The commute was barely manageable. Fortunately, my skill set is in demand, so I was able to find something else. Still, I had to resign. I was hoping for a layoff, but no such luck. I know I played right into the hands of the overlords—this has been... — read more 

Never trust a man who doesn't jiggle his own mouse.

The report is NEVER updated by 10 am CST. If week over week I missed a deadline I would be on a performance plan.

Why are all calls with upper management always revolving around coaching and writing retail store reps up? This creates nothing more than a horrible workday atmosphere. Retail store managers feel so much pressure from above they give out false... — read more 

They blocked this site now. What a$$ tards.

I RTO 5 days now so I don’t need my ATT fiber anymore that I used to use for WFH. Cancelled and switched to T-Mobile which actually beats the employee discount pricing. I can’t be the only one. More RTO = less fiber subs; leadership genius — read more 

I am a store manager in retail and applied for MDP at my VPGM and DOS's suggestion. I was also interested in a level 2 AD job in IHX but found out they won't let you be part of MDP in IHX this year which is shocking. Why wouldn't they want to invest... — read more 

Some of us remember this building. https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/business-journal/att-sells-downtown-st-louis-tower-st-louis-bizj/63-df1be288-28f8-4ff1-8a73-752efee601b0

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2025/04/15/american-airlines-free-inflight-wifi/83087305007/ According to the airline, the complimentary internet access will be sponsored by AT&T and will be available to most passengers, including... — read more 

When are they coming and for who?

I love this company - for many years I have received fair pay for the work I do. I have been committed and creative and followed the company strategy…. I have been around and seen a lot and am grateful for the life I have given my family and the... — read more 

Do you think there’s a chance we ever return to WFH or Hybrid? I’m so sick of this RTO quittin time game already and my fiancé is too. In all seriousness there’s actually no point of being in the office. There’s no collaboration or in person... — read more 

Used to just work from home no matter how ill and not code it because AVPs frowned upon it. Now that the Presence Reports consider coding you have to record it.

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Make sure you resubmit all your unanswered questions from the McElf Open Mic last week.

I told him plainly: don't take it. Just don't. Spare yourself the stress and look elsewhere. This is not a situation you want to walk into. I don't know if he's going to listen to me, but I did my part. Now if he walks into this mess, he'll only have... — read more 

To any former AT&T employees who were recently surplused or "retired", please double-check your medical benefits to make sure you are covered, especially those who qualify for the 6 months of subsidized coverage as Company Extended Coverage (CEC). ... — read more 

There are 5 outside tech jobs in the Southeast! Lots of time outside to breath clean air. Get out of that negative office environment. No more fighting for desks and you will be backed by the union.

I started coming to work at 6:00 to get a desk but now my boss told me I have to start coming in 8:30 to 5:30 beginning in May during "core hours" and can't come in early to leave earlier. If I come in early I can't leave until 5:30 still. Anyone... — read more 

It’s Sunday morning and I have a touch of the loose poops. Ordinarily if I wake up in the morning on Monday and there is still a little residual grumbling, I can just work from home where i’m close to my own bathroom. Now I have to take a full day... — read more 

I’m told that I can only work in Middletown, Dallas, Atlanta or Bothell or else I’ll be fired. But then when I look for management positions on the jobs, hub, I see them in Chicago and St. Louis, etc. what is going on? What is the deal? Are their... — read more 

Anyone else hearing the rumors that they plan on cutting back severance from a max of 6 months to 3 months? That would be the start to them eliminating it all together. From the rumors I’ve heard.

Grievances -- inaccurate time tracking, inadequate space to perform work activities, continued degradation of benefits, facilities improperly maintained, antagonistic leadership.

Federal employees recently learned that AI is being used to check government issued phones (landline/mobile), all Teams/Zoom virtual meetings, and calendar entries. Employees at multiple other agencies have identified the same.  Federal Employees... — read more 

Why are there not enough desks? Why are there not enough parking spaces? Why is the presence tracking software developed by AT&T so horribly lacking in accuracy? Why are Exempt employees miscategorized to avoid paying them overtime pay? Why is all of... — read more 

Can someone fill me in on what’s got everyone so upset and feeling disrespected? Was it something he said, how he said it, or maybe what he didn’t say at all? Let’s keep it focused on the facts and no personal shots.

San Ramon’s lease is up this year. Any insight as to lease renew or move to a diff building in other city?

ok so how many people "COLLABORATE" DAILY??? and with the restricted no assigning of seats, are you seeking out people to "collab" with? or are they ever new strangers sitting next to you that have NOTHING to do with your work. Hi want to collab?... — read more 

If you’re worried about being unfairly fired because of faulty time tracking at AT&T, it’s crucial to act before it happens. The timekeeping system might be underreporting your hours, and AT&T’s policies could leave you vulnerable to wrongful... — read more 

Aka taking a PTO day and still working from home so as to not drive to the office 1.5 hours each ways just to not see or talk to anyone else

Imagine being so incompetent that you consciously divide your workforce amongst management and frontline. He couldn’t even hide his absolute disdain for his management employees. We are basically working 5 days a week the office because his... — read more 

They sent an email that it was tested but what was the concern in the first place?

Can someone explain to me why we have HRBP's when we have HROnestop? The market HRBP's are useless and just a fixture to show up on a call from time to time. When you ask a question, they refer you to HR # because they don't know the answer or how to... — read more 

In March company terminated managers reporting into the office less than three hours. This week they are asking supervisors about office workers reporting less than seven hours. You know this is gonna lead to terminations. Forecasting lawsuits if so... — read more 

Not only are the hours being logged incorrect, but the calculation of time in the office based on the hours tracked by the report are wrong. What a $hi+ show.

The worst CEO At&t has ever had to endure. Can you believe after all the heartache this company’s workers have had to endure that this narcissist is still in his position. It’s a disgrace! Corey and Jeff are absolutely not suitable replacements... — read more 

Sir, since you intend to focus on the front line, let me iterate the point of your lower-level managers in a way that you can visualize. Imagine it is the beginning of a work day. The sun is rising over a dilapidated field office. Thirty... — read more 

It's not a mistake that you're hearing all of the buzz about "core hours" now. While stopping just sort of mandating set hours (9 to 5 or what have you) -- we have gotten a couple emails now talking about how we need to work when our customers are... — read more 

I am not sure how the rest of AT&T is going, but we have people leaving left and right, good people, people with tenure. I guess upper management is good with hiring id--ts so they can talk down to them, to make them feel superior.

Seriously, AT&T was recognized by LinkedIn #7 as a top 10 company for career growth??? What a load of cr*p. All the layoffs and surplus impacted employees across the nation and top talent?? Come on they had to pay them a hefty fee to get on that... — read more