Thread regarding AT&T Inc. layoffs

Mirror, mirror on the wall!!

How many people do you know that hate their job at this company? I’m talking about the people who truly loathe what they do. For those who aren’t in their own personal hell everyday, what about the people who seriously dislike what they do, I know quite a few, Now we get into what keeps most people in crappy jobs. I think They are just too weak to get themselves out. They’ve either been there for years and have grown complacent, or they’ve never really been that ambitious so they lack the get-up-and-go required to find a new job, or they are perfectly happy to complain and complain and complain, ( I know too many of this type at AT&T),These people are insufferable, and in my experience they make up the majority of why people stay at jobs they hate.

For some people their career is part of their life's mission. The passion that they feel for the work that they do inspires them to be the best at their vocation, They are individuals who have achieved the educational and regulatory requirements to practice their vocation, but they are also striving to stay informed and stay connected to the latest developments in their profession. These individuals know the difference between a job and a career.

Which type are you? Simple question..

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Post ID: @OP+HzcxX3O

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I was stuck for years at AT&T because my management got into my head. I began to believe I was worthless, stupid, and a loser just like my management told me everyday. I believed them when they told me I was lazy for not working every weekends. Since leaving, I have more than doubled my salary and found my self-worth.

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Post ID: @2bwe+HzcxX3O

great post, I an the 2nd career type, I left the company , hired by a better company, I make 90k base salary, I am Valued, and what is most important... a company with an identity.

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Post ID: @2tjg+HzcxX3O

1gyy...you have no idea what your fear mongering. Many people including me were able to find a nice place to land outside of AT&T and for more money. I am a 100k+ earner and it took me 28 days to find a better job. It's reports on here that are similar. Also, there's a lot of ways to make money in the info age. If your going to monger fear speak from your own limited vantage. Talk about u being scared or unable to make 100k. I'd add also that in major metro areas it's not living extravagantly.

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Post ID: @1bbw+HzcxX3O

Some folks are trapped by the very fact they actually make $100k per year and know that if they did leave, they would never make that wage again, and if you have financial obligations that demand this wage, you would be hesitant to dump the job. Its a double edged sword, and makes you literally an economic slave.

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Post ID: @1gyy+HzcxX3O

I seriously doubt it is anyone's life ambition to bang phones in a call center or sell family plans in a retail store.

This is the whole live to work vs. work to live thing. I keep my job because it provides me with what I need to live. I don't exist to serve a corporation. They just pay me for my time and expertise.

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Post ID: @1nyz+HzcxX3O

if AT&T didn't acquire DTV they would be on life support

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Post ID: @1joc+HzcxX3O

It's time for the board to surplus Donovan, Randall, Smith,Stankey, get some fresh air in the place. New ideas, better ways of working and collaborating. There all driving blind.

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Post ID: @1goh+HzcxX3O

I actually enjoyed parts of my job and got sme buzzes and highs when I built network diagrams, heatmaps and done really cutting edge stuff. At the abdolute low which started when my group was targeted. The dynamics totally changed. Dog eat dog like literal sabatoge.

This isn't the att that I loved. I'm not looking for total work nirvana nor total dread. Balance is my aim. It's no longer at att. This surplus has destroyed that dynamic. It's brought the a isolate worst out in people nvlufing our fearless leader, whose playing with financials, buying stuff - not knowing how to take it to the next level and using jobs as his cookie jar. I'm not a socialist but he's never deserved 20 mil.

I howeve do think Zuck, Bezos, Musk and even Cook do.

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Post ID: @1xpn+HzcxX3O

If that's true 95% of the employees are the no sooooooooo ambitious type

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Post ID: @1ynh+HzcxX3O

Your job does define you. It's what you are doing the majority of your waking life. You are the job and company you work for.

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Post ID: @ikv+HzcxX3O

I like my job. It doesn't define me but I enjoy doing it.

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Post ID: @gkg+HzcxX3O

DTV=career

AT&T=surplus

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Post ID: @mec+HzcxX3O

Psychoanalize yourself ya wierdo

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