10 Things AT&T Wants Investors to Know https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/06/18/10-things-att-wants-investors-to-know/
Someone needs to write a book
Perhaps someone will write a book about AT&T like this one day- Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric
Bad coding or just plain hacked?
HBO Max having issues...again! https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hbo-max-hit-streaming-problems-184307990.html
Pension changes being discussed
Heard that leadership is discussing cutting the Pension contributions in 2022 as a cost saving. Maybe Legg will say he doesn't have an AT&T pension so why would anyone else care. There are so few active employees that still qualify for a pension... — read more
Your weekly T progress report
AT&T's CEO, John Stankey, once again manages to prove to the rest of the world that they should never doubt his vision, his action, his virility, or his preternatural ability to navigate the rough seas of business to lead his company to... — read more
I'm not keeping my hopes up
What are the chances that we are really going to go back to the basics after the last several debacles and focus on what we do best without the ELT coming up with a new brilliant idea to try and enter another market that will cost us who knows how... — read more
WarnerMedia Merger With Discovery Could Lead To New Round Of Layoffs, Potentially Spelling Trouble For DC Comics
WarnerMedia Merger With Discovery Could Lead To New Round Of Layoffs, Potentially Spelling Trouble For DC... — read more
Back to basics
Humiliating indeed. And to think that Stanky and his posse will probably be rewarded for this in the end... AT&T: back to basics after four decades of botched dealmaking The humiliating decision to turn its back on Hollywood has forced a... — read more
They don’t want to make things better?
That’s the conclusion I finally came to when I tried to explain to myself why this company is going downhill. I can't believe that incompetence has so much to do with it. I just can’t believe it and that’s why I think they essentially don’t have the... — read more
New Benefit plan being offered at at&t
Get your health care from the HealthCare Marketplace aka Obamacare. Prescription dr-g plan offered thru Good Rx. Food subsidies available at local Food Bank. Use County Indigent Hospitals as your preferred provider for Hospital visits . Get... — read more
Glassdoor released the Top 100 CEOs list ...
The list was complied based on employee ratings. As expected, names like Marc Benioff (Salesforce), Tim Cook (Apple), Sundar Pichai (Google), and Satya Nadella (Microsoft) all made the list. But in a truly shocking surprise, Stink wasn't anywhere... — read more
Changes at AT&T
My wife was surplused over 3 years ago and we are glad she took that offer. What is happening at AT&T right now? They are splitting off all of there TV - DirecTV, Uverse, etc into a different company with part being owned by a private equity firm... — read more
Company needs to..................
Sell all of those corporate jets and quit leasing cars for executives. In fact the Stink's personal driver needs to be terminated. Stink can drive and park like the rest of us. Take away all of those corporate purchasing cards - and start... — read more
06-15-21 -Leg T VTP (21 people) - no surpluses
21 people eligible to take a VTP in various titles. No layoffs. Next stop - September.
Are they even trying to do something?
I mean, are they trying to do anything for their employees and for this company, except for themselves? Management seems so clueless that it hurts. Everything they do is bad. I no longer remember their last good move, and I hope to get out of here... — read more
No challenging, meaningful work
This is a regressive company, it isn’t about whether working remote is productive or not. It is about about power and control. It’s the precedence that management has control over the workforce. Silly, these experts never figured out work load... — read more
SE 7 PAYMENT PROCESSING ASSISTANT [CWA03] - 06-15-2021
I see 7 PAYMENT PROCESSING ASSISTANTS for SE - that's it.
Not enough work for service techs and premium techs
If they are looking to cut plenty of excess employees doing nothing in the field. Any plans to reduce? Or do we continue sitting around drawing a paycheck? How's Stank doing on meeting Wall Street expectations?
The Stink doesn't want muni's selling broadband
StinkO seems to think current internet speed and deployment is great. Unfortunately those in rural areas are using wireless microwave or dialup still and he stated that 10meg was just fine. If telcos don't want municipal competition then they need... — read more
Company sell its' real estate?
Just read where the T is selling more real estate holdings in addition to limiting raises, decreasing earned benefits, reducing retiree benefits, in addition to selling for pennies on the dollar it recent acquisitions in addition to layoffs to pay... — read more
Grand Prairie News
Working hard here in GP. Yep, Gulp. Working haaared. Think I'll be voted the best Tech on the 360. Wait all of us decided to vote each other best. Ho w can that be? Time for liquid lunch.
360 Feedback Time
This process stinks! Easy to throw folks under the bus when comments are anonymous.
Another McElfresh/Santone meeting
The next one is for Thursday and is advertised as the "Culture Survey results are in" meeting. With them going back to surveymonkey for questions, they no longer are allowing us to see others questions or being pressured into answering the highest... — read more
Accept new job or wait for severance?
If you had an option to quit right now for another job or wait for severance what would you do? I can't decide what's a better option. Considering my age and pay, I'm pretty sure my days here are numbered. Still, the fact remains that I can never... — read more
Finance MVO - How many took it?
Those who signed up for the Finance MVO have until June 17 to back out and those that don't back out have a last day of June 24. Any idea how many signed up?
Municipal broadband
It would be a shame that we take taxpayer money or ask local governments to go into a business that they don't run today," Stankey... — read more
Annual Bonus for Potential Retiree?
Do you still receive your annual management bonus (ie 11% for 2nd line mgmt) if you voluntarily leave in the middle of the year and HAVE hit MR75? Or do you have to be on payroll at the end of the year?
An example of T mismanagement, confusion, and incompetence
I was with DIRECTV for about 4 years before T invaded, and with T for a little more than 4 until I left - basically the same amount of time at both places. While with DTV I had two different bosses. The first for 3 years and the second for... — read more
Work From Home benefits the company not just the employee
Our manager talks all the time that we will all go back to the office soon. I don’t get the sudden urge to do that. If the pandemic has shown anything it’s that WFH is a good concept that benefits the company as much as the employee (fewer expenses... — read more
Sales incentive
Does T still award trips to top performing sales folks? I went on some nice trips back in the day. Just curious if they have cut those as well.
Latest Roumers for MR75 Retiring This Year - Thanks Stinky!
I am starting to hear from trusted colleagues that have MR75 they are notifying our manager that they are leaving this year. What say you regarding the common points: Take the lump - do not give Stinky the chance to f*ck you over... — read more
Old Wisconsin Bell HQ sold for $30 million.
Any indications or rumors regarding the impact on existing employment levels in Milwaukee? Specific departments or functions?
Layoff Terminology
Head manager said two positions were "eliminated" because of some process called "snp". Does anyone what this is? How often does it happen? It is an organization of core and contract personnel.
Starting out in Grand Prairie
Just finished up my first job. Gulp. Have to finish my Friday Fifth right after my first 1 hour break at Grandy's. Gulp Gulp. Cheerio, Drinkin', driving, breaking, thinking about working, lazing, getting pay(ing)ed. Sober now but not for long... — read more
An apology?
Has anyone heard Stank or Stephenson say I’m sorry we broke our commitment to you? I’m sorry you gave up job offers or made career decisions based on documented benefits plans. You left your families home alone during ice and snow storms... — read more
Prejudices about ATT employees
From my experience it wasn't easy to get a job with ATT on resume. Does it seem to you that many companies when they see ATT on resume have a prejudice that it is a slow, unmotivated worker who does a very sloppy job? I hope it’s just some of my... — read more
Quality in Grand Prairie
I'm sitting here at the X-Conn Box. Form the T&R - gulp of Jack Daniels. Mark the specials - gulp a little Gentleman Jack Close the door - Yeeeep. Gulp! Now gotta go find a deserted cul-da-sac and hang out with Mr. Daniels. Gulp, Gulp, Gulp. — read more
WarnerMedia Severance
The active rumor is that WarnerMedia severance policies are going to be changed to align with AT&T policy, which is much less generous (2 weeks/yr 6 month cap). Anyone have information on this? Just in time for $3b in efficiency savings with... — read more
Mair's big "non-answer" answers
He gets it, he hears it, but the expectations have changed and individuals will decide how to react. What he neglected to say is that management changed the expectations, employees didn't and are not happy about the changes. And so he drones on... — read more