WHERE IS IT?! That other thread went quiet.
Back to Hybrid?
Has anyone heard anything about them cutting out the RTO bs any time soon? It just seems like everyone has been over it for a long time.
Popularity contest
One of my teammates takes three-hour lunches and "forgets" deadlines, but brings in donuts every Friday so management loves them. Meanwhile, I get chewed out for being five minutes late after staying late for days. Guess who's more likely to get a... — read more
Large Texas Surplus
On a recent union call, we were advised approximately 400 plus employees on the Bell side were given a surplus notice in Texas. It looks like the company is chopping away.
The exec team is visionless
No direction, constant restructuring, and nobody held accountable. There's definitely a "finance-first" mindset that's bleeding the company dry.
Next Summer Layoff Wave
Are notifications for the next wave of summer ;layoffs going out this Monday or the 30th?
Heidi-Ho. Conductor of Chaos
There is comfort in chaos. Even with Heidi-Ho https://i.postimg.cc/s2BdHbsQ/IMG-1961.png
NLEP
Approx 7k mgrs have completed this training. Has anything changed as a result of this training?
Wave 4 will mirror Amazon!
Amazon has employees relocate to a few cities at their own expense and if they don’t , they have to leave with NO severance. You know Stankey is looking at this! https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-orders-employees-relocate-seattle-212945920.html ... — read more
Remote Peers Su-k
* For management employees only cuz you craft employees have a whole different experience & attitude to this bullsh-t. * How do you feel when you are sitting in a video team meeting in your Dallas office with 3 peers while the rest of your team... — read more
Never be one of the dependable ones
Speaking from experience. I was always the one our incompetent manager relied on when others pushed back. I ended up doing so much overtime that I became completely exhausted and started hating the job. Eventually, I wised up and put my foot down... — read more
New leadership could fix this place very quickly
What are the chances of us getting it sometime soon? Or ever?
Another week, another incorrect presence report . . .
Par for the course with AT&T technology leadership!
Workday AVP CSO in Bentonville Arkansas
Anyone seen this job posting? Its also a virtual position.
360 Degree / Peer Performance Reviews
Overheard some employees advocating for this. They appeared to be very young. Not my conversation, but yeah, I had to butt in. They were of the opinion Peer Performance Reviews were pretty much the same as LIKES on Social Media with only the option... — read more
Rachel Kutz needs to go!
AT&T won’t truly improve until leadership changes at the top. We have leaders who don’t prioritize employees or even the company — it’s all about personal image. Our VPGM is a prime example. There’s a serious lack of engagement, and half the time... — read more
Useless Air Pressure
What gives so these tttards decide to get rid of some deg techs that were already a skeleton crew but didn't touch or say anything about air pressure b-ms!! I swear you can set your watch to the times these A$$ clowns will be at a certain CO staring... — read more
Ward & Heidi both retiring in July….
Congratulations to both, who’s driving the Ticket to Ride home?
This place is emotionally draining
Middle management is filled with bullies who get away with everything because the top brass is too removed to notice. Salaries have basically stayed flat for years, while job expectations keep going up. I took this job after a career break thinking... — read more
Does this sound like Jeremy?
A Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is a senior executive responsible for overseeing a company's technological strategy, innovation, and infrastructure. They align technology with business goals, drive digital transformation, and ensure the organization... — read more
Retirement Announcements in July
Sleepy Ward is retiring in July! Employees will be sending him off in style, starting with an Ice Cream social that even Ben & Jerry would be proud of. Festivities are being finalized but these are the games and activities the retirement committee... — read more
Layoffs s*ck, of course, but why so much hate?
There’s too much of it these days. Everyone seems to be angry and treat each other like we are all enemies. Not just on this forum but in general. It’s just f*ck1ng exhausting, isn’t it? Do you feel better after you toss some verbal cr-p at... — read more
We couldn’t get above 36 percent on the company survey
Every day for the past couple weeks we were spammed from my chain of command. We were at 27% that should tell them something and made a 9% jump. To make it sicker were the same useless puppets stating “ I want to hear what you’re thinking “. I... — read more
Boeing Documentary and Leadership
Go to Netflix and watch the documentary on Boeing called downfall. This was once a really great company the same as southwestern Bell and AT&T was. Then it lost its way the similarly and the pi-s poor leadership lied about what was happening and paid... — read more
Survey responses
Nothing says toxic workplace like punishing those that tell the truth.
Smell and Dead Rats
At the Irving location in Dallas, the office workers have had to endure a foul smell for several days. The solution for Real Estate was to 'air' out the place by opening windows. Great. Isn't it hot outside? And this morning, they've cut the power... — read more
3 Days RTO Returning?
Has anyone heard that 3 days RTO is coming back?
Your world, delivered. So long as it's not at work.
CSO announces streaming services to be blocked on all managed work stations.
8 Hours is all that matters
Who’s ready for another day of sitting in the desk for 8 hours, doing absolutely nothing? It’s all they care about, so why would I care about anything else?
Initech
Every day, I walk in, and I just space out and stare at my computer for about an hour. I’d say in a week, I probably do 15 minutes of real, actual work. 8 different bosses, there’s no motivation!
Trump Mobile
https://www.trump.com/media/trump-mobile-launches-a-bold-new-wireless-service
Long Live THE KING!
https://www.ft.com/content/e660495e-f85f-4473-b3c9-3a439207e90e
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile should pay attention: a telco is about to cut more than 40,000 jobs because of AI - PhoneArena
https://www.phonearena.com/news/british-telco-to-cut-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-over-ai_id171381
Employee Survey
Little Jerry and his rockstar wannabe haircut saying “during town halls, you tell me that you appreciate my candor” in the recent survey reminder email WHO HAS SAID THIS?!
Employee Surveys due tomorrow.
Be sure to get them in.
Music options at work
I need background music when I work, read, study... anything productive. My cubicle has no mobile internet service, so I can't stream to my phone. I have been using YouTube, but, as of today, that is now blocked by CSO. Spotify does not work on... — read more
Expiring contracts for 2026 Planning
Anyone know which contracts are expiring in 2026?