Imagine being a struggling company and sinking money into this garbage.
This "anyone can be replaced" mentality is such nonsense
Yeah, they can throw a warm body in your seat for half the salary, but good luck replacing decades of know-how and problem-solving skills. Leadership acts like experience is just a line item they can cut to save costs, until projects start failing... — read more
411 from a Dallas Cowgirl
Rumors going around this past week - talk leaking out of the C-Suites calling for life changing announcements this upcoming week way up north in Minnesota. Best of luck to all up Viking country.
JVB Heading To Michigan
My team has a meeting scheduled with her next week. Sounds like they are making our office here in Michigan a hub. God is good.
5/12
A good day for some. I’ll sleep tomorrow. And from now on. Was good while it lasted.
Well Just Another Week of Messed up RTO Reports - No Bueno
Employees pending hours of complaining, water cooler talk very unproductive
Anyone attend Stanley’s Open Mic today in Dallas
Surprised there are not already some comments here so maybe JS avoided touchy topics like results, RTO, our sad toxic culture, overwork, time reporting inaccuracies, etc . Curious if so what his taking points were. Anyone in Dallas care to share?
HVD - Love it/Hate it/Ambivalent about it?
Curious about folks sentiments about their HVD sessions. I find it amazing that it runs as well as it does, given the talentless team they have. They have just two people that know it on the team, the rest couldn't know less about IT if they... — read more
Bedminster for ATS employees
Did anyone get the notice that ATS employees in Bedminster now have to report to Middletown?
San Ramon Severance length?
If you are in San Ramon and not moving to Dallas is the max severance still 6 months? For anyone with over 20 years service. Rumor has it the max severance is now 3 months.
Final Approval for Surplussed Employee Turnover Documentation
Who reviews the quality of turnover documentation for surplussed employees to determine if edits or rework is needed? Immediate supervisor? Director? AVP?
Tustin lawsuit
L2 was served today with a lawsuit. L2 wants to run this place like a sweatshop. These are the consequences. Union is absent, so members have to look for help elsewhere.
May 9th Skip Day
Let's all call May 9th Skip Day
Industry Code changing to 9537?
If i’m not mistaken, I read a few weeks back when googling information about ATT, the company Industry Code 6535, might be changing to Industry Code 9537. I paid no attention to it at first, until I was reading through some layoff threads. Then I saw... — read more
Legg Org Email Transition?
Heard the Legg Org is shutting down email and going to paper memos distributed to our desks. Just like the old pre-COVID days half a decade ago! Anyone know how if these new mail room jobs will qualify for H1b?
Average Hours Report
Says it’s fully updated! Yeah, don’t think so. Only showing one month of data now.. haha
1277 Lenox No Water/No Bathrooms
Getting reports from some that I supervise that 1277 Lenox has no water, thus no bathrooms. Impacts all floors of the building. Leadership is asking employees to walk across campus to another building to use the restroom. Would be a bad time for... — read more
Contracts Ratified
With this round of union contracts mostly complete it sounds like major layoffs are coming for nonbargained employees. Brutal.
Forced RTO: Surprising Lessons from Newest Data
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed-Ok5R5JO8&pp=ygULUnRvIG1hbmRhdGU%3D Research shows that 68% of companies maintain flexibility and therefore outperforming their peers
They want toovenour department from Atlanta
To Dallas but there will be no relocation dollars. I want to keep my job but without guarantees and having to cover selling a condo and either renting or buying in Dallas along with the move is gonna cost me $25000 give or take. No iron clad... — read more
GUARANTEE, my ar-e!
Yo T… I need a GUARANTEE that I will not lose internet connection and be dropped from teleconferences after traveling 1.5 hour and prioritizing work over family. You can do better T. Now do it!!! YOU are being tracked & reported. Get it together!!! — read more
Favoritism isn’t just tolerated at T, it’s institutionalized
Hard workers need not apply. It’s all about who knows who and who can nod their head in agreement the hardest. That’s it.
San Ramon building lease
When is the lease up? Anyone heard about relocation or layoff timeline? Hoping not this year.
Wat HAPPEN?
All the big smoke in D9 about offers for techs?
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people don't want phones. they dont want it
people dont' want phones... they don't want money. they want to leave these companies. they will leave it and let it go. Time to cut phone lines and cut the planes and throw away the cell phones. We can't get anyting we want out of it anymore. ... — read more
D6 Contract Ratified
D6 Contract Ratified
This used to be a good place to work.
I used to feel valued here but not anymore. RTO has been the worst thing that’s ever happened to this company. I used to appreciate the flexibility of being able to work from home without a pointless commute and was fine with going in the office when... — read more
Applies to most of upper management
In most cases you shouldn’t worry about the feedback/criticism they provide. The reality is most of them are people that you would never ask for their advice on anything. I mean just look at the vast majority of them. They can barely manage... — read more
Here's the thing about volunteering...
I have done, and continue to do plenty of it. Supporting things in my community that matter to me. That has NOTHING, zero, zip, nada to do with AT&T. I'll not log my hours onto some AT&T tracker so that you can somehow claim "credit" or toot... — read more
I got job offer but….
I will make sure AT&T pays me severance then I will leave!
Can we go back to WFH already?
This is so stupid. Just making people miserable for no reason. This does not lead to positive results or increased productivity.
AT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile: Who Won the Big 3 Telecom Battle in Q1?
Final Verdict AT&T comes out on top in this round of telecom earnings, exceeding expectations in net postpaid additions and demonstrating growth in fiber. However, T-Mobile still leads in total customer growth, suggesting a potential buy-the-dip... — read more
3 Day Weekend Policy Enforcement
A company that is in debt encourages 3 day weekends and they pay for them. Another chapter in the book of how not to run a company. I have a Dr. appointment at 10:45 AM on Monday morning. It is unacceptable to log less than 8 hours each day. Coming... — read more
Prior to COVID I was busy traveling.
I used corporate travel an average of 3 times per month. I just assumed corporate travel would resume once COVID was behind us. I miss traveling, the lodging, meals, and rental cars. Any idea when we can expect corporate travel to resume?
OUT OF REGION EMPLOYEES
are waiting to see if there are going to be layoffs in their areas of the country! It seems like OOR is kept in the dark most of the time, not sure what is going on. It's business as usual every day without a word except the promise of growth! ... — read more
Office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week.
Has anyone else noticed "This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered." is no longer listed on some of the job listings for non-hub locations? Was... — read more
Public secotr employes told not to get sick
Jill Singer sent out a notice saying that a typical workyear has 2080 working hours and the goal is to charge the government 1764 hours. So in days, that's 260 days and charge 220.5. So take off the 9 company holidays and vacation for OLDER... — read more
How many of the C-Suite is attending church this Sunday?
When you are worshipping this Sunday, do you really believe that you can lie to God and tell Him that your acts of evil to the employees is just business? Is that how you find comfort? It’s not going to work for you. You cannot destroy lives and... — read more
OPUS fraud procedures su-k
so lets get real, this whole send a pin, or two pins or analist review or even call fraud for sime / imei changes has gotten way out of hand. Management is destroying the customer experience. There was no forethought in the process. The people making... — read more