Get ready for the wave. Most retail DOS’s don’t do anything anyway and offload all of their work to retail ADs. Fits the narrative of top heavy employees that provide no value or change to T.
I’m sure you notice you have targets that you won’t be able to hit as corporate retail stores have been declining for years and years now.
@dh your descriptions are so true and hilarious. Most DOSs think they are gods gift to AT&T. They wouldn’t make it six minutes somewhere else.
@c9 here is what att dos is
Director of Spreadsheets
All that authority just to ask why the numbers aren't green.
Director of Stress
"Just checking in" is somehow a threat and a job description.
Director of Suggestions
Never sold it themself, but knows exactly how you should've.
Director of Slacking
Calendar says "strategic planning." Teams says "away."
Director of Sloppy
Copies last month's report, forgets to change the month, then asks why you're living in the past.
IHX is next!!
@cs heard the same and I work for a indirect channel partner. We are even evaluating the number of stores we plan to have in the future.
I work with the indirect channel and they have heard similar conversations , though no specifics on numbers and exact dates other than early next year
@c9 DOS = Director of Sales AD = Associate Director.
In COR the DOS does very little compared to what we do as AD. Less DOS is not a big deal
@a7 I have heard the same about the 50 percent number. Nothing on the date, but, I feel it will be sooner than 7/1. Rocky roads ahead!!
What’s a DOS and AD? What do they do?
I’ve heard nearly 50% of DOS and AD roles are being targeted by off payroll 7/1/27. A handful of VP’s getting squeezed as well. It’s about to get very messy for middle management levels 2-4. Remaining AD’s will have twice the number of stores but because of cuts DOS’s will still have about the same number of AD’s which doesn’t make sense to me, but what does with this company?!