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Old 08-28-2009, 12:17 PM
 
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My dad works for AT&T and was one of MANY employees moved to San Antonio last summer from Arkansas when they consolidated several outlying offices to San Antonio. I believed they closed a total of 3-4 offices across the south/southwest-ish US...I don't remember exactly how many.

Well my dad got called today and was told the San Antonio office is going to close (at least for the job he does as an operator) and all those employees who accept (if they don't accept they will be out of jobs from what I understand) will be moved within the next couple of months. His choices are Houston, St Louis, and Tyler to go to. This is the 3rd time in as many years that this has happened and they have had to move. Houston is an idiotic move in my opinion for AT&T. My dad said the huge hurricane that moved through there last year left the Houston office inoperable for at least a month and San Antonio had to pick up their calls.

What a waste of money. They paid last summer to move hundreds of employees. They paid $2000 for moving expenses and paid for the cost to have a company come and pack everything up and ship it down here. My mom is very upset since it will cost them $1400 to break their lease and she isn't sure how Time Warner is going to treat that and they have a 2-year lease with them.

This came completely out of the blue to my dad and his co-workers.

I don't see anything in the news as of yet...but then again, these aren't employees who are making millions living in multi-million dollar homes like those affected last summer.

Anyone else heard anything?

 
Old 08-28-2009, 12:37 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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We're an ATT family too. Haven't heard anything yet but hubby doesn't work in a call center. Will keep our ears open. Any chance your dad can transfer to the new U- Verse call center?
 
Old 08-28-2009, 12:52 PM
 
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Is the U-Verse call center here? I'll have to ask him. He's got 3 years until he can retire from AT&T and I think it can't come fast enough.
 
Old 08-28-2009, 12:57 PM
 
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They paid $2000 for moving expenses and paid for the cost to have a company come and pack everything up and ship it down here.

That really is a horrible relocation package, especially since they can write off most of it.
 
Old 08-28-2009, 01:01 PM
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Is the U-Verse call center here?
Not yet, but it will be soon. Employees there will have to spend a few months in a special training course.

200 AT&T jobs coming to S.A.
 
Old 08-28-2009, 01:14 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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it would be worth a shot. They're supposed to be high paying jobs.
 
Old 08-28-2009, 02:22 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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My mom is very upset since it will cost them $1400 to break their lease and she isn't sure how Time Warner is going to treat that and they have a 2-year lease with them.


Anyone else heard anything?
Not trying to make light of your situation, but maybe an AT&T employee buying Time Warner services was bad karma.
 
Old 08-28-2009, 05:23 PM
 
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AT&T closing San Antonio call center, 100 to lose jobs | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News

100 to lose their jobs.
 
Old 08-28-2009, 09:59 PM
 
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not trying to make light of your situation, but maybe an at&t employee buying time warner services was bad karma.
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Old 08-28-2009, 10:57 PM
 
Location: San Antonio North
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So San Antonio is loosing 100 jobs but gaining 200 more.

Is it just me or do corporations move jobs around WAY to much?
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