"ATO is raising awareness and funds for the A&T Employee Relief Fund. Together we can bring hope to fellow employees experiencing financial hardship due to events beyond their control.." Getting surplussed causes financial hardship. Forcing... — read more 

We had our share of layoffs,but I see a lot of folks leaving on their own.As we’re a big company, if we could count the number of people that left on their own terms, we would also come to a pretty big number company wide. However, I think that the... — read more 

Most of the technical directors are not technical so they can't see it's technically wrong from the start or during the design hence all the projects tend to take a long time and then finish with a great amount of post deployment issues and rework... — read more 

AT&T and it's narcissistic leaders destroyed an American Icon in HBO. These leaders are far removed from the customers, their employees, and reality. You can see it in their performance, their interactions, and their feeble attempts to relate to... — read more 

Is doomed from the start. I can't say I have seen a shining star example that has motivated and led an organization to great success at ATT for some time. Ralph De La Vega had that appeal but I haven't seen anyone close to him in some time. They are... — read more 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/government-run-tcil-may-partner-att-sprint-verizon-to-upturn-us-fibre-footprint/articleshow/69969526.cms

Presentations are off the charts cringe to sit through. Do any of these higher ups realize that 9/10 people watching think they are full of it and want them to go F themselves? If you were a consumer and saw these types of presentations would you but... — read more 

They arent really hiding what they are doing. All I know if the conference room We use to need is now permanently reserved. It has that Office Space feel to it only I work for a much larger company. Not good when you see your AVP coming and going... — read more 

We all complain about the lack of leadership and direction in this company. Who do you believe should be let go and why? From Level1 -CEO

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2019/08/31/why-twitter-blames-att-for-ceo-jack-dorsey-account-hack-sending-shocking-racist-tweets/#764fa6da2e30

I have noticed in the past, that at various times of the year, when I recalculate pension annuity there is an increase . Does anyone know when Fidelity does the recalculations, Or is it at the same time every i.e quarterly or bi-annually?

I'm curious about what other people think about this. We've seen this management make so many wrong decisions that could bring a smaller company to its knees, but not AT&T. I'm thinking there is nothing that can be done that would result in the... — read more 

I'm basically asking if there are any signs within the workplace that one can find that mean that that person is getting laid off? Should we look for a certain type of behavior of our manager that could point us to the answer?

At a bench in the mall on Saturday afyernoon leading up to Christmas. Total chaos with people coming amd going non stop. These people come into the office with rolling luggage like they are foing to Europe for 2 weeks, take 20 minutes to set up... — read more 

I was hoping to get some experiences from folks that left T on their own. Is the job hunt really that hard as people say it is? What does that process look like, first hand? Leaving at this point feels like the best option at this point, but there... — read more 

Has any manager received a phone call today yet about your workgroup being affected in the upcoming 4 Q craft surplus?

Vision 2020 is upon us. I, along with many others are on the surplus list. Don’t expect what you don’t expect, just prepare for anything.

Any word on how bad it’s going to be in the southeast? Any specific area? Dtv or legacy ip wiretechs? Just wondering thanks

Instead of firing John Stankey, they promoted his incompetence! what a shame. He ruined the company. He was behind the disastrous acquisition of DTV that is sinking AT&T.

What’s the “word on the street” are there going to be new reorgs by the end of the year? More changes will probably happen sooner or later, but could they be scheduled for the last months of 2019, so that the company arrives in the new year with a... — read more 

I commented in a previous post regarding Donovan and said it’d be McElfresh. Well the email just came out. Now, now replaces him?

Just curious if anyone has any knowledge of what might be planned for the remaining employee’s in Tech-Dev? I have heard rumors of being pushed to Accenture, in the same manner as the employee’s that were pushed to IBM a couple months ago. I am not... — read more 

but not as confused as the marketing folks here https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/att-is-confusing-att-tv-with-att-tv-now-creating-mass-confusion/

In about 3 weeks 911 people are supposed to be off payroll, but the entire company and CWA has went silent. Wonder what’s brewing

Will there be another one? Are the D3 folks still continuing their fight, or is this whole thing going to be forgotten real soon?

Sure don't automate, let the competition do that. Let China worry about automation and we can continue with our 40hr jobs. Wrong! Automation is highly connected to technology. Just look in your house how many gadgets you have automating your... — read more 

Is it out yet ? I want to read how badly D4 screwed us this time.

I'm deciding whether I should accept an offer to join AT&T as a CSS, but after going through Glassdoor and this page I'm starting to lean heavily towards the "stay away" option. From what I gathered from all these posts, there are constant RIFs... — read more 

Rather than be angry, find the positive of the situation. You’re on Time and a Half all day today. You’ll be on Double Time by Thursday. That’s a good thing right? Be Safe today.

If the 2020 plan is to eliminate so many more jobs, why is AT&T ok with a 5 year contract for the district 3 union workers?

https://www.unionfacts.com/employees/Communications_Workers_of_America Your union dues at work. Keep paying them, those $200k-$500k salaries depend on it.

Class action suits are starting to pile up. All of sudden they change DTV Now to AT&T TV Now . Then they announce they will stop compensating AR's for AT&T TV Now activations. Something tells me he's leaving before the Sh–s the fan. Golden... — read more 

When the switched to only a 30-month installment plans for new smartphones, we were giving customers an interest free loan for almost 3 years and no incentive to upgrade. Next week, the Opus system will be automatically adding the $5 NextUp feature... — read more 

Take the stupid "boy band" commercial out of rotation. It's a bad commercial and it's on all the time. I actually hate the company more because of it . Pull it, burn it, fire the people who made it.

Seems like trolls have gotten hold of this page. No longer about layoffs, managers vs union members, frustrated union members vs union officials, while the people who are about to get LAID OFF probably have to work this weekend. Enjoy your family... — read more 

Anyone else experiencing this since coming back? Seems like they are being told to write you up and Udoc anything to get you out the door now.

We read all the posts from the extreme left or right. This is Labor Day Weekend, let’s honor and remember all in the Labor Force, Craft and Managers. We’re all trying to make a living, the fight isn’t with each other, it’s with the Corporate... — read more 

Well, this one certainly didn’t solve anything. What’s the possibility of another one occurring shortly after this one?