Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

I own it.

I have give zero to minimal effort since the midwest contract was agreed on. I dont feel bad. The last 6 months was planning my exit and only 8 working days left.

Retiree discounts question.

So I know the wireless discount goes from 50% to 30%. Do you still get the multi phone discount? Currently looking at my bill (active Management employee), I see the 50% discount AND a 20% discount for having more than 4 phones. Considering... — read more 

Has anyone dropped the union?

I would like to know the process. Leaving voluntary in march, vacationing out. F this place and F the Union. I feel bad for anyone that has to stay, it is a horrible life sentence. The union sold you out.

by
| 2570 views | | 26 replies (last December 27, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12C7BSew

The bean counters are coming to the midwest

Just heard that Labor and Material costs are sinking the Midwest. They sent random auditors to Several areas including Dayton, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Chicago. They are estimating waste in the 10’s of millions. They Found whole roles of copper and... — read more 

2020 is almost here.

Good luck to all. I was voted off the AT&T island this year and will miss all the fun. Just checking in to see what creative excuse they are now using to get rid of people. Maybe the Time Warner folks can turn this onto a game show and monetize... — read more 

by
| 1350 views | | 1 reply (December 21, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12CeTPyv

Prem Techs are Targeted for 2020

Our 2nd Line (L2) delighted us with Christmas Wishes today. His wish is that we spend the new year looking though AUTS for any available jobs we could possibly bid for. Our crews are a mix of IP Techs and Legacy DTV and he point blank... — read more 

UPDATE: Eligibility for Retirement Benefits / Craft

To: Select AT&T bargained employees Planning for retirement requires careful consideration, and we want to point out an important update to the retirement benefits currently enjoyed by retired AT&T bargained employees. Once eligible for... — read more 

by
| 2220 views | | 2 replies (last December 20, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12B7MFL9

Good and Bad about AT&T - December 2019 Edition

Hey all - here it goes - 28 employee reviews listed below. All created during last 30 days. Source below. Please upvote my post if you want me to post this summary every month. Client Solutions Executive II in Columbia... — read more 

What to Do?

I'm 57.5-years-old, and 21.5 years’ service, met Rule 75 1.5 years ago, and am a Manager. I feel darn lucky to have made it R75 without getting shot, though attended many all hands-on deck calls, and couldn't take advantage of MVO's when offered... — read more 

Retail destroying itself

Authorized retail is now selling more than the retail stores. My store manager is forced to go train the AR stores that aren’t already better than us. My old Area Manager is being forced to support them Full time . He said the reps there... — read more 

by
| 1820 views | | 11 replies (last December 23, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12A5mzot

Randall and the Good 'Ole Boys

So I hear our glorious leader, Eagle Scout Randall himself, just received an award from Yale University for being a "leadership legend". And yes, they really are talking about the same Randall Stephenson who has basically destroyed the once great... — read more 

by
| 1320 views | | 4 replies (last December 19, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12A5HMDd

Wire tech layoff

Any word on when us wiretechs could see a lay-off in the southeast? We’re hearing it could be a lot this time:/

by
| 1340 views | | 4 replies (last December 22, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12ApXyXZ

Chapter 11 in 2020?

A number of analysts are predicting that AT&T is headed for a downfall in 2020, especially with the combination of customer loss and (with exception of Joker), Warner's recent box office bombs. From the inside, many employees feel the same. What do... — read more 

Game Of Thrones

Anyone else feel like they are actually in the show but it is at work? The power struggle and The Who gets what. Add in let’s create mobility teams in business from employees that don’t know wireless very well, have maybe one team of support that... — read more 

by
| 1160 views | | 6 replies (last December 19, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12yWDT8G

Retirement Notices

Got email notice of an AVP and Director in SER retiring. Any other groups getting retirement notices?

by
| 2050 views | | 6 replies (last December 18, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12yoG6Eb

Will 2020 be any better?

I think we can all agree 2019 was a complete disaster. Is there even a slight chance that 2020 will be somewhat better or will it just be more of the same?

Reviews about working at at&t

https://www.indeed.com/cmp/AT&T/write-review?stars=1&attributionid=rvwinline1502g3 I was surprised to see around 40k reviews giving it a rather favorable overall place to work. What the...? Upon closer reading, there is a single review from 18... — read more 

Wave byby Stanky

Elliott Management had Dan McCarthy removed at Frontier Communications for gross incompetence, the same fate is waiting for Stanky at AT&T. Unfortunately all the employees now have to pay for years of buffoonery by Randall and Stank.

by
| 1850 views | | 6 replies (last December 22, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12yQMgsw

This is meow Office Space

The Bobs will need to see you today about those TPS reports... we most definitely have 8 different bosses telling us 8 different things. Toxic work environment is defined by everything that AT&T does and literally to the T.....

by
| 1040 views | | 2 replies (last December 17, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12xuepkh

Questions of LIfe Insurance

My wife just got news she is getting laid off as of 3/12/2020..... I have several questions regarding life insurance stuff if anyone can help me. I know for sure that she will lose the life insurance since losing her job but my questions are 1)... — read more 

Fireside chat

I found McElfresh’s comments on “forced migration “ to be disingenuous to put it nicely. I was here when the company “force migrated “ customers from DSL to Uverse. The company sells a new product. At the same time they stop selling the old... — read more 

by
| 1600 views | | 3 replies (last December 16, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12xOIUZ4

Once Tmus and Sprint Merge

ATT Wireless will be in the cross hairs of their relentless Battleship Guns. You thought just TMobile was bad after ATT screwed up their acquisition. Combined entity will have better network and far lower margin acceptance by management. Meanwhile... — read more 

by
| 1240 views | | 8 replies (last December 17, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12xo5mKK

More Good news from AT&T, and your friend the FCC

Wait, what? You read that correctly: AT&T has convinced the FCC to stop using a third-party speed testing service and instead use its own, AT&T-created service (via The Wall Street Journal and ArsTechnica). In other words, AT&T will now conduct... — read more 

by
| 1360 views | | 4 replies (last December 18, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12xilu38

How the clusterf--k called AT&T was created

Illusion. A clusterf–k starts with the decision maker’s belief that a goal is much easier to attain than it actually is. The expectation that two car companies with different languages and different cultures would merge together flawlessly, as the... — read more 

by
| 1080 views | | 2 replies (last December 16, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12xIlzAJ

Know your Enemy

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackmccullough/2019/12/09/the-psychopathic-ceo/#565d5ff6791e

by
| 1140 views | | 5 replies (last December 17, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12xSv7tt

Price to pay to avoid reserve labor army

Be forced to accept job offer 475 miles away in your 50s at the opposite end of the state. Leave family and friends behind as you rent a place with your co worker who accepted the same "offer." Try to hang on for dear life to make the MR 75. The... — read more 

Legacy T layoff info 12/13

From CWA local 1150: VTP/Surplus Info In true AT&T fashion they have kept with the legend of Friday the 13th. Today AT&T has announced a major hit to Local 1150 members. Specifically to our LNS maintenance center in Bedminster NJ. This... — read more 

by
| 2710 views | | 8 replies (last December 16, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12vFHLUa

Start a new thread - post a news comment, question or message:

: