I am in non hub and not told to move yet and I am unable to make up my mind whether to move or not. I casually applied for jobs and I am close to getting an offer. My best guess is 25K lower and it involves a 3 day 1 hour commute each week for life... — read more
Wonder if they are going to do the survey this year
Aren’t we around the time of year when they roll out the survey? After last year’s debacle it doesn’t look like it’s happening.
Another Expensive Bet at the Worst Possible Time
Oil is going up again, and that hits way more than gas. It drives up the cost of literally everything tied to construction. Steel, concrete, transportation, labor, all of it gets more expensive fast. It’s not crazy to see 25-50% increases when energy... — read more
8 & Skate - Daily routine
8 & Skate - Give me a detailed description of your daily routine, and how you structure your day.
REMOTE OR GONE
So have you heard that the move to remove all remote workers is underway, if your not in a HUB the plan is to ask you to move to a HUB or leave. Come on is this true
Green checks!! Green checks!! Retail turns customers away due to Green Checks!!
Here in Pennsylvania from the western part of the state to the east we are discouraged everyday from going into the customer accounts due to green checks. Green checks mean the customer qualifies for internet air or fiber. The focus seems to be the... — read more
Stankey Has No Vision
He's a bald meatball with no spaghetti, ziti, or cavatelli.
Virtual exceptions being re-examined
Heard the Legg Org is reviewing virtual ‘exceptions’ and they will need to be rejustified for approval. If not approved, must report to home office. Anyone hear anything similar?
What did you automate with AI today?
Did you use AI today? Did you automate your job so we can fire you?
This explains a lot about many of you
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/people-who-love-corporate-bs-are-bad-at-their-jobs-new-cornell-research-confirms/91314405
Are we offering any type of extra payment to leave in ol BST southeast TURF?
I’m almost ready to retire but will today for a package. Any insights if and when and what it may happen?
AT&T CEO John Stankey on AI, Return-to-Office Mandates, and Surveillance Law
https://share.google/yCnfFlv0cN1lZFXeM
As father of an employee, wtf!
Voice lines, events, you cant have both, and a store being profitable. Best time to find a job........
Tired and Frustrated.. What To Do?
I feel frustrated and disrespected because my manager cuts me off or dismisses my ideas before I can fully share them. It often feels like he values speed over depth and agreement over thoughtful debate. He seems to take what he needs from me, then... — read more
Why do priorities change every few weeks?
Just as we get going, we have to pivot to something else. There's no way to be successful in such an environment and I'm getting pretty tired of it.
All the Good.Ones Gone Already or Leaving Soon
March hurt. Two of our best and brightest left voluntarily despite having the coveted virtual designation and being only in their 50s. Each put on a good game face for why they were leaving but everyone knows they got tired of the lack of leadership... — read more
L2 hiring freeze then surplus
L1/L2 hiring freeze is on across Finance and GWS. Next will be surplus, followed by another round of L3/L4 later this year.
Sad as he-l
Well folks, My team at T has been losing staff like dominos. No one got fired but they voluntarily chose to not do RTO and retire. Some did RTO and retired. I liked ATT for the people and the culture. I see the people I work with leaving and the... — read more
Can Optimus badge in for us?
This RTO policy is extremely outdated. What happens when Optimus comes out later this year and everyone can have an Optimus robot drive to the office in a Tesla and badge in for us. The leadership clearly did not think out just 1 year in the future.
Will there be a dormitory or boarding on campus?
Sort of like college so people can spend more time working and less time commuting if they are single or live far away? Nothing special similar to a college dorm with small rooms and community bathrooms. Or a hotel type setup. Minimal cost to the... — read more
Fuel Cost, The Environment, or RTO...
Which of these does AT&T actually care about? Silly question, we already know. Sure, fuel is expensive but people are even more expensive. Think about this, one mediocre L2 PM can cost the company upwards of $200k. That's 40,000 gallons of fuel... — read more
ENERGY LOCKDOWNS are coming!
If you thought COVID was bad, that's nothing compared to the energy lockdowns now being pushed. The International Energy Agency now wants "alternating license plat restrictions" (among other things), where you're not allowed to be on the roads on... — read more
More RTO Enforcement Due to Gas Prices
Another reason to add for employees to quit, on top of several toxic reasons that AT&T created for the employees is the increase in gas prices. This is a goldmine for AT&T execs who want employees out. You'd think they'd come to their senses, noooo... — read more
Plano
The Plano campus looks like it will be great. But like everything AT&T does, it’s already behind schedule and over-budget. Rising oil, mid-terms, and potential interest rate increases won’t help. Not to mention the 1/4 Trillion they just committed to... — read more
Some Real Layoff News
This post is what this site is supposed to be about, not the whining RTO bs. So I and R in the CWA district 6 area were offered a VSP to leave, they got offered an extra 50k to leave! so far 4 guys from our garage took it but would like to hear... — read more
Whitacre Tower will be missed
Once we move out of here and into the new Plano HQ we will truly miss what we had down here in the heart of historic downtown. It was a very cool place to be, lots of great restaurants, and the connections made here working over the years. When you... — read more
Atlanta to Dallas?
Are they asking anyone to move from Atlanta to Dallas?
Gas Is Going Up Again… Why Are We Still Forcing 5 Days?
Oil is spiking with the Iran situation and gas is climbing. For anyone commuting 50 miles each way, that’s 500 miles a week. At 20 MPG, that’s about 25 gallons every week just driving in circles to get to the office. When gas pushes toward $5... — read more
Work from home
Have you seen the latest Drudge Report? Telegraph report? Employers are being asked to have their employees telecommute due to Global Oil Crisis. Oil may go as high as 180 a barrel.
Relocated to Dallas from Atlanta(Lenox Park)
In 05/2025 and was just let go. 10 months later. Thank God the family stayed in Georgia. I lived in a rat trap for the past 9 months to save a few bucks and protect against uprooting my entire family. VP kept asking me when's the family moving out?... — read more
Man I love Fridays (MI-F)
Friday tomorrow, you know what that means, focus room reserved. I’ll be there at 6am with my yeti cup full 3/4 Jack Daniels 1/4 Joe. I’ll spend the morning researching March madness picks and calling my bookie, from the privacy of my office of... — read more
L1 & 2 Hiring Freeze ATS
L1 and L2 hiring freeze while ATS and other organizations assess the impact of AI and determine why we have 40,000 workers more than Verizon. In my opinion, the big one is coming this summer.
Gas going to $6+...Diesel $8+
Better increase that Texas Campus Budget. On all big major deals Stankeys timing is unmatched!!!
And who will get blamed at AT&T for the top leadership missing out?
For successfully navigating one of the hottest media M&A deals in years, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslav is set to be paid up to roughly $886.8 million if Paramount Skydance (PSKY) closes its acquisition of the storied film studio and... — read more
Do AVPs and up have a memo incentivizing them to terminate on site for the smallest things?
I've heard several stories about AVP/VP level terminating L2s for petty items. Are they getting a bonus for doing so? (Cohen org, for reference)
The End of Bothell
Our leader, Jeremy (Give Me Some) Legg announced a fews weeks ago while here in Bothell, that we would be moving from 7 & 8, to some other location. This was proceeded a couple months earlier with a survey asking if we would like to have an office... — read more
NPC&E 1Q Town Hall
Surprised nobody has said anything
AT&T Inc. (T) Number of Employees 1994-2025
https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/t/employees/