Is this the AT&T Complaint Board? The AT&T I Have an Idea How to Improve Things Board? The AT&T Executive Roast Board? The AT&T My Manager and All Managers S-ck Board? No, it's the AT&T Layoff Board. But it's practically useless to anyone looking... — read more
CEO exit and his failures
randy left about as quietly as he could. at&t severance upon death maybe $30-50m, which is only 1 year salary. old man whit got $180m for starting this disaster and picking this loser. randy and his big/content dreams blew up the company and watch... — read more
Does anyone know what last year's downsizing equated to percentage wise?
I'm just curious now after hearing we are about to get hit with a 40% reduction. Last year there were massive outsourcing deals, voluntary early retirement offers and involuntary workforce reductions. I never did hear the final tally of what that... — read more
Radical Idea for ala Carte Pricing
Here's a thought on how to capture the dollars of viewers - charge them for what they watch. I made a list of channels I watch and they sum up to ten in total. Give me a price for each and that I will pay. I don't watch ESPN or other expensive... — read more
My Precious
Incoming AT&T CEO: Our goal for HBO Max is to be different from Netflix, even as his eyes were lifted up to gloat on his prize, he stepped too far, toppled, wavered for a moment on the brink, and then with a shriek he fell. Out of the depths came... — read more
AT&T: The HBO Max Launch Was A Disaster
Must read article... https://seekingalpha.com/article/4350913-t-hbo-max-launch-was-disaster
#HBOMax is yet another step we’re taking to keep our customers engaged and connected to the content they love.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ATTNEWS/status/1266148460128014338?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Failure to Launch
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hbo-max-far-merits-grade-190636171.html
Performance Management IHX
We got an email saying in june IHX goes back to normal performance management. Does that mean write ups for not hitting sales targets again? Can they do that legally when COVID still exists?
AT&T: The HBO Max Launch Was A Disaster
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4350913-t-hbo-max-launch-was-disaster
Amazon offers more details about why HBO Max isn't on Fire TV
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/amazon-offers-more-details-why-220933326.html
it is official!!
HBO Max So Far Merits A Grade Of C+ As “An Opportunity Lost,” Analysts Say https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hbo-max-far-merits-grade-190636171.html
COR stores
Any news on retail layoffs? If so when?
And so it begins...
A slew of emails are landing right now about various SVP retirements. Their orgs will be distributed to the remaining SVPs and the next slew of VP eliminations will begin.
And the SVP retirement announcement start rolling in
Looks like it SVP clean house Friday.
So, salesforce
Anybody have more information on our working with salesforce? What systems will be getting replaced?
Seems like every play is a half baked
Hail Mary into triple or quadruple coverage. The Head Coach has lost the team, the fans, the street but the board continues to say he is our guy. Hollywood ambitions from ATT, what could go wrong? How has one man who has failed miserably been given... — read more
Big layoffs coming by the end of June
I figured the upcoming layoffs would be the typical six month cycle of 5% force reductions we've been seeing every since the merger between Bellsouth and SBC. This one is different as I was informed by an executive leader just a few days ago. Some... — read more
Since everything is slowly going back to normal...
Are we back at the point where techs can't refuse to go into somebody's home if they suspect them of being infected?
huge deal with salesforce
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/28/salesforces-marc-benioff-on-deal-with-att.html
What is HBOMAX realistic price?
We all know that the current price is ridiculous (which is why there have been no reports yet about the amazing, huge, stupendous numbers of new subscribers. I wonder, what number would it take to really attract viewership to HBOMAX? How much lower... — read more
40% Is A Lot Of People - where are WARN notices?
I’m not real familiar with the WARN laws - doesn’t ATT have to file those before layoffs? Does that only apply to union? I haven’t seen any posted for TX or NJ... anyone know when/how those notices work?
40% reduction... Here we go again!
A meeting was held today to announce a 40% reduction in technology and operations to occur in early July. We are already beyond bare bones after all the outsourcing, voluntary then forced reductions. Honestly how is this going to work?
Oh Nooooo HBOMAX- light
HBO plans to release a cheaper, ad-supported version of its new streaming service next year per Stankey.
Apple to be the new HBO since att is intent on k--ling it.
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/05/sure-seems-like-apple-tv-wants-to-be-the-new-hbo/
Filing a Oshia complaint
I work retail but my union stewart wouldn’t do anything about points coming back on june 1 so i went on the Osha web site and filed a complaint if everyone does it then they will have to stop points coming back
Stank reporting ABOUT HBOMAX:
"AT&T has many customer touchpoints" and "when you go to any one of these customer touchpoints, they're going to know who you are through our single source of truth," he said. WHAT? LOL
Today in History:
Battleship AT&T wrecks on May 27th, 2020, a large conglomerate built from the 1880s to the mid-21th century, could not transform. Ether destroyed by Netflix , Disney, or mined by internal incompetence, deliberately destroyed ...
AT&T Prepares Businesses for the Next Stage of Working from Home
Oh the hypocrisy of AT&T executives is boundless AT&T Prepares Businesses for the Next Stage of Working from Home with New Connectivity Solution Enterprise Broadband is now available at residence locations, as work-from-home orders shift from... — read more
verizon and att are seriously screwed
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/28/t-mobiles-mid-band-5g-network-is-now-cracking-1gbps-showing-verizon-and-att-are-seriously-screwed/
HBOMax Is A Complete Failure
So what are we going to do for the next big sensation at AT&T? Massive layoffs? Rebadging? Becoming India's number one creator of jobs? With this leadership team, the possibilities are endless!
Retail Headcount
Our store is so low on headcount that it makes it impossible to run the store. Anyone have this problem?
90k downloads first day...what a joke!
Google "HBO Max signups first day." Crickets. Well there's the big 90K mobile downloads. Not exactly 10M. Where is AT&T PR's press release touting the success of HBO Max? They are hunkered down in crisis mode looking at anemic numbers. If this... — read more
June 15 Lay-off Managers/Prem techs Ca
Conference call confirms this 2nd level leaked out info! Wait & see it will come out shortly.
“HBO Max Is a Mess”
Best review of Stankey’s HBO Max: Stankey “reorganized the company to deliver, and hired the right execs to develop, manage and bring HBO Max to life.” HBO Max launched this week as a muddled mix of confusing brand identities that neither... — read more
IHX investigation.
Was just told by my ISM that IHX has 5 investigations going on with fraud. Big cuts have to be coming soon? Some or most of the things that are under investigation we are being told to practice by our ISM.
Did the marketplace need another Netflix?
Content is a commodity and there is just a plethora of it out there now. How many shows and junk movies are out there? When is the last time you saw a quality motion picture released? Content is just non stop vomit coming at you these days from all... — read more
Stink - Stank - Stunk
Layoffs are a coming, transform our way to mediocrity
At&t bungles rollout of HBO MAX
Well, the big day is here for HBO Max. Or . . . not. The WarnerMedia unit of AT&T decided that it couldn’t compete with Netflix (63 million U.S. subscribers) unless it massively upsized HBO (35 million) with billions of dollars’ worth of new... — read more
interesting Read
AT&T blames Amazon where new technology distributors in the digital age are electing not to distribute the product," Stankey said. "I think that dynamic is an important one to understand, and it just shows how fast the markets are moving and how we... — read more