Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

Layoff and severance? It’s coming. Severance isn’t promised either. No reason why they need to pay out 6 months when other large corporations do not.,

“ Let it burn 🔥

Cannot wait for when Stank realizes exactly what he’s done.”

Unfortunately, he won’t. His stock buybacks will greatly benefit his pockets, then he’ll proclaim victory and retire. The next guy will have to sweep up the mess.

@1pdw+1vPINUvP Thanks for the update. Still makes them look bad since the severe reduction in numbers can be mostly attributed to consolidation due to mergers and then again with the demergers. Poor research lead to faulty reasoning.

And yes, that chick sounds crazy.

Editor's note, December 6, 2024: We previously stated that AT&T would reduce its staff by 50% in 2025.

This was incorrect.

We misinterpreted historical workforce changes observed since 2007, mistakenly framing them as a planned future event. No official information supports this 50% reduction prediction. AT&T’s staffing shifts happened over many years, not as a scheduled cut by 2025. We are issuing this retraction to clarify the facts and apologize for any confusion caused.

The statement has been removed.*

Asked a buddy in another state if he was the old guy in the office on his birthday this week (59). He said nope--plenty of craft have at least 5-10 years on him.

The union workforce has already been right sized, surplussed and allowed to attrition over the last decade. Workers are covering much larger areas and have bigger scope of work. The company has been doing the same to non union management over the last few years while transitioning the old copper network to fiber

With CEO Stankey’s recent announcement of continuing to grow the business by spending capital to purchase, place much more fiber, it fits with the recent 1 billion dollar agreement with Corning. The goal is to pass 50 million locations by 2029 currently at 28.5 million (approximately). Continuing to update the mobile network to 5G within a couple of years.

A lot of the copper network is already consolidated and decommissioned with the stated goal to decommission the rest by 2029. The company said this is a five year notice for customers, FCC and other agencies this is happening so, they need to act accordingly to update, migrate or purchase new services and equipment. AT&T has a product that will allow customers to continue using their landlines and home phones, It works either with the internet or cellular. The few that are in locations without either option will be filled by satellite systems like Huges Net, Starlink, etc.

@xhe+1vPINUvP headcount will only go up temporarily after the merger until they can see where the redundancies are and eliminate them. Vz doesn't play around with bloat.

Stanky talked about match revenue per employee with VZ. T is 30% lower, so 25%~ ppl cut. Nobody says headcount matches

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VZ headcount will go up 13k after the Frontier purchase. Should we adjust our headcount to equal VZ. This stuff makes no sense anymore.
2025 will be a very rough year if the headcount goes down to 100k.

This should be great news for all you folks who have been begging and pleading to be laid off. You may finally receive the mysterious Package everyone keeps talking about.

“You do know the current business model is to get rid of as many of you as possible.”

When they gonna start? I mean I believe you I truly do but it seems like they are targeting the non union workforce with all the RTO and hub city stuff. Like I said it goes by seniority and I’ve been around a very long time.

“ Do you mean the lazy union workers that drive all over fixing the network. On poles or in holes. In the snow or in the heat they show up 5 days a week or more while you complain about even showing up at all. Your the worker the want to get rid of and move your work to India. Hands on work is much safer especially if you have some seniority in the union.”

You do know the current business model is to get rid of as many of you as possible.

Fiber because it requires less maintenance.(and AT&T is building a shadow company - gigapower which will have an all contract force of fiber technicians)
Wireless because it requires less infrastructure to maintain.
CSI anything we can.
Shut down copper plant and COs.

They didn’t mind settling this contract because they want to get it all done before the next.

only comments are either from AT&T employees

To be fair, there are only 5 comments on some sourceless op-ed piece. Also, the newest comment made since this got posted this morning is from an account that seems a little sus. Probably a Flinked account: lives in Atlanta, only follows AT&T, has only two comments that both refer to AT&T as his only activity? He's either a former T employee or covering that he's a current one, and only commented after seeing this thread here today.

"Even more interesting is the comments on the linked article."

It is also interesting that the only comments are either from AT&T employees or about AT&T. I guess it is obvious who the most disgruntled workforce in the US is.

Even more interesting is the comments on the linked article. Kind of ballsy. But also, I'd steer clear of Southfield, Michigan because she sounds like an effing loon. Who writes something like that on LI (or any place as proof of thought)? I sure as he-l wouldn't hire her.

We're getting down to fighting weight. We're gonna look just like Tyson in his last fight.

From the "article:"
Information above is opinion based on transcripts gathered from speakers and HR specialists in a variety of industries.

I highly doubt the sources for AT&T. 65k would mean either significant craft layoffs (which is difficult due to the exorbitant severance it would require) or laying off all about <5k non-craft employees which also won't happen.

Meanwhile, as our “leadership” is focused on this absurdity… what about ensuring customer data is secure (preventing customer data breaches) and reducing network outages/failures. I guess Stank and the board view these things as collateral damage, as they drive the workforce to the brink.

cant wait for trump to get in office and get rid of lazy union workers.

Do you mean the lazy union workers that drive all over fixing the network. On poles or in holes. In the snow or in the heat they show up 5 days a week or more while you complain about even showing up at all. Your the worker the want to get rid of and move your work to India. Hands on work is much safer especially if you have some seniority in the union.

VZ headcount will go up 13k after the Frontier purchase. Should we adjust our headcount to equal VZ. This stuff makes no sense anymore.
2025 will be a very rough year if the headcount goes down to 100k.

With a new administration that will reduce corporate tax rate , reduce inflation and buy American attitude - that may help to stop some of the layoffs not only at AT&T but other large employers!

Let it burn 🔥

Cannot wait for when Stank realizes exactly what he’s done.

I don’t even know how it’s possible to hit that number even with layoffs and outsourcing. Not in a year at least.

We’ve heard the realistic target is ~100k by end of 2025 which aligns with Verizon headcount numbers.

The person from this article probably used this board as their source.

" 4. The most important one: Did they show up because they wanted to be there? (More than 3 days RTO on their own)."

I do not know of one single person that did this ^^^^^.

Extra Credit? On the RTO assignment?

Using data to show how much employees are in the office vs data to show how to grow revenue is so on brand for AT&T!
Go stank go.
Reach out and stank someone-

Never gonna happen, nothing more than fake news! AT&T offers far more services than its competitors, therefore, requires more personnel to implement and support all of it! The real fact of the matter is there are a lot of unqualified project managers that have never done any field work that are clueless about what they're managing! T should start there!

Fiber with wireless is the new POTS. Simpler products delivered at massive scale to deliver improved more predictable returns. You need fewer people with less skills in this business model. If you are 40+ working on complex customer solutions look for a new job.

“Once they get to this magical number with this strategy they’ll just have low talent dead weight running the show who will show up 5x8 because they have no other opportunities knocking at their door.”
That is exactly correct. Most of them just waiting on a package. Personally I’m pounding the external applications. I was trying to move within the company, but it’s just SSDD no matter which group you’re in. Was hoping to climb the ladder a little here, but I’ll just go elsewhere now. Just not worth it anymore.

“Why don’t they just do the layoffs instead of playing games? “

They hate you so much they don’t want to give you what their own policy dictates. How’s that for fair? We bend over backwards to follow their rules and they bend over backwards trying to break them. They don’t want to follow their own rules.

After giving them xx years of service, they can’t even hold up their end of the deal for a measly 6 mo’s severance pay. Disrespect doesn’t come close.

Why don’t they just do the layoffs instead of playing games? It seems like they spent more time and money tracking employees and paying them salary for an entire year than to just find the low performers (not based on RTO but based on performance) and letting them go. Once they get to this magical number with this strategy they’ll just have low talent dead weight running the show who will show up 5x8 because they have no other opportunities knocking at their door.

The big secret that was always hidden in plain sight is that the 3 day RTO requirement was a benchmark for every individual. 1. Did they comply? 2. Did they stay productive? 3. Did they work the majority of time in the office or badge swipe. 4. The most important one: Did they show up because they wanted to be there? (More than 3 days RTO on their own).

Every single thing that they do is a game to thin the herd. Only when you begin to see things clearly for what they are and always have been, can you beat them at their own game.

Wrong imbecile. The data did not include work from home statistics.

The majority of us were told we needed 3 badge swipes per week to not show up in the report and that is what we did.

The Stank used partial data that only showed hours in office. Purposely to blame us for his plan to reduce headcount.

Go play in traffic

“ This math works if all full-time employees start consistently working full-time hours with RTO. Metrics reports have now confirmed widespread cases where employees haven’t regularly been working 40 hours in a given week.”

This math works if all full-time employees start consistently working full-time hours with RTO. Metrics reports have now confirmed widespread cases where employees haven’t regularly been working 40 hours in a given week.

republicans need to hurry up with union busting to get rid of lazy workers.

What is the hesitation on unionization?

50% of you won’t be here after next year.

They’re taking even more benefits after years of taking.

They continue to take from us to serve themselves.

I will vote CWA with no hesitation. I have been on both sides. Union and management.

Did you not see the company surrender to the west and southeast during contract negotiations?

Do you know how mad Stankey will be when we vote?

That’s all the reason I need at this point.

I wonder where linkedIn got those numbers? Just pulling them from somewhere the sun doesn't shine.

This was obviously the plan all along. Those who blamed coffee badgers for 5 days RTO are the most naive imbeciles around. It’s all part of their work force reduction plan.

T will cut the workforce. This has zero doubt.

The Salesforce is almost outsourced to SP's now. India will handle IT and back office.

T is run by some pretty awful human garbage

As someone from the inside. This is not possible.

We’re already at the care bones.

Looks like 2025 is going to be more doom and gloom despite what the liars above keep saying about turning the page.