I can’t say that I’m even a bit surprised by the announced round of layoffs. Maybe it’s harsh to speak in this manner, given that people's lives and the lives of their families are at stake, but for corporate America, it hasn't been about people's... — read more 

Now that we have an official confirmation that major layoffs are coming to AT&T, is there any way to know just how major they are going to be? Also, will any people get a chance to transfer or will the consolidation favor those who already work at... — read more 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/technology-46795086

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nepxeg/atandt-preps-for-new-layoffs-despite-billions-in-tax-breaks-and-regulatory-favors

Why is T and Other Big Companies (e.g., IBM, Bank of America) Calling Their Remote Workers Back to the Office? https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/why-are-big-companies-calling-their-remote-workers-back-office-n787101 Here is the... — read more 

Since 2011 (7 years) AT&T’s offshoring efforts have resulted in 44 closed call centers and 16,000 lost US jobs. Give us more US Tax Breaks please... — read more 

Elimination of WFH is only one tactic they're employing. Last Friday there was a call informing a number of employees in ATL their jobs are moving to LA. With kids in school, working spouses, etc. you know that only about 20% will end up making the... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3421565-report-t-prepping-significant-layoffs

We now have commercials promoting 5gE. We are being blasted in the media for this and laughed at by or competition. Does Randall really think our customers are this dumb? What a shameful marketing ploy and money grab.

This week? Month? Year? So much vague info, so few details...

The latest one on the list of closing call centers is the one in Syracuse. The 150 employees have been offered a chance to move to another location. Sounds familiar, anybody?... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/08/facebook-culture-cult-performance-review-process-blamed.html

I was surplussed October 19 (last day on payroll) and filed an unemployment claim in the state of Texas. I was ultimately declared ineligible to receive unemployment benefits since I received a severance payment. Has anyone else in Texas been denied... — read more 

The whole situation with telecommutting is BS. Why does ATO promote satellite zones on tSpace if they're just going to punish folks in those locations. Eliminate satellite zones and tell us which locations are the important ones. These are peoples'... — read more 

WFH employees have never said their entitled, quite the contrary, their bosses have! Over the years, many of us would drive long distances back and forth, put in long hours on site, engage in conference calls that (because of the time zones) would... — read more 

Elimination of WFH is only one tactic they're employing. Last Friday there was a call informing a number of employees in ATL their jobs are moving to LA. With kids in school, working spouses, etc. you know that only about 20% will end up making the... — read more 

Then this whole company is just crabs in a bucket. All I see are posts berating remote workers and "pull yourself up from your bootstraps" type A$$h0les who think they are superior because they can sit in front of a computer for 5 hours straight... — read more 

So, if it's true work from home will soon be history, does that mean we'll AT&T will get more office space or get rid of a number of employees to make more space? Judging by the approach taken by the company in the past several years, I'm leaning... — read more 

Even though the company has not confirmed this number, I believe it is true, if not even bigger. I wouldn’t expect anything other from the company then to deny it and try to mask these numbers with other statistics. The sad thing is that chances are... — read more 

Heard that AT&T is going to offered a VTP / SIPP offer to all retirement eligible, thinking they would get a large number of takers. And save some of us younger employee's jobs. Has anyone else heard about this?

Source below... Boss: The rumors of a major layoff are completely untrue. Dilbert: Why did the facilities management people just deliver a huge load of cardboard boxes to the break room? Boss: You can never have too many boxes. Dilbert: Why Does... — read more 

So, let’s be honest. I game my metrics, numbers...what you will and I game hard. Meaning I lie on a daily basis which usually lands me in the upper third or higher among my peers. Now, everyone else is doing the same...this isn’t unknown in fact I... — read more 

I think I want do do premise work again. I am a non-at-risk employee in a surplussed work group. I have 19 years. Want to get back in the field.

Everyone is complaining about losing WFH. WHY? I could go with at least you have a job unlike a lot of us who were surplused . Or I could ask you what makes you so enlititled ? Why doesn’t everyone stop complaining about trivial things. I am so sorry... — read more 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-01-04/comcast-at-t-raise-prices-to-counter-cord-cutting-higher-costs

Poor Leadership decisions have dragged this Company and it’s employees through the mud over the past several years. From a failed T Mobile merger, to over paying for DirecTV which is shedding subscribers, to taking on tremendous debt for TW... — read more 

So glad I quit Att . I left on my own choice mostly because I had a mo--n as a manager. I am in a company now that actually gives me work. If you didn't talk out of you know what even though you are wrong you get to stay then they get rid of the... — read more 

I don’t believe that at this level of technology Working from home can be eliminated. People have been asked before to report to offices and hubs and it didn’t prove to be an effective move. This has just been announced on a larger scale and that’s... — read more 

they hold themselves in high praise, say they are good employees, but thats far from the truth. either they are lying to themselves or somehow trying to convince others --probably just want to collect a paycheck though. losers. karma is a b....

They’ve said it over and over - they are phasing out all corporate management remote workers. They do not owe anyone severance for making you come in to the office, remote work was a privilege and a perk. The trend is over. People far from hub... — read more 

When Federal Judge Greene broke up the Bells in the early 1980's he looked at the possible outcome on employees as well as on the public. The Modified final judgement included pension portability allowing employees to keep their pensions and bridge... — read more 

This is for people that have already retired. Is the amount that fidelity puts as the estimate accurate? Was it close to the real amount you got assuming you took a lump sum out.

The dumbest thing they can do is eliminate telecommuting and force people to come in to the office, just too stupid for words. They want to operate as if it is 1957.

Randall if you’re reading this, please do the company a favor and resign. Under your leadership the company has suffered. This constant fear of losing your job is no way to live and while I would understand if it was anything but your fault but... — read more 

Well folks, looks like this is going to be the big one. Just about every group got 'surveys" today. what a load of cr@p. post your VP and team here. I'd like to see how widespread the slaughter is.

Promotions "we are working on it" Fast track program "you will not move" Opportunities to move around the company does not exist. The only ones moving are those with mommy and daddy or connections that are higher ups. Stuck in a position that is AT&T... — read more 

So back in October shortly before being laid off i ran different pension scenarios with each reflecting same last day on payroll, Oct 19 and 3 diff pension start dates, commencing at age 63, 64 and 65. I printed it out and made note of the respective... — read more 

Holy Cow - the official notice came out today. From the looks of it, they want to bring employees together and back into the office but I'm sure that at the end of the day, even those that are in the office will be affected. Can you say bad... — read more 

.Org wide email sent today..

Yeah so this happened today :/ I got hired out of school a few years ago... wish I never would have interned and taken the FT role Good luck to all of y’all, don’t sweat it keep your heads up