Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

T is being run by thugs. There is no culture. Market-based is just some copied term from some old book Stankey read or saw. The culture is to psychologically break you to quit so you don’t get severance and unemployment. Simple as that.

They do not like you.
They want you gone - as cheaply as possible
and when you die, they'll replace you in a heartbeat.

So please, do yourself a favor, and treat this company worse than they treat you.

@zy some people on this board aren’t rank and file. Some might be level 4s or 5s. You would be surprised but keep thinking Stank doesn’t know people lol

@vp this guy thinks Stink knows him HAHA… the delusion is crazy. Ignorance is bliss I guess. Keep on in your world of dreams and lies.

@tm rofl copying what I wrote? You are insignificant. Funny thing is John does know me. Not personally but knows who I am. Doesn’t matter I’ll be out of this company soon. Still couldn’t dispute the facts though. I won, you lost.

@nq not a boot li---r. They listed examples of companies. Multiple sites reporting 54-55% of the fortune 100. Too bad you can’t deal with facts. Complaining on a board isn’t doing anything. No one cares. Quit or don’t, you won’t be missed. Your replacement will be here within a month. You mean nothing. You are a nobody. I’m just the person willing to tell it to you. Stop getting feelings over a company scrub. You will do what they say because they pay you. I am in the middle of finding another place to work because I don’t like it. Doesn’t change the fact though.

@mz 100% spot on. I use to work around the clock and was available for every single after hours outage. Then Torretta started pushing layoffs and was targeting the people that made a difference. Now when my metric of eight hours are met, I leave my work cell on my desk and rarely pick up after hours. They want to live and die by their metrics, I can live and die by my metrics. Let the Indians blunder through the outages.

@kw they are not all fortune 100. The reality is that like 5% of companies force 5 day RTO its such a small minority. That’s why you’ve never heard of half the companies on his list. He’s a joke and a bootlicking troll living out of mothers basement and the office gives him his only escape.

It is not a joke. And it is not about RTO per se. A lot of people were working in the office 5 days a week pre-Covid, being flexible to work from home time to time, and were proud of being part of AT&T. Some people were putting in extra hours, even on weekends, to make things done no matter what. That was the “loyalty” that was completely removed by the famously stupid “Marked-based” blunder (the upper management doesn’t even know what it means and now tries to cover it up on all levels with the “market-based behavior” nonsense pushed for the things that had always meant loyalty and pride. More like a damage control effort. Nowadays “market-based” means being fired no matter what your performance and contribution to the company were and continue to be. I’m seeing top performers and those who makes a difference to the company’s operation let go in numbers for no explainable reason, while the “ballast” stay in place. It is 8 and skate now culture. Is it going to help the company on the market? Don’t think so. I wish I had sold my stock when it was 29.

@kj The math on the site you quoted ain’t mathing. It cites 39 companies that require 5 days/wk. Let’s say they are all Fortune 100, that’s only 39%, which is far from 55%. If all 39 are not Fortunate 100, then the 39% drops even lower.

@kj if you want to go in the office everyday… that’s great for you, go ahead… no one is stopping you. You can even go in on Saturday and Sunday too if you want also! The only question I have is… why do you need me there in the office too? It’s creepy and weird.

@h8 Takes you three posts to articulate what you want to say? I didn't say every company in the world, I said roughly half of the fortune 100. Are you ignorant? No wonder this company has become a joke. The post said here are some examples of the major companies. You wanted links, ok. Cry more about RTO.

https://daysattheoffice.com/tools/rto-tracker/
https://ikimate.com/blog/fortune-100-five-day-rto-54-percent-2026-decision-framework
https://hybridhero.com/blog/return-to-office-statistics-2026

outside of the hubs, RTO is not the standard at all

“ So let’s put this industry standard bs to rest shall we”

It’s the same hardo that goes through these posts and repeats that “industry standard” nonsense over and over again.

He’s a sad and smelly pathetic person.

Att is one of the few companies requiring 5x RTO. None of our industry (tmob, vz, or others) require it. They are still fully remote or hybrid with only a couple days per month, I have friends at both. So let’s put this industry standard bs to rest shall we. It’s an antiquated operating model. The sole purpose is to eliminate people. The numbers do not support the practice as we have not seen a rebound as a result.

@g9 sooo that was a fkn lie.

@g9 am I just supposed to believe you, or are you going to post the link? Oh wait, you can’t, because you made it up, again

@g9 so you say every company in the world or nearly 55% yet all you can name is 5 companies? You’re a fu---n joke dude. Get a life and quit trolling. What a pathetic loser you are.

@fw I said fortune 100, not fortune 500. Here read this
There isn't an official Fortune ranking that tracks return-to-office policies, so no definitive Fortune list exists. However, multiple workplace-tracking reports in 2026 estimate that about 55% of Fortune 100 companies now require employees to be in the office five days per week, up dramatically from roughly 5% in 2021. You can look on cs recruiters etc

Since the Fortune 100 contains 100 companies, that translates to approximately 55 companies with a 5-day RTO mandate.

Examples of major companies reported as requiring 5-day office attendance include:

Amazon
AT&T
Bank of America
Boeing (certain divisions)
Broadcom
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are also commonly cited in RTO tracking reports.

@b7 - this is per google AI - According to trackers and corporate analysis, between 33 and 39 Fortune 500 companies explicitly mandate a strict 5-day in-office schedule. What is your source?

“ Have you heard anybody talk about RTO or being in the office for the last five months? No because they don’t care anymore“

Some of you are really in for a rude awakening come bonus time.

And yes, they absolutely WILL withhold bonus payment for non compliance. Along with your Boss who is not holding you accountable. Have seen it several times already. .
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Remember when they kept dismissing T-Mobile, claiming it was no threat to the company? Now I see them making the same mistake with Musk’s satellite service. Underestimating the competition never ends well.

“Market-based culture” is just another slogan aimed at reviving the brand. Customers don’t care about corporate buzzwords; they’re buying a service. They want better value, competitive pricing, and a better customer experience—not another marketing gimmick.

“I’ll be leaving as soon as a better offer comes.”

So you will end up trying to be another lifer? Got it..

Is funny that most people that work at Att hate the company. Not to mention, the toxic culture and no innovation makes Att America’s legacy company that happens to get a hold of the most fiber in the country. Good luck managing that while Elon builds the next big thing.

Rto is like everything else at this company? It’s hot for a moment than it dies off. Have you heard anybody talk about RTO or being in the office for the last five months? No because they don’t care anymore.
Nobody’s talking about RTO anymore because Starlink is coming for AT&T‘s a$$ and that’s what leadership is concern with today.

They want market based and not loyalty based culture, then they need to start paying market wages to get that talent they are after or to keep the talent they have. I don’t have a pension so I’m a free agent, I’m here for the check and nothing else. I’ll be leaving as soon as a better offer comes. Remember they said they don’t want your loyalty, so you should think about that.

@b7 you are fake news. Do you have a source for that BS response? Didn’t think so. NEXT!

@b8 you must get a bunch of stock options and bonuses for sticking up for the company’s bs. Keep on and soon Elon might show you the door too.

@b7 I don’t know about half and even if they do u don’t most ppl follow that stupid policy

Most of the employees complaining about RTO are the ones posting on here throughout business hours and needing the increased accountability.

About half the fortune 100 companies require 5 days a week in the office for a lot of departments. We still have some departments not returning to the office. This is in Northern California. I don't like stank or the direction we are going but complaining about rto doesn't work. If you don't like it, quit.

Market based culture means if your not in a geographic market that is important to them then your possibly gone someday. No more investment in rural or small markets

Return to Orifice

@a7 Hilarious

@ae “world wide standard”… this isn’t even the “standard” for THIS company. Outside of the US - - International employees do not have RTO rules and all work remotely from home everyday… congratulations, you played yourself.

@ae the industry standard is hybrid or remote. We are the only one doing 5 days. #fact

@ag and so do you… what’s your point? TF??

And yet you stay.

@ae is not a standard anywhere but in world of old cu-ts like you

RTO is a world wide standard
Live with it or turn in your badge