“You can use Agile while your staff work from home, too. We’re big believers that the two work hand-in-hand together.” “First and foremost, there’s a need to demolish the myth that no one from Yahoo! works from home. The truth is that they still... —  read more 

Has anyone in ATO reported H1B abuse to USCIS? I see a number of shady things in ATO but not sure how to gather proof of legal violations. Is it enough to report the below patterns? What other things could be reported? I would really like to... —  read more 

One only meed read this article: https://newrepublic.com/article/154944/boeing-737-max-investigation-indonesia-lion-air-ethiopian-airlines-managerial-revolution In my estimation all these folks sit on one another's boards and create a cult of... —  read more 

T is really bad at downsizing, so you'd best get going while the going is good. It's no secret that T is in big trouble. The company will be forcedto cut its formerly-reliable dividends in half and its newly appointed CEO may not be who you think... —  read more 

It’s time we push back. The workers in the ATO organization should contact the CWA and start the card check process to form an IT Union.

If there's no Cost of Living Adjustment on the monthly annuity doesn't that make an easier decision to take the Lump Sum? Basically the first check received will have the greatest purchasing power and each subsequent check will be worth less and... —  read more 

Are they still around? Or do they get surplused too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7b7j1fJgRk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhlu05-ajrA

MSOC is the b–tard child of Lean Six Sigma. A scam from the beginning, I cannot blame it for the failure of AT&T but it certainly played a part. Part of the downfall of General Electric. https://sixsigmafails.com/ge-six-sigma-failure

Should I assume I'll be better off as Accenture has very little messages on this board and they do have 400,000 people working for them?

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/att-stephenson-not-focused-on-directv-sale-despite-elliott-pressure.html

Of course im talking about the leadership. This year we’ve only seen layoffs , reorgs and outsourcing,without a single concrete word about what the company is going to become and what direction it will go in. The media business, as far as I can see... —  read more 

I wonder what's the next scandalous thing AT&T will be uncovered to be a part of next week - considering that it seems to be about a weekly thing with this company. I wonder if we'll ever get to a point again when the majority of our media... —  read more 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/t-stock-doomed-become-next-142125101.html

It's not all that dark and dismal. Look at the range of benefits many employees get. Insurance, Health & Wellness Health Insurance Dental Insurance Flexible Spending Account FSA Vision Insurance Health Savings Account HAS ... —  read more 

For those that do not know, glassdoor is a website where employees and even interviewees can leave anonymous reviews and even enter compensation info so people can see real numbers. Also it is a good place to look for job openings. WIth all the... —  read more 

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190917/08025243008/something-has-spooked-att-enough-to-warrant-bringing-their-top-lobbyist-out-retirement.shtml things that make you go hmmmm

Why would anybody want that epic failure?

we are simply put just 90 day contractors now. Every 3 months moving forward we either continue employment by avoiding a surplus for the moment or move on for another 90 days until your department gets closed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19plyLkWNJw

Hearing from my manager that there are some crazy reorgs coming soon for outside orgs. More manger surpluses which will result in much bigger areas of responsibilities, larger crew size & combination crews of various titles for each manager... —  read more 

When is the deal to Accenture going to be announced? Which orgs are impacted? Anyone has some more credible information on it?

According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is exploring a divestiture. It has looked at potentially spinning off DirecTV into a separate public company, or potentially selling the company’s assets to rival satellite distributor Dish... —  read more 

There is an old saying, “your first loss is your cheapest” At this point I think the sooner we unload DTV the better regardless of how much money is initially lost. Every quarter we wait you’ll see millions of subscribers lost until eventually this... —  read more 

What are telltale signs that you’re working at a “sinking ship” company? Answer by Michael Wolfe, five startups and counting. Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina principle states, “Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its... —  read more 

Donovan FIRST... next in line is.....Randy the clown

With everyone forced to come in to collaboration zones everyday the office is way too crowded. No where to sit and good luck if you have to find a bathroom stall after lunch. I'm waiting for the tents and porta potties to be set up in the parking... —  read more 

Did they say that DirectV made TOTAL sense? YEAR AFTER YEAR? all these Cheap analyst, the silence of the lambs..LOL

At least for bargained employees, surplusses only come around every quarter, but outsourcing can happen to anybody at any time. Keep that in mind the next time you feel safe after a quarterly surplus announcement.

Lawsuit: AT&T’s DirecTV Now is a flop and AT&T lied to investors about it AT&T failed to disclose DirecTV Now subscriber losses, class action claims. My Analysis at no charge to AT&T..... I see 4 unforced errors for The executive... —  read more 

AT&T Facing Thousands of Consumer Complaints About Bait-and-Switch Overcharging A CBS News investigation has revealed over 4,200 customer complaints that have been filed with the federal government against AT&T and DirecTV relating to false... —  read more 

Can't SUBMIT any sales, you know for a floundering business, and in an area that is 50% saturated with DTV and of the remainiij ng only about 10% MAY be able to get it, but don't want it because cable tv pricing s—s to them? Then pack your bags

All within 5 years. But no one saw Cord Cutting coming so it can't be Executives Fault. That's sarcasm for the Chief of Staff who follows this board. Watch over the next 10 years as the pieces of TWX chopped up are sold off and flourish under new... —  read more 

one of the pillars of randys failure. overpaid by 50% even at the time. let alone the junk this technology and service provide today.

The competition still believes in customer service and their network. Imagine that. The new AT&T in their arrogance puts their efforts into out of date monopolistic process minutia and micromanagement while still riding the coattails of the old AT&T... —  read more 

We hear all this news about lawsuits, high level re-orgs, Q3 financials, Elliot Management, DirecTV, etc., etc., but where is all of the good juicy stuff of major surpluses in the company's core organization that happen without warning and against... —  read more 

Sorabh Saxena had said that they weren't going to do any more layoffs this year (after my org under him lost 25% and 12%, respectively on two separate 2019 "events"). Just got word that his org will be undergoing another layoff as early as... —  read more 

Kicking our tails and dominating I attended a task force strategy meeting. I asked what are they doing that we are not doing and has anyone thought of having 50-100 employees use Verizon service for a period of time and go through the motions. What I... —  read more