Or is this a relatively new, Randy and Stanky related issue?
Who is not so easily replaced here?
I mean, which of us ordinary workers isn’t easily replaced? Of course we all are, but some less and some more. Can it be said that some jobs are safer than others here?
Let's Connect Live on HR Updates meeting
So we just received an email to join Stankey and the new HR lead puppet goon Angela Santone so they can tell us more about benefit updates and compensation. This was only sent to supervisors of level 1 through 4. Friday 2/19 at 11:30 CT. The topic... — read more
Everybody is an expert
It's funny to me...how people are experts on CEOs. "Replace the management"...it reminds me of "throwing something against the wall and see if it sticks." The solution to the problem is always "get rid of management." "Off with their heads!" Wish for... — read more
Question for WarnerMedia people
I'm not sure how many of you read this forum but I gotta ask this - has anything change for the better since you joined the big and beautiful AT&T family? (And yes, I'm being sarcastic with that last part.) Is there anybody who can say their job has... — read more
Retirement benefit changes - a helpful link
https://www.acadviser.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ACMQuarterlyNewsletter-Q1-2021-web.pdf
Pebble Beach
While cutting benefits and wages AT&T has no problem spending tens of millions on a golf tournament. Not to mention flying it’s officers out on private jets and paying for exclusive parties and receptions!!
99% of The Employees have zero faith in and don't trust
John Stankey, Randal Stevenson, and the Board that should have sent them packing years ago. The combination of incompetence and hubris at the highest level in this company has sent talent and investors fleeing. The only way this can be fixed is carve... — read more
Layoffs next week
Wasn't there a mention of possible layoffs towards the end of February? What happened with that?
Buying a phone through AT&T website
Why is buying a phone through the AT&T website so difficult? Seriously, I have to wait for their slow website to load multiple times. When I select the phone I have to decline so many extras I have no desire for. Then when I finally go to checkout... — read more
ROA and ROE
Return on Equity and Return on Assets for T Way too low compared to Mob and Vz
California man, 90, spends $10G on ads to complain about AT&T's shoddy internet service.
California man, 90, spends $10G on ads to complain about AT&T's shoddy internet service: https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/california-man-ads-complain-atts-terrible-internet-service
Why renegotiate the lease now?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/wtov9.com/amp/news/local/jefferson-county-att-in-talks-regarding-antenna-atop-water-tower
Slow Internet, Bad PR as a North Hollywood Man Pays for $10 K full page ad
https://youtu.be/CGFTusokchs
Can some SPAC buy Vrio please!
Enough said.
Is att the next frontier?
I laughed at this news article (see following link). They are running this id–tic add bashing cable companies upload speeds and touting fiber. The problem? Fiber is way less widespread than cable high speed. I have a gig from Comcast and I use att... — read more
Either Stanley is so far removed from reality or his emails
On Leadership and Financial Influence and Savy are simply to antagonize and throw salt in the wounds of employees. Stankry and Stevenson will be case studies in incompetence enabled by an apathetic board and a low interest rate environment that... — read more
And we continue to underperform...
AT&T Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors "Shares of AT&T Inc. T, -0.24% sank 0.24% to $28.55 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock... — read more
Stankey on Financial Fluency
Did anyone catch the latest video? One of the core leadership pillars he needs you to understand is FINANCIAL FLUENCY. In other words, how losing $15 billion on an investment translates to raises and bonuses for the C-suite. Y'all got that now?... — read more
Snow removal
So. At&t will not remove snow from locations less than 2 inches. OK. Fine. Now the 1 inch of snow melted and refroze. Now I have a quarter inch of ice. Who do I call now mutha f—ers?
Time to form a Management UNION
As our company continues to evolve, current Management continues to find WAYS to reduce/ change our bonus, holidays, vacation day, medical and other items. All of which are family effecting. I say its time to form a UNION which will have a say and... — read more
TSRs
When will the new TSRs be released for merit increases?
Pension Changed
For those who received the AT&T management pension Changes starting in 2022 - changes on pension aren’t supposed to come to fruition until February 19 but it looks like they might’ve put calculations in prematurely. I went into Fidelity and... — read more
T Benefit Cut Article
I found this article from some recruiter on LinkedIn. It says a lot that it's more informative than anything I've seen from T. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/att-cuts-retiree-healthcare-employee-benefits-nancy-johnson-bsn-phn/
Is sales force voluntary ?
Management threatened to coach representatives if leads are not put in.leading into coachings to termination
Massive Round of Layoffs coming in Q2
Severance going to be capped at 10 weeks. Rule of 75 eliminated Pension clawbacks
Layoffs
Anyone hearing about Q1 layoffs?
We are the best at something, after all
A few days ago I read somebody mention in a comment on an article that AT&T is the best company in the entire history when it comes to destroying hundreds of billions of dollars in value and I think I’ve never heard of a better description of AT&T in... — read more
I am just trying to live my life and raise my kids
i don't have the years of service as many do. I am not a bargained for employee. I am sitting at just over 15 years as a "manager" but have been well compensated as I see it. I am not disgruntled about pay/benefits, even though it is disheartening... — read more
With Mr. Stinkey In Charge
I see this company achieving unparalleled success. With a man of such vision and charisma who has forgot more about TV than the rest of us ever even knew, how can we not succeed? A few more of Stinkey's signature acquisitions and we could even be the... — read more
AT&T: Get out of a Sinking Ship
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4404325
Survival without respecting workers and clients?
I understand this business model less than ever. ATT doesn’t value employees, ATT doesn’t value clients, every day there are fewer and fewer of us and the clients - so what do they think this business model should be based on? Their business logic is... — read more
Hey ATT,do you now see how important customer service is?
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k9q74/90-year-old-att-user-wsj-ad-berate-ceo
Former CEO and retirement
I remember when Ed Whitacre retired, he was looking forward to running his bulldozer on his ranch in Enus TX. He was pulled back into the workforce by President Obama to navigate GM through their bankruptcy. Later went back to bulldozing. Why can't... — read more
DEG and CO Integration
Does anyone know what’s going on with the CO and DEG folks?? Heard they were integrating. Worried about layoffs....
2/5/21 - Just received deferred severance pay
For those who were surplused last July 2020 and chose to defer severance pay into 2021 ... well, deferred severance pay just got paid by att today, 2/5/21.
ATT does not have the ability to retain quality employees anymore?
I no longer know anyone with a lot of talent that stayed in this company. They all found better positions. It seems to me that the company has nothing left to offer to keep those people around. The worst thing is that the they did not even try to... — read more
Meet the people at AT&T, owner of CNN, who think it’s OK to loose $1B year.
Speaks volumes on why Stinky is not qualified to run a hot dog stand! Good riddance if Zucher really leaves. Zucher looses $1B a year and yet he went on and on? https://6do.news/article/3668041-41 Was a feature last night.
AT&T Stagnates Despite Its Massive Cash Generation
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4403436-t-stagnates-despite-massive-cash-generation