At this point, AT&T is completely screwed when it comes to retaining top millennial talent. Sure, they’ll get them in the door, but once they see how things operate, and how untrustworthy and vindictive these AT&T veterans are, they’ll be out in 6-12 months.
Two problems AT&T faces:
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Debt.
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It’s woefully under-skilled and aging employee base—the ones who stall, thwart and destroy innovation at every step.
There is a real feeling that this company is circling the drain right now, while it attempts to line up its WarnerMedia Hail Mary. And one of the main reasons for this is that people on the high profile projects that are supposed to transform this company know damn well that they don’t have the necessary funding or people power to make any of this happen in a way that truly captures the market’s attention.
Can’t speak for the WarnerMedia people—they might be very good, but I can speak for the AT&T and DIRECTV side of things. It’s a mess.