AT&T has offered some employees option to WFH instead of surplus/severance. They want them out of wasted real estate space before the end of the 2nd quarter. Most of the location had few if any personnel. The largest was a center in GA of about 100 collection agents.
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@bg it is cheaper.,. NJ has the Warn that allowed people impacted in NJ to have an offpayroll of Sept instead of July 1… 2 extra months for soon to be ex employees in NJ
@ae has / had nothing to do with productivity the covid welfare dried up. The lastest welfare is in/for AI not people. We see how that works out for them and 3rd party snake oil sales channels.
"they just sent 2 associate directors this week from Bedminster to Georgia."
It is probably cheaper to sever someone in Georgia.
@a1 It was a Collection center.
Interesting.... they just sent 2 associate directors this week from Bedminster to Georgia.
And they report there is no money.
@ap good for you. You represent 5% of the company.
With gasoline falling like a rock I don’t mine RTO as much at all. It is nice being around my coworkers again.
@aa what for the 1% handful of abusers. Get over yourself, troll
And what do the Bootlick Reports reveal about your productivity?
@ac "Well, that is the reason, and only reason, for full-time RTO -- force reduction."
Yes -- some of the AVPs stated that the intent is to reduce force from current levels by about 33% over the next 18 months. That would bring AT&T employee numbers into the mid 80K range. When RTO was instituted 3 years ago, AT&T employed just over 161K. The math at 50% is mathing.
"This would actually need to be a 50% reduction"
Well, that is the reason, and only reason, for full-time RTO -- force reduction.
@aa "based on past metrics reports."
It's funny that a few "psychophants" always mention metrics but they never show the metrics. Almost seems like there is nothing there . . . and maybe just lying!
Further, every empirical study done over the last 5 years has refuted the claim that 5x8 RTO improves metrics. The studies have shown that a hybrid work schedule actually is the most efficient and productive, not 5x8 RTO.
The company should be consistent, at least, if they are going to base decisions on metrics, even if they have no metrics.
“I’ll take it in a heartbeat and sacrifice 10k of salary too.”
This would actually need to be a 50% reduction to match output at home based on past metrics reports.
@a7 "I’ll take it in a heartbeat and sacrifice 10k of salary too"
Yep, the company is missing out of $100M+ in savings each year because of the RTO policy. Eventually, WFH will return because companies will need the money to compete against each other.
Please do! More enjoyable to watch Netflix at home than my tiny phone screen in the office.
Please offer this to me. I’ll take it in a heartbeat and sacrifice 10k of salary too
OP -- Which center in Georgia?