Yesterday, in Jason Press town hall, he said there are 300 impacted with RTO for wave 1 that have to move by 1/1/2024 to Atlanta or Dallas or lose their jobs. He said 150 agreed to move. The rest will be put on surplus early November or... — read more
Expectations are absurd - walk away?
The constant downsizing has cut into the bones of teams. The expectation to keep up with the volume of work with the same level of quality is completely unreasonable. It’s come to the point where I just need to leave voluntarily to maintain my sanity... — read more
Cold, Flu, and COVID Season on the way.
What will our illustrious C-suite do when viruses spread like a wild fire through the packed spaces of our hubs? Lots of calling in sick. Lots of employees upset about the unhealthy conditions of our sardine can hubs. It will be interesting to see... — read more
Systems tech position
I have an opportunity to transfer out of my FT position and into a systems technician position. Frankly , I’m not sure it’s a good move. Looking for honest opinions about this position. Namely , job security. Do we think they are going to stick... — read more
Any update on LA office?
Was told that the old LA5 building was going to be reopened but have not received any info/updates and we are supposed to do the layoff cover aka return to office on 9/5. Has anyone received any definitive information on where things stand, if old... — read more
2 year term VS in Lifers
Prem tech, do I ever have a chance of getting into core contract? Most of us are over a decade of service now but they’ve been only to hiring 2 year term construction and TFS. What are the odds? Any changes foreseeable or is this a dead end job... — read more
Friday 8-25-23
If GES has surplus in 2 days any ideas on how they do it? Any clues that this is really happening on this day, aside from rumors?
Corporate collusion
https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-making-workers-employees-return-to-office-rto-wfh-hybrid-2023-1
Goldman Sacks
Goldman Sacks just announced their employees come in five days a week.
Question about CBC
I work in a C.O. maintaining LU switches & working Carrier eqpt. After hours & on weekends I pre-wire houses for a large builder both commercial & private homes. Since I don't wire for a living, is this considered a CBC violation? The day job earns... — read more
A noun a moose
So many of us are simply waiting to get laid off for the long paid vacation to regroup for the next chapter.
Amazon is seeing some employees quit instead of moving to a new state as part of relocation mandate
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/22/amazon-employees-are-quitting-after-they-were-told-to-relocate-states.html
NJ
Bedminster or Middletown? Which survives the longest and when are they vacated? 9/5 is right around the corner
Workplace Reservations
How are people who are not in long-term hub locations, who have to be in the office starting Sep. 5 reserving workspace? There doesn't seem to be anything in YWR.
RTO @ 1 BP
The cafeteria is an overpriced joke for bad food. The restaurants downtown are overpriced, greasy spoons and filthy. Anyone have any suggestions other than bringing a brown paper lunch?
AT&T Employer Brand: time to show off WHAT we do and WHY
AT&T Insider is asking for employees to rate on Comparably, Indeed, and Glassdoor. "Be Inspired" it says. You know what to do.
Lots of people in the office
I’ve been coming to the office for a month and today suddenly it’s crowded. Like 5 people most days and 100 today. Did something happen?
Anyone start a new job while waiting for AT&T severance date?
Has anyone decided not to relocate and start working a second job while waiting for your last day on payroll and severance check from AT&T?
Training
Does any dept or position in AT&T offer formal training? All I see is sink or swim as the customer suffers.
Powerpoints and short term targets
Never looking ahead or saying then what? I was never a yes man but kept my head down, laid low, had side action going but ATT was the foundation with pay and benefits. Now 30 years later this is just something I spend at most 10 hours a week on... — read more
I've lost all motivation
With a likely chance that I will not have a job within a few months, I've lost all motivation to do anything but what I absolutely have to. The way T is handling this seems designed to ruin morale and get people to give up and quit. I'm sad to say... — read more
Fo-e-warned is fo-e-armed
Before any of you in the AT&T Retiree cohort are shuffled over, by default, to Stankey's "AT&T Medicare Advantage Plan" read this and OPT-OUT! You can do so starting 10/16/2023 by calling 1-866-819-3448 8AM to 8PM local... — read more
Please advise layoff vs retired
Considering leave the company, anyone can give some advices whether take layoffs vs retired benefits?
Mark Zuckerberg’s new ‘in-person time policy’ will crack down on Meta’s remote work rebels
https://fortune.com/2023/08/21/mark-zuckerberg-meta-return-to-office-three-days-week-fired-performance-review-termination/?utm_campaign=fortunemagazine&xid=soc_socialflow_facebook_FORTUNE&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social
Welday GBD surplus
is it Friday 8/25 or in Sept? any idea on titles effected? :(
I have it on good authority, that no retention bonuses are being paid out.
If the company is trying to get people to quit by forcing RTO, you would have been given TW status if they wanted to keep you. If you got FTO, no bonuses are offered to "keep" you at the company. That is BS. Once we get to wave two, relocation... — read more
It's not what I'm made for 🎵
I have been an employee since 2000. 23 years. 23 years of wasted life. I can't take it anymore and have reached the point to where I just don't care anymore. I'm here to collect a check, do the bare minimum, while I just await my death sentence. Yes... — read more
Headcount 8/21/2023
149,734
How much do you have saved?
How much do you have saved, both in your savings and checking account? How much do you think is enough if you are expecting not to have a job soon? Also, how much would you consider enough to take a few months off to relax and recharge your batteries... — read more
RTO not even across the board
Return to office is supposed to be company wide but I guarantee this is not being implemented everywhere! We have a construction and engineering warehouse in west Texas that is housing about 80 or so managers and couple of second lines that somehow... — read more
Seeking Alpha Rating Downgrade
Sad to see this news: AT&T's stock has been underperforming for years and is heavily indebted, making it an unattractive long-term investment. There may be a near-term rebound in AT&T's stock, but the upside is minimal and the company's growth... — read more
Side hustles
A personal pet peeve are those loud, long duration personal phone calls in a shared work area. The office was a quiet place to focus on work before the RTO mandate. The side hustles developed while employees were working from home are now being... — read more
Cautionary Tale - short term cost of cutting costs
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7094335378974769152?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios “We were spending about $2,000,000 a year with a vendor. They had a great customer service rep we loved….and a production manager that... — read more
Has Anyone Taken $ From Their 401(k)? How did it go?!
I'm thinking about taking money from my 401k early but I have heard some horror stories. What do you guys think?
Let's "play" Board of Directors, considering the company's lack of seriousness. What would bethe best solution now?
We all agree that JS should be fired. But what's next? His "old school" DRs like Lee, Arroyo, Mcefresh, share his same mindset. Who should stay and who should leave? Legg, Kellyn, perhaps? I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this.
Covid is still out there
Just heard from the union they were advised there were 7 known cases of Covid in the Atlanta, GA Midtown office. Keep in mind the company doesn’t have to let us know there is a Covid health threat in the office. I wear my mask , but noticed more... — read more
Meta/Facebook
Meta/Facebook said they will now implement/police their RTO policy. If the employees do not come into the office three days a week they will be fired.
AT&T Benefits Center is 100% Trash
Being routed to India to get very important benefit matters addressed is the absolute worst experience. Constantly being disconnected, extremely sketchy call quality, huge language barrier, stupid-a$$ low-IQ representatives who frankly don't give a... — read more
Good News in the midst of Layoffs & RTO
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/at-ts-5g-network-gets-an-upgrade-sooner-than-expected/ Mobility is getting a real 5G network upgrade, not the 5GE (4G LTE) variant, sooner than expected. It’s a doubling of the C-band spectrum, good news for... — read more