Which orgs were hit hard?
Weather
Non Event here in Atlanta. Pray for the people in North Florida.
Is 5-day a week coming in 2025; will T be a follower?
Now that Dell announced 5-day RTO you can bet T's HR is working overtime to craft a similar plan... Let's see if T can be a leader and not a follower, with all these corporate policies. I want to say T is managed by too many old school boomer types... — read more
Legg Org 1 PM CST Meeting
Just got my meeting notification. It's been real everyone.
ANOTHER ATT LEAK?? "Teens accused of stealing iPhone 16s across the Houston area had access to AT&T customer delivery tracking info"
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/teens-theft-iphone-16-customer-tracking-info/285-a2580729-9f64-45a8-a89e-d2ed2dc7ad52
So what’s with whichever wave it is this week?
All days of this week have been rumored. Nobody is really certain as to which wave it is now. I, for one, have no clue what is going on or which wave or phase are we in. I have just been keenly aware, and managed to accept that as a fact, that I can... — read more
RTO is being cancelled, Check new job posts
Many of the job posts for tech jobs listed in Dallas are located at the following: JOB LOCATION: 208 S Akard St, Dallas, TX [and various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S.; may work from home] Hired out of Dallas = Work anywhere
Office Flexibility After Wave 3
New AT&T job posting that proves that T is easing up on strict office locations. This is not fair for the remaining Wave 3 employees that were ensnared in the layoff scheme. "JOB LOCATION: 208 S Akard St, Dallas, TX [and various unanticipated... — read more
Wave 3 Letters to go out 9/27
Anyone else hear anything similar?
When is next cohort of Wave2 scheduled to leave the payroll.
Did they get rid of all Wave2 in STL?
D9 TA
Company email sounds cool Back pay to April Increases over contract Get to keep Kaiser Sounds like a Yes Yes Yes
RTO and your health
T is following other big corporations like Amazon and making employees return to the office 5 days a week. Amazon employees are raising holly he-l. So are T employees. With adult lives, busy families with childcare needs, far outside the office... — read more
New Transformation Office
Translation....Lots of dead weight management layoffs.
Relocating to Dallas HQ
Effective date 11/1/24. Drove past it last weekend. Didn't realize the HQ was so big. What is it like working there? Is there open parking? Who do I contact onsite to find out which floor I should go to?
CWA DISTRICT 6 BONUS
Looks like the SSP will pay around $1200 Monday to each bargained employee in district 6 due to the stock appreciation over the 12 months.
Everyone spending their significant CP OT money that Stankey promised us?
All I received was a thank you for working my a-s off for free.
Any word on timing for additional L3 demotions and/or layoffs?
I would’ve thought it would’ve come by now before the annual compensation deferral cycle in October. Are they getting laid off soon? I haven’t seen changes.
Will the TA’s be voted up or down?
Little light on the wage increases. Most other industry contracts over the past year or so have been 25% and now Boeing is offering their workers 30%. The pendulum has started swinging back toward labor but not enough, loss of benefits is still an... — read more
Don’t leave out of spite or stress
Some colleagues of mine want to quit because they are fed up. Recent stream of layoffs in the background of the strike didn’t help how people feel about working at T. We all are in fear for our livelihoods, but we shouldn't allow fear to make us... — read more
Plano & “Future Richardson” Employees - Forced to Downtown Dallas
Numerous Plano assigned folks (ATS org) are now being forced to commute/relocate to downtown Dallas under the guise of “collaboration” starting November 1st; Many folks are upset due to the additional costs and commute times this will... — read more
Almost got fired from Retail, 1st day at the call center today, any advice?
Been at COR Retail for 4 years, I got put on a counseling for “behavioral” bull. I put in for a transfer to the call center near me. This was a month ago. I kind of feel mislead by my CWA friends, they said it’s not a sale job. Today, my first... — read more
Plano & “Future Richardson” Employees - Forced to Downtown Dallas
Numerous Plano assigned folks (ATS org) are now being forced to commute/relocate to downtown Dallas under the guise of “collaboration” starting November 1st; Many folks are upset due to the additional costs and commute times this will... — read more
Soon to be Tropical Storm Helena could become Major Hurricane
Written by Mary Whitfill Roeloffs Forbes Staff Sep 23, 2024 “A storm system in the Caribbean Sea is expected to become Tropical Storm Helene Tuesday and could be a "major hurricane" by the time it reaches the Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday, the... — read more
AT&T and Verizon won't stop cutting jobs
https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/at-t-and-verizon-won-t-stop-cutting-jobs
Dedicated Fiber targets are possible -Management
Then why do managers nationwide carry only 54% of the dedicated targets that their sellers do on the dashboard? Can you think of any other part of the business where managers are held to a fraction of their team's goals? It doesn’t exist. These... — read more
FirstNet Lardoffs
Recent ones didnt put a dent in amount of deadweight still remaining. There are useless project managers oversee unprofitable services. They call themselfs product development engineers but none of them no anything about products development or... — read more
What's the point?
I don't see any reason to go beyond the bare minimum at AT&T right now. Promotions seem to be more about who you know than what you do and how well you do it, with nepotism and cronyism running the show. Job security is a thing of the past. Benefits... — read more
Senior leadership has been destroying our work force for several years
The premise of separating ongoing practices resulting in poor outcomes from actions of the C-Suite is faulted. Senior leadership has been destroying our work force for several years. They have never demonstrated through action any ongoing widespread... — read more
AT&T salary comparison with Verizon and T-Mobile
We base our competitive salaries on equivalent roles in our industry Engineering average salaries $125K AT&T https://www.comparably.com/companies/att/salaries#1 $129K VERIZON https://www.comparably.com/companies/verizon/salaries#1 $153K... — read more
Prem tech vs wire tech
What’s the difference. I thought they were the same thing.
T is managerial and organizational sh-tshow
With RTO even more so. If your team is functioning smoothly and you are having a manager actually capable of managing, consider yourself lucky.
WT and PT Layoffs
There will be a 20% reduction in Wiretech and Premtech workers after contracts are ratified. Larger percentage in the West region.
What is holding AT&T back?
Every business could be a great industry leading business, even AT&T. What is holding AT&T back? It's easy to place blame on former and current CEOs, but they are only the low hanging fruit. They certainly lay the groundwork for an uphill battle, but... — read more
Consolidate all similar groups nationwide
Then consolidate redundant positions to save millions for ATT and boost stock price to $44, similar to Verizon.
CNA/FRAUD
The worse enemy of it all in Retail today! Gives no explanations to service reps to tell customers other than sayn they are denied! We the sales reps takes to the cursing and more with no back up at all!
Cybersecurity unit….
Why some are not part of the acquisition? What projects are they doing for ATT?
Office distractions
Not an RTO rant. Are there more distractions in the office now than pre-pandemic? I do see people with their heads down and focusing on their work, but there are so many who seem to have unlimited free time for visiting with their neighbors. Has... — read more
Board of Directors Meeting Next Week
Board of Directors meeting is next week and the plan is to not extend Stankey's contract. Jeff McElfresh will be taking over. Bye, felicia.