Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

Updated my resume this week and have started applying. I’m not the demographic targeted for the changes that have been going on but it’s left a bad taste in my mouth how they treat tenured employees who are so loyal to them.

You will never be able to convince me that it's better for the company that I show up 5 days, instead of 3 or 4. You just want me out, and I am not even your target audience, since I am young. But, I will give in and will be out. I honed my skills enough and I can show myself to the door.

@StillHappy

The comparison to Amazon isn't at a business level, but a CEO level. Stankey is saying "if Jassey can do it, then so can I."

As for the rest. I don't like, but can understand the office consolidations and layoffs going on. I agree the business needed it. Focusing on our core was needed.

The problem I have is that the employee reductions through office consolidation, layoffs and RTO shows a complete lack of logic. They have let go knowledgeable and experienced employees that are needed to run HR, the network, and critical IT systems simply because they are in the wrong office. They have laid off other skilled employees, that could have backfilled those other employees, because they ended up in the wrong group. Let them go instead of retaining them. RTO continues the trend by pi----g off those that do the most work and the best skills. Stankey and friends (I will NEVER call them leaders or leadership, because they definitely do not qualify) are focused purely on headcount. That is going to come back and bite the company in the a-s.

Look at what a purely financial focus and disdain for your employees did to Boeing. Stankey seems to think that Boeing's management are geniuses.

@yuf+1voiSn6L

More words than needed but fair points.

Why in the world would you even think comparing AT&T to Amazon was reasonable (or to any progressive tech firm).

AT&T is a Utility firm trying to make the best of things after some huge investment mistakes (how The Stank is still here baffles me). But, in my humble opinion, things seem to be turning around after we admitted to ourselves that we’re not a major Tech or Media firm.

We are now positioned to keep driving forward positively but will still be at a cost to our work force since continued cost reductions are a lackluster results from those bankruptcy level media investments.

Be well through this unfortunate journey

“Gotta love the “actually work” guy. He comes around almost as much as the Costco guy and the “4 day weekend” guy.”

I have a surprise for you.
They’re all the same guy.

Dinosaurs will dinosaur. A telecommunications company that can't figure out how to telecommute is just sad.

They
Don't
Care

The Stink will keep making his millions no matter how many employees hate him.