Another 778,000 subscriber loss in DTV! 1.4 million customers in 2 quarters!!! 😳😳😳😳 That ship is sinking fast....
Any details on D4?
Absolutely nothing has been said since the tentative agreement was reached. Does any have any in depth details on the TA?
Ibm tech dev outsource details
Anyone know what employee levels were affected for the enterprise outsource of tech dev? Were all levels affected, or only lower levels and management remained with att?
Still proud of my Telco backgroud....
It is painful to observe the decline of customer service. The outsourcing to people who have 'no skin in the game' and no critical thought process is now the norm. It is sickening. To all.. and I mean all those who come from the decades with the... — read more
To all those employees who think they are safe from surplus.......
What you think is only being done to others will eventually be done to you. AT&T does NOT care about you, you are just an added expense on a spreadsheet. Treat your peers with respect and compassion, you may need their help elsewhere. In the... — read more
Disappearing Post?
Ever notice how certain post disappear once too much company information is shared? Ever wonder if this website is actually controlled by T?
Are the benefits at IBM worse?
This seems like the logical thing to ask. What consequences could the move to IBM produce for the employees in terms of the benefits ? Does a re badge to IBM mean getting a whole new set of benefits that could be worse than the ones we had at AT&T... — read more
Arbitrator sides with AT&T in district 3
All those wire techs and others that were surplussed back in April have lost the arbitration hearing with the companies tactics. I feel for my union brothers and sisters who have lost their jobs due to the greed of Randell and the share holders.
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To end the 75% funding claim repeated from the news articles- No participant in any PBGC covered Pension Plan can get a Cash Balance payout if the plan funding level is below 80% per the Pension Protection Act of 2006. AT&T continues to payout... — read more
It wouldn't surprise me if...
the big T's next purchase was this layoff site just to simply shut down all the comments and info sharing. After all, every employee knows within the company, everything is a big secret!
Ibm
Are the folks that got surplus being forced to go with ibm?
T-Minus 36 Hours
T will reveal it's Second Quarter results to the world on Wednesday morning. I'm betting that the logarithmic progression of customer defections has continued. Based on the last 5 quarterly losses - I'm calling for at least 800,000 customers to have... — read more
Dig in
I’m going to stay as long as I possibly can, every year I’m here my 401K and pension grow, it’s another year closer to having kids raised and house paid for all while taking advantage of the benefits we have and enjoying around a month of vacation... — read more
When are the IEFS (Wire Techs) and TFS (Core) techs going to consolidate into the same Work Groups? Before or after the next surplus list 09/13?
I have heard this is happening in the very near future; but, haven't heard very much about it recently. Will the timing of this consolidation be reflected in the September or the December Surplus lists? Thanks!
AT&T drops to $31 a share...
Details at 11:00...
Recertification
Word is coming down from up high that after D4 signs all techs in the field will have to go through basic outside classes recertification. That means that all the heavy guys who cannot climb a pole will have 90 days to find a new job within the... — read more
Beyond 2020?
I wonder what the overall direction looks like for T beyond 2020. If leadership successfully reduces head count by 20-40%, sells off majority of buildings and select assets reaching the goal of paying down 20+ billion in debt in 2019/2020, then what?... — read more
Full circle
I was with IBM for 17 years before they sold us to AT&T in 1999. Twenty years later i was laid off from AT&T. Took my lump sum and 401K and moved them out of Fidelity. Just landed another job after four months. Most of my friends in Tech Dev are now... — read more
UVERSE not dead yet.
looks like uverse isnt dead yet, the word is "legal" says you cant just cut the cord on customers who have uverse, there are over 2 million plus "contracts" on uverse, att will try to offer uverse customers dtv or other services but if the customer... — read more
It really doesn’t matter what company they chose to outsource to.
I see there’s a lot of talk about how things are at IBM and what future awaits those folks that got rebadged. While that may be the logical thing to ask and a normal topic to discuss at his point, I don’t see that any good can come from that... — read more
Intl
Do you know anything about timeline for international ? When do we get to know the details ... at least some... ?
ATT refuses to make deal with CBS
What makes you think they will work with the CWA? Just saying.
Did anyone go to an IBM orientation meeting yesterday
In the elevator lobby in St. Louis I saw a handwritten sign yesterday that directed people to an IBM orientation meeting in the big auditorium at the Data Center. I think there was a similar sign in 1010 Pine. So it must have been for the regular... — read more
Techdev surplus , next big wave
Does anyone has information on next round of layoffs. Type of layoffs - outsourcing or severance. Please share here with dates.
“Learn to code”, oh yeah?
No one is safe I hope you are all now realizing this. So next time you want to look down on the rest of us that happened to work more with our hands than warm an office chair with our a– keep it to yourself. You ain’t safe from the snap.
Getting back to ‘07-‘08 price
A few more dollars a share and T will be getting back to it’s price in 2007-2008. That high was before the initiative to go all wireless and all IP. Has the rest of the market recovered to their 2008 prices yet?
Incorrect cash balance from Fidelity
has anyone else had an issue like this : I am retirement eligible and left the company for 1 year a long time ago. Came back and after 5 years all time minus the 1 year gone was bridged back. The issue I have is Fidelity is giving me a cash balance... — read more
This may help you make some decisions
https://investorplace.com/2019/07/att-stock-is-now-the-content-play-formerly-known-as-a-tech-stock/
This is not working
I work in retail, and all we hear everyday is "sell DTV" "we are an entertainment company." "DTV is all that matters so SELL SELL SELL." At&t wants to be the top provider but yet, we lost Nexstar and probably CBS. How are we to sell this c-ap of a... — read more
Things are not looking good for those being outsourced to IBM
As someone who used to work for a company that was acquired by IBM several years ago and bailed because they saw the handwriting on the wall, I am not going to sugarcoat it: Yes, it is THAT bad. And my coworkers who stayed behind? A good 75% of... — read more
AT&T is Reportedly Exploring The Sale of Its Puerto Rico Business to Lower Its Debt
https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/att-is-reportedly-exploring-the-sale-of-its-puerto-rico-business-to-lower-debt/
Caution to splicers bumping to I&R
Be advised that those in construction who are declared surplus and are bumping into I&R you will be expected to do single and bonded pair installations of uverse internet service. The management will be pressing the issue from day one. Talk of... — read more
Surplus & Bump List
Any clue when official surpluses tech and bump list will be released?
Vsipp
If this POS TA passes, i will take the back pay andpur in for VSipp. You will qork like dogs for sc-aps. This company will make sure you die poor.
AT&T and IBM Cloud Partnership
T and IBM - it feels like two B-list celebrities announcing an engagement in the hopes of becoming an A-lister
Question
What happens if somebody who was with AT&T and is now being forced to work for IBM is laid off after a year? Do they get the severance they would have been entitled to here or do they get a big, fat zero? I'm assuming it's the second one. Which... — read more
Outsourcing buried in news reports
All these news stories reporting on the IBM deal, but not a single one of them mentions the outsourcing of over 9k employees to IBM as part of the deal. The IBM deal seems to have been eclipsed in the news cycle by the announcement of the surprise... — read more