I’ve paid my monthly union dues for decades yet I’m harassed by employees in India, Mexico and Slovakia all day every day. If I need computer or application support I again have to call overseas. Our customers complain because of overseas employees... — read more
Forced Job Title Change? What’s the catch?
Just got this in an email a few minutes ago? Just trying to figure out what’s the catch? I work in BAT in South Carolina. New simplified job titles - what it means for you To: Select U.S. management employees Did you know that AT&T currently... — read more
December Fridays
Hardly anyone in the office. I guess out shopping.
JVB will be the reason why the business org fails
JVB has no real understanding of the business org. She was in retail and that space will soon be brought to ashes by completely going AR. Nothing working in the business org. Fiber folks, good luck as your commission changed once more and you will... — read more
Mass Markets Merry-Go-Round
Any thoughts on today's re-orgapalooza with Kenny, Robertson and Wellday? I'll be glad to be rid of J Robertson's limited and not very radical candor, but jeez it seems like all these people do all day is sit around a big magnetic org chart, move... — read more
Wave 1 experience sharing
Can anyone affected by wave 1 but chose to relocate share their experience and how it’s going in the new hubs?
Fresh off the “Press”
As in Jason Press…. ATS Wave 2 letters will go out in 1st quarter of 2024. Actual relocation dates will be in 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters. Criteria is not known at this time but we all know what the hidden agenda is. List your ideas in the comments. — read more
Back in the 1990s my local
Burger King ran an all summer long special of 99 cent Whoppers. Now the regular price is $5.49 and the special is a $3 Whopper on Wednesday with a coupon. My times have changed. You would have been better off buying Whopper Futures in the 1990s... — read more
AT&T outsourcing RAN to Ericsson
There are lots of rumors, from many sources, about AT&T outsourcing the entire RAN services (operations, performance, design and planning) to Ericsson following the same disastrous recipe Sprint used many years ago before being acquired by T-Mobile. ... — read more
AT&T Settles Age Bias Proposed Class Lawsuit Over Layoffs (1)
A former AT&T Inc. manager and the company settled her age bias proposed class suit stemming from a series of group layoffs that allegedly targeted workers over age 40... — read more
More outsourcing!
We have been bleeding money because of our id--t leadership, had we invested the money wasted in buying direct tv and put it into the network we wouldn't be here!! I am in the C and E dept as a fiber splicer but we may have lots of work coming up... — read more
I use to think Executives would be smart and on the ball
The longer I was with ATT and got more exposure to them then I realized that just a few select higher ups knew what was going on but more were there simply to protect self interests. When a company has no executive compensation tied into the share... — read more
COR stores no internet with 1 desktop computer
We have 1 working desktop computer to function for 9 reps. We have customers walking out of the store and no one can assist them due to the fact our tablets have no connectivity. We realize this is nation wide but this has been going on for almost... — read more
CWA agrees to give away more union jobs! Why?
South East Disconnect center work is being worked by contractors. What is the purpose of paying regular union dues if the union agreed to give more work away? Do they represent any of us or is there too many palms being greased?
Layoffs are just rumors until you are the one affected
I'm tired of people claiming the talk of layoffs is exaggerated. Half of my team thinks I'm overreacting and should "learn to relax." I know people who were laid off this month but since they don't know them, it never happened. It's driving me... — read more
why is no one talking about the title simplification change
is the majority here bargained or level 1?
Pull The stock
Has anyone pulled their stock from T? Has a few partners contemplating doing this together since it keeps dropping. Any advice from the gurus/wise people ?
You simply don't question higher ups unless you want a Scarlett T for Troublemaker on your chest
You could stop a Senior VP from diving into shark infested waters and save his skin but they always remember you jumped rank and initially made them look bad in their quest to make their mark. No one at ATT is measured on performance or bottom line... — read more
AT&T Layoffs 2023: Telecom Giant Has Terminated Over 100,000 Jobs in 5 Years, New Cuts On the Way
https://coincodex.com/article/33980/att-layoffs-2023 "Between 2018 and January 2023, the number of employees at AT&T (NYSE:T) decreased from 268,220 to 160,070, a reduction of more than -40%. The massive reduction in the workforce mirrors a steep... — read more
Ericsson taking over RAN infrastructure
I just had a conversation with an Ericsson PM who was shocked we didn’t already know that E was taking over as the lone RAN infrastructure vendor. T will swap out radios, baseband units at every Nokia site over the course of 36 months (optimistic... — read more
West bargained offers anytime soon?
are there any voluntary offers coming to the West? Anyone have any information?
Management retiree question
Do level 3 non-bargained get medical retiree benefits A. regardless of hire date? B. regardless of discontinuations for level 2, level 1 retirees?
Rescinding an offer
Is it normal for AT&T to rescind an offer a week after somebody accepts? With no reason provided. I haven't heard of something like this happening, but a friend swears this happened to his cousin. Not that it would surprise me if this were true, I... — read more
VTP coming in 2 weeks
Two weeks from this coming Friday will be VTP announcements totally welcomed by many who are so looking forward to gtfo with up to two year paid vacation and then retirement.
RTO is causing increased OT and short staffing
Duh, right? So now that they have laid off people who are in outlying areas, and implemented 3-5 days in offices with not enough work spaces, guess what is happening? You guessed it. Overtime. More people are using sick time than ever before(because... — read more
Retail store
How is every retail ATTCORP down?
AT&T 2024 SMMs, SPDs
I quit AT&T some years ago, fortunately when GATT rates were low, lump sums bigger. Severance was still a thing. I waited until the day I turned 65 to draw my pension annuity. But I digress. I hired in with Ameritech in 1999 and was told all about... — read more
how does PTO work?
So, in January I receive 28 days PTO for years of service - if I leave in February and don't use PTO, do I get all 28 days paid out, or do I only get 2 months' worth?
being an employee is embarrasing
once upon a time AT&T was something. now working the same fake projects for years and no budget. paycheck arrives every 2 weeks so not going anywhere. watching "executives" think they are someone is a crack up
Get rid of Stankey!
AT&T is in trouble until we kick out him and the whole upper management and bring in some folks who know what they're doing. He and his cohort are basically the source of all our headaches. How big of a mess do you have to make in the top dog role... — read more
The Nortel bankruptcy. Stankey is repeating history
https://youtu.be/I6xwMIUPHss?si=duU8VcTZRnddCWLk
Happy Thanksgiving!
Tiny Tim, here’s hoping we make it through Christmas and New Year without being involved in the next layoff.
Everyone is getting tired of attrition, layoffs and increased workloads
https://stocks.apple.com/ALuvHig1tQKq87ANcAoNZ0Q AT&T employees aren’t the only ones tired of the excessive executive pay, lack of consequences, employee treatment and their living in a bubble. It’s the year of employee strikes from all parts of the... — read more
Fiber expansion coming
I know a lot of field technicians are in a hostile environment right now, but there is a lot of construction coming next year to our fiber network. This came from our ACE director in our turf. He assured us next summer is going to be a busy time and... — read more
Gov contracts
ATT should be the first to provide consumers reasonable rates in light of all the gov't contracts they have bringing money into the company. Starting 2022: https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/att-lands-167m-5-year-fema-contract -- 15 yr... — read more
RTO this week…
If I can't find something nice to wear I'm not going. Even if I wanted to RTO this week, my schedule wouldn’t allow it. Let’s see here… 4:00, wallow in self-pity. 4:30, stare into the abyss. 5:00, solve world hunger, tell no one. 5:30... — read more
Jeremy new ideas coming this December
Yes, the public need to know that Jeremy Bachellor in Arts has new ideas. And he has a town hall coming....oh yes. Great ideas from a science man, a technology man, a brain. That only took 4 years of Arts. Yes arts. Feel positive my friends, this new... — read more
Don’t forget to RTO and collaborate this week
Just because it’s a holiday week doesn’t mean you don’t have to report. 3 days in the office you filthy animals!
AT&T Inc. T plans to create a standalone managed cybersecurity services
So… who is getting sold off???? “AT&T Inc. T plans to create a standalone managed cybersecurity services joint venture, the company said Friday. WillJam Ventures, a Chicago-based investor, has agreed to make a capital investment in the new business... — read more