"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for a stock to purchase, I can tell you that I don't have any money, but what I do have is a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career... — read more
AT&T no regrets
Let me start by saying I was one of the lucky ones. I started in 1980 and did 39 years. The company I began with was compassionate and customer focused. Do not get me wrong I had tough times. I was part timed for 6 months in 1984 because of the... — read more
5 Years to Retirement. What to do?
I am in ATO Mobility (non bargained), and I am increasingly getting fed up with everthing I am seeing around me - any sense of stability is quickly disappearing. Given that I am 5 years from retirement, what would you suggest one to do? Should I try... — read more
AT&T IHX
IHX is a newly developed (within the past year and half) sales channel that has management level sellers dispatched to jobs where VOIP, Internet, Uverse, and it DIRECTV being installed. They will show up to sub contractor jobs, in house, any one of... — read more
Inept cowards...
This is the best description that I can muster for the Executives in Dallas. Scripted Town Halls with no authenticity. Q&A sessions where no one can ask the hard questions while remaining anonymous. Focus and fanfare directed at G–s, Lesbians... — read more
Severance payment for management employees plus COBRA
I did not see the answer to the severance question. Sorry if it is a repeat. Keep in mind we have new people all the time so it should be useful if it’s repeated. My last day on payroll was 7/24. I got my last “regular” payment on 8/6. Based on you... — read more
According to WSJ, AT&T is about to go the way of
many bankrupt shoe retailers. After all the pc wokeness, the company will be left with tens of thousands of loafers.
Affirmative Action Plan 2030
Just three months into his new role as WarnerMedia CEO, Jason Kilar is putting his stamp on the AT&T unit with a major executive shakeup and reorganization announced late Friday. Under the new structure, Warner Bros. Chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff has... — read more
Layoff news announces more cuts
https://www.businessinsider.com/att-lays-off-people-in-its-consumer-marketing-unit-2020-8
New WarnerMedia CEO says "I'm sorry" about Layoffs
WarnerMedia’s new CEO Jason Kilar announced a reorg & layoffs today and said: "...we will be reducing the size of our teams, our layers, and our overall workforce. These reductions are not in any way a reflection of the quality of the people... — read more
Retail
Any more store closures expected? How about the Great Lakes market?
WARNER MEDIA LAYOFFS, AT&T family of Layoffs, you are all about to experience
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/07/warnermedia-ceo-reorganizes-company-with-layoffs-focus-on-hbo-max.html
DISASTER. PERIOD
LMFAO.
Dish pay-TV shrank 6.3% year over year, AT&T-TV shrank 18% year over year
Dish’s pay-TV base shrank 6.3% year-over-year. The company ended the quarter with 11.27 pay-TV subscribers, comprising 9.02 million Dish TV subscribers and 2.25 million Sling TV subscribers. AT&T-TV premium TV base (DirecTV & Uverse) shrank 18%... — read more
AT&T? What Corporations will do to Save their Dividend
I stumbled across this article today. It's crazy what some of these corporations will do to please their shareholders. AT&T is obviously very concerned about protecting their dividend. It's always about the bottom line, never about the workers... — read more
Misuse of the term "Leader"
Why do the T execs constantly insist on calling themselves leaders? Leaders inspire others to follow. Leaders show vision, and understand that the welfare of those they lead is a top priority. Leaders understand the situation and actively work to... — read more
AT&T IS A FREAKING JOKE. any person under 30 no reason to be here
if your over 30, you might not have a choice. Like those in their 40s, 50s, 60s. no where to go...and just hoping to collect a paycheck. their careers well tell the family, embellish a lot like you've done something.
IHX CONC VIOLATIONS
Our ism tells us to open AT&T accounts without customers permission. Add lines. Tell the customer they can’t change the plan without adding a line. Obviously COBC is huge but reported it to director and nothing. Sent email to HR. Nothing. Who else... — read more
40%+ Layoff Survivors: What's your work-life like now?
If your area was heavily impacted by the last layoffs (like 30% or 40% or more cut), what's happening in your area now? Has everyone's work doubled? Are projects getting cut? Has work ground to a halt? Are reorgs happening? Are people just... — read more
Chief Product Officer - New Award Program: Paid in Candy
I got sent a screenshot of a new award program over in the Katibeh org under Chow. If your work results in a "momentous" achievement, you can receive this officer-level award. What's in it? An extra bonus on your paycheck? No. Even better. .. — read more
Ok C-Suite, you are open to suggestions on how to improve the company?
Here are some suggestions to fix a few things here at T, now remember this is coming from a "lowbie", so, you know how little we actually KNOW about business. 1) A 2-year moratorium on layoffs and hiring (including overseas). Need to lower the... — read more
The Management Problem .. AT&T in big trouble beyond dividend.
Not telling you anything you guys don't know, but the article posted below: Really hits it on the nose, and means a lot more cost (job ) cutting in the months... — read more
C-ap company
Union sold out and we were all dogs. 3 to 4 times the work but JOBS!! Now they dont even need the union with take it or leave it contracts. That healthcare the union fought for went bye bye. Leave asap. Preferable a fireable offense. I... — read more
T-Mobile overtakes AT&T as the #2 carrier in the U.S.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200806006011/en/T-Mobile-Overtakes-ATT-America%E2%80%99s-2-Wireless-Provider This is what happens when the worst of the worst are promoted at AT&T, and everyone else (those with a modicum of professional... — read more
Any word or news in Chow's org?
Anyone hear of anything new in the Chow's org? Dates? Rumors?
Angela Santone is so fake
I can’t believe she is head of HR. Full of generic buzz words, nothing authentic in this song and dance about culture with McFresh.
WFH extended to mid-2021 due to Covid-19
Evidently the folks in charge realized something that our president hasn't: that Covid will not magically disappear. And so there was an email to corporate/office workers saying that wfh will be extended until sometime in mid 2021. On top of... — read more
ATT - I elected to stay and fight for a job after 15 years of service
I was set to be surplussed on July 24th but was able to land a job in a different role. on the 23rd i was verbally given two separate offers for similar jobs but one was going to be a decent bump in pay recouping what was stolen out of my base... — read more
MVO August 14 letter to L1 through L4 For Finance Shared Services
Our last 3 town halls seemed to confirm MVO letters will be sent on August 14 - anyone hear if involuntary layoffs coming before 2021?? It doesn't appear to be any but just asking
AT&T better get used to offering a lot more ESIPPS if they want us to leave!
Feel free to make decent offers if you would like to cut costs.
Harry Potter moving from HBO Max to Peacock
You can’t make this stuff up. One of the few selling points of HBO Max leaving the service shortly after launch to a service that offers a free tier. And the worst part? Warnermedia owns the rights to Harry Potter!
Guess who is not paying their bills?
nearly 3 million business customers, AT&T Latin America provides pay-TV services across 10 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean and wireless services to consumers and businesses in Mexico....The next Venezuela..LoL
ATT Mex layoffs payment
AT&T Mexico laying off employees as if they were quitting their jobs. Mexico's labor law has something analog to severance pay, the payment that the employee receives for losing job not because underperforming or being fired; but T in Mexico is... — read more
WSJ Reporting Warnermedia Layoffs
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/comcast-corp-s-nbcuniversal-unit-begins-layoffs-across-its-entertainment-portfolio-11596555800
Exxon to suspend company match to employee retirement plans in Oct - sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp told employees it would begin suspending the employer match to retirement savings plans beginning in early October, said sources who received a message from the company on Tuesday.
Store closings
Any store closings in the Great Lakes market? If so, where?
Employee Survey
I have noticed that AT&T always seems to send out an employee survey after a surplus has taken place. As another one is expected in August, it makes one think that the strategy is to immediately get a survey out after a surplus has taken place... — read more
What do you think was our most recent good move?
Last good acquisition? Sale? Product?