Got a nice letter from the Blue Death Star last night. "We feel your rising health care costs, inflation, blah blah blah" so we are increasing your wireless discount from 30%-50% but only if you have one of our "NEW" wireless plans. What the H$ll... — read more 

I mean John Stankey pretty much ignored the survey results of everyone working at T, told us we were in the wrong, our priorities were mid-aligned of the company, and that we are going to be in a market based culture. Aside from being a buzzword... — read more 

Alright, enough is enough. We’ve been doing 5 day RTO for almost a year now, and things have never been worse. Morale is shot, people are exhausted, and everyone’s sick of wasting time and money commuting just to sit on Teams calls all day. The... — read more 

Some Retirees have received information about increased benefits ((wireless plans now 50% off)). The letter stated it’s all due to AT&T celebrating 150 years in 2026. Makes me think our COO ain’t leaving just yet.

What can we do about it?

AT&T made some half a55ed promises to smooth out the RTO experience. I've not seen changes of any substance. Tell us where your office is located and list a few specific things that must be addressed to make that work location somewhat tolerable. — read more 

It’s been two years since AT&T blindly followed Amazon into the RTO disaster. And for what? Nothing’s improved… morale, productivity, retention, all worse than before. The only thing that’s gone up is burnout. Since then, almost no one else has... — read more 

Honest question about FMP next day options. I'm curious what services for cel phone did people move too? I seem to have found a good deal at Mint and with the Duel eSIM thing I found it rather simple to spin up a second line to migrate away from T... — read more 

Place is empty compared to last year. I guess they didn’t like RTOing.

Did anyone lose their job because we ranked so low on Forbes list?

$T down nearly 10% after Stankey doubles down on RTO. Wall Street’s not buying the “culture” fairy tale either. You can’t rebuild trust by draining morale and calling it collaboration. That 8/1 email did irreparable damage. Put a nice hole in his... — read more 

Became close to many here in 15 years. Cannot stress this enough - The company you think you know IS planning your “winter.” Prepare. Please prepare. Putting in notice this week. And it does not matter how well you’re doing your job. With telco... — read more 

TMO and V announce new CEO's. What you think?

Can a manager go to a union position before they retire to get union retirees health benefits.

Until such of time CEO switching to marketing base culture I am given not one single instructions. I do the reading all day all of even nites to become savvy on the marketing. So frustrate as I can do no such marketing in current role. I also do the... — read more 

Ah the results of RTO are upon us! Look at all that productivity! That’s a 20 Billion dollar loss. Way to go Stankey and BOD!

To stop corporations from offshoring and H1Bing American jobs. Only one party puts America first. Supporting the current administrations agenda is our only hope.

I was thinking about this recently, about how many people said they would walk away if RTO was implemented, but I don’t know a single person who actually did. Goes to show why companies get away with the things they do. Most people are strong on... — read more 

Board of Directors asked Chat GPT, “How do you run a successful Telecommunications company?” and it analyzed all of the companies in the industry and their earnings reports in years of growth and just charted out a five year plan. Its first... — read more 

I really don’t get all the drama. This whole “market-based culture” thing has honestly been the best setup ever. I’m up at 6, roll into the office, grab a coffee, and spend the first hour catching up on news and personal emails. Calls run till about... — read more 

This company is out to reduce head count by hook or crook. Plan your next financial and career plan ahead. Don’t assume you can stay here till you are 60 or 65.

I go to the office, do my work, and then go home and forget about it until 9am the next day. No one bothers me, pay and bonuses are decent. I don't allow myself to be drawn into drama. I am here for a paycheck, nothing more. A common theme on this... — read more 

Recently posted, in part, on LinkedIn: “…AT&T leadership continues to set the gold standard in recognizing and rewarding its people. Their unwavering commitment to appreciation and employee happiness is what fuels our culture of excellence. When you... — read more 

John Stankaheeheee Let me help you! John....let me help you demoralize the workforce even more. Do this John. Take away the service anniversary awards. Please do it John. Then remove any and all employee discounts. Also good work on pension plan... — read more 

There are rumors about member floating around. Allegedly this member had an inappropriate relationship with a certain c-suite executive.

The constant sprinkling of RTO letters and little groups of layoffs paired with zero information is exhausting. They should just do it and get it over with. All this game playing just motivates workers to stay out of fear of the job market or out of... — read more 

Keep hearing possible manager surpluss. Anyone know anything? I had another manager say he heard it from a credible source, but unsure.

Before taking a package and giving up your right to sue, Jason Hamilton said in his town hall that CSO alone has hired 60 people in Charlotte--a location that has never been on any hub list. So any mention of too many locations or consolidation is... — read more 

I have seen people at AT&T on H1B visas who, in my view, should not have been given those roles. Qualified American workers could have filled them just as well. There is a real problem at AT&T, plus a manufactured one. Upper management often says... — read more 

The more I've been asking around the more locals that seem to be turning terms into permanent. How is this even a thing? How can permanent employees compete against terms, if this is the case?

In Reno nevada they had multiple term opts go from term to permanent how is this possible? I tought if even one permanent person applied it had to to them? How is the union allowing this?

Could someone tell me the job responsibilities of a fiber tech 2 position. Thanks

Loved the comment section for this call today. Employees were really laying out some of the craziness they've been dealing with since RTO started. A doctor (of something, didn't say what) discussing company culture and dealing with RTO. A little... — read more 

This is a genuine request, and I'd appreciate honest (not snarky) feedback. What would you do if your boss revealed that layoffs were imminent and your team might be affected? It might not be everyone, but it could be. Which is surprising, as we've... — read more 

Each labor contract calls it something different but the voluntary whichever termination package has to be approved by the union and although most members want it, the union won't agree to it because they don't want their revenue stream to go down... — read more 

Can we please go one day without a WFH/RTO post on this site.

Employee survey results woke him up

“But look at the stock price” was used as something of a justification for decisions like RTO and veneration of Stankey. Looked today though and the stock is effectively flat since early March and down vs. 6 months ago. S&P 500 is way up in that time... — read more 

Are they using attendance record to FMP employees?