Is he coasting or is he sick? It seems like JS or the CFO JS are making all the presentations and are the new public face of AT&T. HAs anyone seen RS lately?
You know what I have noticed?
This is the only job I have ever worked for where the longer you have been with the company the less appreciated you are.
Slamming season comes early this year
With the release of AT&T TV, slamming season has officially begun. I'm sure the groundhog (Randy) saw his slimy shadow. People will be migrated from DTV, U-Verse and AT& TV Now to AT&T TV and T will tell their shareholders it's gross adds. They're... — read more
Info in case anybody needs to look at their pension
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/13Bism5N
Sprint Tmobile come to market with
TV and Content straight to phone and phone connect to TV. Customized by phone owner. No box and no contract. ATT keep hooks in customer that customer dont want. ATT still think this is pre streaming era people want box and dvr. People want... — read more
union
How many planning on leaving the union in September?
I have to use my own broadband? Who thinks this is a good idea?
At&t tv is being marketed as a premium service?? It seems like a streaming service. What other premium tv service requires me to use my own bandwidth? Seems like the prices should be a lot less if I’m having to pay for the internet it’s... — read more
CORetail Commission Non Managers
This new comp plan is trash. The only things we are paid more on are CRU Tablet/watches/hotspot and the PA, PA4. Take last weeks numbers, plug it into this new commission plan, it's lower right?
IHX to shut down 4/1
The In Home Expert group is shutting down 4/1 and letting authorized retailers do all there dispatches
If 2020 was to be a Bloodbath, then where is the blood?
So where are all the never ending, back to back announcements of Surplus, MVO and Outsourcing that we were all promised? To date, only one 3/13 surplus outcry with nothing backing it up with who, what and where details, so it's more than likely bull... — read more
3/13 surplus announcement!
Good luck everyone!!
News Now Corona virus this morning
So I see we have restricted most travel which is no surprise. However towards the end of the note it says if you start to feel sick contact your supervisor before returning to work. I wonder if we'll have a lot of people who are not happy here... — read more
Where is the visionary from Netflix,
Amazon, Google, Roku, Hulu that ATT hired? Is it the same crew still running the ship that botched Tmobile, bought DTV, and bought Time Warner? Is there a top caliber person from Time Warner HBO running some things? On the verge of massive cord... — read more
Most of the early reviews of AT&T TV are not positive
Who else is not surprised?
Dose of reality for AT&T TV's launch
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/2/21160860/att-tv-now-available-android-tv-google-assistant-streaming
Put my badge in my pocket when I
Leave the office. No ompany apparel for me. Avoid the questions at grocery store.
Does anyone see ATT doing well and
Developing a strong revenue stream around the Time Warner HBO assets? Or do you see too much competition and mismanagement of the assets? My take is too much talent left the building and if the resentment by telecom and dtv employees is this bad then... — read more
What's it like working in EG
Genuinely Curious. Do people really believe AT&T TV will be a hit? Everyone trying to get a new job, or just waiting around to be surplussed?
Union seems to be corrupt in cahoots with management
Funny thing AT&T is paying us for work we do. If we don't do our jobs we get wrote up, suspended with out pay, terminated. We are paying union to work for us. Doesn't seem like much working for us has happened. Why aren't we holding them... — read more
MANAGED OUT OF THE BUSINESS
Looks like we have moved on from collaboration zones and with the new year comes a new buzzword(s) and for 2020,,,,,,,,,drum rolllllllllllllllllll,,,,,,, “ MANAGED OUT OF THE BUSINESS “ so as we look forward to yet another dismal year at the... — read more
CDC Guidlines For Employers Regarding Coronavirus
RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES FOR EMPLOYERS TO USE NOW: *ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE SICK EMPLOYEES TO STAY HOME: *Employees who have symptoms of acute respiratory illness are recommended to stay home and not come to work until they are free... — read more
AT&T #1 CORPORATE DEBT IN USA
The rapid spread of the coronavirus this week dealt a blow to investor confidence in the biggest U.S. corporate debt boom on record. Companies like AT&T have enjoyed a mostly frictionless relationship with their creditors for much of the past... — read more
Closing COR will be the end of retail for all channels
Shutting down COR will destroy all of retail. They're the channel that provides the extremely bloated, fake numbers. AR's actually feels the hits when those fake numbers become chargebacks and affect their profits. COR has the financial backing of... — read more
AT&T TV Launch (k--l it)
I swear my managers are drinking the KoolAid and keep saying, IT IS THE GREATEST TV PRODUCT EVER. Not even joking. Out of Footprint areas that have 3rd party internet are gonna be a hard sell because those 3rd parties have slow speeds and/or data... — read more
AT&T/Mobility To Be Fined by FCC for Violating the Law by Improperly Sharing Customers' Location Data
The Federal Communications Commission is preparing enforcement actions against the nation's four top mobile carriers for improperly sharing customers' location information. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ________________________________
Retail managers and asm
Retail managers and ASMs to have their salary cut and move to at risk. Is that even legal? Rumor has it that its 10k off guarantee salary to at risk comission a year
T stock heading right back to ~$27
the story here is AT&T is a mess. DTV, done, AT&T Wireless, #3, with smarter/better competitors, HBO, give me a break, subs are from free wireless offer, NOBOBY is signing up for $15/month HBO. Elliot tried to rip the stock through buying call... — read more
Hey Union Leaders and members!!
Can someone please explain how the union allows the company to give our work away to contractors? We are trained to do the job. Isn't that what a union is about? Fighting for jobs to be retained by us? In my 19 years I have never seen such... — read more
Corona Virus Preparation
No one knows at this point how extensively Coronavirus will spread in the United States. Currently, at least 11 states have confirmed or suspected cases of the virus. In California, 8400 people are being monitored for Coronavirus. One CDC estimate is... — read more
McFreshness Town Hall Recap
gee whiz, they sure chopped up the original broadcast to cut out the ridiculous comments from Stankey like: "...and if the answer is because we're trying to get rid of the last 25% of certainty, get over it because that's not the way the world is... — read more
FBO/Accenture update?
Heard pause has ended, has training off shore resumed?
AT&T Milwaukee is Done!
Real Estate is up for sale. No real local decision-makers left. Glad to be gone!!! Best of luck to the few remaining.
Get ready
Get ready for another Enron.
hope u saved your $$, its over
the greatest pump job in the history of the world. buybacks and the fed for the last decade -it's over. and of course our ship was run into an iceberg and didnt get any benefits except showing up to work and getting over $100k, which isnt much into... — read more
Layoff in Midwest in March!
A mechanic was told that 3 high dollar repairs to line trucks were not to be fixed....as a surplus was to be announced in March!! Here we go!!
AT&T Names itself as one of the worlds most ethical companies!?!?!
WTF - who are they kidding. I wonder how much Ratty, Stinky and Zucher paid for that BS? UNF*CKING believable!
One more lawsuit to add to the list...
"Cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin can move forward with his case against mobile operator AT&T over his claims the firm was in part responsible for a SIM-swap hack that robbed him of holdings worth $24... — read more
AT&T and Corona Virus
What do you expect to happen here? What's the impact? The market is panicking, but I am more curious about how this impacts AT&T and it's workers. If we go into 'self isolation' like they did in China, all hourly people will be screwed as they... — read more
Corporate re-organization down sizing???
JS has mentioned a reorg/downsizing at Corporate. Any updates or rumors as to the extent. I've heard third-hand market research, competitive analysis, pricing, and financial analysis are on the block but the source is pretty sketchy.