I was surplussed and I left the business. The final payroll deposits make no sense. I'm trying to access paycheck stubs for details but there is nothing in the drop down. None are available.

If corporate could arrange an employee discount for a popular brand of motor homes - and maybe even add water & electric hookups in the company parking lots - they could really ramp up the collaboration because we’d be living in what would... — read more 

Especially those with long commutes!! I have 2 toddlers and am 6 months pregnant. Until RTO, I had been working from home for more than 10 years with my kids in daycare and flexible hours where I could sign off a tad early to be a mom and work some... — read more 

we need to win over the skeptics -greatest marketing program ever. maybe zeglis should return to really show how randy and john how to ruin...i mean create value

Was on call with leadership and apparently I'm apart of "affected" work group that may or may not be surplus in September. Not given any answers just HR responses and told to wait for official letter in September. Can't make this stuff up

What does the IHX acronym stand for? What does this organization do and for whom? Specifically, what customer group… small, mid or enterprise? Hub based?

There's a lot of people in the ATS org aka IT org that's not moving. We should all band together and create a consulting firm for them to hire us at 2x our current salary. Call it RTO consulting...motto living your destination

I heard from a higher up today that the wave 1 deadline to declare your intention to move (or lack there of) has come and gone. According to this person, 1/3 said they were moving, 1/3 said they were not, and 1/3 did not answer. Did anyone hear... — read more 

Is your manager pressuring you to do fraudulent sales? List their initial and what they are forcing you to do. No names. LC - Fraudulent add AWB without equipment and dummy IMEI

Well ...it's only going to be located in 2 locations...figure it out.

Stephenson was the biggest disaster to ever befall AT&T, granted. Stankey is a monumental c-word. But both were, to say the least, confident and brash about their awfulness and invented lots of new words and business strategies to take money-wasting... — read more 

Yes, of course this is a psychological experiment. AT&T invented the Hawthorne experiment over 70 years ago. Just google "Hawthorne Effect".

I guess RTO is awesome for the gym rats that include their daily workouts as part of their business day and not relief periods. The gym door swipes during non lunch hours would be an enlightening query.

Any idea when is the next cut?

Cautionary tale! Had a friend with 20+ years svc. as occupational (awesome employee) that back in the early 2000’s, took a management position. Within a year 1/2 they surplussed/laid him off right before he became MR75 retirement eligible. It took a... — read more 

If we are office workers, give me a defined space to personalize, hang up photos, and make my own workspace. With everything being shared now, I spend half an hour even finding a good spot where I can work with limited distractions and another 15-30... — read more 

has anyone heard anything new as of this week? other than the high probability, meetings will be sent out to notify those effected thursday evening.

Andy Markus: ‘Ask AT&T’ is our company’s generative artificial intelligence solution, and according to this dart I randomly threw at a line chart, we are ahead of the competition and definitely not wasting millions of dollars on another disastrously... — read more 

All he does now is create stupid videos, he thinks he’s a comedian. Guess that’s what you get from all that time at Warner. I sent him some anonymous feedback once, when he was over Network. In his next town hall he said he considered anonymous... — read more 

https://fortune.com/2023/07/24/why-att-verizon-infrastructure-woes-run-much-deeper-than-lead-cables-telecoms-leadership-sonnenfeld-tian/

How AT&T Borrowed $10bn from Vendors without Reporting It as Debt US telco AT&T appears to be an especially big fan of this form of finance, with around USD10bn borrowed in recent quarters using methods it describes as ‘direct supplier financing’... — read more 

Oh no sorry you need to know technology or have some science degree. Here is an idea "take a class". Or count my key strokes c'mon waste your time. Count my data, my door swipe, my office light or ... Come up with an idea... Not just....debt.

I’m honestly curious what the actual FU-K real estate is doing right now. I know I’m not the only one who has a cr-ppy office that isn’t even sustainable, the fact that we don’t even have a decent “rest” room to even eat lunch or even have meetings... — read more 

Remember work before Covid-19? Get up, take a shower, get dressed, drive to the office, get coffee with coworkers, sit down, do some work, attend meetings, go to lunch in cafe or at restaurant, come back, work, drive home, have dinner, family... — read more 

Even my manager hates being in the office and is not hesitant to say so. I thought we were doing this for them, so they can feel like they can manage (more like control and micromanage) us better. At least in our case, that couldn't be further from... — read more 

"Mr. Hatchet" "Muscular oversight" AI etc... Thoughts?

Imagine a world where as a leader you are applauded for outsourcing or laying off your self-proclaimed most valuable asset, the people who install the service, take the customers call, process the data, sell the service, collect the payments, etc. ... — read more 

Get off the titanic NOW

A recent post indicated 150,082 employees as of 8/14 (today) which was a reduction of 961 from the previous week. With 20 weeks left to year end that rate would result in a further reduction of 19,220 employees from now to year end - far above the... — read more 

I accessed LO.com today to read new posts and got an error message that I was temporarily banned from the site. I've never even posted here until now. just a reader. Anyone else have this happen? What's the basis for it?

150,082

T doesn’t want us around and most of us don’t want to be with this sinking ship…make an offer and let’s see what happens. Let the exec’s steer this ship into the inevitable ice burg.

Leg T/CWA Union workers under me who work overtime every week make more money than I do and if they're laid off, they'll get more termination pay than I'll get. I have no resentment or jealousy. I'm just sharing a fact. The men and women on my team... — read more 

It seems as though all aspects of the business is being cut down. Seems like the only safe place is in a retail store. Haven’t heard anything about stores closing or turning to AR in a very long time.

Good job AT&T the comments never made it to the media. It's what AT&T does best, skirt the truth, lol

Rumor-mill says calls will go out this Thursday or Friday, 2 weeks notice, off payroll by Sept 01. Headcount reduced by 20-25%, wireline, cellular and account support will be impacted and some customer base reassigned down channel or to remaining... — read more 

If you are recently got the severance check then check it carefully, AT&T tax team taking more than 22% standard federal tax, not sure if it a mistake or intentional but 4 of my friend paycheck calculation was way off, At&t took $10,000 extra on... — read more 

Date: August 8, 2023 In a tumultuous week for the job market, several major companies across various industries have announced or speculated workforce reductions, impacting thousands of employees. Telecommunications giant AT&T took center stage... — read more