CWA and their weekend strikes got nothing, look at UAW contract negociations, The art of a deal!!!!
A warning
If activist shareholder Elliott Management Corp. has its way, more than 30,000 AT&T Inc. workers could lose their jobs or face reductions in wages, according to a new estimate from the Communications Workers of America... — read more
Layoff TechDev & Others
Surpluses, Rebadging, Offshoring of TechDev and other Groups. I’m all for tax breaks, but there hasn’t been any accountability for the BILLIONS that AT&T has and will receive. The tax cut money was intended to hire, retain & increase wages for... — read more
VP's under John S. have call Th morning
At least 2 VP's under John S. have a call tomorrow morning for some important information. This could be the next group to be moved out .
10/17 TechDev call
Got invite for tomorrow morning surplus/rebadging call under Alapati org.
David Christopher
Wireless will continue it's aimless drift. They just keep reshuffling the portfolio of ATT hacks.
EBay CEO exit sends warning call to AT&T boss
Elliott’s campaign at AT&T has parallels worth noting NEW YORK - The departure of eBay Chief Executive Devin Wenig is a bad omen for another c-suite occupant, Randall Stephenson. Both the $32 billion online marketplace and AT&T have been... — read more
seriously, anyone tired of replanning and no new work
this is exhausting and certainly not challenging, but the paycheck keeps coming. i'm not sure if i should leave or just stick around this dump and collect. i'm torn because i really want to continue my career in a challenging setting
Sounds familiar?
https://dilbert.com/strip/2019-10-13
SekingAlpha" DTV value is around 100 Billion"
50%premium over purchased price, since AT&T Acquired DirecTV In A Stock & Cash Deal Valued At $48.5 Billion In 2015, why 50%?
The layoff scenario
Yes, AT&T is a very toxic environment. The mass layoffs began in 2015 with mainly poor performers. Then they focused on the over 50 group with some under 40 thrown in along with occasional MVOs. Now we have moved to both domestic outsourcing where... — read more
What is a real price of the Ultimate channel package without an HBO included?
I used to be an employee at ATT in the L2 mobility group, until I was laid off earlier this year. The DTV sub was $10/mo. After the employee discount disappeared, I am being billed $150/mo with HBO $0. I would like to cancel the HBO channels if it... — read more
Any rumor on the date of the Financial Billing Ops October announcement on detail by employee?
It was announced we would hear more detail on the offshoring to Accenture before the end of October. Anyone heard the date? Will we get detail of functions and each individual will be told their future?
Does anyone know the history on preferred contractors - LMI & OneSource?
I have seen language in W/Os where if an At and T technician is not available at the time of dispatch, contact LMI or OneSource with their contact information embedded within the work-order. Does anyone know who these Contractors are? I have never... — read more
The axe is always hanging above
Unless you are willing and able to move around for different jobs, you can't really look at it as somewhere for a long term career. The axe is always hanging above, making that type of outlook rare from what I've seen. How active this site is shows... — read more
AT&T Stock Buybacks In Q4 And Next Year
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