A company may choose to buy back outstanding shares for a number of reasons. Repurchasing outstanding shares can help a business reduce its cost of capital, benefit from temporary undervaluation of the stock, consolidate ownership, inflate important... — read more
Termination Allowance
So myself and a few other coworkers were laid off a couple months ago in District 3 and have been getting the run-around from management and the union on how to get the termination allowance. Any advice? Thanks
Company Retail Stores
Any word on when COR Retail starts closing? Gotta be comn! They cant get inventory, management is a turmoil and COR management keeps stepn down and ARSM movin to other positions! Guess it want be long...
Accenture Deal
Any updates on Accenture deal. Most recent is its getting signed ..
Paramus AT&T
What’s going on with the Paramus/Midland Ave NJ Location? Closing/moving?
Most likely dates
The deadline for MVO is 10/15. Leadership knows the number they must go down to. Surplus notifications (could) likely occur 10/16 through 10/31, then 60 days off payroll would be 12/31/2019. Best wishes to everyone !!!!!! I think this is a... — read more
ATT WILL SELL THE RURAL AREAS.
Just a speculation ..
401a ? Just noticed on paystub
My electronic paystub for the last 2 weeks in September shows a deduction for a 401a. The dollar amount for the pay period equals the YTD total so am guessing this is a new thing. I don't recall any company emails about this so am puzzled. Does... — read more
Panic and Desperation
And a big one fingered salute from the troops back to the generals. You wont get anyone to step up and take some fire for you now. This is like the Hollywood Movie where everyone walks away from their leader who led them down a wrong disastrous path... — read more
Still waiting for the innovations to come out of Randy and the Johns
About time to have those innovations come out and play? Stankey, when are they coming out? Maybe they are not so innovative after all? Seriously, what is it to show for after spending 150 Billion? JD kept touting some ideas so out of this world... — read more
When Can EMP Expect To Hear Of A Surplus In Business - If Enough Emp Don't Take The Voluntary Offer?
Quick Cash Grab, At&T is just going after the "cancellation fee"
Moreover, these "property tax" charges are subject to sudden, ballooning changes – one customer reported at 335% increase in the "property tax" charge over the space of a single billing cycle. Most companies would consider property taxes one of... — read more
ATT Earnings call change
More time to spin the results? My conspiracy side tells me its bad and they want more time to spin the results. But maybe there is an innocent reason? I will let you lovers and haters of T to weigh... — read more
AT&T raises prices 7% by making its customers pay AT&T’s property taxes
AT&T raises prices 7% by making its customers pay AT&T’s property taxes https://www.google.com/amp/s/arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/att-raises-prices-7-by-making-its-customers-pay-atts-property-taxes/%3famp=1
Genious, The only problem...15 years late
AT&T to prioritized Streaming Service AT&T apparently has never heard the phrase, "a bird in hand is worth two in a bush". They abandon their customers in pursuit of new customers. Their acquisition cost for new customers in far greater than... — read more
IF AT&T TO BE YOUR PROVIDER, get ready!
AT&T Ripoff Reports, Complaints, Reviews, Showing 1-25 of 3,816 Found Wondering if a report is missing? We DO NOT remove reports. 1, Report #1486057Oct 07 2019 02:12 PM AT&T Unethical behavior. Lied about giving me upgraded internet... — read more
5G article for us slow people.
Good insight into what is being planned with the 5G rollout. www.pcmag.com/article/345387/what-is-5g
What kind of restructuring can we expect?
I hope I’m wrong, but I can't help but to think that the end of the year is going to be reserved for massive restructuring on multiple levels. What direction could such a restructure go in, and what parts of the company are most likely to be affected... — read more
Comparing layers of management to other telecom companies
Just curious with Elliott suggesting at&t has too many layers of management how other telecom companies compare like Verizon, T Mobile, Frontier, CenturyLink, etc? I'm in Mobility and counted from myself to Randall it's 11 levels, which seems... — read more
CCT #163 - DIRECTV & DISH Could Merge, Comcast is Over Charging Customers, & More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdNSga5EvUw
Are we getting a bonus this year?
And if so, when?
att-sued-calculation-early-retirement-benefits
https://www.plansponsor.com/att-sued-calculation-early-retirement-benefits/
when the dome cracks...
Recently, a friend of mine tried to convince me that the new AT&T YOUR WOLD DELIVERED, is a story of good versus evil, a simplistic fable of light triumphing over dark, and that Tolkien liked to write in black and white morality. The promise... — read more
CCT #162 - AT&T Selling Some of Its Operations, TCL's New Roku TVs, & More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2pWhNtYd50
Where do the laid off AT&T employees go?
I was wondering if someone knows, do the people that get laid off at AT&T apply for jobs and get jobs. Do they stay in the business or do they mainly go on to other industries? I understand that it’s hard to have any official info that could answer... — read more
Severance Check and Taxes
Anyone know how to dodge the 50% tax deduction from the 6 month severance check?
EXCLUSIVE: Private equity proposal for AT&T spin-off of DirecTV could give Apollo sliver of telecom company
EXCLUSIVE: Private equity proposal for AT&T spin-off of DirecTV could give Apollo sliver of telecom... — read more
Who’s next on the Chopping Block ?
What AT&T assets/companies are next to the axe? Take your guess...
Short night story -chapter 2, The Resurrection
Gandalf asked "Have you ever noticed how death and resurrection look the Same at AT&T"? Those who casts down the power of evil are not among us. let's take a moment to walk through Randall's desire for his precious, it is not his faut, his... — read more
IEFS-TFS Merger
As a front line manager witnessing this merger first hand I can attest to the fact that this has been the messiest, sloppiest, merger I’ve ever witnessed. AT&T has really outdone themselves and our customers are paying the price. The center dispatch... — read more
Leaked email
Well we’re ready for the next leaked email! Last one turned out to be pretty accurate!!
TMobile Failure didn't cost $4B
Cash and Spectrum $4B Had to go out and reacquire replacement spectrum Long Term Low Cost Roaming Deal Got #3 Player off of Life Support and has been beating AT&T up for 9 years All told the effects of that failure could be $100B in lost... — read more
My grandparents still have one.
Response I got when some new college hires came to my center and we explained that we supported POTS services including landline voice. Young lady wasn’t trying to be a smart a– either. This is the world some of us are trying to survive in.
AT&T spin-off deal 'not off the table' for DirecTV: Gasparino
AT&T spin-off deal 'not off the table' for DirecTV: Gasparino https://apple.news/Ac4ym-_aXQfOBt9NUGVW9Bg
AT&T to sell certain assets in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands for $1.95 billion
AT&T to sell certain assets in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands for $1.95 billion https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1WO1L6
Mostly older folks are staying
I believe that for most people that are staying, they’re older folks (55+) who have decades in, are too old to be hired by other companies due to ageism. They are mostly L2 managers waiting for an MVO. Outside that, most everyone under 50 and less... — read more
Short night story, Chapter 1
when you think about Apple CEO , you probably think about Aragorn, Gandolf, and Legolas. Those are the good guys; they are the men that saved Middle-Earth. However, When you think about AT&T CEO none of this would be possible, Smeagol is the only... — read more
Your phone has been compromised!!!
I wonder if any connect VPN can get rid of this.. if it can stay connected for 20 seconds