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Lots of people in the office
I’ve been coming to the office for a month and today suddenly it’s crowded. Like 5 people most days and 100 today. Did something happen?
Anyone start a new job while waiting for AT&T severance date?
Has anyone decided not to relocate and start working a second job while waiting for your last day on payroll and severance check from AT&T?
Training
Does any dept or position in AT&T offer formal training? All I see is sink or swim as the customer suffers.
Powerpoints and short term targets
Never looking ahead or saying then what? I was never a yes man but kept my head down, laid low, had side action going but ATT was the foundation with pay and benefits. Now 30 years later this is just something I spend at most 10 hours a week on... — read more
I've lost all motivation
With a likely chance that I will not have a job within a few months, I've lost all motivation to do anything but what I absolutely have to. The way T is handling this seems designed to ruin morale and get people to give up and quit. I'm sad to say... — read more
Fo-e-warned is fo-e-armed
Before any of you in the AT&T Retiree cohort are shuffled over, by default, to Stankey's "AT&T Medicare Advantage Plan" read this and OPT-OUT! You can do so starting 10/16/2023 by calling 1-866-819-3448 8AM to 8PM local... — read more
Please advise layoff vs retired
Considering leave the company, anyone can give some advices whether take layoffs vs retired benefits?
Mark Zuckerberg’s new ‘in-person time policy’ will crack down on Meta’s remote work rebels
https://fortune.com/2023/08/21/mark-zuckerberg-meta-return-to-office-three-days-week-fired-performance-review-termination/?utm_campaign=fortunemagazine&xid=soc_socialflow_facebook_FORTUNE&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social
Welday GBD surplus
is it Friday 8/25 or in Sept? any idea on titles effected? :(
I have it on good authority, that no retention bonuses are being paid out.
If the company is trying to get people to quit by forcing RTO, you would have been given TW status if they wanted to keep you. If you got FTO, no bonuses are offered to "keep" you at the company. That is BS. Once we get to wave two, relocation... — read more
It's not what I'm made for 🎵
I have been an employee since 2000. 23 years. 23 years of wasted life. I can't take it anymore and have reached the point to where I just don't care anymore. I'm here to collect a check, do the bare minimum, while I just await my death sentence. Yes... — read more
Headcount 8/21/2023
149,734
How much do you have saved?
How much do you have saved, both in your savings and checking account? How much do you think is enough if you are expecting not to have a job soon? Also, how much would you consider enough to take a few months off to relax and recharge your batteries... — read more
RTO not even across the board
Return to office is supposed to be company wide but I guarantee this is not being implemented everywhere! We have a construction and engineering warehouse in west Texas that is housing about 80 or so managers and couple of second lines that somehow... — read more
Seeking Alpha Rating Downgrade
Sad to see this news: AT&T's stock has been underperforming for years and is heavily indebted, making it an unattractive long-term investment. There may be a near-term rebound in AT&T's stock, but the upside is minimal and the company's growth... — read more
Side hustles
A personal pet peeve are those loud, long duration personal phone calls in a shared work area. The office was a quiet place to focus on work before the RTO mandate. The side hustles developed while employees were working from home are now being... — read more
Cautionary Tale - short term cost of cutting costs
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7094335378974769152?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios “We were spending about $2,000,000 a year with a vendor. They had a great customer service rep we loved….and a production manager that... — read more
Has Anyone Taken $ From Their 401(k)? How did it go?!
I'm thinking about taking money from my 401k early but I have heard some horror stories. What do you guys think?
Let's "play" Board of Directors, considering the company's lack of seriousness. What would bethe best solution now?
We all agree that JS should be fired. But what's next? His "old school" DRs like Lee, Arroyo, Mcefresh, share his same mindset. Who should stay and who should leave? Legg, Kellyn, perhaps? I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this.
Covid is still out there
Just heard from the union they were advised there were 7 known cases of Covid in the Atlanta, GA Midtown office. Keep in mind the company doesn’t have to let us know there is a Covid health threat in the office. I wear my mask , but noticed more... — read more
Meta/Facebook
Meta/Facebook said they will now implement/police their RTO policy. If the employees do not come into the office three days a week they will be fired.
AT&T Benefits Center is 100% Trash
Being routed to India to get very important benefit matters addressed is the absolute worst experience. Constantly being disconnected, extremely sketchy call quality, huge language barrier, stupid-a$$ low-IQ representatives who frankly don't give a... — read more
Good News in the midst of Layoffs & RTO
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/at-ts-5g-network-gets-an-upgrade-sooner-than-expected/ Mobility is getting a real 5G network upgrade, not the 5GE (4G LTE) variant, sooner than expected. It’s a doubling of the C-band spectrum, good news for... — read more
Anyone else not able to access paycheck stubs after layoff?
I was surplussed and I left the business. The final payroll deposits make no sense. I'm trying to access paycheck stubs for details but there is nothing in the drop down. None are available.
Ideas to make RTO more better
If corporate could arrange an employee discount for a popular brand of motor homes - and maybe even add water & electric hookups in the company parking lots - they could really ramp up the collaboration because we’d be living in what would... — read more
Fellow moms, how are you doing this?!
Especially those with long commutes!! I have 2 toddlers and am 6 months pregnant. Until RTO, I had been working from home for more than 10 years with my kids in daycare and flexible hours where I could sign off a tad early to be a mom and work some... — read more
Bring back MLIFE -that will provide the boost
we need to win over the skeptics -greatest marketing program ever. maybe zeglis should return to really show how randy and john how to ruin...i mean create value
Affected work group
Was on call with leadership and apparently I'm apart of "affected" work group that may or may not be surplus in September. Not given any answers just HR responses and told to wait for official letter in September. Can't make this stuff up
What is IHX?
What does the IHX acronym stand for? What does this organization do and for whom? Specifically, what customer group… small, mid or enterprise? Hub based?
All the IT org folks not moving should start a consulting firm
There's a lot of people in the ATS org aka IT org that's not moving. We should all band together and create a consulting firm for them to hire us at 2x our current salary. Call it RTO consulting...motto living your destination
Wave 1 Answers Are In
I heard from a higher up today that the wave 1 deadline to declare your intention to move (or lack there of) has come and gone. According to this person, 1/3 said they were moving, 1/3 said they were not, and 1/3 did not answer. Did anyone hear... — read more
Norcal BAT
Is your manager pressuring you to do fraudulent sales? List their initial and what they are forcing you to do. No names. LC - Fraudulent add AWB without equipment and dummy IMEI
How to destroy a major commications company
Well ...it's only going to be located in 2 locations...figure it out.
most LACKLUSTER execs currently or in recent history
Stephenson was the biggest disaster to ever befall AT&T, granted. Stankey is a monumental c-word. But both were, to say the least, confident and brash about their awfulness and invented lots of new words and business strategies to take money-wasting... — read more
To: Maybe this is all a psychological experiment?
Yes, of course this is a psychological experiment. AT&T invented the Hawthorne experiment over 70 years ago. Just google "Hawthorne Effect".
Gym Rats
I guess RTO is awesome for the gym rats that include their daily workouts as part of their business day and not relief periods. The gym door swipes during non lunch hours would be an enlightening query.
When is the next layoff?
Any idea when is the next cut?