My nephew wants to apply and I don't see anything wrong with it. He can do a couple of years to get some experience and then move on to bigger and better things. I think this is still a great company to get your feet wet, it's just not a place to try and develop a career at. It used to be, but it no longer is.
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Sadly, I think this site is enough to make any perspective new hire want to run the other direction after spending time here. I retired a few years ago and ATT appears to be a hostile work environment filled with lots of unhappy employees.
Not a place for IT.
I'm going to say it is team dependent. If you are a new engineering or comp sci grad, and the team is working on things in which you would like to gain more experience, it may not be a bad place to start. I know for junior software engineers finding entry level roles at tech companies can be daunting but doable. I do agree that it may not be the best look on a resume, so my recommendation isn't a strong one. When I left there were still some groups working on cool tech stacks(more modern).
Only if he is a dunce. Much better jobs are out there for go getters. 30 years ago my answer would be YES, absolutely. But since SBC took over the company is not employee friendly. I could go on for an hour about that last sentence!
Absolutely. After working here a couple/few years, they'll truly appreciate every job they have forever afterwards.
If he is young and it's the best offer on the table then nothing wrong with trying it out for now. He can always leave if he finds something better later. Let him know not to count on it long term. If the job is easy, don't get too comfortable with that. Then, if one does get surplussed, it's harder to get another job.
Is he that hard up for a job?
AT&T is a Fortune’s 11th ranked American Company, with an almost 150 year history and Billions in Revenue from telecommunications. After 2 or 3 years at AT&T, your nephew will have a stellar resume and the sky’s the limit. (If you agree, vote down this post.)
if you love him hxll no but if you don't like then yes.
Only if he’s in part of the family you dislike or don’t often agree with. LOL
If his goal is to simply get experience, why wouldn't you recommend a place that he has longer term opportunities as well? Even if he doesn't stay there, it's no different than him wanting leaving AT&T in a few years anyway which he'll undoubtedly want to.
Stagnated tech stack in most areas can make it harder to get that next opportunity
Sorry. NO! Not worth it.
After a career where I had learned so much, received extensive training early in my career, was able to contribute, and generally felt valued, I STILL would not recommend AT&T for an IT role for your nephew today - if he has any other good options. For way too many years there's been way too much time with everyone looking over their shoulder for the next layoff, downsizing, rightsizing, outsourcing. Too much of an ethos of always being under threat and diminishing opportunities - a perspective you don't want him to internalize this early in his career. I would never recommend an IT career at AT&T to my young adult very well-educated kids. It is a place where the strong may survive, but very few seem to thrive.
Yes
No, company does a pi---d poor job onboarding young employees. HR's notion of onboarding is assigning a bounch of online courses. Managers aren't equipped to support young employees, there is no structured growth ramp, just assign whatever tasks needing to be done, not much different from the intern treatment.
For those who worked their a-s off for 4 years for a computer science or engineering degree, T is a huge let down, and most do not stick around for long.
Not in the IT arena! There are too many other companies that offer comparable benefits packages that are more stable. Plus, the union environment holds you back from advancement.
Never
If your nephew has other options, no. T is not a great entry on a resume if looking for jobs in the telcom/IT field. If he does apply and is hired, he will not want to stay past the 5-year mark.