An AT&T mandate calling 60,000 managers to work in-office three days a week is seen by at least one of them as "a layoff wolf in return-to-office sheep's clothing," according to Bloomberg. The ask coincides with a nationwide effort to consolidate the phone giant's 350 offices into just nine
- meaning thousands of managers must consider either relocating or resigning. CEO John Stankey has said he expects 9,000 employees to face that choice, but AT&T insiders put the number closer to 25,000, with a majority of affected staffers ineligible for relocation stipends.