Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

BS FAKE POST OF THE WEEK

I can only tell you all the stress is not worth it. I travelled back and forth for 1 year before they laid me off. I was a bit hurt financially but my heath has paid the biggest price. I have had 4 heart procedures over that last year and I am still losing the battle with congestive heart failure. Work to live, don't live to work.

Once you understand that Life is supreme, you will smile and let out a sign of relief. As much as you or I or anyone else, does not wish ill will on someone, rest assured that Life itself keeps score and Life will all balance things out. I speak not in the proverbial sense, but rather, the literal sense. Life will always administer exacting due punishment to the very individual that is responsible for making you go through what you are feeling. He or she may not be aware of the correlation because it may be far removed and completely unrelated. It may be physical or mental in nature, but they will feel a similar level of anguish through the magic of Karma. Go and have a long and fulfilling weekend with those that love you. Know that Life will treat you kindly as the struggles for those responsible will come in time from a greater power than their feeble minds could ever phanthom.

It’s all a layoff exercise. You know it and we know it. Productivity has declined since we’ve been back in office and so many top tier talent people have left or are in the process of leaving. No way I’d do what you’re doing, but at an L3 level, I’m sure the pay is nice and another job at that level is hard to come by. Idk, I’d probably work my life to live on less and find something else. Nothing you can do for those still here waiting on better. I don’t think better is going to happen until we have a total leadership house cleaning.

Everyone should just buy a house, farm, or homestead where they really want to live and just rent an apartment (or share an apartment) where they are required to work. If you are not upper management they no longer pay your moving expenses and job security is now, very tenuous at best. This way you can really focus on paying off your main home and be free to choose where and when you want to work. Also, ask to work a four day week so that you can spend more time with the family and take an extra day off every three week to make it a four day weekend.

All you have to do is have the courage to say no. They can only fire you once. Until people the company needs more then they need it start to push back it will only get worse. If you can't do anything to help the people that work for you, is your job really something worth sacrificing your dignity and agency to keep?

I get the same feeling when I travel back for the weekend from Dallas to SFO

20 years in this company I worked from SFO, suddenly they decided this is the year everyone should work from Dallas.