What's our cash position? if we stop working are we going to run out of cash?
Corona virus letter is a joke
We’re still required to report to garage and can’t dispatch from home. What a joke.
If you have recently traveled does the company want you to return to work?
I work in a position you cannot do from home. I have been out on vacation and traveled out of state on an airplane. My supervisor has also been out on vacation and unavailable. I do not feel 100% but my symptoms right now are so mild I might just... — read more
Extended Deadline For Surplus Announcement
Per AFO Leadership it has been directed to multiple levels that the 3-15 deadline has been extended due to the widespread pandemic. Unfortunately many think that they were sparred from the layoffs that were to be announced today it it to the... — read more
My manager just told me that my last day 3/20 has been postponed, anyone else?
I've been surplused late Jan, and my last should be 3/20. My manager just told me that my last day 3/20 has been postponed because of the coronavirus simulation. Anyone else get the same information?
US-based employees who can do their work from home should plan to do so until further notice - starting Monday, March 16
Transcript Hi, I want to talk to you briefly about the Coronavirus pandemic and how we’re responding to it. Make no mistake, we’re facing a public health crisis. As a company, we’ve faced difficult situations many times over our... — read more
Has anyone been surplused today?
Has anyone been surplused today?
Retail COR. BAU. Everyone Else WFH
Ole Randall... does not give any efs about anyone. Work from home for everyone not in Retail. Who the heck are we gonna sell to when domestic travel is banned?
Google and Amazon allow WFH for non customer facing roles
https://mashable.com/article/google-coronavirus-work-from-home-america-canada/
Can a company lay off employees because of corona virus?
Is this legal?
AT&T CEO gets 10% pay raise in 2019 after two years of getting less than 2% gains
https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2020/03/12/at-t-ceo-pay-raise.html “AT&T Inc.’s Randall Stephenson was able to score a double-digit gain in compensation for the first time in three years – and other execs fared well too. AT&T Inc.’s... — read more
No surplus for D3
Good news. No surplus for 2nd quarter. https://www.cwa3204.org/3eja2ua93cmfy9qplevab10kbc8gvl
Severance pay deduction guidelines
What are the Severance pay deduction guidelines?
3/13 or 3/16 D3 Surplus|Layoff Declaration?
Which day will the surplus declaration go out for craft?
Because he is such a good CEO, right?
AT&T Chief’s Pay Jumped to $32 Million After Hedge Fund Battle https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-chiefs-pay-jumped-to-32-million-after-hedge-fund-battle-11583962984
Brickhaus - COVID-19 Corona Virus - No communication
When is the Man going to LEAD? Seriously, no communication on the now declared PANDEMIC. Is he really a VP. My GAWD, how can any VP not have said anything by now?
More on Lesser's departure.
Variety has a very interesting article about the latest departure. Captain Stank Bly is gonna save the breadfruit and lose the ship. LOL https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/brian-lesser-xandr-departure-att-warnermedia-1203531084/
10% pay cut at C-Suite level
What does an engaged CEO do when they see their company struggling financially? Step up an take a 10% pay cut. Way to be a leader Gary Kelly, CEO SWA. Step up to the plate AT&T.
Chicago Metro Area Techs Denied Hand Sanitizer & Disinfectant
Managers in Chicago told technicians that it is their responsibility to provide their own supplies in order to prevent the spread of Covid19 while on the job and were told that janitorial services were to be suspended as well in all garages. Area... — read more
COVID-19 and Retail/IHX
Anyone know what the plans are to protect employees? Stores get hundreds of people a day and IHX guys go into peoples homes everyday. With the Travel ban to Europe and NBA cancelling their season will we still have to interact with customers? Will... — read more
Lesser resigns @ Xandr
https://www.adexchanger.com/platforms/xandr-ceo-brian-lesser-reportedly-resigns/
District 6 surplus here it comes
How many and when is the question
List of AT&T TV Fraud practices
Let's start a list of ways people are activating AT&T TV fraudulently. Different scams and schemes. What have you seen so far in this short amount of time?
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey's Pay Rises to $22.5 Million in 2019
Hey guys, we need to lay you off and cut costs so we can almost double Stankey’s pay. Doesn’t that just make you feel good inside knowing your sacrifices will help Stankey make ends meet ? He’s struggled enough: The AT&T executive had made $16.6... — read more
People are dumping the stock.
Buyback $4b right. Good luck in this environment keeping up with the dividend yield. People are dumping everything. Especially companies with huge debt...and do you know who has the most in the history of the world.....?
Great advice
Great advice and why I left. Got tired of the criminal att and their billing practices or mal-practices. Along with the products and how they try to rip people i.e. let your fiber speeds go down to 110 mb download after six months of use. Now... — read more
Don't get s---ered into the "gig workforce"
Basically, they're asking people to work for free on projects and calling it a "learning opportunity". If they've got a bunch of projects they need people to work on, let them hire someone to do the work. Just the latest attempt to get something... — read more
Delivering 5G at 4G-like speeds should be our motto!
Verizon 5G users continue to see the fastest average and peak download speeds, but with very low availability, while T-Mobile and AT&T are delivering 5G at 4G-like speeds that are less likely to impress... — read more
Frontier
The Uverse portfolio has been sold to frontier.... The company didnt even warn us. I tried to work with a customer and the account has been purged!
At&t TV
So it has begun....from upper management it has been told if opus wont let you sell it because of slow uverse speeds to back out and set them up as a new customer so it doesnt recognize speeds. I can see all the new hires getting tricked into this... — read more
We got stuck in a loser company.
Is it the employee's fault that management missed on every major decision, I don't think so. Could have we have left and tried to find a new opportunity, yes, but with 10-20 years of experience and not moving into a executive role somewhere, I don;t... — read more
COVID 19 COR Retail
TEMPORARY PTO to care for yourself and or family... But if you have Flu, Strep etc you will be assessed attendance points.
Ouch. Att dead last
https://www.phonearena.com/news/verizon-t-mobile-sprint-att-5g-speeds-availability-comparison-major-cities_id122878
Something on the funny note.
Could this happen only with AT&T, somehow? https://www.azfamily.com/news/investigations/3_on_your_side/originals/phoenix-woman-gets-at-t-cellphone-bill/article_1d27a10c-631e-11ea-afd9-47d3f78680e5.html
IBEW 21 Chicago negotiating increased CORE surplus in lieu of PREMISE Technician surpluses
Once again IBEW is trying to pad their membership count by talking the company out of laying off so many prem techs and increasing the number of core techs to be laid off. Just like last year as they traded high paying CORE jobs to save some lower... — read more
3/13 surplus announcement
My supervisor showed us the email about the call for Friday!!!! Highly confidential!!! SHhhhhhhhh!
Any Publicity is Good Publicity
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/slap-face-t-workers-upset-080027903.html
Honestly, is anybody really surprised?
A slap in the face: AT&T workers upset jobs slashed despite Trump tax cuts Company has cut more than 37,000 jobs in the US from when the first Trump bill went into effect in 2018 to the end of... — read more