Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Town Hall numbers

Missed it but heard some numbers saying that we are down to 7% copper utilization connections and a lot of those are internal. Is this correct?

Why are you still going to town halls?

Some probably still hope that they will get answers to the questions that interest them. As for me, it was always amusing to just observe how skilled they are in avoiding giving any answers.

Macelfresh town hall = waste of time

Anyone learn anything new from the town hall? It was a real waste of time, not sure who actually plans these town halls, just alot of fluff. I would like to ask why T has such horrible customer service and why nothing is being done to correct the... — read more 

Customer dissatisfaction

There are many reasons for customer dissatisfaction. My opinion is primarily that customers cannot be satisfied if the company’s employees are not satisfied. As an employee, I have always felt bad whenever I noticed that customers have some... — read more 

AT&T still needs to reduce operating expenses

and will probably begin headcount rationalization once again in the 3rd quarter. The goal here is to reduce unnecessary overhead and redundancy in the operation. It's an easy fix!

Looming recession

I'm a little worried about the potential recession ahead of us. How will it affect the cuts at T?

Anyone Plug in new Pension Segment Rates?

The 3 segment rates increased again. Hoping they level off a bit by the time we get closer to November. Sizable drop in $$, Might pivot to annuity if I work 2-3 more years.

Retiree Cell cost rising

We’re adjusting the monthly charge on our retired unlimited wireless plans. This change will allow us to continue to deliver the great wireless service you expect. Starting in June 2022, you’ll see the relevant price change reflected for your June... — read more 

SBCGLOBAL.NET issues

I know this does not belong here but I have an sbcglobal.net email and access it everyday now it says you tried to access to many times and have been locked out. I only access once per day. Was told to reset my password but the system will not allow... — read more 

AT&T Go Big Streaming

Asking for a friend. I was an early adopter for the Go Big Streaming at $35. Received notification in January '22 notifying me of a price increase so I cancelled the service and have not been charged since. But...I'm still receiving programming. I'm... — read more 

Engineers

Design and Planning engineers should be 2nd level individual contributor positions.

Maternity Leave

Why don’t RSCs and tecs get paid maternity leave like the ihxs do? Why don’t the union demand that?

Network Outage

Hello As a current AT&T Network retiree I was hoping if any one can expand on the network outage impacting U-verse (Internet, Phone, and Uverse TV). I am in Central Oklahoma and have had no service since Friday Afternoon (5-20-22) and still down... — read more 

Is Direct TV still hurting AT&T?

Just read an article that Direct TV has lost in the neighborhood of 1 million customers over the last year. Part of a move away from the major TV providers. Since AT&T no longer reports that metric publcly it's an estimate (fairly accurate imo). ... — read more 

Ibew 21 contract

Any word on the new contact yet just about a month to the current one expires and no word yet for the Union

Chances of getting a promotion here

So far I've only been able to get a lot of excuses for why I haven't been promoted here. Chances that someone will be promoted here through their hard work and commitment alone seems to be zero? At this point I can only say I regret putting in... — read more 

Keep working as long as you can.

The economy is going south. Dow was down 1164 points today, glad I have a great well paying job at T. I hope I can get another 10 years in before I retire. May as well keep raking in the cash all while the economy implodes around us!

** Class Action Lawsuit **

Retail class action lawsuit San Diego contact your union steward if you've experienced gaslighting, stress, mental manipulation, discrimination of a protected class by RSM and ARSM. it's very likely you have a case. Union steward will forward you to... — read more 

Useless management

T management is far more concerned about making themselves look good to other management types than doing anything to help the teams they're supposed to be leading. I think we could safely get rid of about 50 percent of the lower, middle, and upper... — read more 

I can’t say this enough

The constant whine on this board amuses me. You guys take this nonsense too seriously. It’s a paycheck with benefits ! Milk the company dry! Get paid , get as much OT as you can and go home and enjoy life with your family! Quit worrying about... — read more 

No clear direction

Even in the previous company where I worked, a clear vision was missing. A company can exist for a long time without a vision, but without a clear direction from the management the company will eventually go into a downward spiral. Perhaps ATT has... — read more 

Employee Survey Results - Major Discovery

Major discovery announced with my org when discussing employee survey results: "I feel actions have been taken as a result of pervious employee surveys." Executive officiers and HR ranked at 90+% positive. All business units ranked around 50%... — read more 

Sales Channels Beware

Senior leadership just came and departed from Dallas. Big cuts ahead from any sales channel. The massive expansion will mean a massive reduction. Some teams ballooned 8x and will return to original headcount based off of these meetings. If you org... — read more 

The answer is always 'yes'

Will there be more layoffs? Yes. Will they close more stores? Yes. Will they outsource more call centers? Yes. Will they keep taking away our benefits? Yes. If you've been with T for more than a year, you should know by now that the answer to... — read more 

Time to do peer reviews

Either lie about them to make everyone look good or back stab to make yourself look better. Makes for great employee relationships

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