https://www.google.com/amp/s/arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/centurylink-selling-copper-network-in-20-states-instead-of-installing-fiber/%3famp=1
TPG
PT in Nevada. So we were told that direct tv was bought out. My manager told us some months ago that nothing would change for us. Now management is saying that all PTs are going to TPG. My union was very confused about this. Can anyone help with... — read more
No Benefit to Working in Office
I’ve seen no benefit to working in office in office vs WFH. We have proven to be as or more productive due to avoidance of commuting, a bit more sleep, opportunity to take meaning exercise breaks and actually working more hours productively. If AT&T... — read more
AT&T Management Severance Package 2021
Yesterday, August 3rd, 2021 Anne Chow and team announced that there are currently no plans for a Layoff Package in 2021. It will be so interesting to see if that remains or is added to the corporate playbook.
Be honest
Would you really be willing to quit if you have to return to the office? I know many are currently talking a big game, but when push comes to shove, I think the majority if not all will follow the rules and start coming in without too much fuss. If... — read more
wfm/office
drop your title or position and if you are required to go to office or preeminently wfh. with the variant do you think we will still be required to have office presence
DirecTV breaks free from AT&T
I love the title of this article, it says it all. I think everybody working here is looking for a way to break free of this place. Six years after AT&T swallowed DirecTV with ambitious plans to modernize the satellite TV business, the telephone... — read more
It’s hard for me to imagine it could be worse
Can it get worse at all? This company has hit rock bottom and it’s really hard for me to imagine a worse situation here. Although leadership always surprises in that regard.
What's your reason?
People who don't have marketable skills staying at AT&T I can understand, but if you are among those who do have them, what's your excuse? Fear? Apathy? Something else? With so many available jobs right now I can't wrap my head around people who have... — read more
Vrio sell, ATT Mexico next?
Is AT&T Mexico relevant on the market? Since they ditching Vrio, why keep AT&T Mexico with its awful service and constant waste of capital and time?
How´s your Workforce 2020 going?
Incompetent hierarchy Musical chairs Change role and position before it gets ugly Micromanagement Simulated career paths Work based on escalations Ar-e licking, the more the "better" Poor decisions after poor decisions The senseless and ridiculous... — read more
Management Lump Sum Rumor
Can anyone confirm the rumor that the the Management Lump Sum Pension option will be ending at the end of 2022.
COR/Hazard pay
Even more so now, hazard pay needs to come back! With customers coming into Retail stores already frustrated from either being on the phone with over seas customer service (pi---d) etc, we have customers yanking mask from the tongs and cursing! ... — read more
Any Estimates on Number of People Taking the Current Finance MVO?
Mostly outside Dallas?
Is DIRECTV and TPG Deal Closing this Week?
Everybody here in El Segundo wants the AT&T Globe to come down.
FYI, the up down vote's on this site are meaningless, read more.
All you have to do is delete your cookies and you can hit the the button as many times as you like. You can actually have Chrome, Edge, Explorer, and Firefox open at the same time and manipulate the votes. Just FYI since the Trolls will try to... — read more
Back to work? Mandate vaccine
Is AT&T still planning to send back its union workers on September 30th? That is when we are tentatively supposed to go back. Also was wondering if AT&T is planning to mandate the vaccine for its workers. Any rumors? Don’t see how we can go... — read more
I Smell A Rat
Just heard that Voluntary Retiree Life Insurance will be offered in the fall. My bet is that they are throwing retirees a bone as a supposed improvement in benefits when at the same time reduce/eliminate retiree health care benefits. Just wait and... — read more
Better or Worse than six years ago???
I retired about six years ago as a non-Texas management employee with 30 years. I thought the environment for the ten years prior to retirement was very toxic but it seems like things have only gotten worse based on the comments on this website. I... — read more
Target Salary Range restored??
Today, My boss handed me later saying my upper max # increased by 30%. We all know HR reduced upper number by 10% few months back companywide. I wonder whether HR is restoring/increasing TSR companywide?? May be due to higher inflation??... — read more
Why Stinky and the board do what they do
Although BlackRock has a controlling interest in all the major corporations in the S&P 500, it professes not to “own” the funds. It just acts as a kind of “custodian” for its investors — or so it claims. But BlackRock and the other Big 3 ETFs vote... — read more
How many have had it up to here?
Not the Bell Telephone System of old. Most tenured employees have had/seen enough. Not at all the company they signed on for. No one wants to be associated with the current rendition of T. The only folks not ashamed of the current T is those with... — read more
AT&T Management Severance Package 2021
I've done my time and will leave T by 11-15-21 at the latest. I'm no longer certain that they'll be any more Incentive Packages this year. Either way, I'm headed into the sunset ladies and gents. Let me know if you happen to hear rumblings about any... — read more
Is it smart to call out your boss on a rather large mistake he made?
Has anybody ever done something similar? How did it go?
Lump sum pension before retirement
I've been with the company 23 years and am 45 years old. I don't meet the rule of 75 but not sure my sanity can take it any longer. If I leave, I get my lump sum pension. Does anyone know how much different the pension payout is if I leave this... — read more
Migration????
So i may have heard they want to move at&t prepaid to cricket.....very soon.....anyone else hear this???
I have not had direct contact with my boss in 2 months
I know he is still ariund and doing things but its like I have slipped through the cracks. I keep the laptop in the car and hit the beach quite a while.
So many postivie posts here about the Stinky. Did he hire ReputationDefender.com?
Or is it just one of Stink's admin staff sitting around all day posting all the positive comments about the Stink and how great he is and the warm wonderful work environment here at T? Either way, I bet T is footing the bill!
MY CONCERN ABOUT REPEATED LAYOFFS AT T ...
In an act of desperation to cut cost at T today because of bad business deals in the past Will Rogers once said : wait until everything hits the fan when the older guys start retiring in a few years .
Brass Tacks, Share Price is the Bottom Line Measurement
Of success and leadership has been a disaster for decades. How in the world does it pass the sniff test that at a public company this size a son in law of the CEO succeeds the CEO? Then you replace that CEO with his sidekick of the past decade? As an... — read more
Paradox of older executives.
Stankey is no spring chicken yet he seems to have an aversion to his own age cohort. Why? Is it just that Gen Z is inexpensive to hire and is full of youthful enthusiasm for challenges despite their lack of experience? Does Stankey not see himself as... — read more
Young people still love working here
No matter how many people leaves and how many are cut by the company AT&T will always have plenty of people to choose from as replacements. Younger generations (20-somethings) still love working here. Ask any of the new hires, nine out of ten will... — read more
https://www.phonearena.com/news/t-mobile-5g-network-expansion-update-more-5g-awards_id133923
https://www.phonearena.com/news/t-mobile-5g-network-expansion-update-more-5g-awards_id133923
It's not all bad news
Good news, everyone! LinkedIn has released their first installment of the top companies to work for by city, and in Atlanta the number three best company is T! Commence the celebrations. I expect every Atlanta T person to send Stink an email... — read more
WHAT'S UP WITH THIS ...
I worked for AT&T and my phone was free for decades . However , when I retired they started charging me $5 a month for my landline phone benefit and my taxes on it is another $7 .......C'mon man .
T downgraded; dividend cut coming
Unreal, just a matter of time
AT&T's WarnerMedia Just Threw Theater Chains Like AMC and Cinemark Under the Bus
https://www.fool.com/how-to-invest/thirteen-steps/2021/07/27/att-warnermedia-threw-theater-chains-under-the-bus/
Things have gone too far
Is there anything that can stop this leadership from further destroying the company? It’s sad what they’re doing and things have really gone too far. It is not normal when the situation becomes such that employees start guessing what the next bad... — read more