How satisfied are you with the offers you receive?
I have sent many applications. I'm not very happy with the offers I received. It demoralizes me a bit because I wouldn’t like to stay here much longer. I am generally interested in how many people were forced to accept worse options after ATT? In my case, the problem is not experience, but my age.
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There is no free lunch out there, you must have the absolutely niche skills to demand high pay. Tech companies are not throwing money around like the good old days, they have accountants and auditors now. The real question is when to jump ship, staying at T isn't likely to increase earning potential or upward mobility.
After 10 years at T working on almost cutting edge tech , jargons on my resume sounds so attractive.
I get an offer at Microsoft, it actually pays significantly less than T in terms of base salary and not their yearly increments seem relatively less than T.
Google totally down leveled me and base was bad but including stock option it was good.. but with vesting period and thr tech option was so nascent I did not want to stress myself that much for the increment in pay.
Qualcomm and Apple , I have interviews lined up , but have a feeling they will not be able to match my salary.
I am a high paid L2 .. if I get L3, I would beat pretty much all my other offers at T.
All offers are in TX..
Only 10 years ago job openings would say things like digital natives only apply to screen out older workers. They are less brazen now but absolutely discriminate on age. The supreme court puts the burden on the applicant to prove it so comoanies keep doing it.
Heavily edit your resume by removing dates from education and years of employment. You will get more callbacks. That will get you past young recruiters and hope that the hiring manager isnt ageist.
The AT&T brand does have some negativity. The companies think we have slick systems, a lot of “willing and capable” resources focused on customer satisfaction. It’s rough out there, your awards are not as valued as one would think. Focus on trying and certifications. Those are not removable. I loved my time at att but in the last 3-7 years the service issue became impossible to solve easily if at all. It was time.
first three resumes I sent I got three offers and all were more than what I was making at att. but the market may be not as hot right now. I think timing has something to do with offers. hang in there you will get your offer everntually.
I really love my job at AT&T and sometimes I feel like I am overpaid .
Most companies view perspective employees with AT&T in their work history as lepers. Sorry folks, but that's reality. It's not you, it's the leadership at T that has created this stigma, you might be surprised how many in the business community just shake their head anytime T is mentioned.
Every couple of years I update my resume and this year I thought I would put it on some job boards and expected it to fade into the nothingness, but I have had several oportunities come along, I did follow up on two which both were outside of this
Industry and the pay, perks, benifits and company reviews were there, one was a work from home even. I have a second interview for both in the comming days. I am not dissatisfied here but it does not hurt to look down the road.
As @hkw+1coSMo2n mentioned, T's reputation is counting against you. Google flew me down to Mountain View for all day onsite interview, the technical folks were respectful, but executives didn't hold back on how T is perceived in the industry. They wasted my time and their money.
Was I the most qualified candidate? Probably not. I didn't appreciate to be associated to Stankey and his BS while speaking with prospective employers.
The t taught me how to blame others for my failures, lie with a straight face and act like I care when I really don't. I have no skills - absolutely ZERO, but I do have a VP level relative so I am considered hands off. I've been with the t for single digit years and have no problem moving from job to job (my mistakes become owned by the person following me). I love the t as what other company would pay me for nothing. My employees know I don't care so neither do they. I show up late, take long breaks, long lunches, leave early and enjoy life.
What is not to love here?
If you have marketable skills, you can get a good offer regardless of age. If a hiring manager needs a skill set, in most cases, he'll hire anyone who can provide those skills regardless of demographic.
Job experience alone won't help if it doesn't come with in demand skills.
Over the last few years, I have seen people in their 50s and 60s receive and accept lucrative offers.
Details please. What's your title/skill set and what kind of offers are you getting that you're unhappy with? I'm honestly curious, as I am leaving in a couple months...
I wonder if an AT&T HR troll would post such a thing? AT&T has proven again and again that they want you to stay until they don't. Something to consider from a company that has to tell you how ethical they are.
Pay isn’t quite as high. That’s about it.
What don’t you like?
Same issue here except I am 28 YO. It seems most HR interviewers have a very negative opinion of T. This creates a negative bias toward hiring me. I wish I could eliminate the stigma of having worked for T.