Together, Stephenson, his right-hand man Stankey, and the Board of Directors are solely responsible for shedding 10's of billions of dollars of value from this once proud institution.
Along that incomprehensible path to our current day, we continually heard year after year the same ad nauseum message as if it were some profound concept that only C-level Executives could understand or appreciate; that we had to remain focused, cut costs, and focus on the customer. If you played back Stephenson's townhalls or had access to the decks he used over the years you would see an undeniable pattern of sophomoric ideas and an inability to put forth a legitimate business plan that didn't end in failure.
Given that, you and I came to work each day and did our best not because of their laughable motivational statements espoused during laughable town hall meetings, but rather because of our sense of dedication, our unwavering work ethic and more importantly, because for our families.
My wife asked me the other day if I still viewed AT&T as a good place to work and I told her that had not been the case for years. You see, while the grief and stress they have put on me as an employee is painful enough, that same grief and stress directly impacts my family as well. When I continually fear for my job at no fault of my own, it also creates equal hardship and undue stress on those that matter to me the most, so, I ask you, what kind of individual can be the sole cause of things going horribly wrong but without empathy, sympathy, or remorse whatsoever, point to you as being the one that has to pay the price?