Has anyone heard Stank or Stephenson say I’m sorry we broke our commitment to you? I’m sorry you gave up job offers or made career decisions based on documented benefits plans. You left your families home alone during ice and snow storms... — read more
Prejudices about ATT employees
From my experience it wasn't easy to get a job with ATT on resume. Does it seem to you that many companies when they see ATT on resume have a prejudice that it is a slow, unmotivated worker who does a very sloppy job? I hope it’s just some of my... — read more
Quality in Grand Prairie
I'm sitting here at the X-Conn Box. Form the T&R - gulp of Jack Daniels. Mark the specials - gulp a little Gentleman Jack Close the door - Yeeeep. Gulp! Now gotta go find a deserted cul-da-sac and hang out with Mr. Daniels. Gulp, Gulp, Gulp. — read more
WarnerMedia Severance
The active rumor is that WarnerMedia severance policies are going to be changed to align with AT&T policy, which is much less generous (2 weeks/yr 6 month cap). Anyone have information on this? Just in time for $3b in efficiency savings with... — read more
Mair's big "non-answer" answers
He gets it, he hears it, but the expectations have changed and individuals will decide how to react. What he neglected to say is that management changed the expectations, employees didn't and are not happy about the changes. And so he drones on... — read more
Users say that HBO Max, which costs $15 a month, has been broken for a week
Users say that HBO Max, which costs $15 a month, has been broken for a week Matt Schimkowitz Tue, June 8, 2021, 9:43 PM HBO Max HBO Max HBO Max, ostensibly the streaming service with the best library, can’t get its tech together. Last week... — read more
Do you have a habit of complaining to colleagues?
A little tip: Never tell colleagues that you intend to leave no matter how much you trust them and no matter how much you look forward to it. A very ugly situation has happened recently precisely because of this. Someone had to find out in an ugly... — read more
Connection award?
Has anyone actually received a new connections award/bonus this year? It’s already June and I haven’t heard of any one. If you have, how much was it if you don’t mind sharing?
Is there an exit interview?
Hopefully, I'll have a new job lined up before the end of the month and I'm planning to give my two-week notice soon. I was wondering if there is an exit interview or not? I have a rather long list of reasons why I'm leaving (including some stuff... — read more
AT&T and Verizon simply took their eye off the ball with media mergers
and Stankey is still employed?? T-Mobile Is Set to Keep Climbing Higher on the Charts Here are our new price targets. By BRUCE KAMICH Jun 08, 2021 | 07:46 AM EDT Stocks quotes in this article: TMUS, T, VZ In his first "Executive Decision"... — read more
Boy, were you fooled!
https://kushnickbruce.medium.com/at-t-wants-ebb-government-subsidies-for-its-broadband-public-utilities-in-21-states-hiding-in-e91a89ae4969
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/07/t-mobile-ceo-says-company-is-poised-to-dominate-5g-for-the-next-decade.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/07/t-mobile-ceo-says-company-is-poised-to-dominate-5g-for-the-next-decade.html I remember when BellSouth tried to buy Sprint. Both were good companies back then. Even AT$T was still good, until the meteoric rise of... — read more
and i thought Tom & Jerry was a game changer
innovation here at AT&T at an all time high
At least our top lawyer is getting rich
Our top legal mind - 3rd in compensation behind only Google & Apple. I wish I could say the same for our 10 year stock appreciation compared to those... — read more
Joni Arison -SVP Finance Return To Work email.
Good news: “Bargained employees working from home will continue to do so until further notice. We will share more guidance on timing for return-to-office in the coming MONTHS” (emphasis added) Bad news: Mask required unless vaccinated upon... — read more
Checked out
I show up, clock in - and that’s it. The effort I put in at work is minimal at best. Why should I give my all and then some? There are ZERO damns given on both sides. The energy I should be using on my job I am instead putting towards getting another... — read more
Why hire people for one thing then put them in another role completely?
What's the point of hiring people if you're not going to put them in roles for which they have experience? I'm talking about smart folks who would know what they are doing if placed in the right positions, but they seem completely out of their... — read more
Solution Providers
How is this working out in the business segment? Will it expend or contract? The organization supporting SP’s seems to grow while direct sales is getting smaller.
No reason to do your best
I used to actually care about doing a good job and helping the company be successful. Now I do the bare minimum and consult on the side to get double pay. T's Finance folks (who aren't actually trained in Finance or even Accounting) can't put a... — read more
A good springboard for your career?
If nothing else, I think ATT is a good stepping stone for finding greener pastures? I don't know anyone else who hasn't found a much better job after ATT. It is only important to learn as much as possible here in as short a time as possible and not... — read more
District 3 hiring temp service techs
Temp services technicians will take at least a year to half a$$ learn the job and then be laid off. What is the point of this? They will mess up the cr---y copper plant worse than it already is. Why not promote senior wire techs that have been with T... — read more
Market Value
Expect AT&T to lose $10 billion in market value before the break up!!
COR Surverys
Well they are back wasting monies for employees to do survey on store managers! What a WASTE! Not one thing happens. Not one damn thing! And they wont employees to be HONEST! Lmao, on a company computer and email and be honest in responce! ... — read more
Big talk and no action?
This is a problem for most people in general, and especially here, they complain a lot and do little to escape from this awful company. How many applications have you submitted? I allowed my manager’s horrible behavior for only one month. The next... — read more
Legg Townhall
Had all the other sc*m bags-HR VP & McFluffy When it came to benefits being screwd from older workers, he basically said "Go listen to mc fluffy's talk (who had already disconnected by then). Sorry you don't want to hear this but I'm not... — read more
Too many product offerings
One of the problems with AT&T, is that there are too many services in our portfolio, most of which we do not have the technical expertise to design and operate. Consider our sad Cloud product. That thing is broken more than it works. Also look at... — read more
Outplacement services
Assuming no but wondering if the company has offered resources to anyone let go the past few years? Any insight into which companies? Need to update resume and thinking recruiter/career coach who knows AT&T or can translate telecom on paper might be... — read more
Return to Office
Heard there will be a communication regarding returning to office coming out tomorrow. Seems to be targeting a July timeframe. Any info out there?
Probably the best article I've seen on where the company is & where it's going
Here's what honest analysis looks like from someone who's not trying to protect the members of the 1% like the American corporate media does. https://braziljournal.com/att-sold-time-warner-the-stock-is-still-a-short
C’mon people, aren’t there any pending layoff rumors coming in the near future?
Everyone is posting nonsense that most people couldn’t care less about, cr-p that can de discussed at the water cooler. Doesn’t anyone know of layoffs coming or offers coming in the near future? THAT’s the only reason I periodically check this... — read more
Tech shortage.
Hearing from a former coworker that T is offering employees $600 for employees referrals if they hire and a signing bonus if the new hire stays past 90 days in Indiana. What a sad state the company is in if they can’t keep new hires. I was told... — read more
When would you rather move from a corporation to a small company?
I’ve never worked in a small company before, I even got my first job at a large corporation, so I have no experience of what it looks like when you work in a small company. All I know is that every big corporation started with a passionate team that... — read more
I equate Stephenson and Stankey with the following
Elizabeth Holmes and Enron, Bernard Madoff, The Enron Gang Skilling Fastow and Lay. Only thing is I consider these groups smarter as Stephenson and Stankey never fooled anyone. They were enabled by a impotent board of directors. But the financial and... — read more
Great - more Quantum BS from HR Angela!
Blondie wants us to get feedback from 5 colleagues this month. I'll give her some feedback - leaves you POS. Take Quantum with you. And leave us the retiree healthcare you and Stinky took away. Otherwise, please just GTF outta here and SHUT... — read more
A Japanese company and a North American company decide to have a canoe race
A Japanese company and a North American company decided to have a canoe race on the St. Lawrence River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile. The North... — read more