So as i understand it in the IHX group if someone moves locations they have to apply and become bargain. Why would IHX force me to another locations and two other people but keep us reporting to current locations so we don’t have to become union? — read more
It's the weekend!
Enjoyed it while you still have a job. Each new week is a new chance to become unemployed with this management.
Alabama Layoffs
https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2025/06/23/at-t-alabama-plans-layoffs.html
Friday -Where is everyone?
There is no one around in Atlanta.
Seniority Doesn’t Matter @AT&T
I work in a crew under a manager with multiple cities. ATT announce an informal surplus. Affecting some cities within 1st line responsibility but not other cities. So the underlining effect was less seniority group one craft employees being told... — read more
Klarna launches 5G unlimited plan on AT&T network: price, perks and principal points - PhoneArena
https://www.phonearena.com/news/klarna-launches-5g-unlimited-plan-on-att-network_id171489
Employee Self Reporting
Irritates the heck outta me. Got an email today as a reminder to our entire region. Someone must’ve ph--ked up evidently. They run our DL quarterly, background checks every year and run our credit. Follow gps on trucks, follow our phones. I get the... — read more
Hypocrisy at its finest
Did you know that the Ethics and EEO organizations are designated as full time teleworkers? So the people that are responsible for investigating these RTO issues work from home. Hypocrisy! I looked one up in Webphone and saw that she is designated... — read more
McKinsey is back
McKinsey is back, they have started interviewing VPs about what their org does. Doer vs orchestrator bs. Can only mean layoffs are in the org future….in Cohen org
Watching this 30M Fiber Event
and watching Jennifer trying to be witty and fun is just….painful. Very painful.
Layoff process questions
For those who've been through the recent cuts - how much warning did you actually get? Was there any attempt at transition support, or just a clean out your desk situation? Specifically wondering about reference letters - do they still provide those... — read more
AVP Of Technology Job Opening in Atlanta
AVP opening. No bachelors degree required. This should be a very interesting new hire given that all of the technical jobs reporting to the AVP require a bachelors, with a masters degree preferred. Can’t wait to see who they hire. The posting is... — read more
Another week, another inaccurate presence report . . .
This week I was shorted over 10 hours. That is more than double the previous week. This is getting worse as time moves forward. Thankfully, I keep all my own records. Everyone else should do the same.
Su-kers
T is a swirling mass of garbage adrift in the ocean and its tired masses come to this forum for any hint of when the axe is coming for them. Don’t worry, as long as you the check keeps landing on the 6th and 21st, you can bury your head in the sand... — read more
Do you think you could get a job at another company?
Why or why not
COLR gone for California.
California assembly passed at&t's legislation to no longer be the carrier of last resort. District 9, this maybe the layoffs yiu have been waiting for.
SE DISTRICT 3
Any info on layoffs in orlando fl (research pkwy) district 3? Just seen Huntsville 70 collections rep getting laid off
D7 closures
Rumors going around here in Atlanta about D7 Leg T surprise closings before September 15th ignoring the watermark to fix the glitch and cut off the head of the dragon.
Over 70 Huntsville AT&T employees to be laid off in September
https://www.waff.com/2025/06/24/over-70-huntsville-att-employees-be-laid-off-september/
Active Sho-ter Alarm in 1bell
Today was pretty traumatizing to say the least. The fact that the only communications was initially “we don’t know what happened” to then “remember y’all can thank us for online mental health services!!!” is such a slap in the face, after hiding in a... — read more
Did they disable corporate VPN outside of the office?
Did my 8 hours and got home to check some emails I sent out, corporate VPN doesn’t seem to be working outside of the office WiFi. Anyone else had an issue with this?
Enhanced severance
The company has been offering enhanced severance to various titles to incentivize the 65+ crowd who want to leave or near retirement and those who want to move on. The workforce is being reduced for various reasons including, AI, software and copper... — read more
Active Sh00ter in 1 Bell?
Stay safe, peeps in Dallas. We are hearing reports of an active sho-ter that’s been disabled? Anybody know what’s going on down there?
CWA D9 Surplus
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