I guess the layoffs today were just rumors

I used to burn the midnight oil thinking it’d pay off, but all it got me was more work dumped on me. These days, I do just enough to stay under the radar, and surprise - no one cares. Less stress, same paycheck. So why are you still bending over... — read more 

I watched so many good people retire over the last 10 years, wishing it was my turn. Kept adding money to my retirement fund, even when it was hard to do so. Finally, last month, after 25+ years of service, it was my turn to retire! BEST (and... — read more 

I am afraid that I will be surplussed tomorrow. If it happens, can we file for unemployment even if we get a severance package? Does it matter if we are union vs non-union?

Did you get let go? Do you know someone who did? Keep us updated on this thread. It’s helpful to keep everybody updated.

Why RTO is always a pay cut You do not need the CFO to slash your salary for your take-home value to drop. Mandating people back to the neon box does the job quietly. ### The clock is your first paycheck The average US worker gave up 26.8 minutes... — read more 

It will probably be a lot different than the culture survey. Usually, the ENPS survey focuses on your direct supervisor/organization, and not the corporation over all. Also, there are much fewer open ended questions which allow you to elaborate. ... — read more 

This place will drain you. Managers act like you’re the problem while your coworkers silently resent you. Stick around too long and even you’ll start to believe it. This job isn’t worth the toll it takes... If you manage to find a way out, you’ll... — read more 

Once Wave 3 is complete on April 28, there we will be implementing Streams. Each VP will have a ‘Responsibility Stream’ The Responsibility Streams will be in competition with other VP Streams. The concept was explained like the carnival game where... — read more 

Will the company maintain the same dollar value available for dividends which would increase the dividend percentage, or would they reduce total cash pay out but maintain the dividend percentage which is around 4% currently.

Proxy votes are out for your shares (match, bonus, RSU) and you can voice your disappointment as a true shareholder. Ten seconds (to e-vote against these choices) is more consideration than some of these issues have ever gotten (per person). Pass... — read more 

Raise your hand if you would consider buying an adult Pop Tart. I am at work daydreaming in between things that I should be doing and things I don’t want to do. Suddenly it dawned on me. Pop Tarts. Not the sugary frosted cardboard kind that we grew... — read more 

According to the the latest 2024 Annual Funding Notice for the AT&T Pension Plan - Plan assets are now $3 billion below plan liabilities. Funding level is now at 90.2% compared to 93.2% in the prior year. Total return on plan assets was 1.4%... — read more 

Heard it on good authority that April 28th layoffs nave been cancelled. Instead they are working on a comprehensive re-badge strategy involving three newly created offshore shell companies. These companies will receive employees and their pension... — read more 

Can’t believe you all haven’t been RTOibg like the rest of us. See you soon! Or maybe you’re the ones targeted for 4/28?

Couldn’t make it the whole 8.5 hours, sorry Chicken Legg. I’ll make it up another day but today is just too darn nice out and I’m contemplating taking Friday off. I admire what your game is and I want you to succeed in your goals to be a regular C... — read more 

When should I put in my notice to have medical insurance for the whole month? Anytime after the 1st or should I wait longer?

“ Copper retirement plan in a 'great place' Stankey said AT&T is in a "great place" in its plan to retire the bulk of its copper infrastructure (excluding California) by the end of 2029. He credited that optimism to a blend of AT&T's internal... — read more 

Are we all going to keep posting good information here and do and say nothing when all of the content is routinely deleted? Are we going to let them continue to ban everybody? WTF! All the good posters have been banned and very important topics... — read more 

Did y’all notice that We’ve converted back from Halo to Mylogins? Who signed off on the contract to convert us to Halo? It was a complete waste of money. Similar to the wasteful money spent on ServiceNow.

Good Ol McElf showing off that UF education. Clown.

I believe the summary document includes both management and represented employees but not sure. Employees in the plan 2024 92,900 -7.5% 2023 100,700 -6.9% 2022 107,859 2022-2024 -14,959 -13.9% Total Employees (Internet) 2024 ... — read more 

Many of you may be seeing the same thing that I am. We're losing lots of Business Customers due to the current Operation Model. Seems no one care. Is the goal to strictly become a Consumer company?

In all seriousness I’m still confused on what the purpose of rolling that ad campaign out did for any of us. It’s ludicrous to think that being a telecommunications company and promising to provide said telecommunications is driving people to come as... — read more 

Tired of the layoffs while execs keep getting paid? You can vote against executive compensation on May 15th. All shareholders including employees can vote. They don’t want you to know about it. You can find the meeting invite on the investors.att.com... — read more 

Forcing employees to "relocate" or drive two-three hours to keep their job just to turn around and severance them 6 months later is ghoulish behavior. What level of leadership training removes compassion?

Heard this hub will get hit hard since government retracting funding after massive waste, fraud and abuse found by Doge. Who has the expected numbers? Why aren’t those in no hubs getting let go first? My team can’t get RTO exemptions because Firstnet... — read more 

Funny

He is terminating people based on the inaccurate presence report. Be sure and report all inaccurate data to your manager!

Rack Up Debt, Buy Inflated Assets, Ki-l Balance Sheet, Pay Down Debt, Offload Assets at Heavy Losses......Claim Victory? That's Stephenson and Stankey in a Nut Shell.

Here's the thing, you signed up for this. Yes, AT&T's a mess now but nobody tricked you into joining. The warnings were everywhere if you’d bothered to look. I got in when it was decent, but you walked in eyes wide shut while the rest of us saw the... — read more 

They all still get to WFH. It’s just the serfs and peeons that need to come into the office. It’s a typical case of do as I say and not as I do. Therefore culture will continue to su-k here and we won’t be able to retain good talent. Good luck... — read more 

What are these dates?

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1602613867184149

I used to work for this company. 19 years - 16 remotely. Never got less than Exceeds on yearly performance review. Didn’t have enough hours in January because of issues with the reports. I wasn’t aware they were even watching the reports then... — read more 

This event has two parts to it from what some have been told. First there are orgs and groups which will see straight up surplus (those whom were unaffected by the earlier Feb surplus). The second he part are those receiving letters indicating that... — read more 

Replacing employees with contractors always backfires. Anyone in a leadership role who deals with contractors knows this. There’s corruption at every turn, but if my intuitions about our current leadership are correct, they invite this type of... — read more 

That about describes all of leadership, the projects they fund, and the contractors that su-k off of them.