Not sure if anyone saw this but they have good insider facts on T
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AT&T Layoff Crystal Ball
By techstafferin ATT onJune 17, 2020No comments
Updated as of 6/28/2020 (see updates at the bottom)
AT&T Layoff Crystal Ball
I recently received some information from colleagues that are associated with the telecommunications industry and I summarized what they stated. This is an opinion and from sources deemed reliable. My story is titled the AT&T Layoff Crystal Ball.
For a crystal Ball of AT&T layoffs, referred as “headcount-rationalization”, one need to look no further than the Elliott Management(Paul Singer) Memo. The memo discusses what AT&T needs to change to create shareholder value for its stockholders. The problem is when Paul Singer agitates, a lot of people lose their jobs.
Singer wants to fix the Randall Stephenson poor management and high debt missteps of T-mobile, DirectTV and TM deals. Singers reputation precedes him as the momentum is now on Singers side and he is relentless in getting what he wants and he wants layoffs
Per his Singers memo titled “Activate AT&T”, he states AT&T has 2-3x more management layers than peers like Verizon. Estimates Numbers I am hearing are 25% layoffs up to level 3 and 30%-40% in the AVP level. Also Singer states Revenue Per Employee is 30% higher at Verizon than at AT&T(= Layoffs). The solution per Singer is divesting non core businesses, outsource/rebadging and again lots of rightsizing( layoffs).
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Stores and Real Estate Needs to be sold or closed. As Stankey stated “I have been on the path of reducing real estate,” and amid the pandemic his team was considering accelerating that shift. There are too many retail stores(Pre CV-19) as they overlap and cannibalize each other. Stores estimated at 400 need to close(See 250 stores closings here) . Singer wants cash so T can pay down debt and buy more T stock at an accretive level(currently at 50% of intrinsic value).
It is publicly known that AT&T will divest other assets and per Singer will increase to reach $15b in asset sales this year. Current deals are WB Gaming for sale for $4B, Conversations with staff tell me DirectTV will be on the block for sale in the next 60-90 days
I received four separate 4th level + conversations that we should see craft announcements on Wed – June 17 and on Fri – June 19 . Additional Craft announcements in Q4. Also communicated to me is that management workers should see notices sent predominantly by “email” with some calls by July 10th and given two (2) weeks rather than the former 60 days. AT&T needs everyone off the books by August 1st.. For those that stay , I was informed that job titles could change effective August 1st. There will also be an increase in rebadging/outsourcing Amdocs, Tech Mahindra, Accenture, IBM,. Although not a fan see Video from Tucker Carlson at 1:06
But based on the numbers I’ve surveyed across the country in various organizations, the minimum number for cuts has been about 15% . Although many in IT, HR, Consumer, Business, Finance, etc are hearing 30%, the insulting quote “the peanut butter will not be spread evenly” will apply. The environment in the coming weeks is best described by AT&T Executive who stated “I don’t want to sugar coat things here, it’s coming up and will be significant….”
Even at the low end of this scale, applied across the company, we are looking at 40,000 -50,000 layoffs.
Anyone else remember all the snarky comments by Randall and pals in their Town Halls about Verizon's buying bad companies? Guess who's laughing now?
I am in Chow's group and my Director told us on a call we will be affected on Friday and will need to be off the books in 14 days
First DTV should have never been bought in the first place. Second ATT waited too long to cut the excess fat. Verizon cut 15k-20k of jobs in 2018. Because they did it early they were able to pay a severance and incentives
Thanks I thought the elliott letter is telling who is really running AT&T https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/09/att-shares-jump-after-activist-elliot-management-takes-stake-sees-shares-nearly-doubling.html