The 7th round of layoffs for 2026 at least will be the last..for the year. 2027 promises to be worse.
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like a dolly I once knew, we are very top heavy!!!
need to scrap lots of the fluff at the top , almost every employee has seven levels of management above us that do absolutely nothing!!!
They need to hit all the
Managers and 2nd line managers with all the surplus there are way too many for the small amount of employees left
I was surplussed back in July after 29 years. I was in the ACE organization and was a consistent top performer. Got performance bonus 5 years in a row. I was pretty pi---d and devasted but in August I got a new job doing telco construction management for another company. Way better pay and culture and lower stress. AT&T su-ks and I can’t help but hope for failure for that company.
Which departments?
@hx 7 times in 2026! We also had multiple events in 2025., and a few in 2024! Apparently, they've been moving the goal post for years without a penalty being called! 😒
@d2 The fact that there is a "standard procedure" that has been implemented 7 times this year should be a huge red flag. Layoffs should be an unusual event in response to an unexpected event in the business, not a regular activity that happens on a schedule.
@ek in the Business Sales segments for example you have both management -SALs & CSEs are considered management not just Sales Managers, Directors, AVPs, etc and slso
some non union -non management role.
@d2 if its non management that should automatically make them union folks right? not sure I know of any department of who has non union folks and non management working there!
Only 7? That seems low.
Nothing new unfortunately- this place sux.
Even if you don’t think you are on the bubble it wouldn’t hurt to look at the items you listed. Probably needs to be done quarterly. While they typically provide information if you get picked 10-14 days isn’t really a lot of time to figure out your next step.
As others have said on this forum. For management and non management employees (craft and union may be different) this is the standard operation procedure: The larger layoffs usually happen around the 15th or so of the month where you're given 10 -14 days with your last day on payroll being the first of the following month and you retain your benefits for 30-days until the end of that month. With that example if there were layoffs this month you could generally expect a notice somewhere between the 15th-20th., so plan accordingly with your PTO, FSA, HSA, benefits, etc if you suspect you may be on the bubble.
Other than Cali, any major areas in our territory that still need major fiber infrastructure built.
Happy Holidays!
The big one coming in Feb 2027….
Happy Hunger Games!
Happy Thanksgiving Indeed!
Or maybe Monster...
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