Years ago at AT&T you had a job for life and good benefits. .....and a free phone when you retired .
Mobility & Fiber Down South
Are there any Layoffs reports for Mobility & Fiber Teams? Leadership has been acting really strange like they know something. This may be the worst leadership team under JVB, pretty hilarious. I asked my manager for help and guidance. They told me... — read more
Another Monday….
… another day of not knowing what the future holds. Will I need to move to a hub? Will I need to start going to a ‘ local’ office 80 miles away even though I have been designated as TW(Virtual) for 15 plus years? Will I even have a job? Prayers to... — read more
Future of the Company?
Looks like there is no way out. No future here seriously this thing is getting pretty bad. Armageddon soon.
What is the impact to ATO?
Locations, numbers, job titles?
AT&T’s “Cowboy Swagger” Led to Its Hollywood Misadventure
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/att-warnermedia-hbo-mistake-discovery-merger/ Perfect description and characterization of what a failure and subhuman the CEO is.
Direct tv
Why not sell Direct tv?! Its a total diaster, customers despise it, and when we try to sell it we get cursed! Sell it, take your loss as you have in all your other adventures and go back to what made AT&T a company!
The Work-From-Home Future Is Destroying Bosses' Brains – by Ed Zitron
https://wheresyoured.at/p/the-work-from-home-future-is-destroying "Hybrid work is not something that can be done simply by spending some days at home and some days at work. There must be a value proposition for going back to the office."
Irony has come home to roost
I think it’s kind of ironic that everyone is balking about having to go into an office; did people think they’d be able to live like covid was never going away? If you sold your home and moved further away during covid, it’s unfortunate, but that’s... — read more
Relocation
With high interest rates on acquiring a new mortgage and a housing shortage only those that can pay for a home in will be able to move to a hub location. The relocation package will only go to a select few. Those that have college tuition... — read more
Management Impact?
Is the 9000 number I see the ATO (McElfresh) organization? Any specifics?
RIP Big Blue
DOA thanks to Stankey, goes to show boards of directors are absolutely worthless, just glad handed pay your "boys/girls" in the "club."
https://www.distractify.com/p/woman-applies-to-costco-gets-job-offer-at-att-instead
Woman rage quits mid-job-interview for Costco after finding out it was to sell phone plans for AT&T in one of its stores.
What's going on at AT&T
Are they trying to make up for bad management decisions by reducing labor cost .
AT&Ts accounting firm Ernst and Young has been hacked according to The Poplar Report
This happened yesterday according to The Poplar Report on Youtube. Hack was called "Clop" and happened thru "Move it" software that huge businesses use to condense and store info. AT&T is mentioned at 6:02 in video. Many big businesses and agency's... — read more
Survey Says…
Look at most of you AVPs and above. Now try to name one that is a leader and deserves the title and pay.
AT&T Back to work is a dirty filthy layoff scheme
AT&T HATES their employees, the pretend to push Green enviro measures but they want everyone on the road commuting polluting, AT&T is OVERPRICED services and fake , will sell you many things you do not need and they have no skills to implement. John... — read more
Over 150 employers surplus in southeast
Work not being done while we surplus workers and anger customers. Kudos to the clueless suits sending jobs everywhere but USA!
AT&T's study on irony
I believe this was posted before, and also mentioned on the Forbes article, but for those that missed, this might be worth a read. Of course it won't change anything, and no mater how ironic or hypocritical it may be, it's just funny at this... — read more
Employee from competitor
Verizon employee here. My goodness…just saw the news on the hub locations. What one carrier does, others are sure to follow. I am a WFH employee and we have no office in my state any more; I fear the same craziness will come our way too with... — read more
E time offered at Credit & Collection call Centers
Any one know why E time is being offered at C&C call centers every day, week of 6/19?
Nothing new
1984 The Bell System is officially disbanded in a landmark consent decree with the United States government. The Western Electric name is abandoned by AT&T. Its operations were reorganized in various forms in a dramatic close to an epic corporate... — read more
New occupancy
Indicators live in elink.
6/22/23
Will there be a large layoff on this date?
How does Stankey have such a long leash?
99% of other Fortune 500 CEOs would have been canned years ago? Is ther back door dirty dealings with black rock, fidelity, vanguard, and government? It makes no sense how he is still in control.
Celebrate the good news!
T stock closed above $16 at the end of this week's trading. ... and that's the end of the good news. Okay, it really isn't good news considering it's still a far distant third to our two direct competitors, and it's still about 25% lower than the... — read more
only info that matters
Is what is in writing right now: stinky intranet post, any official att management written letter u have received. All else is useless rumor. All else. Unless it's in writing and in your hands right now, don't spew it. Too much chaos here now. ... — read more
Primary Residence vs Reporting City
Seams to be contradiction in whether or not your primary residence must be 50 miles or less from the assigned office vs just the RTO reporting date. HR is to get back to me. Anyone ask or get any clarity to this?
They have had rats in the Lennox Location
They come in through the wiring ducts at night. Saw plenty of chewed up objects and droppings in the mornings when I was there. If you end up in Lennox get out before dark and steer clear of the Buford Hwy side. The crime is bad everywhere but tons... — read more
At these new Hub Facilities what type of
Visitation are we allowed? What we have here is failure to communicate.
Office closings in district 4 rings true!!
Heada up, that District 4 center closure was true !!! The sales department just was surprised today, District 4 in MI!
https://fortune.com/2023/06/15/at-t-office-mandates-disguised-layoffs/amp/
https://fortune.com/2023/06/15/at-t-office-mandates-disguised-layoffs/amp/
Leadership doesn’t know what to do and cannot manage the exact processes they
Market to businesses across the world. Their response is knee jerk carpet bo----g of the work force. This is going to be the last disaster before they call in an outside firm to take the reigns because the current leadership just can’t cut it in... — read more
Outdoor Tents is true along with Boxed Lunch service and wait
They thought people would be excited about free bottled water and $1 soft drinks. The level lack of of self awareness is comical. In order to encourage Friday they tossed around the idea of Free Fridays where’s boxed lunches and drinks would be on... — read more
Did the C-suites visit your little offices?
How cruel of them to fly around the country with their security guards and multiple Escalades getting everybody perked up feeling special, only to axe everybody in the back months later.
Outdoor Tents with AC and seating
Are coming to Atlanta and Dallas. This will occupy some parking areas and I don’t think they understand the safety issues with pop up wind gusts and thunderstorms. They can’t be serious with this?
Linkedin's leading story is about AT&T
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/new-att-rule-a-stealth-staff-cut-6324210/
"A layoff wolf in return-to-office sheep’s clothing"
If even the media calls this "a layoff wolf in return-to-office sheep’s clothing" then I think we can all agree that this is exactly it. At least it's good to see that Stankey is being called out by somebody else other than employees on his cr-p for... — read more
Updates today are that there are no updates
And that Leadership is floundering. Working on details, you can’t make up how incompetent these people are. They have no plan.