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
They re going to have to vet the new millennial worker very thoroughly
Most companies with longevity like AT&T traditionaly need to hire new employees , a new generation every 10 or 20 years. 10 years ago they negotiated a new lower wage scale to install internet and tv , These outside employees (prem techs) are younger... — read more
Need to quit blaming fellow employees.
Here is the truth. And I think we can all agree. DTV was a very profitable business when ATT bought them out. And they have and always have had very good customer service. Then ATT bought them and all we heard was how it was such a bad buy, DTV... — read more
What’s going on at Xandr?
A few months ago you couldn’t get the Xnadr officials out of the media, bragging about how they were going to reinvent advertising, and now it’s all quiet. What’s the deal here, quiet before the storm or did that ambitious plan go down the drain too?
Imagine what layoffs await us if thing get tough
If they had the need to perform layoffs while the company is doing relatively good ( relatively good numbers, good cash flow) just imagine what we could be facing if things get tough. Chances are they will, company debt is maturing, I canćt see the... — read more
Failure to Disclose Layoffs and Human Capital
This was written 22 years ago by Marleen A. O'Connor and not much has changed: We often evaluate companies as if human capital doesn't matter. And so a company like AT&T can lay off 40,000 knowledge workers, and the market will respond positively... — read more
They didn't do the company a favour with the manner they performed layoffs in
It’s bad enough that people were forced to these collaborations zones, but also, as it was proven that that move was an introduction to layoffs it also closed a lot of doors for the company in the future. Remote workers are usually hired because of... — read more
And the fake and misleading 5GE lawsuits start
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/08/att-5g-sprint-lawsuit/?yptr=yahoo
At&t forcing rate plan changes for the first time ever
At&t is for the first time ever forcing customers to move off of grandfathered unlimited choice and unlimited plus plans. I have never seen them force someone off of a grandfathered plan. I have seen them raise the price a couple of times from the... — read more
Are all badge swipes equal?
Does anyone know if the different types of badge readers count differently? The entrance I’ve been using 4 days a week has the kind where you physically swipe your access card like a credit card, but the entrance by the guard has the kind where you... — read more
ADEA Listing is now available
Any idea how to interpret this thing? I assume the "selected" are those who are surplussed. In which case, my org got chopped by 23%.
The new shape of the teams?
I’m definitely curious how are they going to shape the teams after the layoffs. Obviously it can’t stay the way it is, given that some teams were left with less than half the manpower. What will be the main criteria for the new shape of the teams?
The Rule of 75. Can someone please explain better.
I see the Rule of 75 of work and age being posted all the time. Is this an ATT thing or a general thing As far as ATT being concerned, what happens if you meet the criteria at the time of a surplus/retirement. I am interested in knowing about the... — read more
Are they gonna stop with these collaboration zones all quiets down?
We all know the true purpose of these zones. Is there really any reason to keep this obligation to report after they let go, everyone, they wanted to. Are they going to stubbornly continue his charade or will things go back to the way they were... — read more
I fear the worst is yet to come for DirecTV
Afraid to say that in my head everything points to a mayor wave of layoofs happenin at DTV. It’s no secret that the leadership is not happy with the way it operates. Mass loss of subscribers isn't exactly helping either. Think that a biog reorg is... — read more
A canceled surplus
The surplus for all 21 members in Piscataway NJ has been canceled. All 21 will be moved to the Global Provisioning Organization as of Feb 24 to work on a company project for at least 3 months possibly longer.
AT&T Retail - changes coming - restructuring?
Any word about restructuring? Will Director of Sale or ARSM roles be restructured or trimmed? Any word on turning cor stores to authorized retailers?
If another surplus notice goes out on 4/29
What would the most likely off payroll date be for taking the full severance (option 2)?
CWA District 4. Contract
Besides sending a letter to our Congressman about the layoffs what is your real plan? This is an absolute joke, been employed since 1990 and have never seen anything like this. What in the world do you think our elected officials are gonna do?... — read more
What Option - 1 or 2?
Everyone, let's collaborate here and share whether we are taking option 1 (off payroll 3/29) or option 2 (off payroll 2/18) and the reasons why. It would also be good to know age and years of service. I know I want out. I'm 55 with over 30 years of... — read more
What happens now?
They went through with the layoffs, more will come, no doubt, but what now? Are we going through a big restructuring within the company? It would be a little strange that all this happened and things stayed the same, not to mention it would be hard... — read more
Good luck to those staying
I finally made the decision and accepted a job that comes with more than 10 percent pay cut just to get away from this place. No amount of money is worth ruining my mental health for. Those of you who are staying in this hellhole, I truly wish you... — read more
The state of constant layoffs
Don’t get me wrong, I condemn the manner in which this was done, and doubt the necessity of it, at least in this form, but I’m afraid it is more than that. It’s not just that they made a wave of layoffs or plan to cut for a while until they reach a... — read more
CZ seating
Another day, another day in the CZ with NO SEATING!!! I might try and work from the John. At least I can sit in there. How is this effective?
Next Round
For the next round, do we know if managers will not have any input again and it is handled by another company, or is that not the case?
I'd like to Retire
I'd like to stick around long enough to officially retire. It's been a great run, and I would like to finish what I started. With 20+ years, I only have a few more to go to hit the magic Rule75 threshold. With that, I'm eligible for subsidized... — read more
Our future
https://www.channelpartnersonline.com/article/exclusive-att-taps-new-partner-exchange-leader-hones-5g-security-iot/
Randy is at the Pebble Beach Open this week. -ARE U KIDDING ME??? WTF
this a hole has cost people jobs, impacted their lives...and then there's the $180B in debt and a stock price hovering in the high $20s....in the worst financial recession ever seen, T was at ~$22...what a jack off.
ATT Continues to Layoff
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/03/att-continues-laying-off-americans-after-profiting-billions-from-tax-cut/?fbclid=IwAR0P7isu__2KFyRK0LDs8Njkp8_bDLhN3wrC8ps_-_xwmctXqkt643QLfks
Rethink ...Joining AT&T
AT&T has become the quintessential staffing agency when it comes to the very worst traits of a staffing industry that has exploded since corporations became rabidly obsessed with cutting costs and systematically denying workers decent wages and... — read more
I’m still working from home. Is that a good or a bad sign?
I'm a WFH employee not living near a collaboration zone. I haven't been called to report in when that process was taking place, on the contrary, my manager told me to continue working in the same way. I figured I was safe, but now that I see that a... — read more
Time to unload, consider yourself warned
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)’s Adjusted Slope Touches -6.40448 Posted by Katie Hansen on February 4, 2019 at 1:52 pm AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) shares currently have a 125/250 day adjusted slope average of -6.40448. The Adjusted Slope 125/250d indicator is equal to... — read more
AT&T’s alleged ageism: Employers must toe the line when furloughing
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019/02/05/AT-T-s-alleged-ageism-Employers-must-toe-the-line-when-furloughing/stories/201902050032