https://www.fiercewireless.com/financial/marek-s-take-can-clearwire-s-former-ceo-save-at-t

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 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 

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 do you think: What month do most layoffs occur?

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?

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 

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 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

Yet they have demonstrated that they are willing and able to sacrifice the golden goose over other less productive investments... as what had happened to our brothers and sisters in other really good markets. There are no guarantees.

How did severance affect you receiving unemployment? Also, will the measly pension I get also affect UE benefits?

Life is great after years of no new investment and watching good employees turn into bad ones. Surpluses and a poor work environment are k–lers. So glad I moved on from this place.

I have been running an SQL query on webphone ever since the first surplus back on January 21, 2019. As of today 10/29 we have dropped 13,470 employees. From 261,764 on 1/21 to 248,294 on 10/29. Losses by mgt level (1/21-10/29): NM lost 8409 1st... — read more 

With everything that's been going on, my money is on soon.

Stock buybacks means no growth whatsoever. There is no connection to growth, positive or negative. But, it does mean that there is less stock sharing in the ownership of T, so everything else the same, the price of the stock should grow. What has... — read more 

What do you genuinely think the next steps are? You think our newly minted CEO will announce any cuts or more of an inspirational tune?

I heard this a couple of times during the earnings call, but not clear on what legacy means , and spinning off to where?

Maybe my question will sound stupid, however I would like to ask it. How is it possible for some hedge fund company "Elliot Management", that owns only 1% of shares of the AT&T can dictate conditions to the AT&T? This looks like very low reputation... — read more 

These guys are the Humblebrag kings.

🤔 https://www.forbes.com/sites/larrylight/2019/10/29/activist-pressures-for-demergers-will-hurt-att-and-others/#21ffe0c26564

Any FBO updates for this week?

Now that the big battle is over and all these changes are coming, does anybody actually believe things will improve for and at AT&T?

I would really love to see the employee numbers for AT&T, compared to the numerals from the same time last year ( the real ones, not the ones presented in the media). Think that we would all be shocked to see how many people lost their job at AT&T... — read more 

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/att-has-reportedly-lost-over-1-million-tv-subscribers-in-just-3-months-from-directv-att-tv-now-u-verse-tv/

In terms of pulling the wool over investors eyes that is! The company is hemorrhaging customers left and right without a credible plan to effectively compete with better run media businesses. Randall gave a nice spin on things today driving the... — read more 

Just a speculation.

http://www.satirewire.com/news/att.shtml Good read, even though it’s satire and it’s about the old AT&T (the bankrupt one), it sure seems to fall in line with the way senior management thinks today!

According to Dallas business Journal staff writer Brian Womack wrote today 10\28\2019: “Already, AT&T's been shrinking its employee count, helping trim costs. At the end of the last quarter, it had about 252,000 workers, down from 269,000 year... — read more 

https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/26/atts-ceo-of-communications-john-donovan-to-retire-in-october/ Retiring Donovan had strained relationship with now-COO Stankey. Donovan oversaw the AT&T umbrella of video offerings, whereas Stankey oversaw... — read more 

Can someone in CWA D 4 tell me how to file a VSIPP. No one at the local, I assume they did their job and dont need to answer.

I heard their placement is being extended until January. Any truth?

The numbers are horrible. Only bailout was you are getting to leave with this Elliot save. You drove the company into the ground. Highly doubtful they can keep the stock price up here on hope.

"The company also said that it expects Randall Stephenson to remain chief executive through at least 2020." Reuters==10/28/2019

Its no wonder we are loosing customers, our internal IT customer service is so bad. I have a laptop problem and i cannot even open a ticket.