AT&T is terrified HBO MAX launch fiasco, more delays.

According to a new report from Waveform, AT&T stands to lose the most subscribers to the newly merged company. 28.8% of AT&T customers polled showed interest in switching to the New T-Mobile. 45.3 of Verizon customers said they were not interested in... — read more 

Hearing rumors

I have been on many leadership calls over the last several days and can tell you yesterday tone was much different. Furloughs will be here by end of month and will impact a huge portion of AT&T. Every org will see massive furloughs and senior exec... — read more 

People seem convinced that a part of the latest loan will go toward severances, but I can't see how that could be the case. At this moment, all the companies have been given a perfect opportunity to get rid of as many people as they want without... — read more 

Since March 16 AT&T has paid the wages for employees in high risk categories of contracting Coronavirus and becoming seriously ill. The maximum amount is 160 hours. This is about to expire before the peak of this contagion. This is time the high... — read more 

AT&T Fail so miserably in their loyalty department? AT&T pays Congress well for the privilege. In 2019 alone, the telecom giant spent $17 million in lobbying fees. AT&T IN A NUTSHELL IS A company that can turn a simple oil change into permanent... — read more 

a little birdie told me one of ideas being floated around is a 3-10% salary cut in the coming months to help alleviate the balance sheet woes? Will be phrased as "were all in this together" to help us get through this pandemic ,any one else heard... — read more 

T announced it will NOT cut the dividend, providing the rich even more money during this time of economic crisis. Read the full article here:... — read more 

I was against it at first but am hearing rumors of cutting hours of reps in the stores and stopping the paid week off rotations as well as no quota relief for May so just looking for some insight as to what to do.

None and how they so much free cash flow they steal money that employees have earned. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/13Bism5N yeah right they are paying their employees. more like stealing from them. but hey take more bailout from the... — read more 

here is information about how great att is and how they so much free cash flow they steal money that employees have earned. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/13Bism5N

Cox is my local carrier our service is super slow here.This is the email I got today " The health and safety of our employees, customers, and communities is our number one priority. That’s why we are taking additional steps to help keep both you... — read more 

the knife is ready to cut cut cut

Cares Act ATT has chose not to let you take 401K disbursements under the Cares act. So if your in a bind and need money don’t count on your 401K. This is not advisable anyway but some people may have nowhere else to go.

now we own CNN. Watching Randy and McFreshy talk about the hero journalists at CNN during the COVID crisis is nothing but an insult to everybody who has worked their careers to establish the worlds greatest telecommunications network. You can tout... — read more 

CONTRACTS. With the internet and pay month to month subscriptions like Netflix, Prime etc....nobody is going to want a contract. In fact people are going to dump cable satellite TV in droves. They thought it was bad well it's about to be a bloodbath... — read more 

Ratty takes on more debt. So much for Ratty's strategy to reduce debt. I'm guessing Ratty needs cash to pay the dividend and of course to enrich himself since he is the largest individual shareholder. Result: No doubt the bloodbath whackings will... — read more 

I really, really do not want it to be a failure... However, we gotta be realistic here.... And the reality is AT&T has a poor track record of delivering new product, especially in new business lines. Then there is the competition. Disney... — read more 

How to code time for folks who are WFH?

Do you know furloughs make your 401k to be distributed to you automatically? Or, do they keep it in the current 401k until you are officially laid off or left the company.

Does anyone know how long after returning your equipment and signing off does it take for ATT to provide the final severance check?

This is like telling medical staff that wearing mask is optional, total BS. Soviets send their conscripts to fight against the German's with no weapons, counting on they can pick up a rifle from fallen comrades. Employees are venturing into... — read more 

Other than store employees, everybody else is essential. So why add more worry when there are already more than enough things to stress over?

On the U-Verse product page is a new banner IMPORTANT U-VERSE UPDATE To help our employees serve our existing customers, we’re no longer selling U-verse TV. Service for >existing U-verse TV customers is not impacted.

I’m a 20 yr + Frontline Outside Tech in ATO, going to speak to HR & my manager tomorrow about a Leave of Absence or Quit. We are being placed in unsafe, unknown situations that aren’t being triaged without proper PPE. Doing too many unnecessary BAU... — read more 

Prior to COVID-19 and during the rebadging, lay-off and selling assists initiative Randy and pals authorized a remodel. Wasn’t it for millions and have they stopped?

More craft jobs? Wire/Prem tech hirings? Digital, electronic or systems technician hirings? Since currently we are deemed essential and basically are doing BAU.

How bad would the economy need to get for AT&T to consider cutting its dividend? The stock’s annual yield is 7.2% in a zero-interest-rate world, and the payout is no small part of many investors’ reason for owning the Dividend Aristocrat’s shares in... — read more 

Texas Roadhouse restaurant founder & CEO Kent Taylor just gave up his salary to help pay his employees wages during the COVID-19 crisis. What leadership and compassion! Wonder if any other CEO’s can follow his lead?

paying off, stock back at the $37 levels

No Quota Relief in April.

Once we are past COVID19, and it's time to return to the office, will we have to return to working in the germ infested, high contamination centers of a Collaboration Zone? I sure hope not. I'll continue to work from home yet till marked as FTO. The... — read more 

I was expecting the company to keep ploughing threw their plans of eliminating as many people as possible throughout 2020 and not letting anything get in its way. Seems now, that COVID19, everything has stopped. I would have at least expected them to... — read more 

India is the second-largest market for flexible work space in the Asia-Pacific region after China with over 1,000 co-working spaces. How do you think this will affect our outsourced call centers in India, Philippines etc. ? Do you think we will start... — read more 

Appreciate all that you have done for AT&T. It's time for you to go.....

Despite best efforts to “triage” field dispatches, frontline techs are still getting a lot of non essential work. Techs are being bulked or dispatched on SP to bonded pair upgrades, new bonded pair HSIA installs when customer has existing internet... — read more 

So in the local hospital here that is full of positive Covid19 patients from the ages of their late 20’s thru 60’s and above. All ages are at risk opposite of what T says. My garage is not distancing. Techs and managers just treating this like any... — read more 

The historically huge fed stimulus gravy train is getting to soon arrive for Ma Bell and other big companies to feast upon. Last thing good old patriotic T wants to do is let go of a bunch of US jobs right before the massive handouts begin. Go... — read more 

Maybe the union can get the laid off prem techs back on the payroll and do the dangerous work AND get that 20% bump . Then they would be the heroes! And all the rest will be on paid leave !