Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

@ab I heard Bellevue too. Traffic and parking are going to SU-K for most. Good luck!

So much for Bothell being a hub. Another Legg lie.

I was told to move or walk! I chose a third and I am commuting and living with two other employees at an apartment in Richardson. Racking up the miles for another tear and half then qualify for retirement 😎

@az You forgot the old "Assho!e Factor". Those folks that choose to ignore are just ASSHO7ES.

@b7 F-c!< off!

Southfield Michigan may be an option. Adding headcount. Place is booming.

Yes forcing or cut. You know that’s illegal in most countries right?

@az

You’re boring everyone with the AI slop.

Stop it.

The unstated clause ("if you want to keep your job") is a conditional premise that is left completely implicit because the speaker knows the listener can easily fill in the blanks.

The term that best describes this specific phenomenon is an elliptical implication or an enthymematic assumption.

Several precise terms fit this exact scenario:

1. Rhetoric & Logic: Enthymeme
   In rhetoric, "are they forcing people to move to Dallas?" is a classic enthymeme—an argument or statement where one of the premises is left unstated because it is self-evident.
   Stated: "The company is forcing people to move."
   Unstated: "Because if they don't move, they will be fired."
   The speaker leaves the consequence unsaid because it is an obvious, universally understood reality of employment.

2. Semantics: Implicit Conditional
   In linguistics, this is called an implicit conditional. The sentence structure acts as if it is an absolute statement ("They are forcing you"), but it actually relies entirely on an unexpressed "if" clause ("If you want to stay employed").

3. Pragmatics: Conversational Implicature
   Coined by philosopher Paul Grice, a conversational implicature is anything that is deeply implied by an utterance even though it is not literally spoken. Because humans follow the "Cooperative Principle" in conversation, we do not waste breath stating the obvious. The threat of losing one's job is the hidden weight that gives the word "forcing" its actual meaning in that context.

4. Everyday Language: Read Between the Lines / Subtext
   In casual terms, this is simply subtext or an unspoken understanding. It relies entirely on the common ground—the shared knowledge that companies hold power over your employment.

Nobody is “forced” to move anywhere.

The move will likely be to Bellevue. The building will be leased and guess what will happen to Bothell 7&8? You can pretty much count on the remainder of your career with AT&T equal or less than the length if the lease term of the building they find for us.

Forcing? WTF?