Can someone give more details please?
The Trifecta (plus two)
So I think I'm aggregating all of the confirmed rumors correctly. In the next year, AT&T is Taking a week of vacation away from managers with >20 years (in return for a net 2 fixed holidays) Stopping contributions to pension plans ... — read more
Bold move for HBO Max - All 2021 Warner Bros movies to be released in theater / HBO Max on the same day
Given that by summer, theaters are likely to be open again, this is a pretty bold move (in my opinion, not typical of T to be bold)....Will it work? It'll likely get more HBO Max subscribers, but what will it do to box office receipts and the future... — read more
It seems Stankey is not the only delusional one
After the abysmal start HBO Max had and considering everything that is wrong with all of our streaming services, how can anybody think that AT&T is going to come out as a winner in the streaming... — read more
AT&T Reportedly Seeking Final Bids for DirecTV
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/att-seeking-final-bids-for-direct-tv-by-friday-report-says Wonder what will happen if a bid succeeds?
Here’s the ticket for temporary success at AT&T
1) Kiss the arses of your leadership team. 2) Get real good at giving Power Point presentations. 3) Do NOT waste time developing technical expertise. 4) Learn to speak corporate jargon (all show, no go). 5) Be enthusiastic and constantly... — read more
Incompetent Bosses (IBs) have only one mission - Keep Job at all Cost.
Sound familiar? One way of achieving this is by appearing to be competent. How? "The fly on the back of a water buffalo thinks that it's taller than the buffalo." That fly is the IB who takes credit for all the hard work the buffalo... — read more
Directv Channel loss .......again
For a company who wants to be a “premier entertainment provider” actually s**ks at it. Again, we have lost a major network in my area. CBS is now gone. Really????? Greed over service for paying customers. If it was not for the 10.00 a month, I would... — read more
taking away vacation week?
has anoyone else heard about plans to reduce vacation for management by one week? A director level heard the rumor of an HR call where they said this.
Are scores on Glassdoor aggregated?
Does anybody know if the scores on Glassdoor for a CEO are aggregated or do they reset when a new CEO takes over? I noticed that Stankey has an approval rating of 58 percent and I can't believe so many people actually approve of what he's done since... — read more
Using fear as a management tool
Why does it seem that everybody in a position of power here thinks that management through fear is the only way to manage? Has anybody ever tell them that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar? The only thing they're achieving with... — read more
Q1 2021 SE Surplus Results in 2 weeks.
Any rumor on Q1 2021 Cwa southeast D3 results?
My Customers are trying to K--l me
I go to as many as 6 houses a day to work on DirecTV systems. I am in close contact with about 18 strangers a day. On any given day, maybe 2 of those strangers take Covid-19 seriously and wear masks while I am in their house. Most turn out to be... — read more
NC IHX has become miserable since April... stick it out longer?
I loved my job until April or so. After we came back from COVID all heck broke loose in IHX. We are micromanaged like never before and it is miserable. The ISMs and director are all miserable too. I thought it was just a month or two and not worried... — read more
Buy a retail store
Considering how many stores are being sold. How much on average are we selling them for? Seems like this should be a huge cash influx for the company.
Retirement Health Reimbursement Account - where documented?
1) I understand not all retirees may qualify for this benefit and as of right now it only goes up through 2023 and may or may not be extended beyond 2023 for those who are already taking advantage of it (also if you retire after end of year 2020 it... — read more
What were the signs your store was closing?
Did you notice any patterns? We’re hardly getting inventory. We have a ton of iPhone 12s no one is buying. 🤷🏻
AT&T's Cricket no longer operating corporate stores
Who needs employees when there are less expensive operators/vendors? AT&T's Cricket no longer operating corporate stores https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/at-t-s-cricket-shifts-to-dealer-retail-model
Any layoffs coming to ATT Mex?
or any future whatsoever for T in Mexico?
Black Friday
Is Black Friday the only time when AT&T stores feel like actual stores and not glorified support centers for seniors anymore?
Horrible!
AT&T should really be ashamed at "themselves"! You have taken a company and ran it into the ground! I work in COR "retail" and you have allowed the other side of the world finish off whats left! You have choosen to 3rd party cust care, IT, and... — read more
Another thing we're allowing be dominated by our competition
Meanwhile, AT&T doesn’t have a strong and cohesive marketing message about its 5G. “AT&T remains distracted with a litany of challenges in its non-wireless businesses and the constraint of a balance sheet already deployed to diversify away from... — read more
No more large scale layoffs
I have done quite a bit of impromptu polling over the past several weeks, asking 3rd levels of a lot of groups I interact with, if they foresee ongoing, indefinite layoffs. The answer seems to be that T has finally reached a target headcount, so the... — read more
AT&T, a place where products go to die
Pretty sure we are all getting bury by black Friday ads, the awesome folks at benefithub just send out one for home security 50% off deal. Nope, it isn't Digital Life, but another vendor which revenue does not support our bottom-line. If you work... — read more
if they would stop censoring the posts there would be some..
yes, all negative as the com[any is a joke
AT&T Layoffs 2021
This is a generic discussion thread to capture comments about potential AT&T Layoffs 2021? Any news or rumors?
Georgia retail
I received news from management friend 15 to 20 retail stores will be closed don’t have time frame anyone else hear this
HRaccess website
Has anyone been able to get to hraccess.att.com? I keep getting forbidden on crhomr
Is ATT a "dividend trap"
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/11/20/experts-debate-is-att-a-high-yield-bargain-or-a-di/
So who is left?
In my time with the company, there have been a lot of questionable moves to put it kindly. TMobile, Digital Life, DirecTV, Time Warner, and perhaps Xandr? So now that Stephen's is leaving, is Stankey the only one left from this era of costly... — read more
2020 Layoffs - Huge!
So what really happened to all the catastrophic layoffs that were planned this year? I really didn't hear all that much and we certainly didn't get rid of 30% of the work force. This board is nothing but wild rumors and not very useful. It only... — read more
Minimum Present Value Segment Rates and 30-Year Treasury Rates
Does anyone know when the November 2020 rates will be available? I want to plug them in the Fidelity Pension estimator and see what my lump sum looks like for 2021,
I feel stupid
I was laid off about a month ago and I'm finally coming to terms with it. I was an id–t and believed I'd retire from this place. Of course, it didn't help that my manager is a spineless b–tard who kept convincing me that I was safe, right until the... — read more
Targeted: interest rate impact on pension paypemts
Got the official notification that the lump sum and annunity calculations are about to change. So I went out to Fidelity to capture the before snapshot so I could compare after the December change. I know to take the lump as T is doomed. But... — read more
Another DTV Price Increase Announced Today
That should attract more subscribers :/
bunch of trash
made a comment this morning that was deleted, so to hell with you, you won't hear the truth from me anymore.
Virtual Sales Experience
We received an email from Retail Sales Distribution. In the email it said they have been trialing since June a Virtual Sales Experience to better understand new ways to service customers. It goes on to say this will give customers access to products... — read more