It easy to blame our leader every time there is a setback. The business plan was and is solid. Is it John’s fault that some disgruntled employees refuse to execute on his vision? You folks have no idea how hard he works. A little patience and... — read more 

Apologies for question of topic not regarding layoffs. I’m wondering because in California AT&T is regulated as a public utility. Is AT&T covered under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act at least in California?

Attempted sale of DTV again... proves this company is lost and doesn’t know how to compete with Verizon and T-Mobile, just look at the stocks. T stock has no momentum at all and it’s been like that even before I started with the company. Was gonna... — read more 

So Elliot sold all of their AT&T position. They also sold much of the rest of their portfolio. They also bought a very significant number of ETF QQQ Put Options. QQQ is a large-cap growth ETF with large positions in the FAAGM stocks (Facebook, Apple... — read more 

Because we got network already. Because we got distribution already (DirecTV and a few Uverse) And so we get content. Now we lose distribution (other than few ATT TV customers, who knows how many - they are too embrassed to share numbers). ... — read more 

on his decisions. DTV overpaid by 100% Tmobile, flubbed merger, $5B and spectrum worth a lot more TW years in court poor integration, nobody is signing up for "HBO Max", loss of all creative leadership this place blows

The potential buyers are private equity bidders.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-again-exploring-a-deal-for-directv-11598645254 Updated Aug. 28, 2020 4:27 pm ET Telephone giant in discussions with private-equity bidders for satellite-TV business wounded by shift to streaming... — read more 

The news is reporting ATT is in talks with two groups about the sale of Direct TV. Let’s see if many billions are lost on this sale. Another failed decision by our leadership.

https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/2020082811808/att-again-exploring-a-deal-for-directv

can't make this up. Randy is 0.0 on decisions

Who exactly has any input on who within a team ultimately gets selected for surplus? I presume that HR collects certain data points on people that would be considered a prime target, but does a Level 2 or 3 managing supervisor over a team of people... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4371300-t-growth-investors-nightmare

ATT Mx perfect example of sh–ty and incompetent layers of top "leadership" : CEO : not a f—ng clue of what she's doing. CIO : a complete clown evading accountability while harassing and boot-licking his way up and maintain its position; not... — read more 

ATT is not a cutting edge technology company! The only cutting edge it ever had was Bell Labs, 4ESS/5ESS! It trys so desperately to keep re-inventing itself, but as usual always fails at every endeavor! I've been with this company a very long... — read more 

it stands, 20% of DC’s staff has been laid off, and Lee states that “the bottom 20%, 25%” of low-selling DC comics will be canceled. It’s a dispiriting situation. https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/dc-comics-layoffs-jim-lee/

Overheard on a call that several managers and reps were terminated recently due to fraud. It supposedly happened in the Northeast. Any info on this?

I work[ed] for AT&T and I am still confused by all the variations of HBO and how you can't get them! https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/tivo-dvrs-will-lose-hbo-app-at-end-august TiVo DVRs will lose HBO app at the end of August TiVo is... — read more 

Realize that the Social Contract has been broken in this country. Once you hit 50 y/o, you become a liability, and will likely be tossed out. Manage your financial life with that sad reality in mind. I am very happy that I listened to my parents on... — read more 

below $30 while many others are flying in the green ..Highs?

NO one walks from 25 years of service, so I suspect that the remaining AT&T team will be broken up and hired by respective carriers who need ongoing support and maintenance. This is the unfortunate end of an era, that of the pure-play SDN... — read more 

https://whalewisdom.com/stock/t the analysis, represent a loss of 23% aggregate when AT&T rallies after Paul Singer’s Elliott Management $3.2 billion of AT&T stock and says the company could be worth at least $60 per share...... that's right... — read more 

There will be major layoffs at WarnerMedia when they combine Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. There is so much overlap in what they do that it will essentially be one side being wiped out. Makes sense given the total output for both... — read more 

These greedy corporations are freezing pensions left and right. This started happening way before Coronavirus. They’re looking for any way to take their employee’s hard earned benefits. It makes sense that AT&T would follow along... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/actress-plays-ts-lily-facing-163141704.html

John Stankey can now set his own agenda without interference. Terrible news that Elliot sold their position. The Board of Directors will appoint some lackey as Exec Chairman and both that person and JS will be in power forever!!! There is no hope... — read more 

“Most workers are counting on Social Security as a meaningful source of income in retirement, the system’s trust fund will deplete its reserves and will only pay part of its old age and disability fund obligations beginning in 20 years, according to... — read more 

AT&T, Accenture Joined forces to Transform AT&T Consumer Sales and Customer Care, multi-billion-dollar agreement in which the firms will transfer teams to transform AT&T Consumer’s long distance sales and customer care operation. The “co-sourcing”... — read more 

Looks like the fear of taking vacations have finally caught up at T. Their solution to forcing us to take vacations.....No Meeting Fridays!!!!!

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/accenture-to-cut-5-percent-of-workforce-25000-jobs

Vacation? I was surpluses in July. If I am hired by AT&T within 6 months of that July off-payroll date, will my vacation time be restored to what it was (4 weeks) or will it be set back to 2 weeks like a new hire?

I found myself bellyaching about the destruction of the company, and the handoff of our careers to the foreigners, but I realized nothing is going to change. The trajectory has been set. It’s normal to long for the “old days”, but they are gone... — read more 

president of network infrastructure and cloud jumping ship

Elliott Management Corporation closes position in T / AT & T, Inc. May 15, 2020 - Elliott Management Corporation has filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 0 shares of AT & T, Inc. (US:T) with total holdings valued at $0 USD as of March 31... — read more 

What's your prediction?

It seems that almost every day, there is some horrific bad news that seeps out about AT&T, and none of it is good for business, the employee or our benefits. It seems to be falling apart faster and faster as the end of the rotten year approaches. I... — read more 

Is T firing to hire?? Sales? Lower wage, harder working techs?

"The top choice...was Netflix (NFLX) at 41%, followed by Amazon (AMZN) Prime Video at 28%. Then came Hulu at 20%; cable TV, at 19%; Disney+ at 17%; and HBO Max at 7%." Good job Stank your HBO Max came in last place of consumer demand at a dismal... — read more