Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Really AT&T?

Tens of thousands of AT&T customers lost service, mobility, Uverse and other services, in south Texas. Over twenty company towers went down. AT&T's explanation: Someone cut a power cable. Another example of the company cutting costs and staff to... — read more 

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| 730 views | | 2 replies (last February 6, 2016)
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Buy What You Can't Fix

Consumers are slowly waking up to what AT&T is all about. This article is just one piece of what the company does every day. Can't fix it? Buy your way out!... — read more 

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AT&T Reaps What It Sows

So this article comes from the heartland of AT field techs are "encouraged" to "refer customers"; support getting outsourced to companies that don't care; promises made that aren't honored. But gotta make the almighty dollar... — read more 

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Construction

Tell me about the AT&T construction offices. (Interested in knowing what they do)

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| 681 views | | 3 replies (last February 6, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FM5ZWJB

AT&T Wireline Next?

May be old news but FCC approved Frontier purchasing Verizon's wireline business in California, Florida and Texas. Since AT&T has expressed their desire to get rid of the wireline business, wondering if we are next?

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| 1810 views | | 6 replies (last February 11, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FMVD2VD

The King Has No Clothes

This one investment strategist provides an analysis, although a personal one, of AT revenues fell short of analyst's expectations; 2.5Bn predicted by the company for DirectTV acquisition in 2015 now modified to 1.5Bn instead; the company still has to... — read more 

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| 610 views | | 1 reply (February 4, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FMWChAE

AT&T

reshuffled top management six months after acquiring satellite TV broadcaster DirecTV, putting John Stankey in charge of consumer wireless for the first time, as well as broadband and video businesses, while Mexico reporting only 7% market share... — read more 

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| 1300 views | | 5 replies (last February 6, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FLYQRyV

Somethin' up in S. FL/Broward?

Did anyone hear anything happening in S. FL/Broward area? man, we've 3 kids and being the outside tech, we are the last to know.

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| 730 views | | 2 replies (last February 5, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FLF36Nm

Somethin' up in S. FL/Broward?

Did anyone hear anything happening in S. FL/Broward area? we've 3 kids and being the outside tech, we are the last to know.

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Post ID: @OP+FLtkwGW

Gut Feeling?

Talking to various people out in the field reveals a common consensus that something is coming down the pipe in March. Call it a gut feeling or premonition....told everyday that work is slow......put in for some training and told that it will take... — read more 

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| 1520 views | | 7 replies (last February 3, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FKoMP4V

Intern's view

What is like working for AT&t?,- Lack of communication at all levels, Having nearly all your input discounted because it's not how things are done there... Then sitting in on meetings where your supervisor regurgitates almost verbatim the input you... — read more 

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| 1040 views | | 6 replies (last February 2, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FJcz7kv

Too Much Debt?

So even Moody's is worried about AT&Ts debt outlook. Stephenson's response is to get debt back to more comfortable levels. Sounds like more doublespeak for more layoffs and outsourcing... — read more 

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| 790 views | | 4 replies (last February 2, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FJvZl7I

Ubuntu

AT&T did it ... Again, An odd addition to the conclusion, AT&T will be using Ubuntu Canonical recently made a deal with Oracle to provide enterprises with greater flexibility in deploying large-scale workloads with the help of Oracle Cloud. Certified... — read more 

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| 980 views | | 2 replies (last February 1, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FJnSgIG

AT&T Should Become #1 Cell Phone Provider

AT&T should take steps to become the #1 cell phone provider by building more cell towers across the country. Provide excellent customer service. Become bigger and better than Verizon!!!! This alone will bring your sales up tremendously!!!! AT&T, you... — read more 

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| 890 views | | 10 replies (last February 2, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FIIYB62

More money out the window

So Yahoo is "restructuring" (meaning layoffs). Result...other companies looking at buying it (AT&T being one of them). So if true where does AT&T plan on getting the extra cash?... — read more 

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| 642 views | | 1 reply (February 1, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FIZqM0p

Previous Announced layoffs

Sprint – Reducing expenses by $2.5 billion that should not impact its network; cutting severance to one week for each year served. Those with an elephant-like memory will recall that Sprint announced a $1 billion cost-reduction plan back in 2003... — read more 

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| 1050 views | | 8 replies (last January 30, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FGCCFqp

Something up repost

So this article describes AT&T 4th quarter and paragraph 4 stood in that AT&T's accounting and financial reporting is getting harder to follow. Randall Stephenson has been on many media outlets stressing how it will eventually come together. Shell... — read more 

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| 920 views | | 5 replies (last February 1, 2016)
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Something Up?

Excerpt from article: "4. Complex Accounting AT wireless service revenue pressure should be met by strength in DirecTV and international.” Full article at:... — read more 

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I was laid off in September 2015 from AT&T

. I was offered a drop and compete to move to NJ and work in the GNOC which i declined. I still got 6 interviews for AT&T jobs. I also had one interview for an outside company and got that job. I never heard back from AT&T on any of the six... — read more 

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Former employee discrimination

I was recently surplussed and have applied for numerous jobs that mirror my most recent position held at AT&T. I have received a rejection email on every single one stating they went with a more qualified applicant. How can that be when I have over... — read more 

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| 1540 views | | 12 replies (last February 1, 2016)
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Something Fishy?

This paragraph stood out in this article in that "AT wireless service revenue pressure should be met by strength in DirecTV and international.” Read it at:... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+FF6TaB4

Something Fishy?

The paragraph in this article stood out in that "AT wireless service revenue pressure should be met by strength in DirecTV and international.” Read it at:... — read more 

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The article calls it like it is......

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160121/15573733400/att-ceo-thinks-youre-forgetful-idiot-hilariously-gives-apple-encryption-advice.shtml

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| 620 views | | 1 reply (January 27, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FEv7Hh9

AT&T revenue below forecasts, shares fall

So AT&T is banking on the DTV acquisition to bring up it's price.... http://www.reuters.com/article/us-at-t-results-idUSKCN0V42NS Previously warned that some revenue estimates would be off... — read more 

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| 750 views | | 3 replies (last January 31, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FECLtio

More Coming from AT&T?

http://www.zdnet.com/article/att-q4-2015-earnings-revenue-internet-things-cloud-networking/

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| 910 views | | 6 replies (last January 29, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FEvS8YY

Class action suit similar to Disney's possible for telecommunication industry - calling all the IT workers replaced by H1b workers.

http://protectusworkers.org/ Please go to the above link, watch the video. read the blog, lot of useful information. There is some information about AT & T also in the blog. Contact with all of us at the address specified there. No need to be afraid... — read more 

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| 770 views | | 2 replies (last January 27, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FC4IbQI

AT&T posted a 2.2 Billion gain against pension

Looks like laying of people who are about to retire has a positive effect. http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-to-book-2-2-billion-gain-from-revised-pension-accounting-1453503816

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| 1240 views | | 8 replies (last January 28, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FCadIgm

Why would they announce layoffs?

AT&T management is suffering from cable woes of another kind: Consumers are giving up landline telephones faster than you can say "iPhone.", and the recent forced reaction to T-mobile data offering, AT&T will have to offset such continuous revenues... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+FCwqd4L

Legal Action ?

If you were let go legal action will be an uphill battle. Why? You were offered the option to "stay" and find work within a 50mi radius of your current office You waived your right to sue....in accepting your severance package. The language states if... — read more 

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| 1120 views | | 3 replies (last January 24, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FBauCKe

AT&T Quietly reducing the workforce again

Two issues: how AT&T reduced the workforce without public layoff notices and the implication for other Former and current employees tell the same story about how AT&T avoided having to issue layoff notices as required by the 1988 WARN Act. From one... — read more 

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| 4341 views | | 3 replies (last January 31, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+FB8FrWq

AT&T Layoffs News Coverage

I don't know why the media didn't report on the 1/21/16 layoffs within TP&E. How does AT&T keep it out of the press?? That's how I stumbled on this site, I was looking to see if the layoffs made the news. I thought the 22% cut of level 1 and 2's not... — read more 

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| 1200 views | | 2 replies (last January 31, 2016)
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