10 years with company and I was in the first group to go. Several hundred were in group 1 from vps all the way down to staffing people. ABC noted 10,000 announced over next 3 years.
More Layoffs in the Works
I can tell you that 70-75 management level (not necessarily management) positions are being eliminated and the news will be released very soon. This is just phase 2 as this happened this time last year as well. We can expect more of this every year... — read more
Final bids on Yahoo Due - VZ Posdible Winner?
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/18/d-day-for-yahoos-marissa-mayer-final-sale-bids-due-today.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cheadline%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=103796273&yptr=yahoo
Call quality?
Is at$t routing calls to other countries ? Our calls drop all day or the call quality is so horrible that we can hear every other word. Every year prior e time lasted just a few weeks and we had back to back calls. This year we Still have etime and... — read more
Never ending blunders
Financials will be available soon, but it looks like AT&T wants to be the market leader in Mexico's telecom market in ten years now. If I recall correctly their last PR campaign to wall-street was 2 years?, Even with the help of regulations, T will... — read more
Are Manager in 60 Positions Being Eliminated?
Are we now losing our floor support? I have heard word and seen in some centers that Managers in 60 are being forced to take part of their shifts on the phone taking calls and the other part of their shift doing floor support... That's generally not... — read more
AT&T New Mission Statement
This one never gets old....... We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing.
Indirect Layoffs...
Be prepared for another indirect layoff in November...it's coming. This is not going to stop until indirect internal employees are just about gone. 2020 people, the writing is on the wall.
Hiring
We have. Two new classes in central Florida. I guess they are keeping my center. What a relief I was very worried.
Severance pay?
Anybody who chose option 2 received their severance pay yet?
Bottom Line Only
ATT does not concern it's self with the details. All they are concerned with is the bottom line. Dumping senior people( employees over 10 years ) via downsizing then hiring contractors allows them to save 401 k and health costs. Think about it, why... — read more
My interview
I was recently interviewed for an open position at AT&T , I was ppalled at the demeanor of the Technology Director that conducted my interview, since I have switched jobs every three or four year, he said that should disqualify me for the job... — read more
Top of Network Performance Rankings in Minneapolis
TMobile is jumping to the top not only in Minneapolis but also in other areas. This is an interesting change in events. Makes things harder for AT&T to justify their higher rate plans... — read more
Shake up in retail?
I work in retail I see a slowdown in it pushing Dlife, Uverse as other products ridiculous quotas etc too many managers and assistant managers in some stores it's a matter of time for retail you can feel it in coachings and talks anyone have time... — read more
BIG Network layoffs projected
AT&T wants to end private line voice service in Alabama and Florida July 5, 2016 | AT&T (NYSE: T) has asked the FCC for permission to discontinue its BellSouth Analog Voice Grade Private Line services in Carbon Hill, Alabama, and in Kings Point, a... — read more
Learn to code or else
If you don’t develop the new skills, you won’t be fired — at least AT&T won’t say as much — but you won’t have much of a future. The company isn’t too worried about people leaving, since executives estimate that eventually AT&T could get by with... — read more
AT&T IS HIRING!!!!
.. In Slovakia. http://connect.att.jobs/Slovakia-jobs
google vs T , Antitrust?
Is AT&T arguing that's its personal dignity is being impugned because filthy Google trash are authorized to fondle their fiber and copper without AT&T being around? Is that the harm? Can't decide if this is AT&T doing something worthy of... — read more
AT&T but not Thanks
It look like AT&T don't seem to have any internal talent to develop anything, now they are persuing hackathons, Usually, they require you to develop something around an specific topic or use an specific set of technologies in which, one of the... — read more
Anybody find a job within the company?
So the big layoffs of 2016 were announced over a month ago. I'm curious- are many of those impacted finding other positions within AT&T?
Now's not the time for fear....
...that comes later, Sincerely, -Randall
Digital Life on the chopping block.
AT&T is planning on selling its Digital Life business by EOY16. Rumored to be buying the business is Vivint which has its own home automation service.
Stephenson eyeing the door with a golden handshake; De La Vega positioned to be next CEO
Rumor has it from an unnamed company officer that Randall will be exiting the company by or in 2020 and Ralph will be our next CEO.
Valuation
AT&T is the slow and steady dividend stalwart of many portfolios. Some have bought AT&T to just sit back and collect dividends. While some have AT&T to collect dividends and write covered calls against it. I only go the second route when I feel a... — read more
LP Foreign Limited partnership
saw that AT&T cancelled the LP Foreign Limited partnership at the end of 2015 for our building. i am assuming that AT&T will be closing that site and selling the property. What thoughts do you people have on this?
It's time
It's time for us to standtall say to help with the vs a since they are in bed with att. Nationwide if 100k employees stood tall things can change. If you are doing nothing. You are sheep.
Google master Plan
Google Fiber has successfully forcing the hands of incumbent telcos and cable operators to upgrade their infrastructure to deliver higher speed broadband, but its move to revoke its customers' right to sue the company in a court of law marks a... — read more
ATT is not above the law
It feels good to tell older workers to bugger off, shows that when it comes to a jury trial, no company, not even AT&T, is above the law.” many Law Offices, can And will assist as the second-chair trial attorney. The latest case case was heard in the... — read more
Mobility support outsourced.
Looks like the field support work for Mobility equipment will be outsourced to contractors. The mobility technicians and the people in field OCATS who support them will be losing work. Wonder who else will loose work.
Mobility support outsourced.
Looks like the field support work for Mobility equipment will be outsourced to contractors. The mobility technicians and the people in field OCATS who support them will be losing work. Wonder who else will loose work.
Hostile work environments are the norm in AT&T?
My friend who is a trainer for DTV was just written up for insubordination because she can't personally afford to travel to train at vendor sites since they moved her to salary, didn't raise her pay, and so can't get OT anymore for the days traveling... — read more
One born every minute
Today I saw a classic example of drinking the company "kook aid" of AT&T. A co worker decided to shift his days off because another person in his group was taking the same days off. The co worker stated "that should make the boss happy". His thinking... — read more
Final Paycheck?
Anyone layed off who's last day was 6/13 get their final paycheck in the mail yet?
CWA works with Verizon and ATT management to prevent union workers from combining forces from both company's
So now the CWA is on the side of the company's to keep people in check. Nice. Read this link. Is was the most detailed but other newspapers and media had the same info. And people think the CWA is behind them. They are but not how they think. Bend... — read more
ATT disagrees with Equal access, times are changing ...
Net neutrality means more money in our pockets, Internet service providers or broadband carriers treat all data that travels over their networks in exactly the same way, much like our telephone service and power are regulated. It’s the way the... — read more
1+1=3
Leadership always tell employees 1+1=3. Not sure where they went to school, but last I checked, 1+1=2. Even my 5 year old knows how to do math.
Surplus and RIF
Why does AT&T call it a Surplus and Verizon call it a RIF, but neither calls it a layoff? Was Surplus just a Southwestern Bell/Ameritech/Pacific Bell/Bellsouth term that carried over while RIF came from Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/GTE? Why the different... — read more