Received official word today that approximately 1 out of every 4 field managers will be impacted by the surplus being announced on Monday. The notification will be made by a call from your Manager.

That’s the statistic that was cited on a call today. You may not be ready to retire but you’re eligible. Time to retire and enjoy the next chapter in your life!

Anyone know if bothell is affected in all this,

https://twitter.com/TheLayoff/status/1088547526905610240

The Layoffs have begun in Long Beach. The notices went out yesterday 01/23.

The minute that "Human Resources" was made into a dept everyone was doomed. Just the definition of Resources demeans the fact we're human beings, not some resource that's expendable and can be replaced like it's an object. Tend to agree with... — read more 

Is this affecting managment only or also non-managment (union) jobs?

Seems like this is a "Constructive Discharge" ... class action suit?

getting canned and trying to obtain another job is very difficult in this market. i took the involuntary offer and made my transition somewhat easy. told my new employer about AT&T's lack of investment and basically a dying company...and not much... — read more 

Don’t bury your head in the sand or divert your attention from the current situation at AT&T. These layoffs are real and insidious, as ATT continues to spread FUD and threatens employees with layoffs while demanding you work harder and longer without... — read more 

All staff type positions to be forced to collaboration zones and then cut. Get as many people to retire as possible before surplus.

NBCuniversal, Disney, Apple, and now YouTube's bet against big cable announces nationwide expansion YouTube's live TV streaming service is expanding its coverage as it continues to invest against big cable. YouTube TV will be available in 195 markets... — read more 

I happened to see an article in the Jan 22nd WSJ "How Companies Secretly Boost Their Glassdoor Ratings" at https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-manipulate-glassdoor-by-inflating-rankings-and-pressuring-employees-11548171977 (not sure how much you... — read more 

How come this isn't a union job?

HR at ATT is a joke. Indicative in the surplus process. The first call where they talk about protecting privacy, then midway inadvertently outing all surplus call participants. Let's not forget their standard "call hr one stop and ask". They could... — read more 

TFS Townhall today with President of Unit made it very clear today. This is an Involuntary layoff with 8% of TFS to receive layoff notices in next 2 weeks- not even distribution across groups. If you work at a location with equipment Collaboration... — read more 

Everyone that has been sh$t canned that I have talked to. About 35 in the last 6 months. I asked a simple question. Didn't belonging to the union help at all? All of them said F*** no. They didn't help me in any way. I used to watch my union rep walk... — read more 

There are many new positions opening up for “manegement” aka non-union. In early 2017 there was a Manager Surpluss that hit nationwide & some were promoted only to be let-go. Be smart. Don’t try to impress them if they know they’re only going to let... — read more 

Another email will go out in April notifying ATO of layoffs at the end of April (Monday April 29th) to be off the books at the end of June. Projections is another 7k-10k. No asking for volunteers either. 2nd round will be heavier on work location.

The layoffs will not end until they've reached their number. Their hope is to beat people down by making them commute to work so they'll quit, or names will show up on some report of too much VPN, not enough badge swipes, not enough mouse movement... — read more 

where can i find more info on this?

At 3PM CST today, the announcement will go out to all TW workers effectively ending flex working in the operations organization.

My husband is a WFH AT&T employee, so forgive me if what I’m about to ask is common knowledge for employees. My husband wasn't asked to report to the office and he still works from home. As we don’t live in a hub city or near these so-called... — read more 

Is this only on AOT machines? I had it on my Windows 7 laptop but I cannot locate it on my Windows 10. Can others confirm this?

We were told (after the McElfresh email went out), during a conference call that if you were impacted you would be notified 1/28 and if you weren’t impacted you would be notified on the 1/29 Is this true? Do we finally have a confirmation of the... — read more 

Ratings and rankings are a joke. Depends on how much your manager likes you. I have been involved in them and it is dog eat dog. There are only so many ratings allowed out there so they decide who they like the most. When I did ratings and rankings I... — read more 

What about these so called satellite zones? Will they eventually be nonexistent by 2020? How long do you think they will be safe, since they are not collaboration zone locations? Thoughts?

The stock has significant impact on the company's ability to raise money for things like building out a 5G network. If the company wants to raise capital, they need to sell more shares, and a 20% price drop last year means we need to sell 20% more... — read more 

In this round, it's based on skills, performance and ranking. VPN and telework status is not taken into account. HOWEVER, there is a large "collaboration project" initiative in the coming months where VPN usage and badge swipes will be looked at... — read more 

many contractors laid off on 2019/1/18 with rumors of further layoffs for employees scheduled for the next week or so.

AT&T gave an awful message with this” calling up into the office! story to people that don’t live near collaboration zones or are not in a realistic commuting distance. They sent them a message that the company doesn’t care about them. What are these... — read more 

Laying off hard working folks to save money but yet cannot forego paying to be part of the Super Bowl in Atlanta ... which includes tickets, special invites to events and and spots for T volunteers ... expensive way to show how much their employees... — read more 

I received a limited impact end of year rating, although my manager's comments and my job performance did not reflect that rating. I've contacted HR, but may be contacting a lawyer if I receive a severance letter. I received that rating, because I... — read more 

So anyone who knows what's the typical layoff process at T ? What day do they typically inform you Fri.? Mon? Some calendar date? Will they ask you to leave immediately or ask you to do a knowledge transfer on your projects? I understand everyone... — read more 

Anybody else really tired of the "you're lucky to have a job" mentality AT&T has been cultivating lately? Thanks to ever-present layoffs, we have reached the stage where no issues are being raised with managers in fear of being put on the list. Which... — read more 

Was an offical notice given that telecommuting is revoked for the JVB org or what? @X8HH3yo

So while folks here are rightfully concerned about their employment prospects in less critical and growing areas of the company, I'm actually pretty confident from a company shareholder perspective here's why. First the bad stuff, T has a pretty... — read more 

How are they going to try to cover this up??? https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nepxeg/atandt-preps-for-new-layoffs-despite-billions-in-tax-breaks-and-regulatory-favors

for those that aren't educated....this will manage the necessary resources no union moving forward. "managers" will be pooled and utilized...to try and keep people working. not sitting around like 90% of them do today. massive layoffs coming as the... — read more 

Unfortunately I stayed a few years too long and should have left about 10 years ago when I got a new boss who kept going ballistic everytime he was reminded I make more than him. He was petty about and a very incompetent employee to boot. The good... — read more