Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

We did it Charlie, We did it - Kamala Voice

Placing the bottom 25% of the organization on success plans is a standard practice—perfectly normal and logical. But what if we do the illogical, in true T fashion? Instead of 25% of the organization being on plans, let's open it up to 75%.

How do you take the bottom 25% and turn it into 75%? Simple: evaluate every single metric separately and put the bottom 25% of each metric on success plans. Excelling in one or two areas isn’t enough here. You must be perfect in all metrics, or you receive the golden ticket to unemployment from Charlie and his Oompa Loompas.

This approach is a surefire way to lose your entire organization’s engagement. Congratulations!

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It seems like you're not doing your job if you can't hit 2 of 3 buckets. With BB only being 25% on ranker it seems your plan is more of an overall ranker issue and not just Dedicated ports.

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Post ID: @2gfz+1tiQijVz

I am on a success plan for dedicated internet. During the four weeks after it happened I sold 6 dedicated ports. I thought things were looking up. Then they threw this new VAS email out and I'll be back on. I know the writing is on the wall.

I put in the activity each day while my veteran colleagues sit back with their feet up enjoying tech referrals and flipping pots to adi. They're celebrated and I am on a plan. Let's ride it until the wheels fall off!

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Post ID: @2rxt+1tiQijVz

This is just another tactic to avoid paying severances during the integration of Fiber and Mobility, leading to layoffs. Brace yourselves; their plan is to use these fabricated formulas to push out as many employees as possible.

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Post ID: @1sto+1tiQijVz

The company needs to expand the PIP program to eliminate the ringers. We all know who they are, we all work with them. They are just hanging on, knowing their next job will be flipping burgers or wearing a greeters vest at Lowes or Walmart.

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Post ID: @1usa+1tiQijVz

Is this for mid market as well?

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Post ID: @1mdv+1tiQijVz

Where is the improvement plan for the Stink?

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Post ID: @1tee+1tiQijVz

What no one is pointing out is the support groups for each component of VAS have all be layed off recently. The comment about vas making customers sticky is patently false. When you include voice, yes, but most everything else is a nightmare for the customer. Our techs don’t even want to install office at hand

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Post ID: @1chi+1tiQijVz

But yet they don't pull platinum/global sales out of the the numbers before they take the bottom 25% class action lawsuit waiting to happen

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Post ID: @1vim+1tiQijVz

PIP = Death sentence

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Post ID: @1byr+1tiQijVz

Awwwwww.

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Post ID: @1czn+1tiQijVz

Flip Pots or get fired sounds like to me. Message is loud and clear Charlie.

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Post ID: @1lbb+1tiQijVz

Let me clear up the confusion. Right now if all 3 buckets all into Q4 for Ranker You will be placed on a Success Plan. After today they have now added VAS as a standalone second Q4 bucket. So not only do you need to be out of Q4 for 3 buckets combined you also need to have your VAS out of Q4. Make sense? Now give them about another month and they will make Dedicated the same way. Right now they don't give two sh--s about BB sales and as JVP has said she wants direct sellers to focus on Dedicated and Indirect to Focus on BB ports. What makes 0 sense is these id--ts still have yet to make a white space bucket. They keep saying town hall after town hall don't keep flipping legacy POTS as we are losing to much Rev, but yet to add a white space bucket. D-mb leadership all the way around.

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Post ID: @1erm+1tiQijVz

What are these people talking about OP statement has nothing to do with Mid Year reviews. The fact of the matter is you will be placed on a plan if you fall in the bottom 25% of any metric Dedicated, Shared, Or Now (as of today) VAS.... Doesn't matter if you are 400% in 2/3 metrics you are still going on a plan 🤣

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Post ID: @1sta+1tiQijVz

you don't go on performance plan for your mid year check in. c'mon man

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Post ID: @mti+1tiQijVz

Expanding the PIP program is a very professional and legal way to dump employees, without incurring severance fees. AT&T has never used the PIP program to its fullest extent. Many more low performing employees were never placed on a PIP as it was warranted. I don't know of any employee who survived after being placed on a PIP!

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Post ID: @rsx+1tiQijVz

The fact that you can turn a midyear review into a Fox talking point might be part of your problem.

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Post ID: @fds+1tiQijVz

So... You su-k at your job?

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