At&t is not telling anyone a buffalo grove technician has postive for corona virus and is sweeping it under the rug managers when confronted said it wasnt up to the. To tell anyone technicians are going into patrons homes and elderly homes possible... — read more 

Legacy DTV guy - did I just get laid off?

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e73c54dc5b63c3b648ce02f

let that sink in for a moment

Is anybody else worried that AT&T might use the whole coronavirus situation to lay off a bunch of employees without providing any kind of severance? It seems like a perfect opportunity for something like that, and I really wouldn't put it past this... — read more 

In the midst of everything happening, does anyone know if the job title restructuring is still scheduled to take place in April? If so, does anyone know what the intent of this project is?

Come on guys - people are being quarantined by the millions and I have yet to see any Ad barrage promoting the new ATT TV self-install streaming service. We should be talking up the fact that unlike DTV or U-Verse, it requires no Prem Tech... — read more 

AT&T VP of federal regulatory Hank Hultquist seems to set the table for a lawsuit in a blog post Monday. Hultquist explains his company’s position that the broadband service it sells is actually an “information service” and not a telecommunication... — read more 

EEEEEEKKKKKKK!

It looks that way to me. Only management gets to work from home. If a craft employee gets sick and dies, one less headcount that they don’t have to pay severance to, don’t pay their pension and might have life insurance on them to collect. If they... — read more 

Closing 40% of stores, and closing Sundays in stores that remain. Hours reduced to 11-7. And Comp relief. That is huge for alot of people right now. I wasn't happy with how long it takes, But I am relieved ATT did something for its employees... — read more 

AT&T at this point is beyond negligent in not addressing this matter with the public let alone its employees and contractors. Send an e-mail to the CDC at OEEO@cdc.gov under the No Fear Act to cite the gross negligence at minimum of AT&T, or any... — read more 

Everybody is acting like this will all be done by the end of April, for sure. But where is that certainty coming from? What if it lasts longer? In China, it's been nearly four months and things are not back to normal yet. I'm just wondering how it'll... — read more 

What is going on right now? I am scared, my coworkers are scared, my customers are scared. We apparently have people doing door to door sales still (unbelievable) and stores open with no compassion or understanding of employee needs and managers... — read more 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/03/16/att-ceos-multimillion-compensation-increased-while-thousands-of-employees-were-terminated/#2c35e2db7929

“Let’s go win.” The closing statement to Rob Forsyths (VP - Ready To Go) official communication regarding IHX and Covid19. The priority is clear: sales > safety. No hand sanitizer or wipes being made available. No dispatch filtering /... — read more 

All other cellular companies are cutting back and closing stores , not greedy att . Normal hours with no action plan to protect its employees . Our store maintains 20+ people in store from open to close . We’re out of cleaning supplies , no store... — read more 

https://www.phonedog.com/2020/03/17/t-mobile-sprint-coronavirus-stores-closing

I am a tech and as much as I hate going in homes at least I get that with kids out of school doing classes online, making sure internet is not out is important. But does is there any reason on earth for an IHX salesman to go into homes right now?... — read more 

Whether it is here or any other organization/company. I like where I live and not only that, but at the end of the day, I cannot trust/rely on any company to provide me with job security that I would like to have for the rest of my career. So from... — read more 

once upon a time having huge debt was like no big deal. nice job randy, once again -it could have not been a worse decision. tmobile merger fail dtv fail tw fail 180 BILLION in debt fail Wireless now dead last, with fierce... — read more 

Me neither. In coming days and weeks, every one of us will have an opportunity to contribute to Delta's durability. That ranges from considering a voluntary leave that works for you and your family, to identifying opportunities to save money in... — read more 

Announcing layoffs in the middle of a pandemic is really bad optics but we know that won't stop 99 percent of the companies once somebody breaks the ice. So who do you think will be the first one to announce major layoffs and take the wrath of the... — read more 

Most companies with highly leveraged positions like T , rely on these market to handle their regular rolling credit/debt, this market much like in 08 are seizing up, because banks and lenders fear the virus economic fallout and the spreads for new... — read more 

If you have a serious medical condition OR are over the age of 60, you are eligible for 2 weeks paid leave! Per company email.

In the midst of the pandemic, we got our "numbers" for my org which is in ABS. Second lines only, U.S. employees only: about a 20% reduction. No word whether this will be put on hold in the interest of business continuity. Oh wait, who am I... — read more 

It's been reported that workers are being turned away at MTSO's in the Mobility network. In a case of classic T confusion and mismanagement, you have one group stating that everything is business as usual and no work should be impacted...and another... — read more 

Yes folks we are the newest trend in utility companies called Entertainment companies, we entertain 24-7 365 rain snow wind and cold we are always on except when it’s not an emergency then we will revert back to a non utility entity. Remember 3-13... — read more 

Techs were sent out into the field this morning with no hand sanitizer, cleaning wipes, masks, gloves or other recommended PPE on INSTALLATION ORDERS, right into people’s homes who like most at this point don’t know if they have or haven’t been... — read more 

Tbs and TNT get a huge portion of viewership from sports (NCAA and others). Layoffs in store?

At least in the states that have been affected the worst by COVID-19. Close them for two weeks and be done with it. Like this, we learn each day that a new store has been exposed to the virus and it has to be deep cleaned and closed and whatnot. How... — read more 

From now on who would want to sit in a collaboration zone surrounded with colleagues who might have or are carriers of COVID-19 ? Collaboration Zone is COVID-19 zone . You will gradually see companies around the world (hope AT&T would be the first)... — read more 

With all the Covid-19 shutdowns and self quarantines, I started looking at a lot of Netflix. I just watched the first episode of the series Dirty Money which focused on the Wells Fargo scams and could not help but think they were talking about AT&T... — read more 

As a severanced Turner staffer, it was a real pleasure to receive this Merry Christmas missive from the Mother ship pursuant to voluntary separation from the company, after the rain of their fake employee discounts. Note the cheerful tone as they... — read more 

I just informed supervisors of a customer I was in a home with who is 95% sure they’ve been exposed to COVID-19. (No test results yet, but the person showed all symptoms) HR says to continue to go to houses, but to make a list of people I come into... — read more 

Whoever decided the archaic and ridiculous price structure for AT&T TV should be fired... Not fire by promotion or fire by transfer.. straight up fired.. They are completely out of touch with today and actually squandered a great opportunity on... — read more 

With all the BS last year about no WFH, collaboration, etc. which we all knew was meaningless & proved to fail miserably-I would hope that management rethinks the way we do business. First off, I do feel bad for the techs & retail store employees... — read more 

Does it give you a warm fuzzy that only the technicians are required to keep the network running? How much of dispatch has been automated?

So I get it, sell the new product. If someone has existing tv products with us, we cannot flip them and sell it - we give them to an 800 number to " transition" them over. But we are being told to demo the new product to existing customers, each and... — read more 

While I don’t really have an issue with ‘outsourcing’ - for instance, if the company no longer wants to operate its own data centers , but it shouldn’t be done this backhanded way, and jobs should absolutely go to US companies for US workers. The... — read more