Stankey walked into his first Town Hall with HBO and their Leader for 2 Decades and told them they were doing everything wrong. The creators of Sopranos, Game of Thrones, 6 Feet Under, Deadwood, s-x and the City and the list goes on was doing... — read more 

DALLAS (BusinessWire) - The way AT&T CEO John Stankey sees it, most CEOs don't have the fortitude to change a company's culture over the period of two weeks. "A lot of them think it means starting with the C-suite, things like setting a good... — read more 

On Tuesday, December 31st, 2019 AT&T stock price closed at $39.08. On Thursday, December 31st 2020 AT&T stock price closed at $28.76. A difference of 1 year. A per share loss of $10.32 from 2019 to 2020. Also remember, In 2015 AT&T acquired... — read more 

The Chairman rides off into the sunset with hundreds of millions in his pocket and perks worth millions!

Happy New Year from AT&T to the world. If you read the article at their website, be sure to read (and add) to the comment section on the bottom: Full article with cool DC Comics art work at... — read more 

So many employees have worked tirelessly since Christmas with nary a break to restore service related to the bombing. Know what they have in common? They all had lots of service, are a wealth of knowledge, and didn't complain or weren't too important... — read more 

WW3 is on a fast track. Do you guys think Stankey will listen and cancel WW3 or continue to bleed money ? This will be interesting to watch as this will show how detached C-siute is to reality.

So many posts here are just whining about where their choices in life led them to. You wouldn't be so scared of being laid off if you had a marketable skill-set.

It seems to me that those days are over, when people stayed here and managed to build careers. Maybe it was actually a wrong decision to be tied to one place for years, but I don't like what is happening now. This is simply no longer a place where... — read more 

I was a CSE IN Enterprise sales and was layed off from AT&T in July. To say that the sales compensation plan for 2020 was anything but stellar is an understatement. I took my settlement money and bowed out from this God awful company with... — read more 

Please help me understand what I should pick as my retirement date, last day at work, and pension commencement date,lump sum distribution because of the Stinky scr3w job. How many days after my last day on the job before I can put in paperwork for... — read more 

It is evident that unethical sales practice happens often and my respect to all who resist such practices, at all costs. Just keep quiet, but do not do anything unethical yourself. They will try to drag you into the gutter with them; don’t let... — read more 

If we just went thru the past few years and the march to 2020 along with the massive "$1.5B in labor cost reductions" then perhaps 2021 won't have as many layoffs as other years. /End rant

I posted this during the last McFresh town hall. No surprise, even though it started bubbling to the top of the slido list right away - it's anonymous posting/voting - it was deleted by the admin before Fresh was able to read it. It rings even... — read more 

I have text messages of my asm telling me to open “sole proprietor” accounts for people who aren’t even working. When do I say something? I haven’t done it because I’m ethical but I’ve heard him telling other reps to tell people in order to get the... — read more 

https://youtu.be/gK6mNulr5FI

In times like these, I often sit in my Dallas compound reflecting on things like good fortune. As we finish 2020 and leap into 2021, I wanted to leave you my thoughts on these things. You are all sooo fortunate to be working for me. Bright... — read more 

today was the last payment ever I will make to att. merry christmas to me. I am att bill free just in time for the new year.

I have not been at T for years but when I was on Christmas Eve i used to bring the family in the office and most got a half day off. With all the pull backs Stinky did in the last couple of weeks, did he Scrooge this too? Whould not surprise... — read more 

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201221/10160445930/att-is-sad-because-nobody-wants-to-overpay-directv.shtml (excerpts below) Under CEO Randall Stephenson, AT&T spent roughly $200 billion on mergers with DirecTV and Time Warner, hoping this... — read more 

I'm so tired of people who keep telling everybody to just be happy to have a job. It's that kind of mentality that led us to where we are right now - barely any benefits, doing the work of two or three people for no extra pay, out-of-control toxic... — read more 

This company really needs to stop trying to develop applications and platforms. Consider all the recent failures: SD-WAN E-Comp SDN DCAE vCDN Black Flag Millions invested and all turned out to be major flops.

I see quite a few here and elsewhere talking about going to greener pastures, as if the economy is blooming with opportunity and jobs aplenty! I really don't know how delusional one must be to see 40 MILLION UNEMPLOYED, THOUSANDS LINING UP AT FOOD... — read more 

I'm a new outside hire in IT on the Consumer side (Arroyo led part). How is this part of AT&T? Is it better to be in IT on the business unit or in ATS? I'm jazzed up about it but also see a lot of noise in this group. I have ~10yrs programming, ops... — read more 

I am 56 and wife is 44. Does any body know if I retire next year, assuming AT&T does not stop subsidy for pre medicare people, if she can continue to receive subsidy even when I get to age 65?

I think we may have a good year. Honestly if the gov exerts pressure on FAANG we have a good shot at benefiting from this. We may want to leverage our content assets a bit better but when you think about this, we have everything you need - we... — read more 

Any word on us losing our discount on directv once it’s sold? No option to go back to U-verse

I’m in my early 20s and have been with T less than a year. I don’t see myself staying long term, but I was wondering what time frame I should be looking at before moving on? I also want to grow my skill set and build a network. Should I give it 3... — read more 

HBO Max subscribers will be treated to a host of big-budget films over the next year, starting with Wonder Woman 1984 on Christmas Day. AT&T (NYSE:T) is betting big on streaming by releasing its entire 2021 slate on HBO Max the same day the films... — read more 

We all know it’s been a mismanaged t–d hole since Stephenson took over, and it’s going to get worse on Stink’s watch. Face it and accept it. If you’re within 10 years of retirement, ride it out and hope for the best. They’re not going to get rid of... — read more 

Does the ELT really think we can get more than $15B for DirecTV if we wait longer? Yes, it's a huge loss but at least it's something. We keep hemorrhaging customers at a pace that makes me wonder how anybody wants to buy it in the first place. At... — read more 

Sorry for this (no I am not) after over two decades, ATT showed me the door this year, I went to one of their competitors. Well, I guess I get the last laugh. My new company is on this iist and ATT is not... — read more 

I'm so tired of the constant hammering from the powers-that-be as they nickle-and-dime everything possible for the people who deliver the work. The bottom line is - don't expect much from the company beyond salary, and be glad for whatever you do... — read more 

From taking vacation days (again), to cutting the retirement insurance subsidy, to the Pension cuts, to life insurance cuts, etc., AT&T has decided that not only are their older employees not appreciated, they are to be scorned and abused. I sit... — read more 

This company is so predictable. Starting 1/1/21, all promotions and discounts will stop on POTS. Next step will be to stop selling any new POTS to customers. It just a matter of time. We have seen this before with DSL circuits, stopped bill... — read more