Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

What a Troll. The primary reason the company finds itself in this situation is the failed DTV, Warner, and before that T-Mob failed merger. Randall drove a lot of this but Stinky was in the passenger seat so he is not blameless.

Stankey doesn’t run nor operate AT&T. His job is to get paid, there’s a difference.

Hot of the press: AT&T labs has developed a chatgpt bot that replaces all level 4 and above!! code name: Stinky

"Great post, CEO(s) make hard decisions. Bravo."

Maybe at other companies but here at AT&T CEOs make disastrous decisions that bankrupt the company by saddling it with unmanageable debt. Then, they decimate the workforce they need to keep the lights on.

No need to get nasty. And again, none of this is personal. All the warning signs of a struggling company have been there for well over a decade, so your mention of over 30’ years? Well a lot of the responsibility for that is on you. If anything, a lot of the changes happening at a rapid fire now should have started many years back to streamline cost and efficiency.

Sure. There is a reason the employee survey is absolute garbage. Do you really think any rank and file employee is listened to. Randy and now Stankey knew best, the best way to get AT&T into over a Hundred Billion in debt. Any smart person taking the employee survey knows better than to reveal any pain points to the company because it has been demonstrated that "learship" will double down on those behaviors that cause the pain. It is how AT&T 'leadership" works, fear and intimidation, not Leadership.

"All the warning signs of a struggling company have been there for well over a decade, so your mention of over 30’ years? Well a lot of the responsibility for that is on you."

Bull it's on him.

We've all been watching the comical-under-other-circumstances mismanagement for decades. When they invest they invest in the wrong things for the wrong reasons, because they don't listen to the people who know what's going on.

And the current push for RTO is a perfect example. It fixes nothing that is wrong, and causes the departure of the wrong people. Same was true Domain 2.0, ONAP, Concept of One, the list is endless.

They don't have a clue how to streamline the business. They'll spend $100 to avoid spending the $10 we tell them they need to spend to make things better.

@jsi+1nhLOP6z My one friend has been a sub contractor for over 15 years, barely making $60K a year, granted no college degree, but laid off from T over 20 years ago. Smart, hardworking girl, not techy but can do any job handed to her. Another friend, college degree & PMP certified, laid off in 2014, is now at a pharma company pulling down $175k a year as a PM. Don't lump everyone in the same sinking boat.

Some people soiled their underwear after seeing something good said about Stankey.

"Clearly one option is that they’re fattening this pig to attempt to sell it."

More like losing weight in anticipation of a divorce and being back on the singles market.

This company went through a massive change when it was the real ATT before SBC bought it. The multiple layers of management were gone, less redundancy and less overhead. Then comes SBC and we went right back to the old Bell system with more layers of management than T new what to do with. Also, SBC brought back the monopoly mentality which has been with us ever since. It's truly time to clean house and get rid of the unnecessary layers of management, but not the workers. Then, I think T would be better positioned to compete with the other players in the industry!

Clearly one option is that they’re fattening this pig to attempt to sell it.

"Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic."
Best description of this company I have ever heard.

No need to get nasty. And again, none of this is personal. All the warning signs of a struggling company have been there for well over a decade, so your mention of over 30’ years? Well a lot of the responsibility for that is on you. If anything, a lot of the changes happening at a rapid fire now should have started many years back to streamline cost and efficiency.

Great post, CEO(s) make hard decisions. Bravo.

It wouldn’t need turned around if it wasn’t crashed first.

Yes a--hole, it’s frigging personal. When you’ve dedicated yourself to a career that spans 30+ years and have faithfully and loyally performed with excellence in support or your team and the corporation you tend to take it personally. But loyalty and integrity are things you Stankey drones know nothing the fu-k about. I pit anyone who has to work with you.

Uh yeah, because stockholders always love guys who drop the value of their holdings by a third on their watch.

There is no way T is going to be able to afford many contractor replacements. Large sections of work will be taken over by remaining employees. Work redistribution will become a major component of reorgs. It’s best to make plans for life fully outside of T. Workwise, everyone is replaceable. This is a hard truth you need to learn to accept.

Good time to be a subcontractor, ready for a pay raise, benefits were nearly gone anyways so not much change.

Uhhhhh he gave 3rd party companies free reins to run the company. It’s an unorganized free for all.

John Stankey is most definitely a pillowbiter.

Probably one of the worse corporations out there, past performance is a good indicator of future performance.

Don’t forget, raising deductibles, out of pocket and premiums on the healthcare. Looking out for the shareholders.

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

When 2024 Q2 financials are reviewed, Stankey will be seen in a very positive light by industry leaders. Let’s wait one year to pass final judgment.

Very good sarkastic description of the leader of T (abbrev for Titanic).

written by Stankey and BOD

The Stinky shill is on here again blabbering.

The hard decisions needing to be made were never going to popular regardless of who was implemented them. Too many lifetime employees have made this personal.

My head's in the sand. What are all the hubs?