My first move as pretend AT&T CEO would be pretty simple: Stop chasing “transformational” nonsense and run the company like a telecom company. Wireless. Fiber. Business services. Network reliability. Customer service. Debt reduction. That’s it. No... — read more 

Forward-looking leadership: How this telecom giant puts AI into action https://www.morningbrew.com/stories/ai-into-action

Does anybody else feel like the only task their managers have is to make our lives miserable? Never helping us but always there to add an unnecessary comment and complicate simple things. I honestly believe T would be a better place without the lot... — read more 

I will be 3 steps removed from her? Is she a beligerent bulldog or sharp and savy?

We’re all adults here with careers, families, mortgages, and kids. Yet we’re being treated like toddlers who need constant supervision, or maybe Stink just thinks we’re his prisoners. Presence reports. Badge tracking. Attendance monitoring... — read more 

https://cordcuttersnews.com/28-years-ago-today-att-became-a-major-cable-tv-company-in-its-first-failed-48-billion-attempt-to-dominate-tv-do-you-remember-atts-as-a-cable-tv-company-a-look-back/

From another post-Gotta love Elon Is Elon Musk laying off employees? AI Overview 3 Yes, Elon Musk has fired a significant number of employees across his companies over the years. His major workforce reductions include: X (formerly Twitter):... — read more 

Pack it up and head out. Layoffs started and more to follow. Numbers haven’t been there and new services remain in perpetual delay. Accountability is late to the party but finally arrived. Buckle up, cowboys - Dallas, Jersey and Seattle are in play... — read more 

Biry will hire Asplund Leadership Consulting. Lightning crashes.

The biggest difference between the two companies isn’t technology. It isn’t strategy. It’s leadership and culture. At SpaceX, employees are working toward a clear mission. People know the goal, understand the direction, and believe they’re building... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4914954-at-and-t-spacex-threat-seems-exaggerated

It is just extremely frustrating that Stankey is still CEO and Chairman of the board after his business blunders cost the company $106 billion. Employees are held to a high standard and now we have these strict presence reports but the CEO gets a... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/ex-att-lawyer-who-raised-compliance-concerns-accused-ethics-violations-2026-06-23/

Can you name a single company with a more embarrassing CEO? Just one?

I volunteered and got the severance along with MR75. Now the company also gets to pay for unemployment per state law. Leaving with a bronze parachute is better than nothing. Thanks for the good times until recently T! To everyone still there: Have... — read more 

AT&T is headed in the same direction; how long it will take no one can be sure. I really want to take the annuity. A monthly deposit is extremely comforting to me. Am I being foolish in thinking AT&T will honor this final commitment? What... — read more 

Just a general thread on the stock price performance. Causes and future direction.

Then I did some research. I looked at every company in our industry that I might apply to and I found they all have the same problems we do. Same complaints on the forums, same issues with management, and same uncertainty. So what's the point? I'd be... — read more 

Extreme Scapegoating & "The Other" A hallmark of bad leadership, such as the arrogance exhibited by leaders at failed companies like AT&T is deflecting personal and strategic failures onto external factors, internal rivals, or entire departments... — read more 

Let me list what's wrong here. Incompetent leadership. No honesty from the top. Managers who promise one thing and deliver another. A terrible culture. Fear driven by constant cuts. And the only people who get ahead are the ones who know someone. Am... — read more 

Thoughts?

Zero logic internallyI Numbers reported are fraudulent. CFO just resigned. Same as MCI / WorldCom demise. Stink driving this company into bankruptcy faster than he will be able to complete his ridiculous HQ homage. MBA programs already cite him as... — read more 

With the very recent surplus notifications that spread far and wide across the company you’d think at least one senior leader would address it. Are they under HR gag orders? This is not how you lead a workforce gutted yet again. To surplus the amount... — read more 

Where are all the posts about virtuals getting notices? It seems the people fixated on virtuals and their occupancy indicators have gone quiet.

Stankey cost the company $100+ billion over his career. Here are the smart business decisions he made: Bought DirectTV for $67 billion in 2015 Bought WarnerMedia for $108 billion in 2018 Sold WarnerMedia for $43 billion in 2022 Sold DirectTV for $26... — read more 

John Stankey became CEO on July 1, 2020. AT&T stock then: $23.40 AT&T stock today: $22.01 Nearly 6 years later, the stock has delivered a -5.9% total return, or about -1% annually. Adjusted for inflation, the stock is effectively worth about... — read more 

How realistic is the target? Is there a portal that actively shows progress on this?

The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week ~ NYTimes. June 22, 2026 When the pandemic came to an end, many people who had been working from home assumed they would be allowed to maintain that habit at least a... — read more 

Both sides argued vehemently that the accidental lockout was (or was not) a coincidence with the surplus list from last week. Now that the surplus has happened, we should know. Was anyone here who WAS locked out NOT surplused?

I moved across the country from California to Dallas end of last year as part of the FTW effort to keep my job. I was then locked out of my account before Memorial Day, and last week received notice that I am being surplussed. I’m wondering if as a... — read more 

Executives and their narcissistic egos still can’t accept that the world changed. Five years after the pandemic, employees have overwhelmingly shown they value flexibility. The data keeps showing hybrid work isn’t going away. Yet some leaders remain... — read more 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/opinion/office-work-wfh-bosses.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sFA.uHrM.1WHzzvC4LbNq&smid=url-share

Assigned to a location officially on RTO letter but chose Dallas instead. Will I get axed for moving to a location other than the RTO specified one? I feel like I will get axed for that but supervisor does not think so and yes I asked multiple times... — read more 

Remember when Stanky said nobody knew better than him when it came to the media business? Good times.

Does anyone know if Deg is merging with business services, in IBEW they are currently under the central office world. Anyone got any information

For a company that keeps using the excuse of needing to reduce spending and be tighter with its Financials, this whole AT&T partnering with Disney for Toy Story 5 is asinine considering they just forced whole centers of reps and managers Into virtual... — read more 

Last year I was told the pension plan was underfunded by $1.5B. Will AT&T make an honorable effort to close that gap now that the employment is terminated for so many, or does the shortfall continue to be swept under the rug?

California says AT&T lied to FCC in attempt to shut off old phone network FCC considers AT&T petitions to preempt state rules and discontinue phone service. California state regulators say AT&T lied to the Federal Communications Commission in an... — read more 

Does anyone know if the T&Cs on the sign off for the severance package prohibit the following: Working for the competition . Engaging with AT&T customers as a consultant as part of a private LLC Any conditions on whistle blowing

I've been here long enough to remember the old days. When someone with real knowledge gave notice, management would scramble, make a counteroffer, promise to make necessary changes. They'd do whatever it took to keep them. That doesn't happen... — read more