I never worry ahead of time, I think it’s pointless to worry in advance, but I try to always have some savings in case they tell me they don’t need me anymore. I have several colleagues who are constantly tense and anxious that they will be cut. I understand, no job is absolutely safe, I would never work here if I thought that my job was so insecure.
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The last 18 months have proved many jobs can be done fully remote from any location. A lot of jobs will migrate offshore over the next few years.
Anyone that's feels "perfectly safe" are the same that will say " I can't believe T is laying off again". Face it, the company only survives on the annuity of monthly mobility revenues, which is constantly feeling price and competitive pressure. Years ago, margins were so high, investment mistakes could easily be recouped, it's no longer the luxury for T. As you speak to peers, ask yourself if it were your company...would you feel good about the near term? Probably not. The lack of a clear business path forward should be strikingly concerning to employees looking to carve out a few more years, t certainly is to investors and the market. Nothing is guaranteed so don't let it catch you and your families off guard. Ongoing failures in wireline, security and media erode T's ability to invest in growth areas.....this model is simply not sustainable, if you think it is, you're in a corporate fed state of denial. Don't believe everything you're told, do your own research and read what this segment is doing and you'll find T is wildly behind in every category.
I feel perfectly safe even though there is very little work to sustain the number of employees our team has to perform the jobs. Too many employees and not enough work to go around. T often does the opposite of what is obvious! If there is no work in a group, they hire more people, conversely, if there is too much work in a business unit, they layoff in that group. That’s because when work gets very slow, it usually takes about 1 year or more before the bean counters become aware of it. Nobody is looking at individual productivity, just overall bottom line results. Our business unit could easily afford to let go of three technicians and the workload would still be slow.
Ehhh, only thing to worry about in SSIM is overcrowding the office.
Every employee in a company should keep an exit strategy in mind at all times. You never know. You will know when to execute.
If you've been here over the last ten years and made it through all of those layoffs, and are still sitting petrified that you're next, there's something wrong with you. You either should A) leave on your own, for your own sanity... OR... B) cease to GAF, as I did about 8 years ago.
Do your job...and if you're paid well and reasonably happy with your job, keep your head down and do your job. Stop worrying about what you have zero control over.
T is so disorganized, I don't believe they have what it takes to layoff. We know they have been way overstaffed for years. I also think they want to avoid any negative publicity until the WM deal closes.
Sounds like Stankey is sticking to his g-ns. No one is safe. Be prepared, it will get ugly after the WM sale.
Rethink possible!
kinf of a d-mb question when your ceo says no place is safe and they have to many mouths to feed.