ASM, RSM, ARSM not affected according to FL market call. “We were selective with hiring so that more work groups were not affected in the FL market. Others may not be the same”
Best Companies in the world 2017
Google Microsoft Apple AT&T nowhere lol https://www.forbes.com/world-best-employers/list/
MORE AND MORE Synergies
It is easy working with shareholders money, but If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying, or In life support as fas as AT&T is concerned, Being close to the generation of revenue is safest place to be in most organizations. While a few of us intuitively... — read more
How often is this crap going to happen?
Where the hell is the keep American jobs rhetoric? They're taking the tax cuts and cutting the workers. Wheres the accountability???
AT&T SSR Workforce Adjustment
Official word on SSR is workforce adjustment, which won't happen till orange contract is bargained. CWA wants wording that prevents stores from closing which at&t refuses to allow. So who knows, they might push phase 3 sooner and we are looking at... — read more
Friday Layoffs
How are things going to play out on Fri? How will the decisions be communicated?
STEM Jobs Outsourced
Are the STEM jobs being outsourced? Any info?
There are TP&E groups being impacted.
In one situation our L2 and L3 managers with direct reports are impacted, apparently L2 Individual Contributors are not. Interest in leaving surveys came out with responses due 10-02-17. Volunteers accepted to be off payroll 11-06-17. Non-Volunteers... — read more
i guess they've noticed it too
https://twitter.com/TheLayoff/status/918181458010918913
Volunteers for Layoff Needed, Involuntary Separation to Follow
I can confirm that calls are happening all over the company in Donovan's organizations today. First they will be asking for volunteers and then it will move to involuntary. Each group will be reorganized to achieve the proper spans of control and... — read more
Is it just ARSMs and DOSs?
We got the news about ARSMs and DOSs in retail, do we know if anybody else is or will be affected?
Call center
Will mobility call center reps get laid off?
More to come!
Just announced, more management layoffs, all levels, except the top. No surprise. Big cuts to support pending TW Deal.
This week’s layoff news - Retail
So who’s getting the surplus calls this week? Retail? What’s the 411
Is this OK to do?
Digital Tech in Ky surplused wished to just go home was told that he must bump a fellow employee. They didn't wish to pay him termination pay. So is he legally surplused. Doest sound kosher.
A LEADER in Action
Stephenson was asked whether executives such as HBO CERichard Plepler should fear changes that could come down after AT&T (NYSE: T) completes its $85 billion deal to buy HBO’s parent. Plepler had been asked the question earlier at the conference and... — read more
layoff/surplus decision makers
Which level of management makes the decision to layoffs a particular group or Center? For example third level? forth level? And what influences the decision making to pull the trigger one such decision?
ATO big changes ahead
AT&T's lack of loyalty and respect, poor leadership, and a resume of failure from those in senior management positions is undeniable, When our director gets briefed for a meeting, he receives briefing documents, 'he never reads them', and When he... — read more
CAN'T fix stupid
T WILL be lucky to duplicate its 9.2% annualized total return over the next 12 years, making its 5.2% yield anything but risk-free. Naturally, this offended some of the more sensitive AT&T longs and I heard from one of them. “If you are saying a... — read more
Automation is after your job
Millenials time to take note: Service companies are pushing hard for Automation, and it is expected to eliminate 25 million jobs by 2027, impacting IT sector, services and manufacturing industries, according to a recent study by researchers at... — read more
Chop chop
Call center closure to leave AT&T's El Paso jobs below 500 heads AT&T, which seven years ago was one of El Paso's largest private employers with about 2,400 employees, apparently will have less than 500 workers here when it shutters its last El Paso... — read more
Dispatch Operations to be shifted to Oracle by EOY 2018
AT&T has inked a deal to shift all of their dispatch operations to Oracle for all products by the end of next year. This includes IEFS (DirecTV)/U-verse, TFS (Core), and Mobility. Once the new dispatch platform is in place, their contracted workforce... — read more
#AT&TCEOliesAgain
In the news he says 'What layoffs?'
National Business Layoffs
There have been back to back to back calls this morning for those in the National Business and Retail orgs. Voluntary exits are being offered first - those remaining are on on the bubble. Executives, Directors, and AVPs are riding their parachutes to... — read more
New layoffs in Michigan??
I am just seeing if anyone has heard the rumors of the stores being switch to dealers and surpluses for ASMs, RSMs, and the small business in retail team? Or any other business team in Michigan? And what will happen to the RSCs? I hate this time of... — read more
Help! my managers are committing fraud
I'm in so much fear of losing my job :( I work at the At&t in Vista Village Drive and they're forcing us to commit fraudulent activities. I don't know what to do but we are practically waiving deposits for Direct TV by modifying the applications... — read more
There are TP&E groups being impacted.
In one situation our L2 and L3 managers with direct reports are impacted, apparently L2 Individual Contributors are not. Interest in leaving surveys came out with responses due 10-02-17. Volunteers accepted to be off payroll 11-06-17. Non-Volunteers... — read more
4Q17 Resources Planning Call
Just got an invite for 4Q17 Resources Planning Call. Anyone know what this is regarding?
AT&T's Business Approach
How productive is a company when employees spend 25% of their time (1/4 of the year - October to December) running scared and worried about their jobs?
Can anyone confirm mass layoff with Donovans org this week?
heard that he was told to cut 30% of costs and it will result in mass layoffs, most of which coming from Mobility. Most will be level 2 and 3 positions. anyone heard similar?
If they want you gone, they'll "find" a reason
You don't get fired based on numbers (they claim) but look at your behaviours. They can fire you for not mentioning the customers name 3 times for instance, or for not giving them your business card or not opening the door for the customer. Its very... — read more
Winter is coming
October 3 & 4th. Mark your calendars.
AT&T's Well Protected - Well Networked Employees ARE SAFE
Well Protected - Well Networked Folks: Employees with connections also get to keep their AT&T jobs, I have seen that. They are placed in positions protected by their mentors and moved around when in jeopardy - no matter their age, salary, or lack of... — read more
A Rhetorical Question
Friends - what did you think as you are leaving for good or watching others leave at&t? After staring blankly into your own thoughts wondering how it has all gone so bizarrely wrong, getting yelled at by your spouse, looking at your kids, worrying... — read more
Call confusion
I was on the call yesterday with the employees that WILL NOT be affected by the layoff. However, my manager emails me and ask where you not invited to yesterdays call? No, I was not. Meaning I should have been in the affected layoff call they had the... — read more
Glad I got out when I did
They promised us many things at my store and being a manager your employees expect what's promised. Not only did they not deliver we were cut in pay as well. See ya on the flip side AT&T.
Volunteering for Layoffs
I'd like to volunteer for a layoff - given my family situation I'd be good for me to move on - do you know if at&t will allow me to apply and would something like this be normal. I am hoping to get some severance as I part way, granted this would be... — read more
10 Leading Management Phrases
This was taken from Verizon's board - it's very much applicable to T as well... Here is the thread: @Pt9INo2 or www.thelayoff.com/t/Pt9INo2
Treat me with (some) respect please
Look, they're going to lay people off. That's not going to change. But what the managers can control is what they say in the layoff meeting. What words they use. What their body language says. The message should be, "we really value your... — read more