Complete the sentence...
Is DTV warehouse going to be replaced by Genesis or is it vice versa?
Any word on this move?
Churn
If at&t is so worried about churn why do they turn down partial payments with a PA to customers who have great history ? It’s as though they want us to fail!
its amazing working the night shift...
no conference calls. no bosses. no meetings. also, no information, no town halls, no one passes down anything anyone in any "leadership" position says... all I know about the company is what I read here and I am already MR75 qualified. It is a hell... — read more
AT&T gives refunds for blacked-out sports channel—but only if you complain
"AT&T kept charging DirecTV customers for a sports channel that was blacked out for two months and is only giving customers refunds when they complain to the company. AT&T's customer service in this case is falling short of the standard set by... — read more
U-Verse Sunsetting 2022
Interesting to hear that the UV TV product will sunset in 2022 on today’s Broadband and Video town hall when the McElfresh town hall said we were going to be trying to grow both TV products.
Better opportunities out there?
I have a pretty big list of people I know that left AT&T, that varies from close friends to acquaintances. Some left on their own, some were laid off, but none of those people ended up without getting a new job and non off them found themselves in... — read more
What's next?
Fake unlimited data is far from our only...let's call them indiscretions. Now that this one has been resolved in favor of our (I'm assuming former) customers, I wonder if this will cause an avalanche of more suits for both credible and not so... — read more
BBV Town Hall
Listening to Devin Merrill try and sound smart is a joke. This is the guy who led the DIRECTV Now product. How is this man still employed?
Finance Billing Operations (FBO) layoff numbers
I am hearing anywhere numbers between 1500 to 2500 employees notified last Friday. From what I hear none of those have been transferred Accenture. It seems nearly the whole of Billing Ops wipes out, only salvaging those management titles tied to... — read more
AT&T to Outsource Wireless Engineering?
Two major purchases in the T vendor (by Amdocs and MasTec) space leads to assumptions that they will outsource wireless network engineering and operations ala Sprint with Ericsson. MasTec CEO regarding purchase of Quadgen: “From the... — read more
Amplify due dates moved up
ATO manager, told Amplify due dates moved up. That means manager rankings & ratings will be input by next Monday. That’s about three weeks earlier than we’d originally been told. Company just announced a 3 Billion dollar reduction in Cap spending... — read more
AT&T Pays $60 Million To Settle Claims It Lied About Unlimited Data Plan
Looks like more layoffs on the horizon to cover that $60 million settlement. www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/11/05/att-pays-60-million-to-settle-claims-it-lied-about-unlimited-data-plan/amp/
Take a look at the career site. tech jobs ~200 and 70% are outside the US - LMAO
DOA. just imagine if you were young and wanted some opportunities down the road. yeah, not here
Layoff or lay off?
Which one is correct?
FBO EMPLOYEES: What are your thoughts on the following
Will Accenture be able to handle this and improve the operations Has your VP/AVPs planned and communicated this in a positive way and made rational decisions illustrating they are competent and understand the functions? Have they only kept... — read more
Sounds about right
lol att's billing or should we say randy's creative accounting. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/11/directv-kept-charging-regional-sports-fee-while-channel-was-blacked-out/
Retail
What changes for retail with all the new orgs?
any REAL negative posts aren't being posted
i've tried to share and no-go
Would you stay?
If AT&T was to offer a good severance package (and I mean a really good one) to everybody and gave us a choice between taking it and leaving or staying, is there a single person here who would actually choose to stay? Basically, is anybody here... — read more
FBO - What Levels Are Surplused
Only 1st and 2nd levels in my group were on the surplus prenotification calls. Some ADs were on safe calls. Does anyone know if directors and AVPs were given notice of future surplus? I'm wondering if they are keeping some supervisors to manage... — read more
Get as close to the top as you can before the ship goes down ..
The higher up you are the larger the parachute will be on the way down!
For the love of god ... make a better offer so we can ALL leave ...
Just make an enhanced offer or real severance payment, so MR75 eligible people can leave en masse .... I'm ready! With PPA rates causing pensions to go back up, you could probably get rid of half of craft voluntarily!
Looks like Morrow is definitely a fiber to the premises guy so that’s good
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-24/nbn-what-everyone-is-saying-about-it/9079332?pfmredir=sm
Serious cuts coming across the board
https://www.fiercewireless.com/financial/marek-s-take-can-clearwire-s-former-ceo-save-at-t
Telco- Still Proud of the Work-life Experience
I am a rehire from Telco 1977 adding 5 plus years to my original 30.. As I work daily through each 'event', I am continually reminded of how much I miss the Comm Techs; Outside Techs; CO Techs; Service Reps; TNAC; OSPEs and all the personnel with... — read more
comunications town hall
Maybe the thread got removed but did not see one on the mcfreshy town hall. This was my first after a reorg and a promotion (for him) put us under the same chain of command. Not sure how he always rah rah's things but my impressions: because... — read more
The movie Titanic
was on the other day and got me thinking about AT&T. Remember the scene right after the Titanic struck the iceberg and you see kids kicking chunks of ice around the deck while passengers continue eating, drinking and laughing then the captain orders... — read more
FBO update
There were multiple calls today and some were notified their job functions were going to Accenture and they would be surplused. I was on the call where we were told that some time in 3 quarter 2020, we will be given formal 60 day surplus letter. ... — read more
A word to the wise about your electronic communications before leaving the company
Save your emails, especially any 'employment' related. You never know, they may come in handy many, many years down the road. For example, I was denied retirement benefits because HR messed up and did not have me on a list of employees brought... — read more
Competitively Priced Products in Commodity-Based Markets Would Help
Let's face it. Wireless, Internet and TV have become commodities. There's not a lot of differentiation between the products in these markets so more and more it comes down to price. I retired recently and am on a fixed income and have to watch those... — read more
ATO offer and Q1 surplus
Voluntary offer is coming to ATO mid November off payroll EOY, followed by a surplus Q1 of 2020 if the target number is not reached.
ATT is prepping to sell off major assets
ATT is prepping to sell off major non first net infrastructure including its residential copper and fiber footprint. They have sevetal interested companies small and big looking to buy chunks of its business. First net infrastructure is off the... — read more
AT&T/Accenture - November 4th 2019
November 4th 2019 they will be coming into our Bedminster NJ and Atlanta locations to have the AT&T FBO employees train them how to work in our systems and how we do everything. No bigger slap in the face than we are letting you go and don’t care... — read more
What month do most layoffs occur?
What do you think: What month do most layoffs occur?
FBO END OF OCTOBER OUTSOURCE/Accenture update promise
Promise broken. What a surprise. Playing with peoples lives with no consideration about what people are agonizing over. No one word about our fate. Preaching ethics but showing none. Anyone know anything solid at all?
When did we become just a stepping stone for a better job?
Once upon a time, people considered getting employed by AT&T an equivalent of hitting a job jackpot. Now, people see this as a place to pad their resumes for a couple of years, if that long. When did this start? It can't be just the last couple of... — read more
Are there any work skills that are still valued at AT&T?
Looks like literally nobody is safe at this company. This year I’ve seen folks with rare and marketable skills, that I thought we couldn’t do without being cut in a blink of an eye. So, I guess the sensible thing to ask at this point is: does AT&T... — read more
AT&T will slash $3 billion off its capital investments next year
AT&T will slash $3 billion off its capital investments next year https://www.google.com/amp/s/arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/att-is-cutting-capital-investment-from-23-billion-to-20-billion/%3famp=1