Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

" I wonder what they gonna do when there are all chiefs left and not enough indians ? "

They are already facing that dilemma. Within the company, there is a significant amount of a specific and very old network device that now has a project ( with a very short time-table ) to get removed.

Problem is, they seemed to have laid off all of the remaining expertise of said network device and are now in a panic about how to get said project done with no experienced or knowledgeable folks remaining to do it with.

They've spoken with a contractor about the removal of said equipment, but they balked at the amount of money the contractor wanted.

This should be amusing to watch unfold.

layoffs in NJ confirmed, not a surprise but sad to see techs i have worked with for the past 20 years getting layed off

i wonder what they gonna do when there are all chiefs left and not enough indians ?

At&t fiber to the prem (FTTP) network requires constant maintenance. “The plug in” system they have deployed has a laundry list of maintenance issues. From defective terminals and splices to damaged cable by squirrels, garage fires and yes water. Everyday there are dozens and dozens of trouble tickets dispatched on for fiber and that’s just in the area I work. It is certainly less affected by weather but has plenty of its own issues. Again it’s absolutely positively not maintenance free. That’s not even getting into the no light and low light issues, error issues and profile and cpe problems. Like the previous post amazon or google would jump at the chance to purchase at&t’s $100B network. At&t leadership is now interested in content not delivery. They can’t see the forest through the trees.

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You are correct about there being a need for wireline. Will disagree on fiber and copper having the same maintenance and provisioning. Other than squirrels and backhoes fiber doesn’t need nearly the maintenance of copper. Only time I have seen rain affect it is when flooding has been substantial enough where it is washed out of a creek bed. No rehab costs I.e. slicker cloths. No pair conditioning for T-1’s. Lot of things about fiber that will severely impact dispatches.

@rnw. Spot on my friend! It takes a lot of wires to make wireless work. Matter of fact, T ILEC employees can get a supplier discount on products & services from VZW for all of the circuits we supply them to run their network.

The folks that use the term landline are out of touch. They don’t realize the only “wireless” service is directv. Cell phone hits the nearest tower. Wire from there. Home, business internet, phone, hi-cap. Wire, wire, wire....fiber or copper there is all the same maintenance and provisioning. The country runs on the network. It’s just that simple. Sure there is competition but Att still has an extensive profitable network with tens of millions of dedicated paying customers. The US government being one. So if you mean traditional telephone service you’re right. The network has and is evolving and if you think att doesn’t want it....Amazon, Google or Apple does.

What is significant? Based on previous quarterly layoffs going back to 2015, HR cannot process more than 5000 people at a time & that figure is a little high. I am sure the company would like to do more but somehow they always stay off the WARN list, which is public and bad press.

That supposition is based on them planning to purchase those companies (and the subsequent headcount) when the statements were made.

Somebody is reposting months old posts. All signs are pointing to a significant layoff this time. I think we'll know by the end of tomorrow.

So, am I supposed to feel good about being “jettisoned” ?