Does anyone know how long after returning your equipment and signing off does it take for ATT to provide the final severance check?
Safety is #1 Priority - Mask is optional = makes absolutely zero sense
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
Why are some people worried about layoffs?
Other than store employees, everybody else is essential. So why add more worry when there are already more than enough things to stress over?
COVID-19 claims U-Verse
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.
Time for Leave of Absence or voluntary Lay-off
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
How is the C-suite remodel going in Dallas?
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?
Any opinions on how this will affect hiring with AT&T?
More craft jobs? Wire/Prem tech hirings? Digital, electronic or systems technician hirings? Since currently we are deemed essential and basically are doing BAU.
AT&T’s Dividend Is No Longer Certain, Analyst Says - Barron's
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
Two big thumbs up for leadership and layoff mitigation
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?
AT&T's unfriendly consumer pricing strategy
paying off, stock back at the $37 levels
COR Taking COVID Leave =
No Quota Relief in April.
Will we return to a CZ?
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
Did COVID19 slow down or stop Surplus, Rebadging and Management Offers?
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
Outsourced call centers
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
RLS -Thank you for your Service
Appreciate all that you have done for AT&T. It's time for you to go.....
COVID-19 temporary or possible permanent layoffs
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
Expendable -now- Essential
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
Why T payroll employees won't see any FMPs for next few months at least
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
CWA Prem Techs
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 !
How long can Randall realistically hold on for?
I'm surprised T hasn't announced his departure yet. Whats the over/under on his departure as CEO? Will he remain through COVID-19?
dead $
see you at $20/share. dividend is going to get cut. end of story.
Stinky is "relieved" of Time Warner
But he is still in charge of T. He is just too busy playing Golf to run everything! So they hired a new exec to handle the media arm. Ratty needs to go. Stinky needs to go. The Board of Misdirectors needs to go. But they all remain... — read more
Trump speaks with AT&T, Comcast chiefs as he backs new infrastructure spending
So to boost an economic recovery from the coronavirus, it looks like Washington wants to pump $2 trillion into spending on "infrastructure", and that includes telecommunications networks. Article: ... — read more
analyst downgrades continue, the media business is a JOKE
wait until the dividend gets cut. this company is in real trouble
Verizon enhances pay for essential employees.
Verizon (VZ -0.7%) is offering "significantly enhanced" compensation for its front-line workers who are still performing essential tasks, it says. More than 100,000 employees are working from home, and 70% of corporate stores have temporarily... — read more
att tv has 1500 subscribers
growing 10-15 a day
Help!!!! SE Tech just disciplined for attendance
Hey guys! Need some help here. My manager hit me with a counseling entry as soon as I walked in the door this morning. No priors, but I called in sick last Monday and didn’t come back until today. I’m not married and I wasn’t really sick. I’m... — read more
Hand sanitizer, face masks
How about the all caring CWA union pony up and get these items for those courageous techs in harms way . ?
Too Bad
To bad AT&T left coax for piss poor Cat5 homeruns to the RG. If we didnt we could of been selling hands off installation CSI internet service all day long (all techs would have to do is get service to the NID and connect the Coax HR)
What a bunch of crybabies
I left AT&T on my own 2 years ago. The grass is 100% greener. As someone who took control of my own destiny, all I can say is that this site has devolved into a bunch of whiny crybabies who wish they worked in a utopia. Folks, get serious. Take... — read more
Streamlined Job Titles
Will they ever align job titles in groups? We have a group of 15 doing similar work. 14 of them have same title and 1 has different title that has lower pay scale. Does anyone know if HR looks at this stuff? When surplus comes around the person... — read more
Furloughs
How long until AT&T starts laying people off or furloughing people?
“Enjoy” the new contractor services
And then there’s a new COVID-19 effort for AT&T with a service it expanded to over 50 cities last year that lets customers get help with a new phone at their homes. The option, called “Ready to Go,” will bring the retail experience to its users now... — read more
Management Pay Needs to Be Deferred During COVID
We need to do like the automanufacturers and management level jobs need there pay deferred to pay the frontlines in homes hazzard pay I would love to see my managers face when he had to work no pay maybe then he would appreciate we are risking our... — read more
I have a new “Send it Up” suggestion
To show leadership, boost morale of the frontline employees and good PR with our Customers. Managers 3rd level to CEO should job shadow frontline employees for a few days on all essential installs under current rules. It’s very safe and I’ll... — read more
best (conservative) 401K Fidelity allocation strategy to avoid more losses
What are folks doing out there with their Fidelity 401k's , I was looking into CASH options like (SHV ETf ) but nothing like that exists. I'm tired of seeing my 401K evaporate.. What allocation strategies are you guys using to STEM the bleeding... — read more
CWA
Is it true that CWA is going to waive union dues to assist in boosting the economy?
So now that the deal has been reached, what are your thoughts?
https://www.pe.com/status-update-att-union-deal-includes-raises-for-4-years
Coding your time
Has anyone received any directives to code your time when you work from home? Any knowledgeable reason why? (Please no speculation)
AT&T and all good things in life are destroyed by greed
AT&T is just one of many companies destroyed by greed and venal executives. The NYTIMES tells us how the profit fetish is why we don't have enough ventilators... — read more