Looks like 130 + folks surplus today in SE, union says don't know nothing, we wil see

Has anyone heard about a surplus of construction here in the Chicago/Illinois area?

I was thinking of quitting, but one look around this board made me have second thoughts. Just look at Verizon's sub-forum, you'll know what I'm talking about. Are there greener pastures out there, or is it all pretty much the same and I should just... — read more 

Wondering if this center will be hit. It’s never had a surplus in the 20+ years I’ve been here.

Any news of any call centers in SE to be surplus

Anyone heard what's happening with MSC's in the SE? Eliminating the title?

U-verse Prem techs will be phased out, remaining work to fall on TFS

There’s a call 3/15. What’s up?

And managers will get ripped to shreds. What goes on in these meetings? Anyone know? My entire store hates this piece of garbage manager of ours and everyone is ripping him in their survey. What are the chances the idiots gets the boot?

SSRs to be offered a new position where they are given a smaller quota than an RSC, but given a leadership title with focus on escalations as an ASM. AT&T is currently waiting for union contracts in the east to be finalized to avoid strikes once the... — read more 

Long story short, an underachiever got a bad eoy review and emailed every single SSR in the company. You then had all the idiot SSRs reply all asking to be removed from the email lmao. Congrats, you idiots just made a list of all the ones that should... — read more 

I've been reading a lot of the recent reviews on Glassdoor, but I don't see anyone commenting about surplus or layoffs. I know it happens often, so why does At&t have such positive reviews on Glassdoor? Are they all fake? lol

How many mobility management members are scheduled for a conference call Thursday March 15th? Is this one big or little? Thanks.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/att-ceo-makes-366-times-the-average-worker-2018-03-12

Randy's salary went up from $ 28.4 to $28.7 million, layoffs are good,!!!!@

Let's start a list of scams AT&T tries to pull off. Like stores giving warranty equipment but charging the customer for a DTV Now. Or signing people up for premium DTV by telling them an installer is coming out just to see if they have line of sight. — read more 

Anyone in the DTV Latin America know what’s going to happen if the iPo does go thru? Would that mean more surplus?

I was surplussed a year ago. 2020 around the corner they said. So I prepared myself for "these" days and got a degree with emphasis in big data and ai. Mind you I was self taught in programming first then went the official university route to get the... — read more 

“The two minutes per hour is a real target for Fox, and also our challenge for the industry,” Fox executive Ed Davis told the Wall Street Journal. “Creating a sustainable model for ad-supported storytelling will require us all to move.” So, correct... — read more 

does this mean more layoffs now?

Brickhaus org is having a call tomorrow to be told about a Organization Initiative Discussion. It is said to discuss 2nd quarter 2018 planning.... Here it comes

We just went through a surplus and leadership is saying no more for our group this year. Truth or fiction?

Anyone here that was surplussed and found a better job outside of the company? Anyone want to share there success story on how they overcame the surplus and done much better . I know one lady that was suplus in the Network Operations and now she is... — read more 

I’m just curious, have anyone been surplused or have any surpluses even happened at all for any group (techs, managers, ssr, rsc, call center reps, etc) in any region??? Have any Level 1, 2 or 3 stores closed? If so, where? I know we are speculating... — read more 

I was told at the time of surplus last year that surplussed employees wou8ld still get a pro rated bonus for the amount of time they worked that year. Has anyone that was surplussed seen any part of the bonus for 2017?

so i heard pasadena call center is closing any details? Also tnac in indianapolis is closing with their last day end of march, they are being offered to follow their work to earth city.

Why isn't anyone objecting to the IHE program as a violation??? They are management employees performing bargained work (Sales!) in the same areas that stores exist. They brag that they can offer customers better deals than in store. Managers in... — read more 

They got the tax break still waiting on those jobs. Remember this ? https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/05/04/att-ceo-tax-cuts-means-more-jobs-for-hard-hat-workers.html

Thoughts on new comp plan for ATT Retail?

anyone have any info of more surpluses to prem techs in California for the March announcement?

Anyone heard any rumors regarding layoffs for non management internet services for the SW region? The writing seems to be on the wall: manager layoffs, agent write ups for any little thing, changes to metrics, "trial teams" being tested to see if... — read more 

When an employee is laid off, does AT&T give an option to choose between receiving severance in one major installment or in several smaller ones? I'm mainly asking because taxes are much higher on larger sums, and unless somebody is in a real... — read more 

What departments are declaring surplus in the midwest this round in 2 weeks.? Any reliable info floating around?

http://amp.timeinc.net/fortune/2018/03/01/cord-cutting-record-internet-tv

Just curious... Exactly why will AT&T need the In Home Experts when DirecTV switches to streaming only... DirecTV Now? It is an outrageously expensive and bloated idea that cannot possibly be making any money whatsoever. A company car, insurance... — read more 

When is the retail slaughter happening? I know what’s happening just timeline is obviously fuzzy.

Surplus notices going out on 03-05-18 (Monday). Those identified as surplus to be notified by a phone call from their supervisor. You will have a choice of departing by end of March with Severance pay, or electing to stay on for a 60 day period to... — read more 

With March looming tomorrow, anyone heard a status of the SSR position with the company?