I noted in the proxy materials for the next shareholder meeting that the BOD recommends voting against a Racial Equity Audit. I had to read into that to see what it is, but come to find out this part of the Ivy League thought process at Harvard for... — read more
All part of a larger plan
The talks about transformation is to keep you believing it will stop while the person next to you is shot. The network is in shambles running on fumes with end of life equipment, no experience to fix problems, and sunk costs at this point. The robots... — read more
Termination Package
Some CWA workers will receive notification of Voluntary Termination Package on June 15th as per labor agreement and this shall be a grand celebration.
For the FIRST time, the people that refer to their future monthly pension as an annuity will actually be right, if they retire after August.
Yes, it will be true in the future. It has been released that ATT, Pactel, SWBell, Americrap, Bellsouth, Connecticut, etc... will now actually "purchase annuity's" for each employee in lieu of paying monthly pension payments. Remember, it has been... — read more
It’s like the calm before the storm
Consider this…….. lay-off after layoff one after another….. perception =weak…..the very thing we’ve been hanging our hat on is the FIBER BUILD especially post covid when the “digital divide” is SO important post Covid……and yet everything is on... — read more
Which Orgs & When
Who will be notified this month?
Dietsch: Layoffs, layoffs, layoffs
Dietsch insists AT&T is going to cut its way to growth. Layoffs are coming, and the chances are much higher if you're not in a focus city (the only one mentioned is Dallas). But even if you're in Dallas, we're going to cut. Have never heard such a... — read more
Too much micromanagement
I changed several companies before I got the job here, but I never experienced so much micromanagement in any of them. Why is that? Surely the reason is not that they want to get the best out of people. As for colleague who left recently, I... — read more
Heard they are laying off the bottom tier
well, thats over 90% of the company...
DXC contract with AT&T end August 1st
Not too sure how many left on this account, but that's IBM, DXC & Shell out of the picture for AT&T shortly
Should Have Taken the Lump-Sum
Looks like the pension is no longer insured by the PBGC. A lot of people could really regret taking the annuity if this goes south.
This is getting tiresome
I don't know if this is just an issue in my group or overall, but I'm so tired of not having focus. One minute we're all gung-ho about one strategy, and the next, we're throwing it out the window and starting over. It's frustrating because it's... — read more
Pension Tension - Take note!
The below statement is from another post but thought it was well stated. Take note and make the right move that is right for YOU!! The company does NOT CARE ABOUT YOU! **** AT&T will realize a $350 million... — read more
Worth it?
What makes John Stankey or Randall Stephenson worth the salary, benefits, perks, stock options, jets, cars, fancy homes, etc?
orca the whale
garbage in garbage out .everything is an error ! will anybody get paid????
Last leg?
It sure seems like at&t is on its last leg to me. They are flat out running low on cash. The ki-led all projects and scooped the unused funding. They just transferred retirement obligations for 96K retirees to an insurance company. They have sold off... — read more
Legacy system says, “The reports of my death has been greatly exaggerated”
Reality vs projection is much different, the C-suite talking heads don’t have a clue about operations, technical migration and regulations. It takes a long time to move a large entity, many moving parts just like the government. The central office is... — read more
Retiree Pensions no longer Managed by ATT Benefits Center, now handled by Athena.
Got a letter the other day stating that ATT Pensions are no longer handled by ATT Benefits Center. Athena is now Administering pensions effective August 1st.
The number of employees this company needs
The leadership feels that the company can function with far fewer people, and I wouldn't be surprised to see cuts more frequently in the future. That's just my opinion, don't take my word for it. I wonder what is actually the optimal number of... — read more
Pension sold to insurance company
If you value all your hard work and what you have in your pension, GET OUT NOW! You have been warned?
AT&T "leadership" is nothing more than a cheating spouse.
Hey babe. Can I go out and buy these shiny new shoes? (T Mobile). They only cost 4 billion dollars. Hey babe, I couldn't buy those new shoes because the store said NO. Because they said NO we need to give the Government our Airstream travel trailer... — read more
Anyone relate?
I’m a solid but not a top performer. I know if not this year, then next, I’ll very likely be terminated. I’d leave now, but I need the severance. That leaves me with no motivation to go above and beyond my job requirements. My guess is there are... — read more
My Top AT&T Memory
I am long gone from AT&T, but I do want to highlight my most memorable management moment (and why AT&T is broken) I worked virtually and had an absolute Hi---r for a boss. Micromanaged the he-l out of her team. Well, they eventually got a bad survey... — read more
Stock Price
I remember back in 1999 under “Big Ed” the stock price was around $50 as a telephone company and wireless carrier. His two successors have dragged the stock price to just under $17 and essentially the company is worse off and under a mountain of... — read more
Not in Office Five Days a Week? Gone in June
Enough said.
Confirmed 2Q layoffs ACE
Layoffs in ACE wireline and mobility. Groups targeted in 1Q layoff will be unaffected in this round of layoffs. Off the books end of June. 1Q layoff averaged 8-11%, this layoff will be the same.
AI
ATT has 500 AI patents and growing. Development is happening largely in India. Most employees don't understand how much AI has progressed within the company. We have been working on AI for over a decade. AI is now being used to document notes... — read more
Employee Survey
Is it me, or does those numbers seem padded? It also seems that OPERATIONS IS A LOT MORE unhappy than Corporate! Seems Corporate has their head in the clouds while Operations sees the reality of the blunder that is AT&T moves .
Manifesting
Der, uhhhh.....if I keep posting about a 5/5/5 offer does that mean it will actually happen? Plz help me manifest this and make it come true!!
Workera skills assessment nonsense is about legal cover for pending layoffs
Our org is wasting our time with skills Assessment nonsense to " better align groups with work needs" , that's a pretty lame attempt at disguising what it really is , legal cover for pending layoffs or site closures. Some HR consultants must have... — read more
Pension changes coming ?
AT&T Inc., Dallas, announced an agreement to purchase group annuity contracts from two Athene Holding subsidiaries to transfer $8.1 billion in U.S. pension plan liabilities. The company is completing the purchase, which is expected to close... — read more
Layoffs in NorthEast, US
Any word on layoffs in cybersecurity in the NorthEast offices?
Employee Survey
And the results are in... Leadership is failing. T ship has sailed. We don't expect them to take any action, yet we will stay and collect a paycheck. Need to adjust DEI sails to include everyone who is deserving of promotions and accolades. Or do... — read more
Span & Control
Big cuts coming soon. Ratio at L2-L4 have been established. Hang on to your hats boys and girls. Impacts to ACE wireless and wireline.
Headcount 5/1/2023
153,047
Mid-Markets
Any confirmation that mid-markets will be affected in the July 20th round?
Perspective
Back, before any of us were even alive circa 1917, the major companies in the world were giants like USS, Standard Oil, Bethlehem Steel, International Harvester, DuPoint and yes, ATT. Fifty years later (1967) the major corporations in the world were... — read more
C/O QTP call
I was talking to a C/O tech, he stated there was a nationwide C/O QTP conference call. On this call management stated that this will be the last contract and all office techs will be made technical managers and their pensions frozen. All provisioning... — read more
Go Woke and we are getting BROKEN see below stinky's email
seems like this company is not looking for talents.. To: All AT&T employees In order to connect all people to greater possibility, it’s important that the diversity of our employees reflect the diversity of our communities and customers. That means... — read more
T share price $17.38 today!
Just how low can it go?