Pretty sure this is gonna save the company..yuk yum https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/07/05/another-att-streaming-service-may-be-doomed.aspx
COVID - POSITIVE TESTING
What is the correct protocol for Someone testing positive in a location? I am being told from upper management to conceal the information and to not educate team about it, because it would create fear and panic. Am I the only one that thinks that is... — read more
7/6 Fireworks
7/6 is the big day in the midwest! Craft will be notified by email of acceptance for the SIPP! HOORAY!
Stanky looking forward to 2021
We are projecting strong cash from operations in 2021, but we do optimistically expect sequential great improvement in Q3 and Q4 2020.
Here We Go Folks!
We have made it to the week where announcements should be out. Only 2 weeks or so behind. Hardly anyone is selling, most are distracted. For all of us level 1’s and 2’s Friday is our day. For all you level 3 and 4’s Good luck as you find out M-W... — read more
Is it normal for offices to steal work from one another?
Basically - office A is not commutable distance from office B. Office A forces the work to move. People from Office B have a "choice" to "follow the work" or be surplussed. How common is this at AT&T?
2 billion Net Operating Losses filing.
Government once again allowed corporations, as AT&T knows how to game the system as they filed $2B operational Loses for 2018, 2019, and $680M for Coronavurus loses for 2020, That will result in a refund from the IRS. The CARES Act allows incurred... — read more
Hard working men ... we see you
I am not the only wife of a tech on this site, trying to make sense of nonsense. Since we can't change whatever will happen, I want to say - Thank you techs for your long days, in the heat (rain and everything else). We realize that the stress we... — read more
Lockwood
Is anyone under Lockwood getting laid off?
Is it possible
Is it possible that the reason T is playing the mind game of stressing the workers out is to get them to quit so they won't have to pay severance and/or unemployment?
Brown, Colleagues Demand Answers on AT&T Layoffs
https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-demand-answers-on-atandt-layoffs
Has AT&T managed to cut its way to profitability yet?
When I left five years ago, they were still trying to do that... How's it working for them?
BYE BYE
Found out 7/2/20 that I got the $80,500.00 in Des Plaines Illinois.It has been a good run,but it’s time to get off of the TITANIC.Good luck to ALL.
And this is why we will keep losing subscribers
Is there one thing here you can point out to me that would make you say, hey, this would really make me want to get this service or extend this service? Didn't think so. We are becoming less subscriber friendly and helpful each year (or even... — read more
Interesting push for information about AT&T layoffs
https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-demand-answers-on-atandt-layoffs
ATT lay-off room is wayy more active than all others
I went on all other carriers and they don’t post in there for weeks lol
What about the LEGACY-T core central office techs heard they moved into Business from Network OP
Any news would be appreciated
Brilliant Idea!
Let’s all wait till next Friday and see who gets cut. All of us they axe... let’s go into the App Store/Google Play store ect... and rate the HBOmax app 1 star or less, which it deserves, because it’s trash. Watch it tank and really give those C... — read more
ATT IN A NUTSHELL
AT&T is facing their most difficult outlook in history, it’s somewhat surprising that AT&T would essentially gamble its financial future on DirecTV and Time Warner. At this point, T stock is carrying roughly the same amount of debt as the entire... — read more
Why No MVO?
What is the reasoning for not having an MVO? It costs the same, you get ride of more older workers, etc.
Farewell, DTV
This revisionist history narrative I keep seeing that DTV was somehow a bastion of a company with no financial, personnel or other issues prior to being acquired is hilarious at best. I also see this same nonsense from legacy-Bell South... — read more
It's not voluntary
Seniority doesn't matter, numbers don't matter, if they want you gone, you're going. Was told today that none of the level 1, 2, OR 3 managers were consulted about techs being affected. They were provided a list generated by ATT legal & some other... — read more
Preference out for IBEW 21
Don’t need the email...enough guys have called about my job being on the preference form!!! WOOHOO!! I’m out of here!!
GPM - any idea of how many and when?
We heard very soon. Ridiculous. Do they realize how employees react to that? They react by being unproductive. Get it over with!
Current/Former Sales Reps... What's the Value in a Channel Partner?
Do Channel Partners bring value to the client as part of the team in your opinion? I know a few that have expert technical knowledge and a great back office that have freed up my time and made customers happy, but a lot of other SPs just try to eat... — read more
National Business Question
So two months ago I turned down an offer to move to Fiber team as they were only going to bring me on as a sales executive 1. Considering my CSE II salary vs fiber I passed on it. Now with all the rumors going around ( Solution Providers are going to... — read more
Unethical behavior
Anyone with a conscience can understand why NPS is low. AT&T's public plan is to get rid of 'value' customers and only focus on 'high quality' customers. AT&T is using data mining and artificial intelligence for the past few years to analyze exactly... — read more
Outsiders Needed
We need executive management at the very top to be an outsider. Continuing to promote each other within the executive pool is bringing the same culture and process. Literally giving you a pig and slapping different lipstick on them AND saying this is... — read more
Surplus Dates
Note that due to large number of surpluses across the whole company, different teams/orgs will get noticed on different dates, starting at the earliest on 7/10 through mid August, possibly into september as well.
AT&T Raises Prices for AT&T TV and DirecTV
AT&T has quietly initiated cross-tier price increases for its new IP-based pay TV platform, AT&T TV, as well as its legacy satellite TV brand, DirecTV. The base “Entertainment” package for AT&T TV will see its first-year promotional price shoot up... — read more
Business Sales Directv stop sell
Email from Business Sales Compensation Effective 8-1 directv sales are no longer compensated
More COR retail store closures?
I know more layoffs are coming but does anyone know if there will be more COR retail locations closing?
District9 head reduction
affecting 23 work groups total number of employees 1,684. Number of employees needs to be reduced by 291 percentage of employees reduced by 17% date needed to be off the books july 24th. IT HAS BEGUN.
Video
There was a video for the Video team (within Arroyo > Welday) that brought up an interesting point. Apparently, NPS is a big deal for the suits, and they're wringing their hands because the DTV customer NPS scores have gone down from 13 to... — read more
Is It possible that is looking for a buyer
Do you think, with all contracts in place AT&T could by any chance selling the wireline of business/legacy products. I could be wrong but from what hearing from the Town halls is more 50% will work from home, saving money for AT&T ON REAL ESTATE... — read more
"Out Future together" ... But we're laying a bunch of you off.
So Stankey's "your future together" is just a lot of corporate drivel , but it's pretty clear from the tone midway down, there's going to be significant cuts. Really , this is leadership?, what clueless CEO sends out an , "I'm happy to be your new... — read more
Youtube TV
Price increase to 64.95? Are they trying to make ATT TV relevant?
Does anyone remember Randall....
Do you remember a town hall before the Warner acquisition when Randall was asked by a "lowly" employee about the wisdom of taking on so much debt to acquire a media company? He smirked and waved it off, saying, he "would never bet the farm" on an... — read more