http://archive.fast-edgar.com/20210201/AOZ2I22CS222V2V2222R2MZ28ELQM228X232/ 28-Jan 134,724.25 "performance" shares acquired 28-Jan 134,724.25 shares disposed $3,880,058.40 pocketed Not bad, considering it's just a day after he booked a... — read more
T included on Fortune's 2021 World's Most Admired Companies List ???
How much did this cost Stinky? Admired for what? Abuse of employees, retirees and customers? Gross mismanagement for buying high and selling low? Most enriched CEO? Highest debt? Highest transfer of jobs to outside the US? Wacking 47,000 employess... — read more
Stock would be over $50 if from 2010 they kicked back
And simply plowed capital into Wireless and Fiber. Must be nice to piss away $200B in shareholder wealth and get promoted, brought back as consultant, $250K a month pension, and then blame employees and the virus for your follies. One has to imagine... — read more
401k match changed?
I remember hearing here in early December that 401k matching was changing from 80% of the first 6% to 50% of the first 10%. Did this actually happen? I don't see this reflected in my 401k.
Direct TV in someone else's hands could make a huge
Turnaround. But under current management and Scrooge Like investment it doesn't have a chance. Who would ever want a minority interest in a business that the majority partner is suffocating? The Hubris is nauseating and the employees have left the... — read more
Service Delivery outsourcing
Anyone hearing anything about service delivery being outsourced?
Updates to your company-paid basic retiree life insurance
Plain and simple corporate greed. Retirees are losing benefits that they received when they retired because of bad decisions made by John Stankey and Randall. Subject: Updates to your company-paid basic retiree life insurance Updates to... — read more
AT&T is about to sell DTV
Word going around... an agreement has been met to sell and they're working out the details.
The Chickens are coming home to Roost for AT&T
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4402200
2020 company bonus
100% !!! Go T !!!!
Team discussions
Recently sat thru an open team discussion about 2020 Hindsight - my boss was soliciting feedback and discussion about 2020 - specifically social issues around Covid, racial, social, and political issues, etc. and our thoughts on the company's... — read more
Bonus for 2020
I was let go last year. Any word on bonus as I should get a prorated one. Thank you.
Time Warner is a rapidly declining asset in the hands
Of ATT further accelerated by Stankey. Creativity and Entertainment can never materialize and flourish under those dark clouds. If anyone thought it may work out then all hope should have been erased at that HBO Town Hall where he sent Pfefler... — read more
Where the hell did you use to work?
I'm asking people who are putting down "great place to work" in their Glassdoor reviews of AT&T? Who hurt you? Who treated you so badly that you would consider this below-average-pay, disappearing-benefits, toxic-work-environment job a great place to... — read more
Id10t CSuiters on Chow Call
Anne Chow is having a town hall this week, and Stankey and Fresh were positively gloating yesterday after earnings, saying "The street is taking notice, because the stock price is already up 60 cents today." Well guess what, a-holes - it's... — read more
Mass exodus due to benefits changes?
There will be a mass exodus due to the benefit changes. Loss of knowledge base and skill sets will cause more rework and re-hire of employees as contractors. Mark my words.
Q4 Results
After a mind numbing disappointment, over 17,000 employees cut and Randall gets to not only have a $250,000 a month stipen for the rest of his life he also gets a 1 million dollar consulting fee! This is how performance is rewarded? m-r-j-a-a is not... — read more
Do not give it your all
The only thing you're going to get as somebody who stands out among a bunch of employees who revel in mediocrity is more work dropped on your desk. And if you manage to do that as well they'll just keep adding more and more. You'll never get any... — read more
What's with the constant rotation of managers?
I just got a new manager this week, that's my third in the last eight months. I don't know if the other two quit or left on their own or were transferred somewhere else (I didn't care enough the first time to ask and this time nobody seems to know or... — read more
ARS Technica broad overview of AT&T Q4 2020
AT&T eats a $15.5 billion impairment charge... https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/01/att-eats-a-15-5-billion-impairment-charge-as-directv-debacle-continues/
so the pandemic helped everyone else except for the dumb AT&T
DTV and HBO lmao. what a strategy....the whole company is filled with id–ts
What is everybody complaining about?
We beat earnings, what else do you want? Can we be happy about some good news for five minutes before people start complaining about anything and everything again?
We are doomed with Stankey
This guy is incapable of admitting when he's wrong. He's incapable of seeing any of his moves as being anything but great. He'll just continue to do what he set out to do in the first place, screw everybody else. And for as long as they let him do... — read more
Stock is going to $25, you are what your record
Says you are. Bringing back Randall the chief architect of $150- $200B shareholder losses should be good for $25. Chalk it up.
Stankey on DirecTV/Warner: exactly what we expected
"We took a 15 billion dollar writeoff on DirecTV, but that's what we intended when we bought it." "Warner is doing sh***y, but none of it was our fault." "The only parts of the business that did well are what every one of you told us:... — read more
ALL Wiretechs(D) cancel all union dues!
Please listen! Cancel all union dues! The union and the company want to give all wire techs up to $6500 cash bonus, only if you are part of the CFO! If you are a wire tech and are Directv you will not get nothing l! Cancel and depart from the union!... — read more
AT&T LinkedIn Post on Healthcare
AT&T posted this video on Linkedin about healthcare prices rising during the holidays. With no mention of the fact that they were planning on cutting retiree healthcare benefits after the holidays!... — read more
Online technology training
Looking for feedback on online technical training - specifically software development - which site(s) do you think provide the best experience. I have used udemy and linkedin training a few times...any others? TIA
Retire or stay?
With the changes made to management healthcare effective in 2022 and the always downsizing potential to be downsized, is smarter for a 51 year old manager (who has the rule of 75) to stay with the company or leave in 2021? I can’t afford to retire... — read more
Pension
Can I withdraw my pension even though I am still with the company? Asking bc of the whole Covid thing so seeing if there’s a rule or exception
Good news!!! - He's back. (Randall)
CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT Commencing on January 22, 2021 and continuing through January 21, 2022 (the “Term”), Randall Stephenson (hereinafter “Mr. Stephenson”) shall provide consulting services to or on behalf of AT&T Management Services, LLC... — read more
Is this week safe or not?
There was talk about layoffs at the end of January a while ago, what happened with that? Any news? Are we safe this week or not?
Is it true that someone can be in surplus for years?
So, I have been advised that if you are surplussed never to take the buy out offer and make company offer you a job (make them make a play). Is it true that they will keep someone in surplus for that long? It sounds too good to be true.
Hypothetical Pension Question
On the rule of 75 I am at 70 or so. If my Pension is 200K lump right now what are the benefits of getting to that rule of 75? Is there some multiplier in there has my pension jumping from 200K to 300K instead of simply growing to 210-215K? I know... — read more
Vaccine
AT&T deemed many employees essential during onset of COVID-19, why are we not seeing anything that provides access to a vaccine that would protect those same essential employees? Sounds like a class action case waiting to happen as we are only... — read more
4yrs ago
I remember approx 4yrs Big Corp got a nice tax cut of 7% we all got a $1000 bonus and At&t said they could hire 10,000 more people! Now 4yrs later over 15,000 layed off and this new President wants to from 21% back to the 27% tax! Hold on to your... — read more
AT&T earnings to kick off a defining year for telecom giant
With this leadership, I wouldn't hope for anything good to come out of this year. AT&T Inc. is at the beginning of a pivotal year as it tries to navigate the pandemic and... — read more