Question, did any of you have to file for unemployment during this pandemic?? When all of this started in March, the company didn’t give clear concise information about RSCs getting paid. My store closed and they told us that we wouldn’t get paid if... — read more
Buzzword X- Master Stank
He said he was “laser focused” on building more efficiencies as he executes the strategic plan.
Oh What A Glorious Day Comrades!
Our newly appointed glorious leader has stated that he will continue the course as set by our previous glorious leader Mr Rat! With enlightened leadership like this, how could we possibly fail?
Pension Not Available for Lump Sum
Called Fidelity to cash out the pension, only $13k and I need it for some unexpected bills. No longer working for T. I was told I am only eligible for the monthly withdrawl. Also, occasionally AT&T will send out letters to pension holders no... — read more
i'm sure it is just a coincidence the stock is back at $28 bucks. LMFAO
true believers wall street is. this company is a joke
Surplus
Has anyone received their notice today?
Funny AT&T news release
AT&T says it is generating enough cash to 'comfortably' continue dividend payments.
T-mobile coming after T’s enterprise customers.
T-mobile will own att in short order. https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/t-mobile-boasts-2-5-ghz-momentum-right-out-gate
Is this for real?
So, there is no money for hazard pay, we have major layoffs looming due to financial issues, and yet AT&T has enough cash to comfortably continue dividend payments. Comfortably. Are you f'ing kidding... — read more
Twitter will let some employees work from home 'forever'
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/12/tech/twitter-work-from-home-forever/index.html
Wire tech surplus?
Any truth to the rumors of wiretech layoffs in the se next month? If so what areas are we hearing?
Hmmmm...... $274K a month for life. Not bad.....
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/att-boss-retires-with-274000-a-month-for-life-2020-05-11?siteid=bigcharts&dist=bigcharts
How long are surplused technicians in the Job Bank after the last day on payroll?
How long are we in the job bank?
Decision makers for surplus
Does anyone truly know who makes the surplus determinations as far as which people in groups? Is it HR, AVP, Director, combination of people, etc?
TMobile Locked and Loaded
Going to be a slaughterhouse.
Surplus of retail
Does anyone know how they will determine which retail employees will be surplus? As well as if RSMs and ASMs are expecting significant surplus or just RSC?
If you are let go curiosity...
If anyone on here is let go by ATT, do you have plans to move services to another provider? Or will you maintain current services at the non-discounted rate?
Expect a lot of the same
So, Stankey is replacing Randy who was ousted for being a lousy CEO and in his first public appearance since being named CEO he says "don't worry, I'll continue my predecessor's vision." True genius we have... — read more
Who is Always Late to Lunch? AT&T never misses an Opportunity
for anotger exvuse, Warning that COVID-19 May Slow 5G Pickup Placeholde, as they tempered some expectations for 5G adoption this year due to the COVID-19 crisis, LoL “The factors have all changed and yes, the consumer may consider putting off the... — read more
Bio Reference Labs doing employee testing
Looks like all employees will be tested that work in retail stores. OPKO Bioreference just put the news out. ?
lump sum payout
previously when I would check my Fidelity 401 and pension specifically lump sum at different ages ie 58,62,65, the lump sums would increase with age now they are declining has anybody else noticed this. Spoke with Fidelity they confirmed this and... — read more
stinky: AT&T’s SVOD and Linear TV Platforms to ‘Become One’ in Future? , stock goes down
Stinky has 35 years of screwing up the company by being a big JERK! He got thrown out of California for trying to inflate numbers so he could look good! He had the moral in California so far down with his games and numbers racket that the upper... — read more
Cold calls
They are having every rep in the NYC area doing 15 cold calls per day Which I absolutely hate. This is all so the company can make money and prevent stores from closing? Any comments to what’s going on at AT&T?
Who is IT?
Excuse my ignorance but when they say IT is going to get hit with layoffs, who are they talking about? What systems are going to be retired?
Stanky tell of decline in aggregate? what? LOL
DirecTV and WarnerMedia are seeing “probably a 20% decline in aggregate” in advertising sales at present, given the economic shocks caused by stay-at-home orders. Stankey’s macro-level view of TV being in a “transitional moment” from linear to... — read more
Cuomo is right, corporations to use pandemic as layoff reason
Cuomo claims major corporations drafting pandemic layoff plans.. https://www.reddit.com/r/finance/comments/giy148/this_should_go_here_careful_guys_and_girls/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
The price of incompetence in America
https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/7A54BBAE-939C-11EA-BFB2-DE7CC0F16A90
this has been 4-5 years in the making, plan 2020 is finally happening
company will end up with 80-100K employees total, that was the plan.
This! So much this!
All the added task, policies, new systems, continual updates, meetings, emails, town halls, videos, spreadsheets, red tape and micromanaging is due to a lot of non essential positions trying to justify their jobs. The L1’s and craft can’t focus on... — read more
Can we trade?
I'd happily take either of the other two guys just to be rid of Stankey, who I'm betting will be the downfall of this company. (Seriously, telling people they are id–ts if they don't get HBO Max for $15 sounds like a real winning strategy, don't you... — read more
Underneath a toxic environment impossible to...
Service the debt Pay the dividend Compete with Verizon and TMobile Compete with Amazon, Disney, Netflix, Apple, Comcast The Dallas Boys played Monopoly and landed on others Hotels while they mortgaged had their properties mortgaged It's over — read more
AT&T PROBLEM
The U.S. population is about 325 million. The number of people with wireless subscriptions has maxed out. and most of us already concluded that AT&T has the worst customer support on the planet, while It may be that the number of people who will buy... — read more
More buzzwords, less results
AT&T strategic Pillars in all their meaningless glory: Connect Protect Virtualize Manage Big Data. ... Content Is King. ... Customer Journey. ... Deep Dive. ... Growth Hacking. ... Hyperlocal. ... Low Hanging... — read more
AT&T CFO Maintains HBO Max Is A “Real Bargain” At $15 A Month
Fifteen bucks a month is too much to pay for anything with the letters HBO in it. I only have HBO now because of bundling. If I gave up HBO I would lose TCM, and Turner Classic Movies is a better value than any streaming service. I love when... — read more
ATO town hall
Mair used the word transformation at least 5 times in the first 2 minutes so you know it will be a bloodbath.
Tracking Productivity at AT&T
I hear that the mgmt is tracking team member productivity and they were surprised productivity increased as a result of team members working from home. Does anyone know how they are tracking productivity?
Any good Executive stories on their arrogance?
JVB home video was pretty laughable.
Cord Cutting Snowballing Faster
People want no contracts and zero commitments. What does ATT roll out? Set top boxes, Contracts, Penalties, and the highest prices. You cant make this stuff up. How long to prepare and launch a streaming service?
What are currently our biggest moneymakers?
I'm just curious which area is most profitable...
They couldn't wait to get rid of the hazard pay
I can just imagine how the decision making on this issue went. The pandemic is far from over but hey - we'll do some mental gymnastics to convince everybody that things are so much better now and everybody is safe and can come to work and sing... — read more