What does market based means for those people who were not forced to relocate yet but not in market designation? Should we settle down in our home town or move to hub? I just don’t understand.
Article with the letter - read the letter.
"In a lengthy Friday memo addressed to "all AT&T managers" that was obtained by Business Insider, Stankey shared his thoughts on the results of the company's employee engagement... — read more
HVD, does it still work?
Now that the HVD has gone thru their RTO transition, leaving just a couple folks left on the team. Those left, haven't a fighting chance of maintaining the HVD environment! Are you seeing that in your day to day use of HVD?
Stankey Survey Letter - ChatGPT Tone Analysis
Tone The tone of the CEO’s letter is measured, formal, and defensive, with an undercurrent of conditional encouragement. It attempts to be transparent and appreciative, but it often shifts into a tone that can feel directive, uncompromising, and... — read more
Worst AT&T CEOs in history
I asked copilot who the worst AT&T CEOs in history were and up popped 1 Stankey 2 Stephenson 3 Armstrong The truth hurts
79%er and proud!
Let's win as one!
Now comes the fun part of the Stank's email . . . Implementation and "roll out".
It is going to be so enjoyable watching the people below the Stank express the Stank's ideas into some kind of actionable process to move the change forward. I wonder if Stank realizes that other than the reduction in head count he was striving for... — read more
The Stanke can dish it out but he can’t take it
Keep it up staffers. You’re doing a good job. Continue pushing and pressuring the bald ba----d until you force him out the door, just as he is trying to force you out.
Business Insider Wrote An Article on Stankey’s Letter
https://www.businessinsider.com/att-ceo-john-stankey-email-employee-feedback-survey-rto-policy-2025-8
Any update on alleged Dallas office intruder
Does anyone have any information about a possible hostile intrusion and subsequent lockdown in AT&T Dallas corp office bldg. several weeks ago? Haven’t seen anything about it other than being assigned hostile intruder training in PLE. I know via... — read more
The E-Mail
Honestly, not shocked by the factual information shared but absolutely gobsmacked by the tone he took in the e-mail. The c-suite and leadership team (who make eye watering amounts of money) are accustomed to communications of that nature but the... — read more
F your surveys!
We need to fix the debt that was caused by a failed TMO Merger, failed media / entertainment merger, failed DIRECTV acquisition, failed HBO MAX/DIRECT NOW, and many more bad investments by John Stankey and Randall Stevenson. Blame the frontline... — read more
I seriously thought that the Stankey
Email was sent out in error and would be recalled!
IHX incedent in Florida.
Anyone have details about the IHX rep in Florida?
Okay Boomer
Just skimmed Stankey’s email and I genuinely thought it was a mistake. If not… then wow. Our decrepit boomer CEO really hit us with a multi-page rant that boils down to “stop whining and get back to work.” Inspirational stuff, truly 🙄 It reads like... — read more
Surveys
So I read the email, the RESULTS! Man on man! Waste of money for sure. Key points were useless! I really think after 25 plus years it’s very evident no one cares anymore at all! The down fall of the company is near for sure!
Might be a disconnect between you and your current professional choice.
LMFAOOOOOO, are you kidding me Stank Ba--s….. Your dismissive comment about a "small majority" feeling disconnected from their professional choices is not just tone-deaf—it’s a glaring reflection of your own detachment from reality. The sentiment you... — read more
I don't care, I'm glad I took it
--and Lambasted "Leadership". Is it futile? Yes, it is. Will it change anything? Absolutely not. But I will tell you what, that narcissistic jack wagon is clearly IRATE...and that makes it worthwhile to me.
The corporate down voter is going to be busy this weekend.
The Stanks spin on the survey results have right before the weekend have given the regular employees a significant head start over the down voter.
What’s the point of the survey, really?
Nothing we say will be taken seriously because they actually want to get rid of as many of us as possible. The top brass would rather we just quit - it’s cheaper that way. If anything, we might as well give them ideas on how to make this job even... — read more
“ Your collective comments about culture may be the most difficult to synthesize”.
Really? You found that “difficult”, did ya? Explains a lot.
CEOs are real bold rn
With all the news going on pertaining to CEOs, you would think Stankey would be more careful with his position against employees and company benefits.
Who is going to send Stankey’s Email to the News?
After reading about Dell’s employee survey, I’m sure others would love to ready Stankey’s uplifting, affirming email to all of us!
The results are in: Stanky hates you!
You want flexibility or freedom outside of your job? Get a job somewhere else. You want loyalty, a sense of belonging, and “familial” culture? GET OUT, you are entirely replaceable and not special at all! You are a number designated to a job function... — read more
Just remember, when it is time to leave you owe AT&T nothing.
No 2 weeks notice, no transfer of knowledge, nothing. That is the culture Stankey has cultivated. He thinks of us as no more than a means to an end, and as employees we should reflect that culture.
At least we know why we did the survey…
The whole point of having us do the survey was to allow Stankey to ba-f out this diatribe. You don’t like our culture, you see through the lies about RTO, it’s your fault and you should get out. The arrogance of this is amazing but not at all... — read more
Actual ChatGPT breakdown of his survey email
Here’s your no-BS Cliff Notes version of that CEO message: ⸻ TL;DR: “Thanks, but buckle up.” • Thanks for the survey feedback: 73% responded, and leadership appreciates the honesty — but yeah, they saw the drop in engagement... — read more
Did Anyone Proofread Stank’s Email?
Wow. The seething tone coming from the email couldn’t have been more apparent. Customers will not be properly cared for when your employee’s morale is this low. Instead of addressing the issues employee’s expressed, specifically following “market... — read more
Stank, it’s YOU that just doesn’t get it…
He can barely contain his vitriol. It’s YOU that needs to go Pal.
Survey Email
Disappointed but not shocked.
Looking back at the posts for the last 24 hours . . .
It is evident that the mods are really policing this site for a lot more than just the items that violate the T&Cs. They have been deleting entire posts and even the responses within a posts, and there does not seem to be any consistency regarding... — read more
It had to be AT&T right?
I was listening to the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast when he mentioned a corporate gig with an unnamed telecommunications company after the Time Warner merger. Something along the lines of 12 men (c-suite types) in leather recliners in a room... — read more
Who removed the Field Ops post?
Someone must not like the posting about field ops working 3 days in the office Seems like it was deleted
Arnoldi town hall
The online questions were so blunt that they only answered one. Obviously they hate us, but it’s so crazy to see it so plainly.
50% of my team gone thx to RTO
Anyone that still thinks that this was for collaboration and not a silent layoff is in lalaland
AT&T moving offices, and you, again.
Jennifer Van Buskirk, SVP-Business Operations, stated that the Arlington Heights, IL building was not a go "forward location." Jennifer also stated that AT&T would be creating new regional offices outside of the Dallas and Atlanta locations that... — read more
Employee Survey
So I understand. Survey results will likely bash RTO and management will likely stand firm. So what exactly is the point of survey if you don’t want to listen to employees and what they want. This isn’t a debate about RTO, it’s a glaring example of... — read more
AVP and above with no direct reports
Poking around in webphone, pulled some reports, there are 223 AVP’s and above that have no direct reports. Giving away the big $$ for nothing. Perhaps HR should put some focus in that direction.
Another week, another incorrect presence report . . .
At least ATT got the wrong information out on time this week! That is an improvement, right?