Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

Yes. The problem lies with the people who think that mediocrity is okay. Would you find it acceptable to go to the doctor only to find out they "forgot" to do something for you or "didn't think you'd want it " so they didn't offer it to you?

Everyone is paid a wage to perform a job. Some more difficult or important than others. No employer owes anything to its employees who don't give it their best every day. That's the mentality I have had at every job I've had and it's served me well so far.

Started with Southwestern Bell in 1999. Loved my job. Doing the job right and really taking care of the customer was the number one priority. I was never questioned by management for taking the time to go above and beyond for the customer. In fact, I was often recognized for it. But those were the days when Ed Whitaker was in charge. Since Randall has taken over, a completely different mindset has taken hold. Oh, they still preach customer service, but it is just empty hollow words. I hate what this company has become. I am ashamed of what this company has become.

As far as I can tell after 20+ years AT&T, If you are willing to work, stay positive, avoid the naysayers, and there are plenty of them, and not become totally brain-dead, you should be ok. I have embraced changes over the years and some were not for the better, but overall I enjoy my career and hope to be working here for many more years. And for the Union bashers, I feel the union has helped me when I needed them and I respect all the members who have helped fight greed and authoritarianism at this company. This is still a great career as long as you're willing to adapt and overcome.

peace out.

Tell an area manager that a project will take a month to implement. Area manager says you have 3 days. Rest of engineering and local manager confirm it'll take a month. Area manager goes to exec VP who then says 3 days or implementers will be sacked.

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In the post-mortum, VP asks why it failed.

#life@ATT

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After a while you will become irrelevant working for this company, not good at anything

More like the a-- kissers are the one that stay! How pathetic

Talk about a contradictory paragraph!

Doing ones job well very little to do with keeping ones job. I know tons of people that were good at their job and out the door they were thrown.

Everyone here seems to believe AT&T owes them a job. It's pretty binary: do your job and do it well and you'll keep your job. That's what AT&T's problem is .. they get rid of the good employees and often retain the bad. If you want to increase your chances of staying employed with AT&T then network. It's who you know.

Agreed, how are they letting go the good people and keeping the bad? A: incompetent managers.

The Cingular days were awesome, as was AT&T Wireless. Then Randy and the three stooges took over and ran it into the ground. Micro managing buffoons spewing such rhetoric that its any wonder they did not ever see office space. Blue AT&T is the biggest mis-managed concept since bernie madoff. And the funny thing there is the the concept is the same.

Nope, I sure wasn't happy. The job itself wasn't that bad if you were left alone to do it, but the toxic atmosphere was too much. I developed high bp and started having terrible headaches in the last year. I had to get out for my health and happiness. I found another job, quit last Friday and started my new job Monday. Life is looking good again.

Everyone here seems to believe AT&T owes them a job. It's pretty binary: do your job and do it well and you'll keep your job. That's what AT&T's problem is .. they get rid of the good employees and often retain the bad. If you want to increase your chances of staying employed with AT&T then network. It's who you know.

It's not the Job it's the rotten management from the top to the bottom. Remember with work was get out of my way and let me do my job? Ever since they started to implement ridiculous metric after metric and managers to micromanage it all the moral is in the dump. Suddenly a spreadsheet invented by some idiot in an office is telling you that all the years, blood, sweat and tears you have put into the company don't matter because according to his calculations you are now worthless.

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In ATO/ SCG- PCG The cutthroat pressure-cooker culture gets no results, directors, area managers play the kiss a-- 101 book like a pro! I can say with 100% certainty that many area managers would not find a job in burger King, They think that the harder they crack that whip, the better people will perform. AT&T promotes the ones that can suc*** it really goooooood..LOL

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