For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. If someone starts a discussion with a union, I’d be very interested in what they have to say. Collective bargaining is the law and there is nothing they can do to stop us from joining... — read more 

They have left you no other option. You can quit and get no severance or you can drive an average of 50 mins each way to sit in non-functional shared workspaces with no building services for 40 hours a week. This is not a choice, it is a mass... — read more 

We’re back, baby! Five days a week in corporate America—just as chaotic as I expected. Join me as I navigate the maze of corporate nonsense. I arrived at the office at 8:30 a.m. and took a lap around the Dallas floor. First observation: the place is... — read more 

Jeremey Legg once said on a town hall that RTO was not about laying people off and if he wanted to do that he would just lay people off. BWAAAHAAHHAAAHHHAAA!!! That statement didn’t age well. He sat up on the stage all flustered that we kept asking... — read more 

On Monday, everyone in this org (Zee) received an email saying to look for an email on Tuesday with updated occupancy indicators (which they had just updated in August). From the people I spoke to in our immediate org (small - less than 20), no... — read more 

What a joke! 🤣 Forced relocation often unpaid to keep a job you've been doing remote just fine for the past 3 or more years. Great way to show how thankful you are, John! Perhaps you're still grumpy that your predecessor took the board director title... — read more 

They don't not like you. They couldn't give a royal ph--k about you, or how their policies are going to impact you. So stop attending their rah- rah BS nonsense phony excitement town hall rallies. Do not believe their phony sentiments in their... — read more 

Remember they took away a weeks vacation because you had flexibility and work/life balance. Now no flexibility, now w/l balance, and a week less vacation. It’s time the employees stand up for ourselves and demand change. Do not take the pressure... — read more 

Got notice today. All Network NFOW to do 5 day RTO starting January 6th. How will that be possible when you have buildings that capacity was for 70% of people reporting to that office and parking is less than half of people reporting to said... — read more 

Relax. You have options to avoid the office. We have a half dozen folks in our group who dodged RTO with full time WFH Medical Accomodations. Townes Org.

Has anyone heard of any opportunities to voluntarily raise your hand to be part of the surplus? Seems that would solve the issue with getting more people to leave sooner, which is what they want. I think alot of people would take the severance in a... — read more 

The final straw. Actively engaged? Really? I’d love to see the SLA’s in the coming months. Efforts will plummet. And again it isn’t coming into the office 5 days a week, the problem is that there are only 30 or some locations in the bride... — read more 

Dear Full-Time Office Leaders, As we continue to build momentum toward meeting our strategic goals through on-site collaboration, we have decided to transition full-time office managers to five full days in the office per week, beginning January... — read more 

I’m very suspicious of claims that it will be done thoughtfully or with consideration for employees or whichever phrase they come up with. We all know they don’t give a damn about any of us. We all are expendable. The upside is that I wouldn’t... — read more 

I have no legs and I have a severe peanut allergy. What do I do?

Big if true.

Susan Johnson/Jason Porter just sent out a “Resume Our Precovid Routines” beginning January 6th, 2025. All levels return 5 days a week. No thought to inadequate office space. No thought to teams not working in the same office and jumping on Team’s... — read more 

Sent by Jeremy Legg yesterday afternoon; my supervisor forwarded this on to our team this morning. To: ATS supervisors with US-based employees There's a lot of buzz about returning to the office 5 days a week. While we don’t have all the... — read more 

UPS is in the middle of an initiative to rely more on automated systems and significantly reduce its workforce.

Hearing an announcement coming today, effective 1/6/25. Good times ahead!

Hey for those of you who lost your standby pay , may I suggest you cancel your att cell service and switch to an MVNO. I did and am now saving over 100 dollars a month. It’s a good place to start. Ph--k att.

Government Policies forced ATT hands in hiring

ATT execs want you in the office , so go to the office or get a new job. It’s their company and they don’t need to placate anyone with studies or proof of RTO productivity. Go home if you’re sick. Leave early if you have an appointment. Outstanding... — read more 

Government Employees having to return back to the office 5 days a week.

Sniglet: Stankrupt. Noun. When your company literally “bought the farm” when they acquired 2 manure pastures in DIRECTV and WarnerMedia, loses $50B in value by leading “the Stankey way”, and decades of work-life-balance arrangements revert back to... — read more 

That’s a phrase long in the past - Work-Life Balance. They were so concerned that you were working the appropriate time and having your life as well. That isn’t expected anymore. When I asked what was expected when a Service Manager or a Project... — read more 

Dragging into work this Monday morning laughing about how I'll get paid good money to do almost nothing just sitting around daydreaming about being laid off today. We all know that each and every work task is being automated and/or offshored - and... — read more 

Cannot emphasize how much their lack of legacy costs and mindset is propelling them forward ahead of Verizon and ATT is garnering market share. ATT is just lagging and lobbying for lifelines left and right. Trump elected is going to cut many of those... — read more 

Not need to worry. We will cut our bills. It is the right thing to do. Cut lines! cut lines! don't buy anymore. Don't spend as the phone bill is becoming the 2nd most expensive bill. Kids don't need it. The spouse doesn't need it. Only 1... — read more 

Management’s favorite move is pointing fingers down the ladder. If something goes wrong, it’s never their fault, no matter how obvious it is. They’re absolute pros at shifting blame onto us. And if we call it out, we risk making ourselves a target... — read more 

Anyone know talk of the town?

I began following this forum shortly after RTO and Hub consolidation were announced because I suspected the "cream of the crop" would show up here. It has not been disappointing. Before you get sh*tcanned, how about telling the rest of us where you... — read more 

Who promised you life would be fair? You chose to be here. Face it, you settled and now you're too immature to accept responsibility for your decision. You come here, to an anonymous forum, and try to blame someone for your perceived misfortune. You... — read more 

I left the company several weeks ago I got the 6 months severance( used to be a year), pension ( which gets absurdly low if any increases), and decent retirement gift but let's not forget all the benefits that were stripped away over the years. It... — read more 

Tool bags that carry the water of the higher tool bags. Never seen much vision or leadership out of anyone. In 20+ years maybe there were 4-5 people that I looked at that were high level that had vision to see what was coming. Most thought were su-k... — read more 

The atmosphere here is too combative, and interdepartmental politics have way too much sway over big decisions. No wonder the best ones are all leaving fast. The ones who stick around get stuck with double the workload, plus the extra burden of... — read more 

Legg finally provided answer about the survey. Essentially it says that the results "help us establish a baseline against other leading companies", and that it has distributed to organizations. It WILL NOT be distributed to the employees. Overall... — read more 

Since Tuesday there are three people near my desk with some type of respiratory issues, sneezing and coughing, etc. This morning one of the three has flushed skin as if she has a fever. I know kids bring home infections from school, so can we get... — read more