no secret that the leadership is not happy with the way it operates. Mass loss of subscribers isn't exactly helping either. Think that a biog reorg is... — read more 

The surplus for all 21 members in Piscataway NJ has been canceled. All 21 will be moved to the Global Provisioning Organization as of Feb 24 to work on a company project for at least 3 months possibly longer.

Any word about restructuring? Will Director of Sale or ARSM roles be restructured or trimmed? Any word on turning cor stores to authorized retailers?

What would the most likely off payroll date be for taking the full severance (option 2)?

Besides sending a letter to our Congressman about the layoffs what is your real plan? This is an absolute joke, been employed since 1990 and have never seen anything like this. What in the world do you think our elected officials are gonna do?... — read more 

Everyone, let's collaborate here and share whether we are taking option 1 (off payroll 3/29) or option 2 (off payroll 2/18) and the reasons why. It would also be good to know age and years of service. I know I want out. I'm 55 with over 30 years of... — read more 

They went through with the layoffs, more will come, no doubt, but what now? Are we going through a big restructuring within the company? It would be a little strange that all this happened and things stayed the same, not to mention it would be hard... — read more 

I finally made the decision and accepted a job that comes with more than 10 percent pay cut just to get away from this place. No amount of money is worth ruining my mental health for. Those of you who are staying in this hellhole, I truly wish you... — read more 

Don’t get me wrong, I condemn the manner in which this was done, and doubt the necessity of it, at least in this form, but I’m afraid it is more than that. It’s not just that they made a wave of layoffs or plan to cut for a while until they reach a... — read more 

Another day, another day in the CZ with NO SEATING!!! I might try and work from the John. At least I can sit in there. How is this effective?

For the next round, do we know if managers will not have any input again and it is handled by another company, or is that not the case?

I'd like to stick around long enough to officially retire. It's been a great run, and I would like to finish what I started. With 20+ years, I only have a few more to go to hit the magic Rule75 threshold. With that, I'm eligible for subsidized... — read more 

https://www.channelpartnersonline.com/article/exclusive-att-taps-new-partner-exchange-leader-hones-5g-security-iot/

this a hole has cost people jobs, impacted their lives...and then there's the $180B in debt and a stock price hovering in the high $20s....in the worst financial recession ever seen, T was at ~$22...what a jack off.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/03/att-continues-laying-off-americans-after-profiting-billions-from-tax-cut/?fbclid=IwAR0P7isu__2KFyRK0LDs8Njkp8_bDLhN3wrC8ps_-_xwmctXqkt643QLfks

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AT&T has become the quintessential staffing agency when it comes to the very worst traits of a staffing industry that has exploded since corporations became rabidly obsessed with cutting costs and systematically denying workers decent wages and... — read more 

I'm a WFH employee not living near a collaboration zone. I haven't been called to report in when that process was taking place, on the contrary, my manager told me to continue working in the same way. I figured I was safe, but now that I see that a... — read more 

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)’s Adjusted Slope Touches -6.40448 Posted by Katie Hansen on February 4, 2019 at 1:52 pm AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) shares currently have a 125/250 day adjusted slope average of -6.40448. The Adjusted Slope 125/250d indicator is equal to... — read more 

https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019/02/05/AT-T-s-alleged-ageism-Employers-must-toe-the-line-when-furloughing/stories/201902050032

Is anyone thinking about taking option 3 - extension acknowledgement (on payroll till 5/31/19). This option was sent Monday 2/4. It does not have many details other than you will be on payroll till 5/31. There has to be a risk to accept it or is it... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/t-reportedly-prepping-significant-layoffs-175448377.html

T&T Inc. (NYSE:T) CEO John T. Stankey sold 3,748 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.84, for a total value of $111,840.32. The sale was disclosed in a document... — read more 

It’s time for friends family and employees to give you a financial intervention! It’s time for your Dave Ramsey “Total Money Makeover “ Come on y’all! Let’s get it er done! There has to be some kind of gambling d--g s-x addiction behind the wreckless... — read more 

As they refine the capabilities to get more granular information, this could be the ultimate game changer as far as force requirements in some areas. How many conference calls are attended with 10 people on the line for a couple of hours and only 4-5... — read more 

Can anyone confirm if and what the “deadline” to select option 2 (off payroll on 2/18) is?

This was just forwarded to me from a good friend who just got surplussed As he said to me . Steven Colbert explains in this 2008 video how the collaboration and merging has worked for T over the years... — read more 

How long can the board justify keeping him around? 2019 has to be his year of karma. In May 2007 T stock was around 41. After a decade of his leadership its struggling to hit 30. A whole quarter of shareholder value evaporated. In 2011 he wanted to... — read more 

I got chopped a year ago. I was top performer in my team but did not live near collaboration zone. Funny thing, a much younger guy on my team with an Ivy Degree, and a minority too, told me how upset he was about the way I was treated. He quit the... — read more 

Check out this article from Breibart on the AT&T Layoffs. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/03/att-continues-laying-off-americans-after-profiting-billions-from-tax-cut/

Has anyone been able to stall getting laid off by being on long term disability? Wondering if anyone has successfully used this tactic?

I realized things had changed when I looked at town halls and they no longer talked about the part of the business I was involved with, when the only people with a home phone is my 80 year old mother, when there was limited OT in areas fiber had been... — read more 

I see it everyday at AT&T. The good people with integrity leave because they can not and will not produce the numbers those without scruples do. Fraud is secretly promoted and now those managers with no integrity hire the people they most see... — read more 

“The Peter Principal is a concept in management theory developed by Laurence J. Peter, which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to their Level of Incompetence. In other words, employees are promoted based on their success in previous... — read more 

Some people are saying that the motive for these layoffs and the ones that are coming is to realize fund to reduce the company debt. I certainly hope those people are wrong, because if this is true this is the ultimate proof that AT&T reached a new... — read more 

How will States like this that the first responder network planning and engineering will be outsourced.

This may be old news or posted before, but I missed it. After "regionalization" is completed, what states will be left?