Any recommendations to those who have been in the company for 1-2 years?
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I advise you to leave. you will be so much happier at other companies. been to two places since I left and both were outstanding companies that would be glad to go back to work for and got promoted three times since. had one promotion in 17 years at att.
I wish I left early and never looked back. I am so much happier that I am not at the cesspool anymore. There are so many good companies out there to work for than att it isn't hard to find one because att has set the bar low.
If you enjoy shoveling sh-t in he-l ….it’s a good place for you.
Realize you made a mistake since SBC and T informed the other LECs they acquired they didn’t want to hear best practices. They made sure we knew they were giddy they bought us and since made strategic bad decisions. Every year you’ll observe how they force employees to want to leave or fire the ones (reengineering) one’s near retirement to avoid paying benefits. It’s a freaking mess where the top don’t give a cr-p but for themselves.
Run Forest! Run!
Run, don’t walk. And don’t look back.
I am not in my 50’s or 60’s but also not a new hire. 100% agree with someone saying if you have marketable skills, you will lose them working here. There is nothing challenging. Everybody has been doing the same thing same way for decades. You can’t affect any change because it’ll cost 2.3m to implement. I stayed here too long. Get out as soon as you can
You learn to become great at managing money. Never spend your bonus, it is useful to have as a surplus fund.
" 2) use tuition reimbursement to the max 3) leave "
Be careful with that because if you leave within a certain timeframe, you are on the hook for whatever T contributed (read the policy).
LOL.
Yeah, man. Get the fork out as soon as you possibly can.
If you have marketable skills, they will fade away if you stay more than a few years. The company does not appreciate skill, they cater to bullies and sticking to the old way of doing things. You could legitimately be the brightest, most educated person in the room, but there will always be several old school, uneducated people bullying the bosses to shine and get their way.
I'd say start looking now and move on. Don't be complacent and get stuck here with a dead skill set.
Stay if you like being treated like a dog everyday then eventually be put to sleep when it’s time to replace you with younger fresher puppies. You’ll just get pushed and pushed with nothing ever getting better.
Im a new employee (> 12 months). Came for a good logo on resume and salary bump. Will be ready to depart after 3 years no more than 5.
Leave AT&T before you get su-ked into a bad culture - do 1-2 years and move on.
Resume builder, max 3-5 years and get out while you can.
Get out while you can!
Start working your exit plan to be gone after the 5-year mark. T is a temporary stop but not for longterm.
Get the experience, pad your resume and find something better. If you aren’t promoted up a notch in the first 1-3 years, change teams internally or bounce because it’s not going to happen. That is true from many career perspectives, you have a window of 1-3 years to advance, after that the chances drop and go to near zero after year 5. Don’t get stuck. Move around, get experience, always be networking. It’s more who you know than what you know. Wish someone would have told me that at a younger age before I ki-led myself trying to always be a top performer all the time. Build a skill and find a way to create your own business outside of whatever company you work for. If you ever want to be that high earner, easiest way to get there is to own your own thing. Very few climb the ladder to wealthy levels.
- Obviously take advantage of all the discounts on service
- Use the LinkedIn learning account to learn new skills. Do it through PLE so you shine
- Play the game hard to impress your boss's boss.
- Use the Amplify system to praise others and GET praised by others.
- Write articles on LinkedIn and get noticed by higher up AT&T leadership
- Be a cheerleader for AT&T. Wear AT&T apparel all the time.
- Climb the corporate ladder
- Take Stankey out, make the news and live famously
- Live the rest of your days in prison but loved by millions
- save as much money as possible 2) use tuition reimbursement to the max 3) leave
I’d get your resume updated because you probably won’t be here much longer.
If you were hired recently in the last 2 years, you should expect the following:
- Retail: get laid off, job goes to AR
- Centers: get laid off, job goes offshore
- Technician: get laid off, job goes to 3rd party
- Business: get laid off, commissions go to boss
- Corporate (non-Dallas): get laid off, job goes to Dallas
- Corporate (Dallas): get laid off, you didn’t drive in 3 days a week
- Executive: keep job, destroy 150 year old utility company, call it “leadership”, cocktails at 4pm in Corp jet.
Run away
Yeah. Don't expect retiring from this place. Those days are over. Always stay relevant to emerging technologies and always have backup career options. Good luck!! It's a tough path ahead of you with AI, automation and outsourcing as means for companies to save money or pull their butt out of debt like this one is.