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Does someone know if Cricket employees will be affected by the surplus. If yes, what kind of impact are you expecting and how wide/deep is this cut going to be. I know that we are all guessing at this point, I know many Cricket employees who are very... — read more 

I'd like to promote this board, can someone help me and let me know what metro areas will be affected so I can target the promo more accurately.

I just received word from my leadership that surplus announcements WILL be announced tomorrow. All business units will be impacted but the impact will be different. Also confirmed is an increase in the offer to management from 6 months of pay to 12... — read more 

I decided that I will to retire in 2 years, I have 220k in company stock since 1997, should I trade or stick with AT& T? , My plan is retiring in 2 years

In case somebody was thinking that was it for the week... A federal magistrate judge in Texas has recommended that a lawsuit brought by the Communication Workers of America AFL-CIO against AT&T seeking to halt the layoffs of 713 workers be tossed... — read more 

Force reduction management and non-management will be anywhere from 15-20% per team. You know where you stand on your team. If you’re the bottom 20% of whatever they’re looking at when making the decision start looking for a new job now.

Let's discuss what's going on in this thread. The rumor is we'll be hit hard on Friday. That's what I heard in the field, not here. I know people here are also speculating about it but I can tell you that there is MUCH MORE NOISE in the field people... — read more 

I was called today about a informal surplus being offered to me today. I haven’t called and gotten any info I was just wondering what that entails

sorry if this was posted and needless to say I need the money, but i haven't received my severance or vacation checks yet.. april 26 was last day on payroll.. i thought i heard 45 days but i'm anxious.. anyone confirm experience?

The tail is wagging the dog on this one. With this deal, AT&T is entertainment first and all else second. Look for a move to east (NY where TW is) or west (LA) coasts and goodby sticks of Dallas. Dallas always had the stick of the old SBC management... — read more 

Copper is about done they are not fixing or replacing or repairing much.Engineer told us that the fiber business is slow because of price.Other companies and Vendors are taking over this business.With the Merger AT&T will shed employees every... — read more 

Stock is heading south, why is that?

Hearing layoffs are coming to the Midwest.A manager told a non management employee that managers recently were told of layoffs.The manager did not clarify If it is management, non management or both.Time will tell.This was last week.

Glenn seemed like a rising star.. then he was out the door. He saved AT&T by getting the Apple Iphone contract exclusive deal. Last heard he was head of some fraud company that got delisted from nasdaq. Seems T could use some one like Luire now with... — read more 

85 billion... let the layoffs begin! Good luck!

Late to the party. And how many billions of debt is it now? Rising interest rates will help tremendously. Good luck with that, hope that last season of game of thrones brings in billions. This is what I don’t get, the customer satisfaction scores are... — read more 

I wonder if you'll still be as happy when consolidation layoffs begin.

My experience is if they want to get rid of you, they will find something to do it with, most every person I have seen get fired is because of a “technicality”, points, cobc, etc.... I have actually never seen someone get fired for performance, it’s... — read more 

As I write this I think of how much the company has changed, how much more controlling they have become. They literally OWN me-mind & soul, and they know it, and they revel in this knowledge. Work Life Balance is a joke- there is no real freedom-... — read more 

Now that we merged are the TWC techs going to be unionized and if so with layoffs will they go or will it be based off seniority?

I'm unable to access elink. Is this a clue that I'm surplussed ? It says unauthorized user

Buckle up Buttercups.... Hope everyone's resumes are polished up. Largest company debt in world history = Massive amounts of layoffs are imminent. Hope your ready to apply for a new job and start your careers over. Buy some resume improvement... — read more 

Merger Approved with no conditions. Best thing to happen for AT&T, and corporate America.

Merger approval shows all is well in America. Corporations and banks run the show and the President and DOJ dance to their tune. Big bonus for Randy. Start of a merger craze. Workers get ready to kiss your jobs, medical, and life goodby. U-S-A!

No restrictions. Complete win for AT&T. Wall Street (((bankers))) cheer - synergies mean +20,000 out on the bricks. ATT can now give customer data to deep state 3X faster. Win-win-win-win-win.

A lot of people are tight lipped with the layoffs. Is it going to happen this week?

Burn baby burn

Holy crap!!

Any ideas on when the decision will be announced? I keep refreshing the news sites, but so far nothing.

The judge just electronically filed under seal his decision to block the merger. Official word will come at 4pm ET today.

Directv now is down looks like through out the country. Can’t do crap. Since beta release of dvr cloud things just started going down hill. Not sure what they are doing. Wonder if they will layoff more people in that group.

How Trump Could Kill Cable TV By Blocking the AT&T-Time Warner Merger If the Justice Department succeeds in blocking AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner on Tuesday, the president could send the cable-TV industry into a tailspin... — read more 

Trump hates the deal, so they're announcing it when he's out of the country in N Korea talks. Also, it'll be buried in with all news of N Korea summit. Just what is wanted.