Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Unattainable quotas

It's funny when your boss tries to convince you that quotas are not unattainable, but that we employees are lazy and do not try hard enough. Whom are they kidding? I've finally submitted my resignation and can't wait to find out if my... — read more 

Being laid off is the good option!

The number of people still afraid of being laid off is astounding when all of you should be praying to find your name on that list. A layoff is the perfect way out of this craphole. You are paid to leave, you can get unemployment as a little extra... — read more 

Layoffs on Friday

AT&T is cutting thousands of technician jobs in the Southeast Friday… What are the chances this is true?

Help me figure this out

So, a highly productive employee of ten years who did several jobs at once (they've had to hire two people so far to replace him and they're still not doing everything he did on his own) was laid off a few months ago. Meanwhile, last week, one of the... — read more 

NB Red July

Get ready National Business. July has been dubbed Red July and the Stankey budget reducers are in the water. Biggest hit will be mobility and fiber. They are going to a dual seller under JVB. This will be announced next week in Dallas with all AVP’s. — read more 

Hiring freeze in place of layoffs

I've just read that there's a hiring freeze in effect when we're desperate for more people. Our team was decimated in the last six months through both cuts and attrition and we've gotten nobody so far to help and handle the work they were doing... — read more 

CP training

Why does company waste soooo much time and money on CP Training?

Area managers att retail

They are pushing this new gimmick (tile)where if your a bottom performer in the store the rsc gets 3 coachings a week and multiple which can lead to termination. We are sick and tired of area or retail managers trying to scare reps out of a job... — read more 

Pension Lump Sum

I anticipate seeing my lump sum drop 20% when segment rates reset in November. I’ve already hit “modified rule of 75” and was planning on leaving in next 3-4 years. Just curious if many will leave this year in order to lock-in the high lump sum. ... — read more 

Call me a boomer

Had to repost this…. It can be a Rap song, or Country. Try to rap it… ++++ Here it goes: Retired from AT&T for 6 years. 37 years in. Retired at 55. Tomorrow AT&T is going to reimburse me $427 for my health insurance. I've ATVS. An 18' Crestliner... — read more 

Legg skips town hall asked questions

The question submission tool for this meeting forced you to put your name in the form and a couple of people were brave enough to still do it. Two of the top 3 questions were about taking away benefits except for executives and rewarding executives... — read more 

Hard Times

With rising fuel prices and tech work very limited, you can bet some technicians will be losing or giving up their jobs for the cause! A Transit Mini used to cost around $38 to fill and now it's at $58-60. The difference of $20 times 50,000 vehicles... — read more 

Retiree health insurance going up

Hearing that current retirees that have health insurance coverage are going to get hit hard with higher premium increases in 2023. Started looking at Healthcare.gov. Nothing looks comparable to what we have now.

Hiring Freeze until 6/30

Just heard today that a hiring freeze is in-effect until 6/30. No official announcement yet and don’t know which organizations are impacted. Probably attributed to the re-org stuff Stankey communicated last week. They are already moving entire... — read more 

Progress towards goals

Someone mentioned company's goals earlier. Here are some of the goals: https://about.att.com/ecms/dam/csr/2019/library/corporate-responsibility/ATT-ESG-Goals-Progress-March-2022.pdf What is questionable is whether ATT will be able to achieve... — read more 

People who try so hard make me laugh

As if working hard and always being available will do them any good. It's like they only started working at T yesterday. Hard work only brings more misery - more work, more responsibilities, more expectations of availability... Why would anybody do... — read more 

Conversations with Corey

Corey thinks people still come to AT&T for a lifetime career and can move up from front line to executive. Those days are long gone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LPiFpAlJSQ Near the end, the other guy talks about behaviors that lead to leaders... — read more 

Has anyone been fired for refusing to RTO?

I’m just afraid of being fired because I refused to go back to the office. I've noticed that the manager is not happy, but I still haven't been told anything specific about it. I wouldn’t want to get fired before I find another job and so I wonder... — read more 

AT&T Debt

Despite unloading TW AT&T continues to issue debt! What happened to the $43 billion reduction from TW. AT&T will never get out from under the debt created by Stephenson and Stankey fiascos. One acquired the companies and the other turns around... — read more 

$64 million for Randy

Alaska Daily news Letter: We want a fair deal By Su Man Pang Updated: April 29, 2022 Published: April 29, 2022 In July 2020, Randall Stephenson, then-CEO of AT&T, retired with a $64 million package, an additional $27.6 million in deferred earnings... — read more 

IT Contractors

The last day for many DXC/IT contractors was yesterday (4/30). They handled much of the internal PC support side of the house (SCCM, Back Office, Packaging, etc.). They were let go due to performance issues and missed SLA's. Much of the work is... — read more 

Prem Techs new scope of work

Any truth to the rumor that the prem techs new scope of work will be to only run drops and setup slack nids and then hand off to contractors that will do all the inside work?

Those who are still working from home

It was nice while it lasted, working from home, where I had a better chair and a better monitor. I wonder what percentage are those who have returned to the office vs. those who are still working from home?

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