AT&T Workers Face Job Uncertainty As Return-To-Office Mandate Takes Effect Soon – By Monica Aggarwal (IB Times) / June 16, 2023
- About 85% of the 60,000 employees impacted by the mandate live near one of the offices
- Employees who decide on relocating for work will be offered certain benefits
- The company has reportedly laid off 69,000 employees since 2020
AT&T managers suggest that the U.S. tech giant’s return-to-office mandate, issued last month, is essentially aimed at trimming the workforce.
In May, AT&T CEO John Stankey reportedly told thousands of its workers to return to nine designated offices starting July. Employees for the remaining locations were told to return to work from September.
The company asked employees to report to one of the nine designated offices in the locations at least three days per week, depending on their specific duties. AT&T, the world’s largest telecommunication company, has around 350 offices, with two central locations in Dallas, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia. Other offices eligible for return-to-office mandate include hubs in Los Angeles, California, Washington and New Jersey.
