I’m an active employee with a nice lump sum pension coming my way when I terminate employment (and also eligible for subsidized health care premiums). What are the chances that AT&T will eliminate the lump sum option in 2022 and go back to the... — read more 

So here we are in Louisiana, the hub of the spread! Governors order mandatory mask up inside buildings! AT&T hasnt done anything extra to protects its employees, in other words "stepped up to the plate" and start limiting customers in store or just... — read more 

Personally, I don't see or sense that there's going to be any kind of Incentive Package to leave in 2021. If so, you'll hear in October. Good luck!

I left a little over 6 months ago. My situation has improved, but not as much as I had hoped. Sometimes I do think of what could have been if I had stayed, but I am reminded of why I left in the first place after reading the posts here. I guess this... — read more 

This was on AT&T insider today. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/business/media/cnn-vaccine-mandate.html CNN fired 3 employees for coming into the office unvaccinated. Pretty clear AT&T approves of this.

I was one of the lucky ones that got the phone call from boss man with an email stating I would be receiving a salary increase starting on Aug 1 which will show up in the Aug 20th check. In my org, every manager is calling their reports that are... — read more 

Everywhere I look (I'm not talking just about T, but overall) I see studies that say productivity increased during WFH. In some cases, significantly. I'm yet to find a company that said its productivity went down. Still, more and more companies are... — read more 

Are you happy to be away from this mess? I'm not sure how things will play out for you, but I know that it will not be worse than under Stankey. I really hope each and every one of you realize just how lucky you are. Before somebody tells me to... — read more 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/centurylink-selling-copper-network-in-20-states-instead-of-installing-fiber/%3famp=1

PT in Nevada. So we were told that direct tv was bought out. My manager told us some months ago that nothing would change for us. Now management is saying that all PTs are going to TPG. My union was very confused about this. Can anyone help with... — read more 

I’ve seen no benefit to working in office in office vs WFH. We have proven to be as or more productive due to avoidance of commuting, a bit more sleep, opportunity to take meaning exercise breaks and actually working more hours productively. If AT&T... — read more 

Yesterday, August 3rd, 2021 Anne Chow and team announced that there are currently no plans for a Layoff Package in 2021. It will be so interesting to see if that remains or is added to the corporate playbook.

Would you really be willing to quit if you have to return to the office? I know many are currently talking a big game, but when push comes to shove, I think the majority if not all will follow the rules and start coming in without too much fuss. If... — read more 

drop your title or position and if you are required to go to office or preeminently wfh. with the variant do you think we will still be required to have office presence

I love the title of this article, it says it all. I think everybody working here is looking for a way to break free of this place. Six years after AT&T swallowed DirecTV with ambitious plans to modernize the satellite TV business, the telephone... — read more 

Can it get worse at all? This company has hit rock bottom and it’s really hard for me to imagine a worse situation here. Although leadership always surprises in that regard.

People who don't have marketable skills staying at AT&T I can understand, but if you are among those who do have them, what's your excuse? Fear? Apathy? Something else? With so many available jobs right now I can't wrap my head around people who have... — read more 

Is AT&T Mexico relevant on the market? Since they ditching Vrio, why keep AT&T Mexico with its awful service and constant waste of capital and time?

Incompetent hierarchy Musical chairs Change role and position before it gets ugly Micromanagement Simulated career paths Work based on escalations Ar-e licking, the more the "better" Poor decisions after poor decisions The senseless and ridiculous... — read more 

Can anyone confirm the rumor that the the Management Lump Sum Pension option will be ending at the end of 2022.

Even more so now, hazard pay needs to come back! With customers coming into Retail stores already frustrated from either being on the phone with over seas customer service (pi---d) etc, we have customers yanking mask from the tongs and cursing! ... — read more 

Mostly outside Dallas?

Everybody here in El Segundo wants the AT&T Globe to come down.

All you have to do is delete your cookies and you can hit the the button as many times as you like. You can actually have Chrome, Edge, Explorer, and Firefox open at the same time and manipulate the votes. Just FYI since the Trolls will try to... — read more 

Is AT&T still planning to send back its union workers on September 30th? That is when we are tentatively supposed to go back. Also was wondering if AT&T is planning to mandate the vaccine for its workers. Any rumors? Don’t see how we can go... — read more 

Just heard that Voluntary Retiree Life Insurance will be offered in the fall. My bet is that they are throwing retirees a bone as a supposed improvement in benefits when at the same time reduce/eliminate retiree health care benefits. Just wait and... — read more 

I retired about six years ago as a non-Texas management employee with 30 years. I thought the environment for the ten years prior to retirement was very toxic but it seems like things have only gotten worse based on the comments on this website. I... — read more 

Today, My boss handed me later saying my upper max # increased by 30%. We all know HR reduced upper number by 10% few months back companywide. I wonder whether HR is restoring/increasing TSR companywide?? May be due to higher inflation??... — read more 

Although BlackRock has a controlling interest in all the major corporations in the S&P 500, it professes not to “own” the funds. It just acts as a kind of “custodian” for its investors — or so it claims. But BlackRock and the other Big 3 ETFs vote... — read more 

Not the Bell Telephone System of old. Most tenured employees have had/seen enough. Not at all the company they signed on for. No one wants to be associated with the current rendition of T. The only folks not ashamed of the current T is those with... — read more 

I've done my time and will leave T by 11-15-21 at the latest. I'm no longer certain that they'll be any more Incentive Packages this year. Either way, I'm headed into the sunset ladies and gents. Let me know if you happen to hear rumblings about any... — read more 

Has anybody ever done something similar? How did it go?

I've been with the company 23 years and am 45 years old. I don't meet the rule of 75 but not sure my sanity can take it any longer. If I leave, I get my lump sum pension. Does anyone know how much different the pension payout is if I leave this... — read more 

So i may have heard they want to move at&t prepaid to cricket.....very soon.....anyone else hear this???

I know he is still ariund and doing things but its like I have slipped through the cracks. I keep the laptop in the car and hit the beach quite a while.

Or is it just one of Stink's admin staff sitting around all day posting all the positive comments about the Stink and how great he is and the warm wonderful work environment here at T? Either way, I bet T is footing the bill!

In an act of desperation to cut cost at T today because of bad business deals in the past Will Rogers once said : wait until everything hits the fan when the older guys start retiring in a few years .

Of success and leadership has been a disaster for decades. How in the world does it pass the sniff test that at a public company this size a son in law of the CEO succeeds the CEO? Then you replace that CEO with his sidekick of the past decade? As an... — read more 

Stankey is no spring chicken yet he seems to have an aversion to his own age cohort. Why? Is it just that Gen Z is inexpensive to hire and is full of youthful enthusiasm for challenges despite their lack of experience? Does Stankey not see himself as... — read more