ATO will continue to be downsized - any work will go offshore. Its through attrition, keep making offers, keep surplussing - any hires are cheap grads, and offshore/outsource the rest. C Level can smugly sit back and boast how they cut so many costs... — read more 

Any news on this group, any surplus's coming?

Depressed mature man holding paper and looking at it while sitting on the couch at homeTonight AT&T started to email DIRECTV NOW subscribers of the Live a Little Package notifying them of a $5 a month increase. Cord Cutters News is getting... — read more 

For those who work at HQ you know you sometimes hear things you’re not supposed to. Today was one of those days. Literally 5 minutes ago I hear that Randy is planning his departure! John Donovan and Stankey are jockeying for his vacancy! Not sure... — read more 

Earlier this month, AT&T finally took the wraps off its long-teased skinny streaming bundle, called AT&T Watch. The service isn’t pretending to be a replacelment for cable: instead, it’s a collection of channels (mostly now owned by AT&T) for nearly... — read more 

Just for a call stating conference call for up coming changes. I am pretty sure it is a layoff which i will be part off.

What is remarkable is that, even now, the T.B.T.F. antitrust club and some of its members are actually growing, not shrinking. A decade-long run of mergers in the industry has concentrated power in fewer choices, and the seem unable to stay off the... — read more 

If you are interested in finding a job outside of AT&T for whatever reason, is there any downside to volunteering for the MVO offer and looking around for a month? Then, if you find a job and get to leave with the severance, great! If you don't find... — read more 

https://www.worklawyers.com/severance-agreement-law-california/ It is recommended to see an employment attorney before you opt in to the Mgmt Voluntary Offer. Do not give up your rights unless you fully understand what you are giving away!

https://www.worklawyers.com/severance-agreement-law-california/

https://www.employmentattorneyla.com/blog/2017/06/how-to-negotiate-severance-pay-in-california.shtml

Tricky Randy did it Again..... Hello s---ers!!

WILL PAY 5.2 million FINE, keep the good news coming Randy boy...

The disruptor got you😅

So my source is telling me there is another rumor there will be a better offer coming for people to leave. Remember when Lucy promised Charlie Brown she will not pull the ball away again? He continued to fall for it. Ill believe it when I see it

Working in a call center and getting these rules: Calls need to be short Do NOT transfer for any reason, (check MyCsp for guidance) So, calls should be short, or your handle time is too high but did you check mycsp to get all your answers to help the... — read more 

They’re being SUPER hush about this. Any info out there?

It's June. It's 104 degrees. I have been commanded by my Supe to order the new fleece lined 3 in 1 winter jacket whether I want it or not or face disciplinary action. Do I get to order my AT&T DirecTV Speedos in January? Screw that - what I really... — read more 

All hands on deck manager call today

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/27/att-just-made-800-million-by-raising-everyones-fees-by-1point23.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cstory%7C&par=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in Janus v. AFSCME that nonunion workers cannot be forced to pay fees to public sector unions. The case concerns whether public employees can be forced to pay so-called agency fees to fund the work of public... — read more 

Any info would be appreciated?

AT&T lets NSA hide and surveil in plain sight, The Intercept reports Big Brother has reportedly never left us. by Marrian Zhou June 25, 2018 12:31 PM PDT

While the real name isn’t quite that bad how about we lay off whoever is in the marketing department who somehow makes an unlimited plan so damn complicated with a terrible name? I have a quota to make and they are theatening layoffs and I have to... — read more 

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/06/att-buying-company-that-delivers-targeted-ads-based-on-your-web-browsing/

To the younger generation that thinks that when we, the so called Baby Boomers, retire that someone will come to you and take you to the desk that I used to use and say: "Here you are, have a nice career." That is not going to happen. The job I did... — read more 

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/att-reportedly-used-questionable-tactics-to-sell-directv-now/

Has anyone heard if call center reps will be surplussed?

when coaching includes listening too and reading notes for the call center rep , my question is this: Calls have become back to back, every day and many times the calls push out the cust that you are working with, so trying to document the notes is... — read more 

136 Voluntary. 82 Involuntary Looks like Tustin is not a good place to be

I don’t want to see anyone suffer, but if you really need to cut costs and are looking for layoffs (that is what this board is about, after all), I would choose an administrative assistant over the front line man who installs or fixes our network... — read more 

The purpose of the offer was to expand the scope of opportunity to those not previously given the opportunity to leave voluntarily (those with 30+, 40+, and yes even 50 years of tenure) who are pretty much ready (in all aspects of being ready) to... — read more 

Have some compassion for the people that don't get let go. Who gets stuck with the remedial spreadsheet tasks when all the low hanging fruit is let go.. THEY DO! Along with the work they currently do, they now have to update some meaningless daily... — read more 

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Arison gave notices June 1. Those who don't want to look internally leave June 22 and those who decide to look internally leave July 31. Guess what? Arison is flying all Directors and above here into Dallas on July 30 for a dog and pony time with... — read more 

I don’t understand how so many people can hate working at a company, spend their time bad mouthing everything about it and how miserable it is to work there, yet fear being laid off? You clearly don’t want to work here, and if that’s the attitude you... — read more 

The office seems quiet but the message was clear. Support positions and administrative departments will get hit. Im wondering if a layoff can be announced to an individual on anyday.

The job performance of AT&T technicians has always been based solely on numbers. Meet the targets and you get a pat on the back, fall below and you are a disgrace to the company. Long ago upper management set these ridiculous targets to meet and... — read more