https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/29/tech/fcc-fines-att-verizon-200-million/index.html The hits keep on comin!

Observation from afar. Difference between UAW, Teamsters and CWA unions. The first two don’t pu$$yfoot around, most of CWA will. Both sides in the bargaining session have had plenty of time prior to the contract expiration, to come to terms and put... — read more 

If you are in mobility / fiber - your position will be switching to contractor very soon. Stanley idolizes the Google/amazon infrastructure- they hardly pay benefits and most people are contractors - software engineer? India is the answer. God bless... — read more 

I've wanted to quit for a while now but I can't get myself to do it because of layoffs. I feel that if I walk out right now, I'd be 100% leaving severance behind. I've been here for ten years and I'm nearly 50, both of which practically guarantee me... — read more 

At the employee Q1 review, I noticed Fluffy used the argument "It would be easy for the stock to go up by buying back shares but who would be the one person most likely to gain from that?" I heard the identical argument almost word for word... — read more 

Do any new level 2 hires get stock and/or a pension? Is compensation limited to salary and bonus only?

Won’t get first real TBR check till June. WTAF?

The former CEO of Yahoo 2012-17, Mayer, has been on the BOD since March 2024. The annual meeting is coming up, so vote “no” unless you want more influence by her. She is the one that banned telecommuting at Yahoo after pulling VPN logs (and had... — read more 

So, at least for some, the policy seems to be that if you declined to move for Wave 2, they won't tell you your off payroll date until 2 weeks before. How are we supposed to manage projects and work if we know someone is leaving, but it might be in a... — read more 

Over 200 people were surplused this week effective active early May.

What's going on with the cybersecurity spin off? Haven't heard anything in a while

So now when an existing customer pays their bill on time - auto pay ect, 2-5 yrs tenure, it's common practice to flag their account as " fraud " and deny them any more lines of service. Today alone our store lost 7 lines of service between 3... — read more 

I’m genuinely curious to know how long you have to be in this company to get that “balance” that shows up on your retirement savings, because dear lord.

Org name changed yesterday from Business Customer Sales and Service to Business Care and Sales. Anybody guess what's up? I imagine it can't be good for us employees. It can only mean further cost cutting consolidations, closings and layoffs.

Sales, in Public Sector, and glad to have received this today. Company was good to me over the years but can’t take the everlasting BS from some of our so called Managers aka AVP. Socially awkward, brought zero value to our meeting and believes... — read more 

announcing YOU will be notified later today that YOU have been declared surplus so YOU are being laid off. Hah! Happy Friday! Let the $chitt $how begin.

So what about Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi markets as far as ARSM and DOS jobs? Any stores closing? Merging or more!

https://cwad9.org/news/att-bargaining-bulletin-18-april-23-2024

https://www.semafor.com/article/04/25/2024/private-equitys-latest-trade-corporate-pensions (Here is a snip from the article ...) "A brisk new trade in the financial futures of millions of retirees is unnerving some US workers, regulators, and... — read more 

The boss just told us 20% of his staff got lay off notices today. All older white guys. FirstNet / Public Sector (not Sales)

AT&T is filled with simpletons whose only skills are butt-kissing and yes-mening. That's it. That's why we've made so many bad moves over the last ten years. When the only feedback Stankey and those around him receive is an echo of their own words... — read more 

AT&T is a utility. Telecom is a utility. Utilities make money if customers get what they pay for most of the time. Our RSCs are crooks. Our CSRs are confused. Our techs are geezers. Our leadership are clueless. And yet, we make billions. So save a... — read more 

What CEO tells their company that it would be doing better if it didn't have to pay benefits and bonuses? Stankey, news flash: Without incentives to work at this company, there would be no employees to do the actual work.

"Oh, you're all still here?" mocking the layoffs and RTO folks....what a great guy....

Is no one going to ask about mass layoffs and what the goal is as far as headcount!?

They're just kind of taking it now. LOL

Let the fun begin….Show us results of the culture survey, surely it will show a need for new BOD and C suite…

T stock down 14% and VZ up 14% over last 20 years. You gotta work pretty hard at su-king to be down 14% over 20 years. Still, the 1998 VRIP was very very good to me. ha

Bye bye VTP. 😭

I'm about to leave and I'm going to do so being grateful to T and its management. Things ended up being so bad that it pushed me to look for a new job for the first time in years. Usually, I'm happy with the status quo, but things worsened so much... — read more 

Hearing big retail cuts coming, store closures and sell offs, directors/AVPs cut, ADs cut - I've heard calls will be happening with those impacted in the retail org on this Friday 4/26 and 5/15. I've also heard 4/26 is notice date with 5/15 being the... — read more 

Comfortless Platitudes

Rumors flying around that the company has plans to come after Leg T workers next - to move that work to the orange contract.

Per my contact ATT will provide health insurance until May 2025. April 10 I get confirmation my payment was made. April 22 my doctor says they are being told I don’t have coverage. Ticket created and in 5 to 7 days I can call back to see if my... — read more 

It’s no coincidence that JVB was brought when the cost reductions started. She was sued because she hates old people (which she is old now) you can look it up she and ATT were sued and lost. She is destroying Mid Markets which su-ked to begin with... — read more 

What a bunch of waste of time. Half of the answers were still not answered and of course they gave us all the stuff we wanted to hear. If you are going to continue the work then I would strongly suggest that you not pay union dues. Again they made... — read more 

So the company are getting rid of managers by telling them to move to a hub or get surplussed. Now they are telling union employees to move to a new contract or get surplussed. They know a fair amount will leave the company like the managers did. ... — read more 

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Can Members of Technical Staff (MTS) be laid off? We know leadership (vps and directors) can be forced to leave or retire but what about them? It's an impressive title.

Are the type of calls/work changing to mobility or is it just a mobility contract but still doing the same work you are doing today? I know they can change it at any time but did they actually say when you switch over to the new contract your type... — read more