Here’s an idea. Let’s overpay for DTV at the height or the Pay TV market, then get rid of some of your best talent by relocating them from one of the most economical cities in the US to live (Atlanta) to one of the worst (LA). Meanwhile, decide that... — read more 

I heard January 28th, which is a Monday. That gives 60 days till end of March (off payroll)

I have 21 years coming up on 22. I am a construction splicer. The writing is on the walls for a lot of people. Once all the fibers up it doesn’t take much to maintain. So the writing is on the wall for a lot of us. It is the nature of the beast. Most... — read more 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/investorplace.com/2019/01/why-you-shouldnt-chase-the-high-yield-of-att-stock/amp/

Working remotely from a state that AT&T has no business presence gives a high chance of getting laid off. But layoffs are still happening in collaboration zones. This round of layoffs is the same thing that happened last year but to different orgs in... — read more 

Is tomorrow the announcement or are they going to wait till the 15th next week ?

T Hired 20,000 non union workers and eliminated 10700 union workers in 2018, What good is any Union if it can't protect it's members jobs? Thank God I got out of the CWA 15 years ago. The rest of you keep sending your dues each month---What a waste... — read more 

No matter the outcome of these layoffs if you worked hard over the years walk out of here with your head up high. Folks have been bashing each other for the last 2 weeks on this board over their differences of opinion. Not worth it. Get your Resume... — read more 

The 10 cities listed in a dozen posts are “collaboration zones”, there are additional “satellite zones”, and fewer “Hub Cities”. Which one you need to be concerned about depends on your group and position, not just your location near one of these... — read more 

It’s amazing how many people fail to pull up CRE website and look up workspace 2020 details. How many fail to go to the workspce2020 tspace and wiki pages to see all the details on collaboration zones and rely on their coworker for information. CRE... — read more 

Somebody asked in another thread what is going to happen to severance if these layoffs are as big as some people are predicting, and I think that's a really good question. I doubt AT&T would forgo severance altogether, but I could see it being cut... — read more 

I'm afraid this round is going to be truly huge. Usually we have to search for any media coverage of AT&T layoffs after they happen and are lucky if we can see one or two places cover it. This time, it's all over the news ahead of time. Which can... — read more 

Rumors of office space consolidation NYC and Burbank...suggests surplus workers. Being told to conserve cash.

What are your thoughts? Does living near or at a Collaboration Zone guarantee no layoff? A little bit? Not at all?

Some aren’t sure where the Collaboration Zones are: 10 Sites Domestically: Oakton, Va. Bedminster, NJ. Atlanta, GA. Chicago, IL. St Louis, MO. Dallas, TX. Denver, CO. Redmond, WA. San Ramon, CA. El Segundo, Ca. For example Bedminster is 1 AT&T Way... — read more 

If you were authorized VO privileges, you have the AT&T Telecommute Agreement form which you filled out and had approved by your orgs VP. If your management has now instructed you to begin reporting to a specific work location, all that needs to be... — read more 

I bet this has something to do with the big surplus announcement: Shares of AT&T drop as much as 4 percent Wednesday as two of its telecom rivals reported surges in subscribers. Investors are viewing this as a zero-sum game — growth for Verizon and... — read more 

InvestorPlace has put together a list of things that are so far known about the upcoming AT&T layoffs. For those wondering what we know so far, this is a really good place to start. Hopefully there will be more sometime soon... — read more 

What are your thoughts on how they will enforce going into the office? If I continue to work from home, will that make me a target for layoff or will they fire me? How common are firings at AT&T?

Does anyone have info on retail lay offs? This is scary reading their official announcement :(

I can’t say that I’m even a bit surprised by the announced round of layoffs. Maybe it’s harsh to speak in this manner, given that people's lives and the lives of their families are at stake, but for corporate America, it hasn't been about people's... — read more 

Now that we have an official confirmation that major layoffs are coming to AT&T, is there any way to know just how major they are going to be? Also, will any people get a chance to transfer or will the consolidation favor those who already work at... — read more 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/technology-46795086

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nepxeg/atandt-preps-for-new-layoffs-despite-billions-in-tax-breaks-and-regulatory-favors

Why is T and Other Big Companies (e.g., IBM, Bank of America) Calling Their Remote Workers Back to the Office? https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/why-are-big-companies-calling-their-remote-workers-back-office-n787101 Here is the... — read more 

Since 2011 (7 years) AT&T’s offshoring efforts have resulted in 44 closed call centers and 16,000 lost US jobs. Give us more US Tax Breaks please... — read more 

Elimination of WFH is only one tactic they're employing. Last Friday there was a call informing a number of employees in ATL their jobs are moving to LA. With kids in school, working spouses, etc. you know that only about 20% will end up making the... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3421565-report-t-prepping-significant-layoffs

We now have commercials promoting 5gE. We are being blasted in the media for this and laughed at by or competition. Does Randall really think our customers are this dumb? What a shameful marketing ploy and money grab.

This week? Month? Year? So much vague info, so few details...

The latest one on the list of closing call centers is the one in Syracuse. The 150 employees have been offered a chance to move to another location. Sounds familiar, anybody?... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/08/facebook-culture-cult-performance-review-process-blamed.html

I was surplussed October 19 (last day on payroll) and filed an unemployment claim in the state of Texas. I was ultimately declared ineligible to receive unemployment benefits since I received a severance payment. Has anyone else in Texas been denied... — read more 

The whole situation with telecommutting is BS. Why does ATO promote satellite zones on tSpace if they're just going to punish folks in those locations. Eliminate satellite zones and tell us which locations are the important ones. These are peoples'... — read more 

WFH employees have never said their entitled, quite the contrary, their bosses have! Over the years, many of us would drive long distances back and forth, put in long hours on site, engage in conference calls that (because of the time zones) would... — read more 

Elimination of WFH is only one tactic they're employing. Last Friday there was a call informing a number of employees in ATL their jobs are moving to LA. With kids in school, working spouses, etc. you know that only about 20% will end up making the... — read more 

Then this whole company is just crabs in a bucket. All I see are posts berating remote workers and "pull yourself up from your bootstraps" type A$$h0les who think they are superior because they can sit in front of a computer for 5 hours straight... — read more 

So, if it's true work from home will soon be history, does that mean we'll AT&T will get more office space or get rid of a number of employees to make more space? Judging by the approach taken by the company in the past several years, I'm leaning... — read more