Seriously. I’d like to see the numbers.

Seems every year at the same time of layoffs or upcoming layoffs that there is Customer Service Week. You get a lunch and a pat on the back all courtesy of upper management. And then you hope your name is not on the upcoming list. Terrible!!! — read more 

T-Mobile US Inc.’s proposed merger with Sprint Corp. has received a third “yes” vote at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, moving the deal toward agency approval in coming days, according to two people familiar with the matter. All three... — read more 

I read up on retirement benefits should I be surplused at 60 having reached Modified rule of 75. I don't see anything worthwhile and also see under the involuntary package no healthcare subsidies whereas someone not retirement eligible would get it... — read more 

AT&T Can Learn From Billionaire Singer's Italian Experience https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-learn-billionaire-singers-italian-061541857.html

We are hearing involuntary layoffs coming here in the southeast?

there are major opportunities out there and if you are young and wanting more there are chances for a great retirement. if you are over 40 and this is where you have called home for your career, my apologies, but retirement -well you will sc-ape... — read more 

Any additional announcements on those verbally communicated to on 1st wave impact? Once written notice is sent by end of October they have a 60 day work period and may be required to travel to India for up to 3 weeks knowledge exchange and training... — read more 

In the office I was laid off from on the legacy T side of the house. Massive 70% management cuts first quarter 2018, another couple rounds and then I got the notice 12/14/18. Day after my birthday yippee, off payroll date 02/12/19 no... — read more 

This is a main thread for posting October 2019 related messages. There is a thread for posting 2019 messages but there is no messages there since June. Here it is @VTli5zj https://www.thelayoff.com/t/VTli5zj

I’d like to know how any past initiatives are followed up on. My entire chain of command from CEO down to Area Manager has changed multiple times in the past year. Not a single leader that has been in their role for more than a year. It’s... — read more 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-03/hp-inc-to-cut-as-much-as-16-of-workforce-amid-print-unit-woes They are all joining the bandwagon.

any news for craft for the end of the year in the West District 9

If they’re outsourcing entire units to other locations around the world, there is definitely little hope that working from home will survive as a concept in the US. Not that I agree with it, but their logic is simple: If work can be done from a... — read more 

In an interview last week with the Wall Street Journal, AT&T Chief Operating Officer John Stankey gave a bleak assessment of Sunday Ticket saying it wasn't a "growth product." He argued the stiff price increases the NFL wanted for the service that... — read more 

Getting this in while I can...What's been going on this week with not being able to post or reply? Tried a Droid and iphone..same result..went to other companies pages on the layoff.com, same result.... Wish posting worked as good as the popup ads

There’s a growing concern that AT&T’s State Contracts will suffer if those that support it fall under AT&T’s chopping block. For those not familiar with it, AT&T does multi-year contracts with US states to consolidate government-related entities’... — read more 

IBM gobbled up Softlayer for just $2 billion in 2013, a cloud computing platform. Now thanks to that very smart purchase , IBM is a powerful cloud company , behind just Microsoft and Amazon. At&t just gave IBM billions in a new contract to host its... — read more 

Just delayed a few hours until the contract was ratified, and TFS is not included... this quarter. Details: http://www.cwa3105.org/images/TN_Surplus_Employees_as_of_09_30_2019.pdf

Got email that we will be taking a tmt3 and a tmft3 test if we do not pass this what will that mean

For those that have received a voluntary offer, how much time have you been given to accept the offer?

My Guess was almost right +1 #2 of the 100 Most Hated Companies in USA https://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/politics/most-hated-companies.htm

The call three days ago left me more confused if I am staying or going. AT&T has been good to many people for years! They pay their managers well and you know that. The hardest part is finding a job that will match your current pay. It... — read more 

I will never understand why CWA would go along with this obviously blatant strategy to get employees to "leave the business." I don't know of anyone in any other company who can be let go in "surplus" status because they refuse to accept a "job... — read more 

This is what all the automation and layoffs will do. Bill the deacist. Randy and stankey’s accounting 101. Must be in the accounting nano degree. http://www.hideoutnow.com/2019/10/bay-area-woman-dies-at-102-directv.html?m=1

It seems to me the bigger the institutions, the bigger they have fallen down on the job of carrying on the legacy of leaders like AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson, and others, and so whatever little light AT&T can shine to help restore hope in careers... — read more 

Is there really somebody who hopped in the year 2016 that '2020 transformation would be succesfsull? I don't know anybody - we all expected the fail - just based on the years of experiences with this management. Where are all those 'advocates' which... — read more 

This s—s

Any new information? I’ve heard that the initial TFS reorg is mostly mgt. The crew surps & combo crews happen 1st quarter. Not a lot of info on DEG

Previous posts mentioned Oct 3rd as a bloodbath? Will it be??? Is it?? Where?

Time Warner will be disaster #3 in less than 10 years. Imagine the new media companies being incubated right now with all the media and content talent that is gone or running for the exit.

I’m curious if the Nanodegree program really did any help for anyone in the company. I had a supervisor tell me that it was necessary for movement going forward and that the company was going to use it to see who wanted to stay and who wanted to get... — read more 

Alabaster Digital Technician Albany Service Representative Alpharetta Facility Technician Anderson Outside Plant Technician Atlanta Digital Technician Electronic Technician Office Assistant Outside Plant... — read more 

BST - 65% UO - 59% Billing - 95%

The company has been purging employees for years yet every quarter people are so surprised. All I heard today was “should I be worried”. Yes we all should be worried and taking steps necessary to be financially stable when we are let go. If you have... — read more 

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Layoffs, reductions, outsourcing to third-party companies, constant restructuring….. All of that for what? Did any of these changes have any positive effects on the company? Did the leadership manage, with these changes, to reduce the company's debt... — read more 

Big swath of T received "management voluntary offer" this morning. Last week, many retirements of senior leadership announced and management reorg; two days later, some groups still don't what their new reporting chain is. No info yet on what kind... — read more