Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

Wow OP- we really thank you for letting us know about the Accidental Death and Dismemberment benefit..I love that one. And the Sabbatical- WTF is that?? Does that mean I get to work 3 hours a week like my boss does? You must be in one of those programs where they grab you outta college and give you a cushy job, and a sabbatical....

I am glad to have the benefits we get and agree they are probably better then a lot of companies out there but they are not great nor do they stack up with what we previously had. I always pay due to the deductible being pretty high we never meet it....but if anyone gets seriously sick then of course we would go over the deductible.....However. I will not have them in retirement and or if I get outsourced or laid off which unfortunately seems imminent these days I can kiss them goodbye......

I wonder since AT&T is outsourcing all the jobs wonder what will happen to the HR folks down the line? Will they get surplused?

@118j2Rvh-2epk Sounds like you should turn an application then.

The security guard at work told me about their coverage with Blue Cross and Blue Shield thru their company, what they pay and what it covers and with only $500.00 deductible...It sounded much better that T......

AT&T is outsourcing all the jobs wonder what will happen to the HR folks down the line? Will they get surplused?

Since T is outsourcing all the jobs wonder what will happen to the HR folks down the line?

Health Insurance High deductible, high premium
Dental Insurance Standard dental coverage
Flexible Spending Account FSA Standard offering at any employer
Vision Insurance Eye Med, not accepted by many optometrists
Health Savings Account HAS Standard offering at any employer
Life Insurance Standard offering at any employer
Supplemental Life Insurance Standard offering at any employer, group coverage at cost
Disability Insurance Standard offering at any employer
Occupational Accident Insurance Required by law
Health Care On-Site Huh?
Mental Health Care Huh?
Retiree Health & Medical Is no longer affordable for many. Check the cost out
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Standard offering at any employer.
Financial & Retirement I don't know what this means.
Pension Plan Ceased offering this sometime in the 90's
401K Plan Standard offering at any employer.
Retirement Plan I don't know what this means.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan I don't have this as a manager and I wouldn't buy it anyway
Performance Bonus Is a joke calculated with fuzzy math, gets smaller every year
Stock Options I don't have this as a manager and I wouldn't buy it anyway
Equity Incentive Plan I don't have this as a manager and I wouldn't buy it anyway
Supplemental Workers' Compensation I don't know what this means
Charitable Gift Matching This is actually a good program
Family & Parenting I don't know what this means
Maternity & Paternity Leave There are laws mandating this
Work From Home This is a joke, right?
Fertility Assistance Whatever is included in the sub standard medical plan.
Dependent Care Through the already covered FSA that is funded by employee
Adoption Assistance Whatever is included in the sub standard medical plan.
Childcare Huh? Is this implying free childcare? This is a lie.
Reduced or Flexible Hours Depends on what you do, and your management.
Military Leave Required by law
Family Medical Leave Required by law
Unpaid Extended Leave Its called a leave of absence.
Vacation & Time Off Standard offering at any employer
Vacation & Paid Time Off We just covered this
Sick Days No such thing as a manager
Paid Holidays Standard offering at any employer
Volunteer Time Off Not really. And log your volunteering on your own time so they can take credit
Sabbatical I don't know what this means
Bereavement Leave You have PTO days as a manager; that's it
Perks & Discounts All are available to the general public
Employee Discount All are available to the general public (True Car, etc)
Free Lunch or Snacks Huh? Where?
Employee Assistance Program 1-800 number. Awesome.
Gym Membership This is a lie.
Commuter Checks & Assistance I don't know what this means.
Pet Friendly Workplace This is a lie. Unless you have a service animal and that is required by law.
Mobile Phone Discount Stinks. Go to T Mobile or Xfinity. I'm at $160
Company Car Huh? This is a lie. Or I didn't get mine.
Company Social Events Huh?
Travel Concierge Huh?
Legal Assistance Group coverage through Met Life

You guys dont know how good you got it, trust me go work somewhere else, and see how good your benefits are, and you dont even pay much for it, whine whine whine

Ok Randy go back to your private jet....

Apparently, if you can cut and paste, you can work for AT&T. I'm sure that's what you did on your resume too.

The benefit carrots sound nice, until the outsourcing stick hits you upside the head.

We receive 5 sick days per year. Along with that we receive, when using those sick days, progressive discipline up to and including suspension and termination.

True, current old time managers don't even know that the retirement benefits that they get were starting to get phased out in the late 90s. For people joining the company today there are no retirements benefits, other than a 40% discount on services and it's been pointed out already most people can do better than that by shopping around with other providers.
I think only L3 and above management get any kind of stock options or plans. And a lot of the other benefits listed are just group rates for benefits you can opt into by paying, nothing special, maybe can even do better shopping around on your own.

This is a joke, right? T offers a standard benefits package for a company it’s size. Not great, but standard. To the old coot that boasted of never paying a medical premium, that ship sailed a LONG time ago. Indeed, I (an evil manager) walked away from T’s high deductible, high premium medical coverage years ago. Thank goodness my spouse had more affordable coverage offered through their large employer. Looks like I am about to lose my $10 TV package (assuming DTV is sold). Sadly, that’s the best benefit as I see it. I can do better with Xfinity, TMO, and a handful of others than I do with the wireless discount.

It’s not about what they are offering, it’s about what they took away... as an employee you are quickly loosing ground to those that came before you. Pension lump is almost half what was paid in the mid to late 90s. Insurance was free with no co pays. Compare that to what they generously give you now. Deductible was half what you pay now plus it wasn’t combined for medical and pr-scrip-ion. Retirees had the same full medical until they turned 65 in the 90s and now it is almost twice as expensive as what active employees pay each month.

Some of these replies are a little snarky and I’m not surprised given the current environment at T, but these really are pretty good benefits and I used a lot of them over my career. At the end I had 49 days off per year and for most of my career I didn’t pay medical premiums. Benefits are part of your compensation and you need to be aware of all of them and use the c-ap out of them.

You forgot the most important clause in the fine print for the benefit list..”Good Luck Maintaining Employment To Take Advantage of These Most Generous Benefits”

@118j2Rvh-fba > We get "Tuition Assistance"??? How????

Go to HR Onestop and search for Tuition Aid.

Here in the West, craft also has access to the Horizons program as well.

Employees don’t get all those benefits across the board but we get most of them. There’s always going to be downers trying to downplay what was posted.

" Company Car//- Company Social Events //- Travel Concierge//- Legal Assistance"

You must be talking about Randall's and John's benefits, they sure are going to need that legal assistance.

Fertility assistance? Does that mean I’ll get a reach around from Randy?

Umm yeah same as other companies. Minus free lunches and gym membership lmfao. Good luck with TA. Tried that. Military leave? That’s Federal law. Volunteer time off..yeah when you quit..I’m crying here.

Sound like benefits from the company formerly known as Turner.

Pet-friendly workplace!!!!??? Heck, we can’t even have a plant in our desk for the “allergy sensitive” and because they “attract insects.” Insert eye roll. If I could bring my sweet little dog, I’d love it and so would he!!!

Free lunch, stocks, work from home? Are you talking about google?

LOL Gym Membership

We get "Tuition Assistance"??? How????

||Insurance, Health & Wellness||//- Health Insurance //- Dental Insurance //- Flexible Spending Account FSA//- Vision Insurance //- Health Savings Account HAS//- Life Insurance //- Supplemental Life Insurance //- Disability Insurance //- Occupational Accident Insurance//- Health Care On-Site //- Mental Health Care //- Retiree Health & Medical //- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance //||Financial & Retirement||//- Pension Plan//- 401K Plan //- Retirement Plan //- Employee Stock Purchase Plan//- Performance Bonus //- Stock Options//- Equity Incentive Plan//- Supplemental Workers' Compensation//- Charitable Gift Matching //||Family & Parenting||//- Maternity & Paternity Leave //- Work From Home //- Fertility Assistance //- Dependent Care//- Adoption Assistance//- Childcare//- Reduced or Flexible Hours //- Military Leave//- Family Medical Leave //- Unpaid Extended Leave //||Vacation & Time Off||//- Vacation & Paid Time Off //- Sick Days //- Paid Holidays //- Volunteer Time Off//- Sabbatical//- Bereavement Leave //||Perks & Discounts||//- Employee Discount //- Free Lunch or Snacks//- Employee Assistance Program //- Gym Membership//- Commuter Checks & Assistance//- Pet Friendly Workplace//- Mobile Phone Discount //- Company Car//- Company Social Events //- Travel Concierge//- Legal Assistance //||Professional Support||//- Diversity Program //- Job Training //- Professional Development //- Apprenticeship Program//- Tuition Assistance

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