Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

AT&T: The Company That Sells “Connection” but Can’t Connect With Anyone

AT&T loves to talk about connectivity. The “AT&T Guarantee,” the shiny ads about “bringing people together.” But the only thing they seem to connect is frustration and disappointment.

Check the reviews — 1 out of 5 stars on Trustpilot. One star. For a 100-year-old telecom giant. You’d think after a century of selling phones, they’d have figured out how to answer one.

And it’s not just customers they can’t connect with — it’s their own employees.
The CEO’s new motto might as well be: “You don’t like it here? Leave.”
Inspirational, right? Nothing says “leadership” like threatening the people who actually keep the lights on.

Meanwhile, T-Mobile — the company they keep mocking — sits near a $200 stock price, while AT&T’s stock is doing the corporate version of buffering. Maybe arrogance doesn’t sell after all.

A century in business, billions in ads, and still can’t connect with the people paying the bills or the ones cashing the checks.
Maybe the “AT&T Guarantee” means they’ll drop your call, your signal, and your morale — all at once.


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Post ID: @OP+1k87ga12j

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Imagine how much goodwill we could garner if we centered our work and ads around top tier customer service instead of gimmicks and celebs/athletes?

The way we would dominate and win over people if we promised to never use AI and would always connect them with clear, English speakers for customer care isn’t even measurable. People crave community and reality in a world that has been turned cold, separated, and mechanical by tech.

Leadership will never see that, so we will suffer as a result.

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Post ID: @ck+1k87ga12j

We provide the service that enables WFH, yet we don’t even use it ourselves, so why would anyone else? Maybe start by proving your product by actually using it.

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Post ID: @c1+1k87ga12j

"“bringing people together.”

i.e. RTO but without the connectivity

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Post ID: @bv+1k87ga12j

I would add "Connecting People to Greater Possibility" sounds robotic and something mcVest would say

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