…… to you about someone they are also talking about you to someone else. Lesson learned for me. During these stressful times of RTO, surpluses, etc be mindful of what you say to your co-workers. You may have known them for 20 years and consider... — read more 

Kudos to the new culture where minimal efforts are now the norm. I listen where leaders rant the work that in the past would get done with extra efforts but, our needed employees are now shrugging their shoulders. Why work so hard when the greed at... — read more 

An automated communication company ram by AT&T. Interesting but super computers are fundamentally used to collect data not be decision makers. Statement “ Employees initially plan to use Ask AT&T "to help coders and software developers across the... — read more 

I've been working remotely for the past 12 to13 years - a long damn time for sure. When Covid hit, the whole company followed suit for obvious reasons. During that time, one in which this country and company may never have seen the likes of, we as a... — read more 

Well it's General Admission Seating, Dirty, and Loud. I think the Smashing Pumpkins Cover Band comes on next while I am on the phone with India Customer Care.

I live >60 miles one way to my new assigned location. That’s so much gas. So much wear and tear on my poor car. Minimum 3 days a week. I’ve been virtual for years, and I wouldn’t even mind going back in if it was to a closer location. I don’t know -... — read more 

I know someone who's been fighting to try to keep the dwindling call centers open in the states, but they told me ultimately they were over-ruled. They've got so small recently that the overhead on the buildings just isn't worth it. I wanted to pass... — read more 

Best places to optimize value. They are going to try and get max bucks for Wireless and Fiber but being desperate does not put you in a prime position and Stankey will always be desperate. The buyer wants as few legacy employees as possible so get... — read more 

Our teamates and the people we have build relationships to keep the wheels for running arent even told that ypu have been surplused or our politely shown the door thrpugh RTO arent even told. You just show up one morning and your contact is gone... — read more 

Any insight on if the GEM team will play a role in the Public Sector re-org, SLED/LED and Firstnet leadership has been preparing for the upcoming changes and providing some level of insight, still a lot of unknowns-who will report to which manager... — read more 

Has anyone in Illinois heard anything?

Has anyone in San Antonio heard anything?

My job is relocated to Dallas… I would rather leave now (with severance)…anyone aware of anything

Has anyone heard anything? I haven’t heard anything since John’s original announcement….. I thought we would have heard something by June 30th but it’s crickets.

Many years at firm, now have to relocate at my expense to either Dallas or Atlanta within next several months. I won't be doing so. I'll get 6 month severance. When I get termination notice I'll get 2 weeks notice, then off payroll. "The letter"... — read more 

The U nion leadership is spending your dues defending a harrasment lawsuit instead of protecting you from layoffs. https://www.cwadefund.com/blog

Does anyone know why the decision was made to surplus most of the Learning & Development group in favor of outsourcing to a 'vendor'/contractor group? I heard today that about 200 people were told this was their fate today. Will the company really... — read more 

AT&T's new networking chief, Jeremy Legg, argued that Apple may need to shift to an edge computing model for its augmented and virtual reality strategy at some point in order to provide such services in a mobile – rather than stationary – environment — read more 

Maybe we'll start talking about something else again and not just repeat the same subjects over and over again.

They are going to carve it up like a Turkey and dole out the parts. Stankey will claim victory for shareholders. Selling the piece parts in total for $9.

Are there many "virtual" positions based out of Dallas, TX, since it's like "the" hub of all hubs?

Expect to hear from your Directors soon as to whether or not his plan for his team was approved, and / or whether the "network key locations" submitted were approved and what they are.

AT&T’s CFO says using A.I. has saved ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’—and that was before ChatGPT

Abacus Planning Group Inc. reduces stake in AT&T Inc. by 42.6%: What lies ahead for the telecom giant? https://beststocks.com/abacus-planning-group-inc-reduces-stake-in-att-i/

Failing to see the "people" side of the business equation will undoubtedly lead to bad morale, less productivity, disgruntled workers, and, in the worst cases, a mass exodus like this one. AT&T troubles might not end there. It’s always possible that... — read more 

Realize this is only the beginning, I know this is no comfort to those who have been laid off this go around, but would you rather be ahead of the wave or on in the middle of it. I was on a conference call a week ago with our VP who stated, after... — read more 

Has anyone used a Resume company to help build your resume? I’m not sure if I’m impacted by RTO but I want to figure out how translate my skills (26 years) into a resume for life outside of T. Looking for recommendations.

By John Stankey. First, make a big announcement about Returning to the Office where people who have worked from home will be forced back into the office. This will cause some tension, but it’s just the beginning. Next, you simultaneously announce a... — read more 

back in 2020, AT&T closed down 250 of its physical stores. Now, it will be closing down another 320, according to the Communications Workers of America Union. The CWA said that these closures will lead to more than 1,600 job losses. AT&T has defended... — read more 

As CEO at AT&T INC, J. Stankey made $21,651,207 in total compensation. Of this total $2,400,000 was received as a salary, $5,320,000 was received as a bonus, $0 was received in stock options, $13,499,988 was awarded as stock and $431,219 came from... — read more 

RTO is the big lie... It's all about slashing the budget. Two months after these layoffs they won't care if employees work in the office vs telecommute. They have done this before.

Anyword on Company Retail Mobility stores? I see stuff on everything else!

Even though you have made zero effort to identify the weak and not needed. It's like 52 pickup only they lost 9 cards and still expect to run a poker game. I think people(Customers) are going to notice and I think you have invited acts of sabotage. I... — read more 

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I will start a go fund me for people of the United States to sue AT&T and take it over & make it a public utility company as it was intended. As part of the lawsuit, AT&T brand will be eliminated from every document & band from ever doing business as... — read more 

Why in the world would you announce something that negatively impacts everyone in the company and then wait months before you start rolling out the detail as to how that is going to affect them? Well, let's think about that for a minute: It could... — read more 

Was there ever a more vacuous phrase? This is how our illustrious "leadership" avoids any responsibility or accountability for their frequent and costly missteps. They are like some shady junta in a benighted banana Republic. Whenever the... — read more 

When AT&T bought the company i worked for around 5 years ago, I was given a $50,000 retention bonus to stay on and keep working on the platform they wanted. That platform is still around, and hardly anyone else knows how to use it. Over the last... — read more 

AT&T in top 30 for revenue but with negative profit which means loss. Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.