Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Damage control at its best

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

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 

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 

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 

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?

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.

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 

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