#stlouis

St. Louis employees are expected to start getting relocation notices next month. At this point, the direction is obvious. AT&T keeps pulling more jobs into the Dallas area, shrinking its footprint elsewhere, and building toward Plano in 2028.

This is not just another office consolidation. Dallas is clearly winning the location battle inside AT&T, and Plano looks like the final destination. Every round of relocations makes that more obvious. Other offices lose people, lose influence, and lose relevance while North Texas keeps gaining all three.

If you are in St. Louis and still hoping your office will somehow avoid this, that is becoming harder to justify. The company is steadily narrowing the map. More roles go to Dallas, more decisions get centered there, and more employees are being pushed toward the same choice: relocate to Texas or move on.

People can hate the strategy, defend it, or complain about how it is being handled. It does not change the result. St. Louis is losing. Dallas is winning. Plano is winning even more. The center of gravity keeps moving south, and by 2028 there may not be much left to debate about where AT&T wants its future to be.

All roads lead to Plano. The important decisions are made here.

What’s the latest on the MAC Services department in St. Louis? Is headcount growing or falling?

When I was a kid, my friends wanted to be race car drivers, astronauts, or doctors when they grew up. But I always wanted to be something like a Senior Specialist in MAC Services. Angling to get in on this department at some point, if it’s not too late, and hoping for some updates on reorgs, cuts, etc. Thanks for any info!

My SVP confirmed with me that all remaining employees in the McElfresh organization are getting letters to move to Dallas next month. This will practically affect all remaining people under McElfresh in St Louis. The goal is to consolidate all operations in Dallas in preparation for the final move to Plano in 2028. It was fun while it lasted but I guess the machine comes for everyone at the end and all roads lead to Plano.

Worst case, they will be asked to relocate to St. Louis or Tempe at some point soon.

Best case, they will be allowed to continue in their remote roles with no prospect of advancement.

I would love to hear your thoughts.

At the town hall mtg, there was a slido question about HBA relocation. What was the outcome of the recent survey? Any plans requiring associates to move to St Louis? They didn’t get to that question. If anyone has inside scoop, please share.

Just let go a lot of small business Specialist and the ones they are keeping are called something else now. That entire role is going virtual in the future...just FYI. For now they are thinning the herd.

St. Peters, Creve Coeur, & Kirkwood are divested!!!!!

iHeartMedia implemented layoffs affecting its St. Louis operations. The San Antonio-based company let go employees. Several local radio stations experienced these staff reductions. Radio hosts were among those affected by the layoffs. One host had been with iHeartMedia since 1985.

St. Louis, Missouri

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/06/25/iheart-media-radio-layoffs-include-stl.html

A St. Louis company employs over 2,300 people. Officials indicated potential job reductions. A limited number of positions are affected. These affected roles are in customer service. The company's specific name was not provided.

St. Louis

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/04/02/firm-with-2-300-local-employees-eyes-cuts.html

There were dozens of people laid off in Operations at the St. Louis hub today.

Main Street Sports Group expects to close its St. Louis office. This action will result in 25 permanent layoffs. The company issued a WARN notice to state officials. Layoffs are anticipated by April 14 across various departments. This follows the St. Louis Cardinals' shift in broadcast rights.

St. Louis, Missouri

https://fox2now.com/sports/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-former-tv-partner-likely-to-close-st-louis-office-lay-off-25-workers/

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?

Hearing that Chicago could be a hub. Anyone have any first hand info on it? Also is St.Louis still operational or completely gutted? I still see some folks there

Is there still an investment advisory business in St. Louis

I just heard the entire asset movement department in Operations in St Louis was displaced. Any truth to that?

U.S. steel tariffs enacted in 2018 under Section 232 are putting mounting pressure on manufacturers in St. Louis, with growing consequences for local jobs and the community. More than 1,000 pieces of equipment from a major north St. Louis manufacturing site are being sent to auction, a move that signals reduced operations and deepening uncertainty for workers in the area.

While the tariffs were intended to protect American steel producers, higher steel prices have squeezed local fabricators, forcing companies to cut back, sell assets, and rethink their presence in the region. Community leaders warn that continued cost pressures could further erode manufacturing employment in one of St. Louis’s key industrial corridors.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-tariffs-force-closure-of-70-year-steel-plant-assets-sold-and-layoffs-expected/ss-AA1SF0tT?ocid=UP97DHP

Any ideas how long will Chicago and St.Louis continue?

Microsoft should declare a 100% RIF at their Redmond Washington campus. Have all those employees move to St Louis Missouri where Microsoft can buy old buildings cheap for them to work in.

Microsoft should then donate the land to NASCAR where they can bulldoze down all the buildings to make room to build a Daytona 500 size race track with a full grandstand and a runway on the infield for Lear and Gulfstream jets to take off and land.
If Microsoft accomplished this the public would start having a favorable opinion of Microsoft then they do now.

Any updates from the Tech AMA in St. Louis on the 6th?

Yesterday was the CRG Governance & Supervision town hall. The future of the St louis location was discussed. For once a Sr leader was honest with the submitted questions:
1- Was asked if WFA is going to stay in STL. Leader paused & answered the questions very carefully. "STL is no longer a growth area". Said flat out they expect the firm to reduce to 1 building (and obvious reduce headcount). Said "that's been the plan all along since AG Edwards". He doesn't expect the St louis campus to close any time soon but it will it's pretty clear STL is no longer a core focus for the firm and will be reducing its footprint.
2- 4 day in-office work week across the firm? Answered would not be shocked but was not his announcement to make. Would come from 1 level up. (ie: its happening but not disclosing when). Explained some groups are already 4 & 5 days in the office.
3- AI will not take your jobs but ironically started the town hall acknowledging there were significant layoffs the day (Tueday) before and some people listed on the handout were already terminated.
It was refreshing to hear a leader be honest even though it was not the most positive answers. It is very clear from the responses that St Louis is not a priority for WFA anymore. How long it will last is unknown. Needless to say the auditorium in STL had a lot of shocked faces but not unexpected.

Charlotte and stlouis have had massive layoffs today. at least 20 that i know off. managers, supervisors, directors, associates and analysts. i was laid off and i was an engineer.

for those still employed prepare and try to find something. hopefully the nest egg holds you all through. good luck.

October 23, 2025 there will be a No Queen's rally on public property at 12555 Manchester Road. St. Louis, MO at 2 pm protesting Penny Pennington's terrible leadership. Signs and petitions for a vote of no confidence will be provided.

Town and Country Network Operations Center is seeing layoffs as of this morning, no word yet of how many. The Maryland Heights office had at least 9 layoffs

Some had been with the company for many years.

I would just like to say that the firm has taken a noticeable turn when PP became the MP. What I don't like is that now we have members of the Executive Leadership Team that don't even have to live in StL. That used to be the norm - you're a Partner, you have to move to StL. How can leaders that don't live in StL immerse themselves in the EJ culture? They can't.

We now have ELT members that live in NYC. I'm sorry, but there is nothing in EJ's culture that aligns with NYC's culture. This is only one part of the disconnect - and it's why we have associates commenting here and at the firm their suspicions about David Chuback. He is NOT EJ culture, and PP is fooling herself if she thinks he could be a trusted confidant.

I just hope she doesn't ruin the firm before she retires in 2030.