The push is on to take this training & pass the first time with at least a 90 (unrealistic) to folks in ATO. I have also been told if you fail you must pay for the next test & you only have 3 tries. If you fail, it is counted against you on your... — read more 

Real change is coming I can feel it, and smell it. Set a target each day, aim high and let er fly. With everyone’s help we can really make a difference.

The problem with DTV Now is that it buffers all the time depending on where you live or your network or who knows why. I've tried it and was told by family in no uncertain terms that they do not want to watch something that spins a buffering logo at... — read more 

Any news on when the next Layoff notification is rumored to happen this month?

Vandall Stepson's 8 values: Layoff workers Lying B@st@rd Fake Technology and the list goes on - far exceeds 8. blah blah blah blah

Wouldn’t it be easier both on the leadership and on the workers if they just announced how many people they plan to realistically lay off. Better yet, why don’t they reduce the amount of heads to the number they desire and start working as a... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/15/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-1-streamed-early-by-att.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cstory%7C&par=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

Disney drove another nail into T’s coffin. By the time we come up with whatever BS that will be thrown together last minute will be too late and too expensive. Oh but we have Friends and the “vast” library of WB content that no one watches. Last... — read more 

I know both techs and managers have been getting laid off but where would one say most are occurring? What level? Craft or management ? Here in south Florida , I still have all my managers and all of my crew so it hasn’t hit us ...yet. In fact, we’re... — read more 

We all know there was a lot of talk about DTV being one of the parts of the company that could go through a very large restructure and even that the fate of DTV is not certain under the T umbrella. Time goes by and nobody is mentioning anything, so I... — read more 

In my department, there is an ongoing cycle of high level managers being promoted from unrelated departments of the company. They of course have no idea how our sector of the business runs, and always make things worse until they get promoted in... — read more 

National Business is placing such a large emphasis into using AT&T Solution Providers. Increased SP usage has become their largest distribution strategy for 2019. Sales managers - CSE’s - ASC’s have been required to have Solution providers join... — read more 

After having exhausted my vacation time for the year, I’ll be leaving AT&T and starting life with a new company in a growing industry. I can’t tell you how good it feels to have this weight lifted off of my shoulders. AT&T has become too toxic, to... — read more 

Any company that has a dedicated “surplus” Dept is f’ed up from the get go - just sayin. Come work for us all you new grads - Join the T “family” and in 20 years after a few technology shifts - oh my your salary is kinda high - your position has been... — read more 

While I don’t want to get into the debate about the readiness of T to be a significant player on the streaming market and the media market in general (God knows a lot has been said about that, I think that AT&T is , at this point, too much... — read more 

DTVNow could be a leader, but of course it won't happen. Budgets are minimal, projects are cancelled, and support/dev teams are being furloughed 25% of the month. The platform is hardly moving, and as a result is falling further & further behind... — read more 

disney at $7/month, netflix at $13/month once GOT final season is over, HBO aint got that much in the tank. DTV, once the NFL ticket is over i think in 2021, DTV is going to lose more than 50% of their piddly remaining base. this company is FUKD

Randall Stephenson and at&t have no real vision or long term plan nor do they care. This company is all about two things: executive bonuses and shareholder dividends. Period. Never going to happen but I dream of a day where a google or an amazon or... — read more 

I heard via the T rumor mill that IOT is the next group to get told to relocate to Dallas or else. Anyone else hear this?

AT&T will be a lower tier player in the streaming game.... Netflix and Disney will dominate.... AT&T will be one of the 'dwarfs'..... BTW IQIYI in China is growing dramatically in terms of subscribers. I think their market is captive because of... — read more 

For the first time in a long time I am excited about things my organization is doing. We had a townhall and they told us we need to sell CRU. Everyone thought great, another thing we have to sell. Then the craziest thing happened, They had this lady... — read more 

Back before the January surplus announcement I pegged El Jefe's management count at 97K and today it is at 93K Did anyone get counts at a higher level such as Donovan?

I gotta be honest here, after the merger was approved I expected changes and reorgs at Warner Media. So far nothing even close to the extent that I’ve expected. Have they really decided to leave things the way they are for the time being or is the... — read more 

This link was in one of the replies, but more people should definitely read it. "AT&T, CenturyLink, Deutsche Telekom, Proximus, Shaw, Telstra, Verizon, and Vodafone are among the telcos with recently announced layoff programs, the list will grow over... — read more 

I have to take a different view than the many I people that I see on here stating you should just quit, be proactive, and don't wait to be surplussed. For many in the "target" demo, those of a certain age and length of service (like me), it's not... — read more 

Seems that, while AT&T is “too busy” making layoffs and reorgs in the media segment the competitors are not wasting their time. Read about -mobile launching the new TVision service and I don't have to point out what portions of the market other... — read more 

Even if the surveys are anonymous, truthful, articulate feedback is useless. The ego of management in charge is way too big to accept the feedback of the underlings. They believe that from their position, they are way smarter than employee reports... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/winter-coming-hbo-subscriptions-once-201300315.html

NAS said "You can hate me now..", but truth is truth and 1 DOGE = 1 DOGE. This is from a month ago... (Y'all put on your 'big boy' pants on, get a dictionary or go to Investopedia, and read..):... — read more 

In the news today, At&t is reportedly holding internal talks about selling HBO Europe. Now we stateside may not think we care about that small unit, but that little 200 employee unit has been cranking out original hits in original languages there and... — read more 

Saw several leaders move into new roles in National Business which all point towards Our 3rd party distribution strategy (Heavy emphasis) seems to position a lot of CSE out of a job. Also if you look at all recent openings for national business leans... — read more 

I don't know about all of the company, but folks in ATO Mobility should be aware that the eNPS survey is coming out soon. The word I received was that it is to be completed between 4/16 and 4/30. I know there are many conspiracy theorists and tin... — read more 

It's like I hear about another person quitting every day - literally! What's going on? From what I can surmises, nothing major happened or was announced in the time just before that - so what is prompting this mass exodus? I'm pretty sure it must be... — read more 

There will also be a need for repair techs. Fiber is not impervious to backhoes in the ground or squirrels in the air. Lightning doesn’t mix well either. The repair load will go down drastically. Glass, light and water have drastically different... — read more 

So tired of working for an unethical company. The preaching of ethics is a 180 from what they actually do. Why has this not been picked up by the media? Why isn't this company being inspected by the FCC? How the hell do they get by with this stuff?... — read more 

Of course we'll have to wait for the 24th to find out, but if this is true, its no wonder they are surplusing. You can only fool the customers so long before the backlash begins and it appears to be here. Can you say karma?

Even the judge said it was fraud. https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county-school-board-s-lawsuit-against-at-t-will-move-forward-records-show/935429523

Thoughts? Recent changes in overtime policies, fewer incentives, and the stress involved with being in management makes me wonder if a sales rep position would be more ideal. Has anyone else made this move?