Any insights on this potential sell?
Post your Rating and Raise by BU
I’m wondering how the raises will impact the work force after Corp Tax Reform.
Management: What was your team award %?
I'm under Arroyo and ours was 83% this year. The lowest I've ever received was in HR at 50%. This year is the second lowest. It's been as high as 109% if I remember correctly. What was your percentage payout this year?
Executive Privilege
Post after post about RS and JD salaries and poor decision making and the penalties they should take. Who has been under a rock for the past few decades and believe this is unique to AT&T. Increase the severance money, tell us we are without a job... — read more
ATO McElfresh Townhall Q&A
The Q&A he committed to publish never came out did it?
Can someone explain this madness?
Silly questions but.... Why the push to bring people back into the office? We all know collaboration was a bs excuse. SAFe is not the magic answer management thought it would be. Offices are crowded, dirty and noisy. People are stressed from the... — read more
Find a new job ASAP or hold out for a package?
I know I will be tapped to leave this dump... eventually. Question is, do I just coast and wait for T to tell me to leave, or do I get out now and potentialy leave 6 months of $alary on the table?? When is the next round of layoffs? April? July?
Surplus MTP - Pension
$uck$ to be me.... FYI: Taking MTP DOES NOT get you to the MR75 at Fidelity for Pension Bump. After many many calls The Assoc Dir of my GRE confirmed MTP only gets you Med/Dent/Vision and Product Discounts. Whitney at Fidelity confirmed: MTP does not... — read more
DOJ Appeal
Hi. Anyone hear anything new about the DOJ appeal? I thought it was supposed to be decided by this month.
Any news on the Bonus??
I left the company last Sept due to layoff and was wondering if there will be a bonus this year? AT&T has always given one with all the years I was there but I am concerned they may not give one this year due to all of their debt. Can anyone tell me... — read more
60 day window
Working through the process of applying for the scant internal jobs available and with the job search service The Deathstar contracted. Getting the idea it’s just busy work to keep us occupied until 3/28.
AT&T is a great place to work at!
For those that want to either laugh themselves silly or choke to death: Published February 14, 2019 "AT&T Earns Spot on the Inaugural FORTUNE Best Big Companies to Work For List" At AT&T, making our company a great place to work for each of our more... — read more
Folks.
I see a lot of angst, worry and concern here. I was hired in 1978. Now retired. Countless layoffs, disciplines. Made it 38 years. Pro tips..... Fly low... Smile and wave... Cash the checks... Be polite-always...especially to customers. S---ing up to... — read more
TecDev Jobs - age discrimination?
There is a whole bunch of TechDev jobs on CareerPath right now for participants in the TechDev development program. They list all the requirements as you expect, but written at the bottom of every one is something like "no more than 18 months working... — read more
It’s FUSE time
It’s that time of the month ladies and gentleman! Yes the monthly ritual in Tech dev of getting your Time cards rejected by the lead project manager. Even though EVERYONE KNOWS you are actively working on the project. Budgets have been cut so... — read more
Certain groups of this company are like a dumpster fire, take note and either do what you can or get away fast
1.) Management is terrible. I see Managers not acting as leaders but directing their reports to take on tasks without understanding the full scope of what they are asking. These managers do not take into account the current situation and just make... — read more
Stop believing AT&T ever rewarded performance!
Performance never truly had a part of what you get, it is always been based on where you are in the pay scale! I was told during a review once that they gave more money to people lower on the scale to help them catch up while screwing me for a good... — read more
A securities fraud investigation of AT&T has started
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shareholder-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-222200232.html
Mobility leadership
IT is to bad that nepotism has ran unchecked for years it has had a terrible impact on the west. Can we do anything about this?
The smartest and brightest are mostly gone by now
ATT eventually will be left only with the employees on the right side of the bell curve who are nowhere approaching top Talent, mediocrity have found a new home
It's a numbers game
I was surplussed just a number of years ago. It was at such a time where there were a larger numbers of jobs that I could qualify for. Out of some 100+ jobs I applied for, I only got maybe 5 interviews. 1- This job I was a 100% match for. If fact, it... — read more
Attracting money losing customers to show growth numbers is a thing of the past
Some of the new services that are growing are not as profitable as the old services. And the old services are not as profitable. A few years ago I took a look at my mother’s landline bill. Seems she was still paying for features that hadn’t been used... — read more
Hard to believe there are still do-nothings walking around
I've been with the company almost 25 years. I've been in five different positions. There were slackers and dead weight in most of them, but that has been pared down through attrition and layoffs. In the group I'm in now, which is demonstrably... — read more
ATT New standards! Dose below apply to ATT? What you think?
How to lose the best staff in 6 steps? 1 - appointed fools in the administrative sites 2 - enabled the despondents who kill all creativity 3 - I neglected the training of staff and development of their abilities 4 - Publish the problem between the... — read more
Have you been surplused? Looking for work?
I was surplused 2 years ago. 10 years as a Services Tech. 30 years in telecom. Went through 2 jobs that were Ok, but just not a good fit. I found a position outside of telecom and I'm really happy and the field is wide open and a lot of hiring going... — read more
The AT&T management work ethic model
The AT&T management work ethic model is based on merit and performance. This means your pay increase and bonus will be determined by where you are in your pay scale for Job Title and your EOY performance on your goals and accomplishments. A system... — read more
Super secret offsite meeting in Connecticut!
Big meeting in MERIDEN tomorrow , lots of work will be leaving the state. At least one Director and a VP will be in town for the big outsourcing news. Work being outsourced to a vendor. May or may not be an onshore vendor, no solid info yet.
March 15th C&E layoffss
Get ready network Techs, junior people are mostly the ones impacted... thanks for paying Union DUES, KOOL!!!
Advice: Transition Out of Telephone Industry
Management Employee in C&E. I got this position through hard work. I started as a contractor and jumped contracting companies. Got noticed by ATT Management and they offered me a job. I was thankful for the stability. Been here a few years. Learned... — read more
Not kosher to lead customers to believe they are getting 5G service when they are not
AT&T's 5G Evolution Is Another Reason To Sell https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenkam/2019/02/20/atts-5g-evolution-is-another-reason-to-sell/#634f4112162e
Is there any part of the company that is growing?
DTV losing subscribers, 5G not even close to producing any real revenue, the streaming service is nowhere yet, is there any part of the company that is making a real profit? I wonder how this state of affairs will work when the company debt starts... — read more
It’s Randy!
Watch the video https://apple.news/A1680Ed2oSnG7w6RWPyhH3w
Progress on new jobs?
I'm just curious, how are people who were laid off in the last round doing on finding new jobs? Are there available options that pay similar to what you earned at AT&T?
Anyone successful in finding a job internally?
Who has been successful in getting hired internally after being surplussed?
Loan out from Florida
There loaning our techs from Florida to other yards is this a sign of layoffs for Florida?
Attn: Bedminster Boys
We need an update. Respond ASAP below with the latest developments on the "situation room".
Selling off buildings
Detroit Bell was only HQ, now all.
The fake 5G incident may cost AT&T more than it seems
People remember things like this, and 5G will probably be the most competitive market the telecommunications business has ever seen. I can’t believe that they were stupid enough to bring so much bad publicity upon us when the company is going through... — read more
5G
Maybe 5G will turn things around, but it could also fry us.