I like the game of chess but I'm not very good at it because I cannot think 4, 5, or 6 moves ahead in anything. Is it possible, remotely possible, for the architects of the combination of RTO and HUB designations to have forseen the majority of riffraff they would love to get rid of likely would be the holdouts to relocation? Think about it. You want to rightsize. Why not k*ll 2 birds with 1 stone and maximize your effort in such a way as to remove those least committed to the success of your company? Look at the negative attitudes of the commentors on this forum with the shortest remaining future with AT&T. Could this have been orchestrated any better without design and planning? Riddle me this:
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This initiative you speak of is much larger than just little ol' T. This is a master play from the 2%'rs and you see all the common players falling in line. Just think of them as the "good ol' boys club" but with Absolute power over economy! Yes, there is always some fallout, but minions can & will be replaced when needed...aka collateral damage and buzzword alert: rightsizing. Been going this way since the dawn of the almighty stock market and IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE 2%'RS WHAT SO EVER. Nothing new, you just need to expand your sights some and know where your place is: a bottom line number and seat filler. Collect your paycheck and deal with it or move on, it really has NO underlying effect on the big picture! Hope you live more free now...free from thinking your that important to anything other than your loved ones and free to know it's just a job!
Nobody seems to have really answered your question. I think you are asking "Could the C-suite id--ts have foreseen that all the good people would leave and the chaff and short-timers would stay when they came up with the RTO policy?"
Absolutely. The thing is, they don't think they need them. Why? My best guess is that Stankey is making the short-term play to up the stock, retire, and then dump his stock before it crashes. He knows that getting rid of a lot of people, and a lot of expensive people, will improve the balance sheet and drive the stock up. It will take time for the wheels to come off because of lack of experience and knowledge.
Let me demystify this for you. People who decide to leave the company or not go to a hub City are figured into the budget. They have using some weird math figured out roughly how much they're going to save by the people who will probably not move or just plain quit because of RTO. It is not an insubstantial amount. This is not the ramblings of somebody who just made it up I've seen the line items and has been for quite some time.
It’s actually against older people that are locked in on old housing prices and interest rates. Doesn’t make financial sense sometimes. Take your pension etc and move on.
No way would I move. I have 2 special needs children and a very sick mother. Sorry to break it to you, but they come first. So much for that Village that Hillary touts.
Ask your supervisor for the answer to this riddle.
Stop overthinking it.
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"No way I’m working extra hours AND doing 8 in the office 5x per week. I’ll be going to only 40 until I leave."
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You had me there for a thought or two, but anyone intelligent enough to pull that off would be able to turn AT&T into a $100 Stock. I'll still give you a B+ for the effort.
You don’t move up by being the smartest or most valuable. Those people are usually pigeon holed into some sme job and too valuable to production to advance. It’s the social/political types that know just enough. Hence why all the bad decisions. The smart people know this is causing the most valuable to leave, hurting productivity and the business. Too many other places that pay more and are fully remote or hybrid. You all can enjoy, I’m out. No way I’m working extra hours AND doing 8 in the office 5x per week. I’ll be going to only 40 until I leave. So they will get 9-5 M-F In the office only. Don’t be calling after hours or expect more early mornings.
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Okay, so you get rid of your riffraff. You also shoot yourself in the foot by losing TONS of valuable experience. What did you really achieve?
The skilled employees, and the younger employees with no ties or loyalty to the company, will take the money and run. The older employees with tenure goals, regardless of skill level, will remain.
Now, if the 5x per week gets implemented, that will hurt a lot of folks who were trying to ride out the last months of their career by commuting and using vacation to make the commute to Dallas tenable for a short time. That might drive a lot more of the target group out of the company.
Seeing ppl move that are dead weight. Check mate.
Seven of Hearts?? Sorry OP, not good with riddles
Negative ghost rider. Talented employees rather take severance and find other jobs. Employees who can’t get comparable jobs or don’t value their skills move with no job security or relocation packages.