Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

Can you get paid or a portion of paycheck if you take leave?

I just took a stress leave. You go to your doctor and tell them what you’re going through and they write you out for usually a month.

I was told LOA is only granted for military in my neck of the woods. Sounds like you're "management" with those hours. I'm sure it's different for bargained. As such, I incurred a "point" for getting off 1 1/2 hours early to go to the Emergency Room. I submitted everything required to Leavelink after and they just kept rejecting it for bogus reasons. They said I was missing several things that were clearly included. I called HR to complain and they said "Give it up and take the point." They said that department was taken over by AT&T with far fewer workers than Sedgewick and they are doing a horrible job. Imagine that! We apparently have to plan emergencies and illnesses and apply for our personal time beforehand or get "points".

take leave, others do it. I know a guy in AZ who's take LOA twice in the last 2 years and no one has questioned it!

There is no X - Ray or MRI to prove a mental health issue, ask them to prove it :)

Unless you have no choice, just stop working that many hours. That’s what I did. Used to be the top performer, now I just do bare min. No benefit in k–ling yourself. If you drop dead (we actually had this happen in the office), they will just dump your work on the next person, not backfill, and care less. I’ve seen it first had literally.

Just reach out to your wanna be leadership. They really care about you and will gladly listen to you. Anne and team care about their people!!

Take the LOA, they’ll just move a couple wire techs around. Don’t sweat it.

Here's the problem with it.

If your department approves your LOA, this tells HR that your group can do the work with at least one less member on the team.

Hence, the reason it is frowned upon to take a LOA is the fact that HR may come back after the fact and throw a surplus at your group. If you're not bottom seniority, it won't be your job that gets ruined.

Read that, you taking LOA can potentially put someone else's job on the line.

Don't be that guy.

At first when you said there was no surplus in your group I thought you were in Business Services, but then you said you worked a lot so I know you're not in Business Services...

Sounds like you are typically burned out from working and not having time to relax, fish,hunt or just watch some tv!Take a few days off and get some rest!Drink you a few beers or a glass of expensive wine and be normal,That’s my advice to you!

The best thing you can do for your mental state is stop working 10-12 hours a day. You could work 24/7 and you wouldn't be any better off than the rest of us. You should listen to Stankey's words that "nobody is safe". They do not care about you. You need to jock up and take responsibility for your mental state because nobody will help you but you.

but muh mental healf!

Take a stress leave.

I know that Bargained for employees can take LOA for up to 30 days without affecting seniority. There is a form you can fill out via Leavelink, which will go to your supervisor for approval. I speak from experience!

Man up or just quit.
No wonder the company wants many "workers" gone.
Pathetic.