Stanky and his posse are apparently doing a great job... *AT&T is the stock everyone loves to hate; however, management has shown signs of life by taking steps recently that have pointed the company in the right... — read more 

Telecom giant AT&T was the most prolific, donating over $800,000 since 2015 to authors of proposed restrictions, co-sponsors of such measures or those who voted in favor of the bills, the report found. Other top donors during the same period include... — read more 

Is your lump sum amount calculated on the date that you request it, or the date that it is officially processed? TIA for the info!

Also, are we still getting service awards for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25,.... years service? I heard rumors it was going away but don't recall an official message. I don't want to ask the boss and tip him off to the fact I am thinking of retiring

April 4th 2021 Share Price $128 with a market cap of $158B. ATT during same Time Frame Share Price has gone from $29 to $30 with a market cap of $217B. Maybe during that time frame a shareholder picked up $13 to $15 in after tax dividends. Perfect... — read more 

Another post from a few days ago got me thinking about this. Years ago, if AT&T offered me a promotion with a stipulation that I'd have to move, I'd accept without thinking. Today, I'd have to think about it long and hard. Upping my entire life and... — read more 

What do you pay the most attention to now when looking for a new employer? I would like to avoid at least half the negative things I had here. It would be awful to go through it all over again and finally realize that by changing the company I didn’t... — read more 

Since the mid nineties when they started hiring people to top craft jobs or straight into management with absolutely no experience the job has become so easy. Don’t need to do anything, anyone with an old “Bell System” background and training looks... — read more 

25% of T is getting ready to have their retiree health benefits taken away from them if they don't "voluntarily" retire before 12/31. (Info source: T HR presentation) If 1/4 of that 25% hit the exit door by end of this year, that is 6%... — read more 

Someone made a really good observation, a lot of small and big changes are being made in this company, but there is no progress anywhere. At least I don’t see it anywhere. I would like someone to reassure me and say that there things that we are... — read more 

Deny Companies Expense Deductions for Offshoring Jobs and Credit Expenses for Onshoring. >President Biden’s reform proposal will also make sure that companies can no longer write off expenses that come from offshoring jobs. This is a matter of... — read more 

Who is getting store closer 30 day notice today like it says on csp? Did anyone get more info

I don't trust an entity that has accumulated $30 Trillion in Debt with a rushed vaccine. I also don't trust an employer with $150B in debt and a declining revenue stream. Desperate people and entities do desperate things.

Wtf https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2021/03/31/john-stephens-att.html

We all know it’s coming. I’m not an anti vaxxer, but I am anti Covid vaccine and I will not be complying even if it means I lose my job. Wondering if there are any others out there feeling the same way.

When will ATT get their act together and pay my April thru Sept Cobra? It is now law that this needs to happen ASAP.

executives and they have been failing for over a decade. Wall Street punishes the share price because they know this Executive Crew and Board can clean up the self inflicted balance sheet wounds only to go right back out there and do it again with... — read more 

What's going to happen? What are the chances that this will be an honest process and is not just a way to get rid of me? I've been having some issues with my manager and I think this might be his way of putting me in my place. If that's the case... — read more 

Stock Price and they have failed for 10 plus years. Wall Street says same crew at the helm and even if you clean up your self inflicted balance sheet gash wounds we think management and the board will go out and do it again.

If he produces profits then why in the world would he need to remove retiree healthcare and cut employee pensions. His words and actions don't make any sense logically. Unfortunately it seems he may be in his position until retirement, then work as a... — read more 

The wise moderators deemed necessary to archive the last post and disabled additional comments. Some of you are enjoying the back and forth, I will indulge you one more time. I will try to tone down the rhetoric. Like many IC’s, I do my part and... — read more 

My 15 years with AT&T has shown me it’s about who you know or you better move if you want to be promoted in any ATT sales org. If you want to get promoted then drink the corporate Koolaide and/or be prepared to move. It doesn’t matter if you are... — read more 

Another opinion on AT&T may break out of the $29 to $31 range. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4416544-3-reasons-to-own-and-t-stock-after-march-rally

It seems like Stankey has chosen the next district which will be seeing layoffs...

I heard rumors that layoffs were coming in April but nothing concrete. Can anyone provide insight?

Just had a meeting that slowdown news is coming down in District 6. Anyone heard anything?

This company has been sinking for a long time. I'm getting out before the collapse comes.

Has anyone attended the presentation by AYCO for "Understanding the AT&T Benefits Changes". It's invitation only for those affected by the upcoming benefits changes. Was the session helpful/informative?

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the telecoms giant AT&T has announced permanent closures of hundreds of retail stores around the US and laid off thousands of... — read more 

People who have been here for 4 decades or more, why are you still here? This is not one of those "make room for the young 'uns" posts, I'm genuinely curious why you'd still be here if you don't have to. I would understand if it was for financial... — read more 

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/att-lobbies-against-nationwide-fiber-says-10mbps-uploads-are-good-enough/

Hmmm , how many salaries could have been paid with 7 million. How’s that make those of you laid off feel ? https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2021/film/news/att-warnermedia-stop-asian-hate-lisa-ling-jon-m-chu-1234938547/amp/

I am no expert but it seems to be that Anne Chow is a massive show off. She is more concerned about her achievement having become the 1st asian woman CEO than actually serving in that role. Even in the StopAsianHate townhall on Friday , her... — read more 

My advice would be when it gets competent management but this guy has different ideas. "While recent results have been lackluster, there is the potential to enjoy a small capital gain with a high yield over the next 3-5 years, or... — read more 

What's with hiring people with plenty of experience but none for the roles they're brought in to do? I know there are plenty of people within the company who are much better suited for certain jobs and yet people are brought in from the outside with... — read more 

Has anyone had experience with the Fidelity Benefits center when retiring or considering retiring? If so, what areas do they give you assistance and advice on? Do they assist with Medicare options?

I appreciate all the talk about AT&T and its good-for-nothing leadership, but can we also get some info on layoffs? From what I can see there's been no mention for a while now. Does that mean there's nothing planned (at least that we know of) for any... — read more 

I was leaving a review on Glassdoor yesterday and I wanted to be as fair as possible but for the life of me I couldn't figure out any pros to put in about working here. Pay used to be competitive, but with the lack of proper raises for a long while... — read more 

Probably leave at the end of the year. For the first time hoping I get surplussed due to the benefit cuts, mostly pension even if I take lump Doewould still get hit by losing about $150k if I stay due to interest hikes I guess (according to the... — read more 

I got a new manager about four months ago who thinks micromanagement equals good management and it's driving me insane. I've been doing my job for fifteen years and I never had any complaints. I always did things on time. Now suddenly I apparently... — read more