This is long but details how AT&T used to be a leader in taking care of employees and now it is a leader in treating them as disposable “assets”. Worth a... — read more 

Many people say “just leave” as if it were simple. It is not. The market is crowded, and unless you have a highly sought-after skill set, finding something new can take months. Begin lining up another opportunity while you are still employed, as that... — read more 

I gave it a chance and tried going to the office in Bratislava 5 days a week. My assessment is that it is a total waste of time and money, since most of my colleagues are in the USA, I just sit among strangers. Zero collaboration, zero added value... — read more 

Five years added to service and age. The company has come to the conclusion that senior CWA techs will not leave without an enhanced offer. Minor short term hit and they’ll basically be free of a Union workforce going forward.

How much would you be willing to pay to have 10 WFH days a month? 15? I would be willing to pay $10 a day to work at home. I'd save that much in gas and toll roads.

due to a birth defect, and have thus filed a formal complaint under ADA against Corey.

To whom it concerns.. You know who you are. Please stop making this about remote work. It really makes me want to swear when I hear some little smug punk say "ten toes down" as if to imply that people who have concerns over the new RTO mandate... — read more 

John....let me help you demoralize the workforce even more. Do this John. Take away the service anniversary awards. Please do it John. Then remove any and all employee discounts. Also good work on pension plan increases. They are virtually non... — read more 

If AT&T had: Skipped DirecTV & Time Warner Kept debt $250 B today → Same dividend dollars, but 2× per-share payout and higher equity value This is the opportunity cost of “empire building.” The acquisitions didn’t create incremental distributable... — read more 

Seeing posts asking questions about pensions/retirement. I always go to them every couple of years to get an update on where I am. They can’t predict future changes in policy or your financial behavior but always felt like I was at least taking my... — read more 

I admit I'm old and not familiar with a lot of"slang" so I looked up 10 toes... here's what I found "slang for being fully loyal, and grounded in a belief, cause, or person". I could have sworn the message from Stinkeye was he didn't want loyalty ... — read more 

Best part is they can’t stay silent. It’s their job to get up on the stage and answer questions. Keep it up, it’s working. You can see the frustration. They can’t take it anymore. Keep recording and keep leaking everything to the media.

I’m a SVP!

I left ATT in 2020 after 28 years. It wasn't my first choice at that time, but I had an existing side gig that quickly became a full-time job. I sold that business and officially retired from the workforce in June 2025. This led to several necessary... — read more 

https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/at-t-s-copper-retirement-plan-plows-ahead

…failed again, why leadership doesn’t just cut the loss and spend $$$$$$ wisely

They're coming to get you asap!

#567, oh #ATT what a dive, Out of six hundred companies, we are barely alive. A “best place to work”? That’s hilarious, what a joke, We a dumpster on fire, our leaders breathing in smoke. “How and where we work” leaders spoke with pride, But our... — read more 

I am less than 50s and I have pension plan with $X vested. If I decide to resign or get surplused, what happens to that amount? Will it stay with Fidelity and can I start getting monthly pension checks if I want to cash out or do I have to wait till... — read more 

Wow, I was shorted more than 4 hours in 4 days. One day it shorted me significantly such that I did not reach 6 hours on the report.

I personally felt he demonstrated why our company is ranked # 567 out of 600 Companies for Employee Culture. He said nothing new but did double down that in spite of reading the survey comments, nothing is going to change. Let me repeat that…... — read more 

That is all. Whether you make 56k or 250K. You’re still the working class at T . Gentle reminder to protect yourself, get affairs in order. Just be proactive.

Do you feel like it might be the right time for the company to offer management employees with pensions a retirement package? With everything changing so quickly in the business and with fewer people coming in under the old pension structure, it... — read more 

The rumor mill isn’t just noise this time, there’s a storm brewing. Multiple friends in high places are warning me NVWs are squarely in the target zone for Q4 layoffs. RTO FTW purges were just the appetizer. Now leadership wants the main course... — read more 

Please help this old boomer… retired and need to pay my life insurance.

Project Firewall is an enforcement initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on September 19, 2025, aimed at curbing abuse in the H-1B visa program. It focuses on investigating employers suspected of exploiting H-1B visas to displace... — read more 

One time I was given an 'anonymous' survey about job satisfaction at work, and wrote in one comment 'I don't think its fair to tell employees their responses are anonymous when they're not' and I was called into a meeting with HR where they assured... — read more 

That’s all. Post it everywhere..

Does anyone know more about this? Thanks! US OPT tax push coincides with 25% outsourcing penalty on US companies https://x.com/FinancialXpress/status/1969728070962540590 US lawmakers have proposed taxing international students’ earnings from the... — read more 

The company is about to capitulate and come across with the long awaited BONUS OFFER. FREE AT LAST! THANK GOD ALMIGHTY! CWA TECHS GONNA BE FREE AT LAST!!!!!!

This amuses me. Meanwhile they have destroyed the careers of millions of people. But that’s ok. Trump needs to put a tariff on offshoring.

So d-mb

Which group will be the first to go back to Hybrid work?

Any news on next layoff? Is it every month or every quarter?

JVB said I’d have to pay back all of the commission on my 100,000 SIM card deal in NYC. I guess I’ll go back to cold calling.

That tells you everything you need to know about this company. The only thing worse would be if they were %600

How do you fix this?

https://www.forbes.com/lists/employers-culture/

When we worked from home, people cared more. We gave work extra attention, checked in after hours, and delivered our best because we had the energy to. With 5-day RTO, that’s gone. Now it’s just “do your 8, get out, forget about work.” The commute... — read more 

Hearing from multiple coworkers in different orgs that the company is moving to an even harder stance on 5 days.