Doesn’t mean you will make a good manager You like to be praised 2 much In the 20+ years I have been working for AT&T I thought I have seen it all You rear end kissing skills are mediocre at best. yet you have your team feeding your ego The name... — read more
Israel
AT&T has, or at least used to have, some support teams located in Israel. Anyone have any insights into whether or not those groups are currently functional, given the catastrophic events occurring in Israel?
2 and 2 for Midwest Craft coming EOY
Too many techs on the book in the Midwest. 2 and 2 will be on the books for Q 4. I imagine there will be a lot of takers
Am I missing something about our leader?
Was on a team call and there was discussion of Stankey’s speech today - couldn’t attend myself. Anyway our AVP and one of the L3s could not stop fawning over it and talking about how great he is and the L3 talked about how fired up about the company... — read more
0 work in Mobility.
So... Mobility in MI has barely any work left in the bucket, and it is only mid-October. I think this is the worst it has been in more than a decade, but then I say that every year. With work outsourced (and no support from the LOL joke of a CWA)... — read more
Stank ECG Takeaway: Tech is bad, Sum up people with eye twitch
You’d never think that the CEO of a Telecommunications giant (and Wannabe Tech Titan) would say that “successful teams succeed by building relationships in-person at water coolers and refrigerators” and that virtual, digital connections fail to... — read more
What I Learned from the Stankey ERG Talk
· John Stankey will 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 (thanks, your Wave 1 accomplishes that for me but not in the way you intended) · "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘆𝗲." Oh, like the time a President (of the United States) told us "𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻... — read more
ERG Groups
One of the worst use of company time and resources. I thought we had a cash flow problem.
My Hero
The woman who stood up in the meeting today and asked Stankey "Did you leave out the Boomers on purpose" is my hero. If we had more people that asked questions like that we'd have a much better culture.
John is addressing the ERG's
and, in his own arrogant and narcissistic way, I believe, is attempting to address his ageist comments from a couple months ago. Started by asking how many Gen X'ers in the crowd, how many Gen Z's, Millennials, etc. Informed them they are all the... — read more
We are all perennials
Per stinker we are periniels not Gen x or x or malicious. Plants that come back each year.
A day in the world of RTO
Report to office. See co-workers from lengthy career in all different groups now. Talk about how cr-ppy our company is. Talk about the stupid RTO tools they use to track, monitor, and demoralize us. Talk about JS and how he ruined us with failed... — read more
Wave 2
The purging is coming… In the hallowed halls of ye olde cubicle kingdom, there doth rumble a tale most foul! Hark! 'Tis whispered that a 'purge' is nigh, and many a colleague quivers in their ergonomic chairs. "To be purged, or not to be purged? That... — read more
Sc--w you to the very end !
Seems I am not getting my retirement gift and I was not offered money for a party. I really can’t understand why I worked at T so long as they clearly hate their employees. I am at a new employer and I cannot believe how valued I feel as well as... — read more
Sale Rumors
Any other orgs within AT&T rumored to be for sale to reduce headcount as we head into 2024?
AT&T in so much debt trouble they are now cutting janitorial services after forcing RTO
So ... the Dallas bobbleheads mandated the RTO. You MUST be in the office or else. Now, janitorial services in my building just informed us that AT&T has cut their budget, so they are only going to collect trash from a central location (i.e. waste... — read more
RTO Seems to be collapsing - Certain orgs in Chicago made TW
My whole organization was just made TW in Chicago due to capacity issues. I heard its happening elsewhere as well. Now just have to go to the office 1-5 times per month, but the supervisor is encouraging once every other week or once a week. ... — read more
Healthcare enrollment
What have former employees found to be the best comprehensive option for healthcare after a layoff, for single and family situations? Advice on dental and vision? Cobra Healthcare.gov/Marketplace Private Working Spouse’s, if applicable — read more
C and E splicing work outsourced
Anyone on this thread know of any contractors doing our work? Per union contract they cannot do any copper or fiber splicing while craft is still employed! If you know of this going on please advise!
RTO JOKE
Some people in Bedminster come in and leave early. What happened to checking the badge swipes? Managers should be held accountable. If this is the edict then it should be followed.
Employment Verification for former employees
Has anyone requested employment verification successfully after separated from the company? The instruction from HR Access website: 'Employment verification for former employees (individuals no longer employed at any AT&T Company) is provided via... — read more
The mill with lil rel howery on Hulu
The true story of every hard working AT&T employee.
When GE, Century link, Washington Mutual
When’s this tu-d going to implode? They measure compliance not results. When leadership gonna be held accountable for poor performance? Look at customers like a sales widget without affixing value to the customer. People are valuable. Y’all forgot... — read more
RTO Report Explained (Attempting a constructive and informational thread)
There has been a lot of confusion around the RTO reports so I'll attempt a fact based explanation (applies to OI's that require 3+ office days per week). I will try to be as straight forward and unbiased as possible. There are 3 views: Data... — read more
Former top AT&T employee says she was fired after reporting racist death threat
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/former-top-at-t-employee-says-she-was-fired-after-reporting-racist-death-threat/ar-AA1hYjj0?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=9561c3020a83452caaf817150ecb9df0&ei=164
Medical Benefits At This Company Su-k
All the good doctors and hospitals are in the high deductible plans only.
Dr. Jeff, Chief “Wellness” Officer leaves after not even 1 year.
Wonder what that was all about?
Surplus
Has anybody been able to voluntarily get their job surplussed? Looking to leave Toxic T but been waiting for a surplus.
Q3 Earnings
They just announced the Stink will host an internal call on 10/19 to discuss Q3 earnings and that a replay of the event will NOT be made available. LOL. Gee, I wonder why?? Someone please attend in person and ask about his age discrimination... — read more
RTO seems like a bluff
Hard to believe I’ve yet to hear of even single person that was even spoken to about not coming in…
Layoffs this week?
Anyone received notice recently or expect future layoff?
If you were laid off September 8th, have you gotten your severance yet?
I actually just checked the final box today so have no idea when mine is coming. Did you receive your severance via direct deposit? Does it show up in the paycheck section of HR Onestop? Thanks! 😘
Anyone in Dallas use this therapist?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.com/2023/10/09/therapy-office-onsite-employers-mental-health-att-delta-google/amp/
Stock is up $0.28 cents today!
The board’s RTO plan is working!!! Only going to keep rising from here. 😁
AT&T is not too big to fail
I have a feeling that those in charge believe the company is too big to fail so they can try whatever they want and even if it's not a success, there'll still be time and an opportunity to try something else. Can somebody let them know that nothing... — read more
Leadership lesson from t-mobile Legere
“How I have succeeded as a leader: Listen to your employees, listen to your customers, shut ... up and do what they tell you.” John and Jeremy, are you listening?
Recent News: AT&T, Manager agrees to end age discrimination lawsuit, now goes to arbitration
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/at-t-manager-agree-to-nix-bias-suit-court-sent-to-arbitration
Successor to CEO
Who will take Stankey’s place when he leaves? Shareholders may not want an insider.
What to do with Pension money?
Let’s say you have less than 20 years with AT&T and have accrued X amount of pension, what are the options, when you leave the company? What percentage is the payout? Can you roll into 401K?