Does anyone know how long one gets discounted rates on wireless service and /or DirecTV after last day with the company? Trying to figure out if I need to plan on having all that shut off or changed to different provider in advance of my last day... — read more
More trouble for DirecTV
Can’t say that I'm glad but this is something similar to what I’ve arrived at, thinking about the subject. I can see a massive reorg coming to DTV. The sad thing is that eliminating workers can never make up for their flawed strategies... — read more
show me the numbers!
In my lay-off paperwork I wasn’t able to acces the ADEA document, even though it is a federal requirement. Has anyone else seen it yet? It is the Age Descrimination in Employment Act, and tells how many were laid off by age. The company says I looked... — read more
Will AT&T abandon El Segundo because DTV acquisition is failing?
DTV is losing subscribers every quarter now for a few years. What happens to the El Segundo location?
When are they gonna announce the formal restructure of the company?
Do they even plan to, or will they be changing bit by bit in the process? Maybe they will just keep laying people off. In any case, it would be valuable info for the workers, as it would be easier to figure out where the redundancies are when we know... — read more
Don't wait for you to be 2 old to be Fired....
lisabeth Kubler-Ross made famous the five stages of grief” are: Before : Denial - Anger – Bargaining Depression After AT&T became the fiasco it is today, & when you go somewhere else: Resiliency Accomplishment Future Happiness
Who would take a chance on UNSECURED bonds
Especially when the company is rated 2 steps above junk status. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-plans-bond-sale-help-135028037.html
Waiver Invalid in Discrimination Suit Against AT&T, Judge Rules 01/14/19
https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2019/01/14/waiver-invalid-in-discrimination-suit-against-att-judge-rules/?slreturn=20190113112331
HBO Retirement Packages
https://deadline.com/2019/02/hbo-voluntary-early-retirement-packages-veteran-employees-voluntary-buyouts-1202553306/
Cwa district 4 bargaining report 13 Feb 2019
February 13th, 2019 Fighting Today…Focused on the Future! The Union, once again REJECTEDthe Company’s “revised final offer”. The CWA District 4 Midwest Bargaining Committee met yesterday with AT&T in formal session to exchange proposals on some of... — read more
Layoffs are a regular occurrence here
Surplus events are a regular occurrence at T and have been for many years. They are very well orchestrated and somehow fly below the radar of the media. They will continue into the unforseeable future. Unless you are in the C-suite I would be very... — read more
What's going on with layoffs?
Where are we on the total number they want to cut? When can we expect more?
Who writes your field software?
As former DTV, we in IEFS are now forced to abandon our rock solid field activation software known as FSTP - Rio/Seibel for some in-house POS called WFE. Under the DTV system, Customer ordered an Upgrade to a Genie system - we did what's called a... — read more
AT&T and Atlanta in 2020: what does it look like?
I’m not liking my odds of survival here in the ATL. Major workplace consolidations and lots of jobs going to Dallas and El Segundo. There are about 15k AT&T workers in this city, and many of us here feel that we’ll be the hardest hit this year and... — read more
AT&T is top heavy
One of AT&T's many problems is that it has a very large number of completely superfluous executives. There are organizations with 3 CEOs VERTICALLY! And of course Stephenson has 4 CEO direct reports. That's a lot of egos to stroke and a lot of mega... — read more
With its corporate mentality, AT&T can’t cope with the new acquisitions and a change of business direction
There are a thousand examples in the corporate world that throwing money and buying something is n’t enough to ensure a bright future. The company that innovated are and produces something that is good or in-demand, got to that point by being... — read more
Legacy services
Wonder how many of the 200,000 plus employees still maintain a home phone line even though quite a few jobs are tied to that part of the business? The only time I see phones these days is when I report in to the office or go to a business.
Negative consequences
If anyone has been listening to the big boy briefings it has been stated that as some projects get completed the plans are to use that budget money to pay down debt. Who in their right mind believes that if they meet the 2nd quarter target on the... — read more
Pay cut when relocating from Chicago to Dallas
I have been offered to move Chicago to Dallas under the same position and band, but they will have to adjust the total compensation due to the cost of living differences. I make around $100k in Chicago. How much pay cut to expect if I said yes? Any... — read more
they want you to leave thats why the work environment is so bad
the less severance they have to play the better for this titanic. sorry for those still here...this place blows but i'm not leaving without a big fat check randy
Layoffs in acquired parts of the company?
Was wondering, in relations to the latest AT&T layoffs, is there a possibility that we will be seeing something similar in Warner Media? Hope I’wrong but it feels logical that a detailed restructure could hit everything related to the media business? — read more
WFH, Who They Are & What They Face
The WFH’s are seen, by and large (by those I will call the short sighteds) as lazy, sit at homes who are enjoying the good life then whine because the ‘gravy train is coming to an end....no sympathy for you guys, get your butts back in here like me... — read more
It’s hard to think these will be the only layoffs this year
I’m positive that another wave of layoffs is gonna hit soon, and that’s the main reason why they haven’t announced what purpose did the layoffs have and that’s why no official plans of restructuring have been announced on the company level. When... — read more
No future here
It should be so obvious to everybody (and their mother) that there is no future at AT&T. Layoffs seem to be the only way for management to try and solve the mounting issues - which shows just how inept and desperate they are. I hope people realize... — read more
None ever look up and out and see the big picture
Don't forget that the golden age of the traditional Telephone company was in the 1940s when it first became a critical domestic part of the "War Effort". For the next 30 years, the style of management and organization was based on military principles... — read more
Severance?
Looking for advice. I’m in a roll where the area that I report to is being dissolved. There was mention that I might be able to continue my current job and report to another market/city but as of yesterday that sound in doubt. The info I have is very... — read more
AT&T Stewardship During The Randy & John Error ---Ehh, I mean Era
Let me try to be as objective and as fair as possible with my evaluation of Randy and John's performance. The most important decisions that a CEO and his/her senior managers make involves capital allocation. Simply put, I believe AT&T’s recent... — read more
rename att the dump
place is a c-aphole
A portion of long-tenured workers at the premium cable outlet are up for voluntary buyouts as parent WarnerMedia seeks "efficiencies."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/live-feed/veteran-hbo-employees-offered-early-retirement-1184598
Exodus after bonus?
I’m hoping to see a voluntary mass exodus after bonus day! Take it and run since it will probably be your last from t.
Lease will expire
Bedminster lease is up sometime in 2022 or 2023. So will Middletown be the new collaboration zone for NJ???
eFF IT!
We all know that there are more layoffs coming that we can not prevent. Why stress about it. Eventually, it will impact everyone even the ones that believe they're safe. There's nothing that you can do. Life is so much more than stressing about ”what... — read more
"Geographic Reorganization..." - Motherboard Article on Layoffs
Article is as comprehensive as I've seen saying "...consolidate some aspects of AT&T operations in 10 major operational hubs in New York, California, Texas, New Jersey, Washington State, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, and Washington, DC."... — read more
ATO Q1 town hall 2/14
Don’t forget to pre-submit your questions by clicking the link of the invite!
Layoffs impacted the ones who got to stay too
Of course it’s horrible to lose your job and my heart goes to the affected colleagues and I’m not trying to minimise what they went through, but the one that are left are also impacted heavily. They are now a demoralised bunch of people who saw what... — read more
FTO, and FOW - Stop Waiting for Mandates to go Back to the Office.
I see a lot of people waiting to be ‘ordered’ back to the office. We are all considered professionals - if your VP, AVP, Director, or Supervisor ‘strongly suggests’ or ‘advises’ you to be in the office several days a week, then expect they will use... — read more
This is what happens when you have leadership that has no clue on how to run a business other than into the ground
The mass exodus of DTV subscribers in the 4Q should be an indication of where this dinosaur technology is headed. But where are all these subscribers headed? Definitely not DTV Now either as that service lost a significant amount of subscribers as... — read more
Is there any optimism about layoffs?
Are there any reasons to be optimistic about the layoffs? I honestly feel like reading this forum will just make people more anxious/stressed than the situation requires. 1) It's crazy that some people think ATT will lay off a third of their... — read more
CEO responses to 5GE debacle tell you everything you need to know about AT&T's corporate culture
When confronted with accusations and lawsuits about misleading advertising related to 5G wireless networks, rather than rightfully acknowledge the confusion, both Randall Stephenson and John Donovan have doubled down on the lies by doing the... — read more