All rural fiber needs to stop being placed . Satellite is the most cost effective and starlink is about to take on a lot of new country fans after seeing starlink advertisements during the NASCAR race ! I need my T stock to go up and I just don’t... — read more 

Given an option, where would you rather go for T? Cu----g, GA or Plano, TX for future greener pastures too

I still remember when getting hired at T meant you were set for life. You'd retire from here. Now look at us. Those were the days, huh?

I’m so glad T has an extra $25M to sponsor the Pebble Beach golf tournament. After all, the majority of the people watching golf have NO idea who AT&T is, or what the company sells!! I’m sure people are flooding to the stores for millions of new net... — read more 

Trying to concentrate in that environment is impossible. People talking, interrupting, moving things around... I got more done in a quiet hour at home than I do in a full day at the office. To say my productivity has plummeted would be an... — read more 

Relocation to a new place will cost spouse’s job. I am unable to land a new job despite having interviews. So RTO seems evident to save my job. Did anyone had to deal with this issue? How did you manage?

This writing has been on the wall for longer than a minute. Relocate if required and RTO or risk losing your employment if you choose to gamble. It is a personal choice. It isn't as if you first heard about it only yesterday. You will find no... — read more 

Contract expired today 02/13 with no tentative project close call to be surplus and paid out or renewed we will see what do you think.

So what is going on in Texas district 6, heard several rumors of layoffs but no confirmation!

How are you all so mentally strong to take the continuous layoffs, relocate states for RTO and adapt to so many life changes? It totally amazes me what T employees go through every day and still try to put everything aside and focus on work. I lost... — read more 

"Some leaders and pioneers in AI say that artificial intelligence will advance far enough to replace entire workforces." https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-ai-ceo-mustafa-suleyman-white-collar-tasks-automation-prediction-2026-2

“We base pay on labor market trends—not cost of living—so your compensation reflects your role’s true market value.” Ok fine, but does anyone else see the idiocy of paying Stankey 26 million then? Based on what he’s done to once-proud AT&T he... — read more 

Talk going around today between Dallas and Atlanta is that it's cheaper to pay off Leg T union employees to get rid of them rather than keep them on the payroll considering high costs, high absenteeism, low productivity and trainability as well as... — read more 

Happy Friday, enjoy your long lunches!! As voted on by corporate america: #1 2025 revenue inducing change = RTO Comply or Fly, corps always win!

Friday tomorrow, you know what that means. I show up at 5AM with my YETI Cup filled up 3/4 Jack Daniels, 1/4 coffee. Get me my hidden back corner desk and throw on Netflix to catch up on my shows. Around 7 I’ll head over to the bathroom to take a... — read more 

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Things I learned today. We have 3 employees with a FTO designation. Never once been to the office in the 19 months since it was mandated for us. They say the RTO mandate was never intended for them. Their lives have been more difficult and they've... — read more 

Layoff, RTO, relocations, and rumors are what bring us here. I have a few minutes to share some of my insight moving from individual contributor to tech director and lastly AD. I hear chatter about who gets laid off and who doesn't. A lot of you... — read more 

They have changed the presence report again starting February. Any insights into what they are tracking and reporting that is new. I reached out to my supervisor, but he did not have details on the changes.

Who are the 3 stooges smiling on the main picture on Insider this week? The ear to ear grins on the center and left guy look so fake. This is what is wrong with our company. We have so many fake employees at our company who act as hype squad for our... — read more 

The 10-K filing is now published. As of 12/31/2025: Total # of Employees: 133,030 Number of Retirees/Beneficiaries: ~477,000 Compared to 12/31/2024: Total # of Employees: 140,990 Number of Retirees/Beneficiaries: ~496,000 They no longer breadkdown... — read more 

The official currency of “collaboration” Backed by real assets: • Badge swipes • Commute exhaustion • And that one empty desk you finally found at 9:17am Consensus mechanism: Proof of Presence. Work done from laptop at home = imaginary. Same work... — read more 

2/17 is the deadline for managers to give their ratings out. Who is still waiting?

Parking at the Plano locations has gotten so bad, the police are starting to write tickets and tow cars. If you get to work after 8:30, forget about it. If you leave for lunch, forget about it when you come back. Your only option is a park & ride lot... — read more 

I thought the goal (at least in part) of RTO was to get folks together in HUB locations to collaborate and sing Kumbaya while holding hands. I see a lot of exceptions made for certain people. Many managers are reporting to non hub locations and it’s... — read more 

I applied tons of Dallas, Florida Market but none was being get updated or not being called. Are these just plain BS posting?

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5726509-valuable-employees-corporate-layoffs/amp/

What’s the latest on surplus for level 3’s? Haven’t heard much lately

https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-is-planning-a-big-return-to-office-rto-push-2025-12

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AT&T continues to slash jobs, destroy careers and negatively impact families. All the while, spending $25M on the Pebble Beach sponsorship. There's zero human connection between AT&T Leadership and those doing the real work. None!

MST home dispatch tech use and abuse company assets. They drive 100K-200K bucket trucks to their home and back to their home garage everyday. Big V8 6.3 L engines use a lot of gas and insurance on top. Also, with MST high pay and only have .5 job... — read more 

Sometimes you put weeks into a project, it launches, and your contribution doesn’t get a single mention. It’s frustrating seeing your effort vanish like that, but it’s almost laughable how often it happens around here.

Sudden wealth is coming for many. It will allow many to walk out of the door without warning. It will cause Chaos in corporate America and the shift back to employee leverage will begin.

I know a few folks who are still working from home all five days with zero consequences. What makes them so special? Why do we have to honor the official mandate and they don't?

What happened with the big push to move everything to this “new wonderful tool”? I’ve seen a couple apps move, but it seems that forward motion stopped a couple years ago? Any insight other than funding? Seems we’re paying for both now, Service Now... — read more 

I have about 2 months to go due to an agreement to allow for a backfill to be familiarized with the role. RTO was the deal-breaker but not for the reason the whiners complain about. Prior to Covid my team came to the office 1 day each month. Not the... — read more 

All those supposedly great security and cost saving decisions by moving to the cloud without knowing what was being done or securing it made by Legg and Baich just keeps on giving... why didn't their heads roll while staff... — read more