I left the company several weeks ago I got the 6 months severance( used to be a year), pension ( which gets absurdly low if any increases), and decent retirement gift but let's not forget all the benefits that were stripped away over the years. It... — read more
4/5 People at ATT AVP and Above are simply
Tool bags that carry the water of the higher tool bags. Never seen much vision or leadership out of anyone. In 20+ years maybe there were 4-5 people that I looked at that were high level that had vision to see what was coming. Most thought were su-k... — read more
Why are we having layoffs when toxic office politics are driving people away?
The atmosphere here is too combative, and interdepartmental politics have way too much sway over big decisions. No wonder the best ones are all leaving fast. The ones who stick around get stuck with double the workload, plus the extra burden of... — read more
Answer about 2024 Culture Survey
Legg finally provided answer about the survey. Essentially it says that the results "help us establish a baseline against other leading companies", and that it has distributed to organizations. It WILL NOT be distributed to the employees. Overall... — read more
RTO and seasonal illnesses
Since Tuesday there are three people near my desk with some type of respiratory issues, sneezing and coughing, etc. This morning one of the three has flushed skin as if she has a fever. I know kids bring home infections from school, so can we get... — read more
You know that opening scene in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl?
The one where Jack steps off the sinking boat onto the dock just before it slips underwater? I feel like that's how I timed my retirement with a severance package from T. It's going down, and I'm just lucky enough to have made it to dry land... — read more
AR stores scamming customers
It's the same story time and time again. Either the customer ends up with more lines than they purchased, or their phones go missing in the mail. Then they go to an AT&T store and complain at someone who has absolutely no control over the... — read more
How Moving to Dallas Transformed My Career at AT&T
A few years ago, I made the decision to relocate to Dallas to stay in step with AT&T’s growing focus on this city as a core hub. Looking back, I can confidently say it was one of the best moves I’ve made for my career. Being in Dallas put me at the... — read more
RTO 5 days week confirmed
RTO 5 days a week is happening in ATS start of new year. Can anyone in public sector confirm they have to do RTO 5 days /week?
Tech Dev folks surplussed taking jobs in other orgs so they dont have to move
Im glad they found a new home that has a dramatically relaxed RTO in Field operations and C&E. These groups have folks across the US and approved WFH. Sometimes they have to go in office once a month. These folks are some of the main clients for... — read more
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Webphone shows span of control issues across multiple orgs
I would be nervous to be L3, L4, L5 at ATT. There are so many orgs that are bloated at these levels, we could have a 30-40% reduction and still barely have numbers to justify these titles. Ex: Compliance. HR needs to really do some data analysis... — read more
Arbitrary rules
Could AT&T tell us we have to stand on one foot while we are at work? If we don’t like it ,quit?
Talent Acquisition is Terrible
Starts from the top, this VP they hired from outside has gutted all the good TA team members and outsourced all the work. The level of candidates is horrible from what we got before with the permanent TA employees. All the good recruiters on that... — read more
Why do posts get taken down?
Why do I constantly see posts on this site and then a few days later only be taken down and disappear???
The only reason I’m still here is my team
10 years with T. No chance to advance my career. I’ve always had very good results, made sure to always update my skills and use training and upgrading opportunities, and I put extra effort in everything I do. I have long since realized being... — read more
AT&T’s return-to-work policy unfairly burdens working moms
AT&T’s return-to-work policy unfairly burdens working moms by forcing them to choose between their jobs and their families. The lack of flexibility—no remote or hybrid options—makes it nearly impossible for mothers to balance work with getting their... — read more
Uverse Television Plan
With the pending sale of AT&Ts remaining position of DTV, to TPG, anyone know what will happen with Uverse TV? I can guess that TPG would rather not have Uverse TV customers because it involves telephone lines which would involve core AT&T... — read more
With the technology of cloud services are our technicians needed anymore?
Or can the company contract most of that work out? I could see keeping construction groups until the fiber build out is complete but in all honesty today do we really need to pay technicians $40+ an hour to be hands and eyes in the field? Contractors... — read more
My life-work balance went down the toilet with T
Is there a way to somehow avoid three people worth of work being piled on you? I’m relatively new to T. I either feel subtle pressure to work harder or I’m often outright tasked with stuff I simply can’t complete within regular hours or by deadline... — read more
Level Designation
Is there a way to find out what level an employee is? I suspect one of L3s got demoted and since then developed attitude issues.
Tables with sharp edges
Hey, AT&T Plano - can we get actual desks with rolled edges instead of a sharp edged table? You are going to give us Carpal Tunnel!
GCAS like a dependable Chevy
Atlas, like a KIA. Looks pretty, but junk
They don’t care.
When it comes to RTO: Don’t bother even bringing these topics up because to the Big Kahuna, they are ignored. This is how it has been addressed for the last two years. They don’t care about your 2 -4 hour commute. (They will ignore that... — read more
11/22 Layoff
There will be a notification on 11/22 for next round. Any ideas which org?
Start pushing back and ask for answers
Make them tell you why you need to be in the office 5 days a week. It’s funny watching them squirm because none of them have any real reasons. (Other than making you quit, but they’ll never say the quiet part out loud) Before Covid, 0 days were... — read more
This year has been all about "doing more with less"
This basically translates to us working extra hours, busting our backs, and still not getting paid what we deserve. T's new mantra is "be grateful you even have a job." It’s infuriating. They expect more every day, but where’s the appreciation or... — read more
Layoffs next couple of years
The job marketplace is going to get much more crowded with the new government efficiency office reducing bloated bureaucracy. If one is on the fence, now would be the time to jump ship. I’m not waiting around for my new relocation offer, the election... — read more
The future of AT&T
I would welcome a quarterly surplus of the lowest performers. We can barely keep up with our work demands, which is great for the company, but we need additional resources. Not just warm bodies, but instead workers with a drive to produce and... — read more
Intrado to take over 911 in Florida and Georgia?
I was told by an Intrado employee that they were close to signing a contract with both Georgia and Florida for cloud hosted systems in which each state would have one central location, thus eliminating individual county or city 911 centers. He also... — read more
Top brass are cowards
The AT&T leadership team needs to grow a pair and push back on Stanley’s constant attack on the workforce. Most of AT&T has not been full time office workers in almost 20 years. What happened to work/life balance, increased productivity measures... — read more
AT&T Benefits Center Dropping Retiree Medical Benefits
Does anyone have an internal AT&T benefits administrator telephone # or contact? Alight dropped my Retiree pre65 Medical Benefits abruptly and I'm unable to contact anyone with AT&T. Only offshore employees giving a run around for the last couple... — read more
You’re a mean one… Mr. Grinch!
It’s understanding for people to be upset about a 5 day RTO when their entire 20 year career has been a hybrid FOW model. But that’s not where things get really nasty. The part where employees are being treated poorly is to have these demands, yet... — read more
Question regarding Retiree Health Care Coverage?
Have any retirees moved back to one of the two AT&T Retiree Medical plans and away from a private insurance plan? I currently have AETNA ADVANAGE and have had good luck with it but I'm just wondering if anyone has shifted to the AT&T UHC plan. Why... — read more
Noise Cancelling
It’s hilarious to me that we can’t get noise cancelling headphones without paying out of pocket. The background noise on these office calls is ridiculous. Can quite literally hear full conversations in the background. It’s like a call center. — read more
I don't get why people bother
Every single one of us will eventually be phased out for someone overseas. Knowing that, I don't even bother all that much anymore. I'm looking for another job and as I am, I do the very minimum I can to get away with. I'm not giving them anything... — read more
Global phone sales in steady decline
I was at he phone store in the mall in a big city on a saturady. Also went on a friday. I saw every phone store empty except for the store workers. It doesn't matter which telco of the three it is. Nobody want's a new phone. I don't want a new... — read more
Will there be a surplus of blue collar craft this year?
I want to believe this close to west coast and south east contract being signed our employer will wait until next year?
5x week/8hrs in office
Does anyone know when this will be across all organization for all employees L1+? Do they plan on communicating this at some meeting at some point so we can plan accordingly?
This whole idea of job uncertainty is actually ki-ling me
Finding another job takes a lot of time and effort. The majority of us have neither free time nor energy leftovers to deal with it all the time. If any of us can become jobless in the near future, that means that we all have to be on the lookout for... — read more