It may be delusional to expect AT&T’s heavy debt load to be significantly reduced in the near future. I wonder if leadership will ever be able to bring the debt under control?
Because Stinkey knows more about entertainment then anyone…
https://www.wsj.com/articles/matrix-co-producer-sues-warner-bros-over-hbo-max-streaming-release-11644254583
What’s happening at ABS?
Lots of org changes. Are there spin-offs or outsourcings in the BU?
AT&T Spent a Decade Buying Things. Now It’s Cleaning House.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/at-t-spent-a-decade-buying-things-now-its-cleaning-house-51644025561
Wireless spinoff is a possibility
Undoing of 2006 Cingular T SBC BS merger may happen soon.
Does anyone know which job titles fall under DEG ? (digital electronics group)
DEG/specials ? and how do you apply ?
randy and john really messed up for 2 decades
the board is at fault as is whitacre for putting that clown in charge
Stinkey
This guy should be arrested for fraud. AT&T CEO John Stankey, who currently oversees WarnerMedia and CNN, and Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who will assume oversight of WarnerMedia and CNN in just a few months, on Friday were grilled about former CNN... — read more
Fewer Layoffs
I actually think that Stankey got so many people to leave that we won’t see additional layoffs for a while.
Pebble Beach
Layoffs and cuts….but they always have money to flaunt for the elites! Disgusting!
Still waiting on layoffs
People seem to be warning about layoffs and threatening with layoffs all the time and it's been how long since there was a major round? Could it be that things are not as bad as some would like to paint them? I know this will be downvoted into... — read more
https://www.lightreading.com/5g/why-investors-suddenly-love-t-mobile/d/d-id/775074
"T-Mobile is just beginning to enter a period when its network will be the industry's best," wrote the financial analysts at MoffettNathanson in a note to investors. "The industry has never seen a competitor that combines both the best network and... — read more
does education matter at all when it comes to being promoted on the union side ?
or is it all seniority based ? I know some have been promoted to higher paying tech positions in 5-8 years while others it took 12-15. or is it just a good ol boy network ?
National Business - investigations than layoffs
Expect a strong AP case load in National Business. This is going to be to pin something on as many people as possible. Once they fire the max they can, then the layoffs are coming. Mobility and Fiber will be hit the hardest. Layoffs Q3
Are there digitalife techs?
Called and was told I had to troubleshoot on the phone. Said I would pay the $100 for a tech to come. On the phone for 45min. And I hung up. W T F.. canceling tomorrow.
CNN's Jeff Zucker Forced Out
By AT&T megalomaniac John Stankey. CNN staff furious that Jeff forced out over widely known affair. If there is one thing consistent about Stankey, besides his inflated ego, it's his love of firing his employees.
How Randall Stephenson Took AT&T into the Future of Digital
https://chiefexecutive.net/randall-stephenson-took-att-future-digital/
NEWS CNN Chief Jeff Zucker resigns after relationship disclosed
And the swamp continues to swallow up bad people. His relationship was with a Sr Executive. It was discovered in the Chris Cuomo investigation
Dividend needed to be cut ages ago
It's good to see the leadership is finally willing to make the tough but right choices.
Who will be AT&T's next CEO?
Post WM close, JTS will need to pull the rip cord on the golden parachute. Which current leader is next?
Does AT&T payout partial CPI bonus if you were employed part of 2021?
Basically the title: Does AT&T payout partial CPI bonus if you were employed part of 2021?
AT&T to spin off WarnerMedia in $43-bln Discovery merger, cuts dividend
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/att-spin-off-warnermedia-43-billion-discovery-media-merger-2022-02-01/
Bought for $108B and sold for $43B
John Stankey and T "leadership" are the absolute worst of the worst. No other company in America has taken on the debt that T did while at the same time purchasing a company they had no business buying only to sell it for less than half the price... — read more
There it is. Buy it up, tear it up, spin it off.
The machine never stops. Goodbye Warner Media, we hardly knew ye'
26 Year Splicer Frog Marched off Property after end of shift
At the end of shift our yard had a Splicer with 26 years seniority frog marched off property today for not being in compliance with the Vax Mandate. We have about 30 total in the yard. Any other yards lose anyone?
ME time
Does anyone know why ME time is blocked for COR Retail reps to take time off?
There is no such bonus or raise that would keep me here anymore
They are blinded by their own greed and fail to see that there are those of us here for whom the pay is not the only motive. Of course, it's a big one, but many people accept worse offers in companies where they think the leadership is better. I’m... — read more
How are management pay raises calculated?
I am new to management last year & at the bottom of the totem pole on my target. Absolute bottom. Will this affect how much raise I get or is it dependent on my EOY review?
Just think how simple the CEO job could have
Been for Randall and John. TMobile - No Thanks DTV - No Thanks TWX - No Thanks Preserve $100-$150Bbin Capital and plow just 1/3 of that number into Network Build and Assets. Instead they thought they could step into the Batters Box against prime... — read more
Trump DEMANDS Boycott
of woke AT&T for dropping OAN. Go woke go broke MR Stinkey. You may think you know more about TV than the rest of your workers, but as CEO you are a complete disaster.
Will T regret letting unvax go as the Narrative Changes
The narrative is changing. England, Sweden, Denmark removing all covid restrictions. The Canadian Trucker protest is gaining popularity. Monday we will be losing some talented people. Will T regret this? Time will tell…..
Tmo just threatened to fire the unvaccinated by April2
Will T follow in the footsteps of Tmo? and threaten to fire unvaccinated ..
Pay raises 2022
Now Bonus #'s are out. Any information on pay raises?
Anyone know for certain if the unvaccinated
Will be terminated? I am on a 4 person team with 2 unvaccinated. Both are long time employees with lots of knowledge and high performers but at the point in their careers where they have no problem leaving. So you see my concern that I will be buried... — read more
Bonus!
Heard Chow’s org is getting 142%. What are some of the other orgs getting??
Digital Life to Brinks
Wanted to report the change-over, as I was pleasantly surprised. I did all the upfront research on maybe using Simplisafe, Ring, etc. and their cost versus a "free" conversion. Buying all new cameras, locks, motion detector and window sensors would... — read more
Any organizations considering layoffs in 1Q?
They've had time to count how many left because of healthcare subsidies going away and Stankey stated we aren't done with expense reductions. Rumor is 10% employee reduction needed . Some organizations are understaffed and some are overstaffed so how... — read more
Gee - maybe if Stink did not make T such a toxic place - they would not have to send out referral emails 5 times a day?
Got to love that the Stink cannot hire people because of the wonderful Toxic environment he created with his unfabulous leadership. So instead they barrage us with 5 emails a day that there is a hiring event near us and a referrer bonus for anyone... — read more
Let me see if I get this straight
Reuters title: AT&T readies for revamped firm after sale of media unit We were doing great being focused on what we're good at, then our great leaders decided to branch out and buy a media company, played with it until they nearly destroyed it, and... — read more