is like telling the prospective employer you have limited capabilities. You can work on the same projects for years, collect a check, and somehow act like you have been wronged. If someone sees a AT&T job -it is a big pass....
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I put AT&T on my resume and proud of it. We make communication work.
Absolute BS. I left (retired) found another job. Even for people who don't think they have transferable skills because they worked in telco, they'd be surprised at the companies are hiring for telecommunications knowledge.
It really doesn't matter what you put on the resume. You're going to sound like the underperforming workers when you can't explain what you did at the company besides long breaks.
Gee, sounds like OP is projecting. Perhaps YOU have risen to your level of incompetence, and YOU have limited skills, particularly if you were in sales, but that doesn't apply to everyone.
The OP is trolling hard trying to hurt people-IMO that's a bit weird.
Been with T over 12 years - customer facing sales role. Despite the angst we're all going through don't be fooled people by OP's comments, having T on your resume is a positive not a negative, 8 times so far this year I've had people come to me with job opportunities-headhunters, industry peers and customers, I sometimes engage on these as well as other job opportunities I seek out on my own. Over the last 3-19 months, I've aggressively applied for 5 different positions with 5 different companies, in each case I was given a perfunctory initial interview as well as a more formal in depth interview, either in person, or via zoom or teams, had multiple follow-up interviews from 2nd round HR, Manager, to C-level panel discussions, and in every case the T experience was seen as a positive. . of those 5 engagements I received 3 job offers, I declined a 3rd round interview on another, and struck-out on 1. Have faith, hope for the best, and remember luck is when preparation meets opportunity...so prepare.
I climb a telephone pole. How is that limiting?
Not to mention all the age discrimination that’s out there.
Anecdotal experience, but my 60 year old coworker who was laid off in February found a job with equal pay within a couple of weeks of receiving his notice.
Again, it really depends on your skills.
AT&T on resume is like telling the prospective employer you have limited capabilities
Not really. Most people don't know and don't care about what's going on at AT&T. Also, prospective employers aren't really looking at the previous employer as much as how well your resume resonates with the job you are applying for.
Boy, this post is about as wrong as wrong can be.
Important safety tip: potential employers are NOT turned off by someone having AT&T on their resume. In fact, most potential employers have no idea of the level of turmoil and inefficiency and confusion people have to navigate within T. Even more importantly, even if they do, they don't give a wet slap.
See, recruiters are able to differentiate between an employee and their place of work. And just because T is a toxic pit of incompetence, arrogance, lies, and colossal business failure doesn't mean the rank-and-file that work there are as well.
In fact, despite the dumpster-fire that Stink has created at T, workers there are still often doing cutting edge stuff and have considerable knowledge and education.
So no, having T on the resume is not advertising limited capacity. That's something each individual might do on their own. That, or it's just a convenient excuse to use if one isn't able to land another job.
I hope this provides some clarity as I’ve been in the same boat. What I learned after I was tossed out is this: outside of AT&T, companies don’t look at working there as a positive for the overall employee. Especially is they have spent their entire career there. I was shocked to learn this as even though I was cast aside, I took pride in my roles and what we accomplished while I was there. It’s the general consensus among outside companies that working there isn’t as great,cherished, and respected as most think they are .
The AT&T brand had clout….over a decade ago and especially after this debacle….it will further decimate whatever is left . I heard this from multiple people in the hiring chain of other companies. This is NOT to say you can’t get the job you want…and just that others don’t value the company a tenth as much as anyone thinks they do..
There IS life after the cult of AT&T. Companies actually do give a damn about their employees and don’t make you feel like they are doing you a darn favor by employing you.
I agree with the OP. Not to mention all the age discrimination that’s out there. Can’t prove it but it’s happening.
I have people reaching out to me constantly on LinkedIn asking if I am interested in changes jobs. It is based on your skills, sure plenty of people for whatever reason do not have up to date skills or the right skills but if you do the fact that your at at&t does not hurt you.
Sorry that it sounds like you are one of the ones with outdated or skills that are not needed outside a telco. Depending on your current skills and position in the company there is plenty of free to you Azure training, you can take that and if you can get some experience and a cert or two your outlook might change. Good luck hope you find a way to re-skill for work outside at&t.
Sorry, but OP is false, I bet you are Union, with a chip on your shoulder, and never had respect for Management of any kind.
Sounds like you need a resume writing course, if that’s been your experience.
Well you, maybe. But I'm ok with it.
Would you please supply examples? I am not familiar with this happening.