'It is Done' John Stanky proclaimed after receiving Best Award Carrier with the Highest Business Wireline Satisfaction, customer Satisfaction in the J.D. PowerMarket ResearchSMB Broadband survey All three segments of the business – small, medium and... — read more
Reserve your seat
Rto in atlanta asking each employees to reserve their seat/desk each day. Only open 14 days out and you need to check in your reservation 30mins prior or 15 after the reserved time otherwise it would auto cancel. Rinse repeat for next week. So... — read more
401k balances
I want to see how good/bad off I am in being able to leave. Since this is anonymous, would you share your 401k bal and age. No snide comments, dont comment if you dont want to. I am 55 with a current $610k bal. I saved diligently and think I might... — read more
man all these safety visit's on is techs! JEEZ!
snakes in the grass, i hate snakes!
JVB org to receive RTO letters today?
A while back we were told to expect RTO letters 7/7 under JVB. Anyone get theirs yet or hear if they were postponed?
Why does the union defend employees that are lazy ?
I am pro union for the benefits they try and hold for employees but, why do they defend others that are lazy ? I thank you ahead of time for explaining why.
U R NEXT
Stankey is notoriously enthusiastic about cutting jobs in the way Apple CEO Tim Cook is about squeezing Chinese suppliers on costs. Back in 2015, before Stankey was boss, AT&T employed a grand total of 281,000 people, according to its annual report... — read more
https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/sectors/sp500-these-dead-money-stocks-made-you-absolutely-nothing-in-10-years/
Feel Bad About Your Portfolio's Losers? Hope You Didn't Buy communications firm AT&T (T) — saw their shares go absolutely nowhere in an entire decade, says an Investor's Business Daily Analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence and... — read more
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.droid-life.com/2023/07/06/opensignal-report-att-5g-continues-to-lag-behind-other-carriers/amp/
There’s not one category where AT&T is doing well. In fact, diving deeper into the state-by-state data, AT&T had zero outright wins, but did have 12 joint wins. To put that number into context, Verizon had a total of 173 outright wins and 59 joint... — read more
Earnings reports
Has anyone noticed on the earning reports are different year after year from previous year’s. Look at 2014 then 2016. All the 2014 numbers are different from the reports. I found it interesting how they change after publication. Also, the format is... — read more
Stanley questions
Do you think/know if JS wanted current C of the B? Is he now WOKE because of the current COB? Did he promote current COO or was that forced on him? Did he hire Legg or did the COB and rest of board? Did he get spanked for Q1 earnings miss and is he... — read more
How does it feel to be working from the office?
I will definitely leave because this place has become too toxic.
Mobility surplus notifications
Anyone received the notification for surplus in mobility?
Did Anyone Impacted by the Q2 Surplus Get an Internal Position?
Did anyone have success getting accepted for a different internal position?
Jeremy Legg time to step up
Jeremy Legg it’s time to step up and make some positive change decisions. You’ve been here long enough you’re no longer the new guy. I am sure you now know all that is wrong with T. It’s not the employees or the locations they work from. We need... — read more
Private sector companies added 497,000 jobs in June, more than double expectations, ADP says
Twice as many jobs added than projected. You’re going to be fine.
COR
Ashame to see all these laysoff/RTO issues! Anything on Wireless part of the company?
Exempted from RTO?
My last day is tomorrow but my co-workers (Engineering group) are not aware of this RTO and our market is not located in one of the 9 offices. Is there any group that is exempted from this RTO?
42B REASONS THIS TIME IS FOR REAL!! AT&T is deeply committed to bridging this digital divide.
AT&T have been reluctant to provide access to low-population, rural communities because the investments are expensive and the regions do not offer a lot of subscribers but now there are 42B reasons to expand POTS service
AT&T to sell Copper network and California
Looks like the deal is about done! AT&T to sell off their ILEC copper assets and services and retain all Fiber assets in all States outside of California. Will be interesting to see how they continue with out California revenue.
def put all (or at least half) of your eggs in the 5G basket..."John"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-5g-speed-race-is-over-and-t-mobile-has-won/ar-AA1dsPug?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=5578cfd7e99946bee1952857deacb31a&ei=17
Mass Markets Relocation Letters
Jen Robertson's FAQ states we should be getting relocation letters mid-July. Has anyone heard what exact timeframe for mid-July?
Stankey set to announce retirement
Stankey will retire on his 62nd birthday on August 20, 2023. He will remain on the board as an advisor to AT&T through end of year. This will be announced on the earnings call on July 26 to everyone.
Q2
If FCF comes in under $3 billion the stock will fall like a rock. Severance will only put additional pressure on FCF in Q3 and Q4.
Wireline and Layoffs
Wireline has already been hit hard with many layoffs in various support groups, techs, engineering and managers. The rest of the company is just now feeling the pain that’s been happening in ACE and CNIO. Engineering appears to be on the path of... — read more
Successful companies and sharp people will make the work remote environemnt far more desireable
for both parties. ATT the company that could benefit incredibly from a massive shift to work from home remains in the dark ages mainly due to Senior Managements development of a Toxic Bo-b Debt Ridden Balance Sheet. Thus they ignore the opportunity... — read more
What can we expect by the end of the year?
Maybe I was too naive when I thought that 2023 would be much better here. Now that I've faced the harsh reality, I wonder what awaits us until the end of the year?? I am totally demoralized.
AT&T IS NOT A GOOD BUSINESS
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4614893-att-stock-compelling-despite-28-billion-hole
Places to live in Atlanta
Crime seems high near the city, but commuting from the suburbs is an hour + thanks to traffic
2Q concluded at the end of June
Results due July 26th. Someone in finance needs to spill the beans. What will the FCF numbers look like? These result will dictate what happens in the future.
Lots of post around mobility teams layoffs/reorg what about the wire-line, strategic services teams, are they next?
Seems like a lot of layers -VPS, AVPs, Directors, Sales Managers, Strategic Account Leads, Client Solution Executives, Account Managers...the list is endless in the organization, and as most of this side of the house is legacy SBC, and T I imagine... — read more
I wouldn't mind coming into the office but I would
rather work 5 days a week remote because I still work for id--ts. It's not the id--ts fault as they are a part of the system but all up and down my VP to Director chain are well educated MBA type rotational people that ATT has deemed "Leaders". Yes... — read more
sigh - July is going to be ugly folks
Sorry to break it to you, but word on the street is that the layoff numbers are going to be massive. up to 40% in some divisions. Buckle up. They need some good talking points when explaining Q2 and YTD numbers, and this will be it.
Exit experience
What's the exit experience like at T? Is there an exit interview?
Afraid to take risks
I would like to hear from those who think that this leadership should take more risks and what kind? It was brought up in one of the discussions down below. Personally, I'm really not sure that would be the wisest thing to do now.
Tell me again about the added value in RTO
I have been with the company for 15 years and have always worked from home. I've spent exactly 16 days in the office during that time. I had to familiarize new employees with our processes. I chose to do it in person all 4 times. We've never needed a... — read more
What a bad strategist John Stankey is....Nonsense....Lose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWPwWXA5W-M
Anonymous AI Sensors Monitoring Behavior
Get ready …. Just read on SP they are also using “anonymous sensors” (not kidding) to look at the ‘behavior of employees in the office’… Things like : “Engagement through posture- is this area used for heads down work or interaction “ “Interactions... — read more
Lump Sum
If the management pension plan is outsourced to an insurance company there will be no lump sum payments!! With rising rates the purchase of annuities will become cheaper, also with the elimination of the lump sum provision will reduce the single... — read more
How are they monitoring people?
Is it badge swipes, log in time. Will there be video surveillance?