I'm not sure which option is worse: being laid off or being rebadged and having the new company get rid of me a year later with no severance.

Now taht MVO dome and numbers tallied .. when is the next lay-off coming in? Just in time for the folks to be out of payroll before the quarter results. Anyone with any info ????

Mine is to leave AT&T before 2020 is over - be it for a new job or being laid off with severance, either will do.

with all layoffs going on...Company loyalty to its employees....is it ethical if they outsource? is it ok for att employees to work on a part time basis for another telecommunications company?

https://insights.dice.com/2019/12/30/att-layoffs-outsourcing-h-1b-denials/

Folks here are so funny, bemoaning lack of job security as if other people have it better. Wake up! Look around this board and you'll see that it's the same thing everywhere. You think Verizon is better? Don't make me laugh. Any of our smaller... — read more 

Congratulations to AT&T on record profits. Bringing in a record $97.65 Billion in profit the last 12 months. It's been nothing but up since only $24 Billion in 2005. All us employees with 20 to 30 years of stable employment with AT&T should celebrate... — read more 

and all I can say is "WOW!" Why is it that all the other apps i.e. Netflix, Hulu, YT TV, etc...work well, but a company that has been around for a hundred years can't seem to make anything consistently work? Do they really expect a viewer to pay... — read more 

Historically when there is any kind of management force reduction whether voluntary or involuntary, it has been heavily skewed toward L1-2. With Elliot having considerable input does anyone know the approximate reduction to date in L3-6? My guess is... — read more 

"AT&T touted President Trump’s tax cut and claimed it would result in higher wages for workers. But despite getting a $3 billion tax cut last year, the company is forcing thousands of those workers to train their own cheaper foreign replacements... — read more 

A lack of job security, age discrimination, hostile work environment... I mean, what's not to love? I can't wait for the new year to start to see what else will be added to that list...

AT&T recently initiated a relatively small preferred share class. The AT&T rationale was "AT&T intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for general corporate purposes." Why did they do this if things were going as planned and why not... — read more 

Any news on the layoffs happening tomorrow and in February 2020? What groups will be impacted?

Just cancel it already. The nightmare of situations is going to make this an unmitigated disaster. Some cable providers have hard caps, 1TB, that this service will eat up if used everyday.

Are layoffs/reductions done by Dec 31?

Well, they couldn’t even wait to cut me off when I arrived this morning. Claiming I could still retract my mvo until 12 noon today. 12/30/19. Not that I was... Couldn’t even get in the building this morning. Took all access away so I couldn’t even do... — read more 

https://apple.news/Aa8_Q55WhShCchKd_xUHKuQ

Anyone hearing numbers on how many people took the MVO?

Is there an open, current class action lawsuit for wrongful termination. Or for getting a complete shaft job on benefits like severance, amount of severance, or loss of various benefits related to medical due?I ask as this is in the face of this... — read more 

I left a year ago, have things improved or worsened since then? I'll be completely honest, I couldn't wait to leave AT&T then but the company I'm with now has much of the same issues I was trying to get away from in the first place. I'm now... — read more 

https://www.axios.com/trump-att-outsourcing-h1b-visa-foreign-workers-1f26cd20-664a-4b5f-a2e3-361c8d2af502.html

So, I just found out that pension annuity's do not count towards combined income which determines how much your tax on social security will be. E. if you take the pension annuity there will be zero tax on social security income if your 401k... — read more 

Current trend of 8% annual reduction in labor costs according to John Stankey. Recently announced incremental 4% 2020 reduction in labor costs which it was stated equals $1.5 billion. 8% trend reduction plus 4% incremental reduction equals... — read more 

Something disturbing is happening at AT&T, and it affects all Americans who rely on having access to reliable telecommunications services. Under pressure from vulture hedge fund manager Paul Singer, the company recently committed to spending 70... — read more 

For those who have worked in several companies over the years, not just AT&T: do you know of a place with a worse and more toxic work environment and leadership that simply couldn't care less about its employees than at AT&T? I'm really curious about... — read more 

Explain to me why these people still have jobs. A typical day at this center is managers come dressed in jeans. stretch pants, pajama bottoms anything but office attire. The male overweight managers are in t-shirts and jogging pants, so discussing. ... — read more 

From a recent a Analyst meeting: Stankey said AT&T’s labor costs have declined by about 6% each year. “We are going to step that up a bit,” he said. One area where AT&T can save is employee benefits, he said. “It’s not about reducing... — read more 

I just realized I wasn't even able to properly relax for Christmas. I was surrounded by family and I kept thinking about work, stressing over things that might and might not happen come next year. I think this was the push I needed. After 15... — read more 

Question for anyone who took a lump sum payout for their pension; how long did it take you to receive the payout after your last day of work?

Are B-Forms requesting a signature required for every step of discipline (Counselling, Warning, Suspension, and Termination)?

I'm surprised we're not doing even worse considering who's holding the reins. Just imagine where we could be with competent managers at the helm...

I’m not naive to think that the layoffs are going to stop or even slow down, or that we’re going to have less outsourcing just because we reach 2020. My question goers towards finding out if there are any rumors regarding any big shifts tat are going... — read more 

So a few I know last quarter went over to one of the those companies as part AT&T "partnership" agreement, what's the likely outcome, will they continue as employees working their or are they living on borrowed time?

The list of companies that could afford to buy At&t are short , I’m sure, but a better question may be why would any company buy At&t even if they could afford it. Would amazon , google or Apple consider buying At&t ? Why ? This is just meant as an... — read more 

Our products, customer service, prices, anything?

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/three-french-executives-convicted-in-the-s–c-des-of-35-of-their-workers-20191222-p53m94.html att must be taking lessons from this company.

The full two weeks we can relax and not worry about layoffs. Two weeks out of 52. Unless they decide to take this away from us as well, which wouldn't surprise me at all.

My wife getting laid off. We are in Texas. Her severance package we are mostly gonna use to pay off bills. She is 55 now so can retire with benefits, whatever that means. Also can cash out her 401 k which isn’t much we can live off that for a... — read more