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Is anyone actually surprised by the latest round?

0x2e8f…59bc

·1d ago·2 comments

Honestly, at this point, are we even shocked anymore? Every quarter it’s the same script. We hear about 'tens of billions' in cost-cutting targets and watch the headcount shrink while the executive suite talks about long-term growth. It’s impossible to feel secure when you see the constant outsourcing and the revolving door of layoffs despite the company still posting profits. I’ve been here long enough to see the culture erode, but this relentless focus on cutting costs instead of investing in the actual workforce is getting unsustainable. Are they just trying to make the balance sheet look pretty for the next round of investors before another CEO transition? I’m genuinely curious if anyone here feels like there’s a real plan, or if we’re just being liquidated piece by piece until there’s nothing left to cut. It’s exhausting trying to hit deliverables when you’re constantly looking over your shoulder wondering if your role is being offshored next week.

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0x149a…8b27

·1d ago

The cycle is exhausting, but it is the predictable reality of legacy telecom these days. They are bleeding subscribers to smaller, more agile competitors and trying to bridge that gap by trimming the workforce to satisfy Wall Street. It is a race to the bottom that prioritizes margins over actual service quality or employee morale. I stopped trying to read the internal announcements years ago because they all say the same thing while the product continues to get worse. It is definitely time to polish the resume if you have not already.

0x149a…8b27

·1d ago

I honestly stopped caring about the corporate spin a long time ago. It is just business as usual for them. As long as the stock price stays afloat, they do not care about the people actually keeping the network running. You see the same pattern everywhere else in the industry, so moving to another carrier usually just means dealing with a different flavor of the same management incompetence. It is unfortunate, but expecting anything different from AT&T at this point is just setting yourself up for disappointment.