Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Death Star - revenge of the accountants

HR heroes announced new covid-19 policy. Company will take no substantive action to protect employees (no surprises here). New policy allows employees to record paid time off for obtaining vaccines with attestation, with the pretext that they... — read more 

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| 1780 views | | 4 replies (last February 4, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19e0KsHk

Super Bowl

In Atlanta is on the Cox Channel that is blocked.

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| 763 views | | 2 replies (last February 5, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19eh80vr

No deal with Cox

Sometimes I really don't get the thinking of those on top. We are desperately struggling to keep subscribers as it is and they decide to pull something like this? Another 'brilliant' move by our 'brilliant' leadership... — read more 

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| 1190 views | | 3 replies (last February 4, 2021)
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Stankey's Reverse Midas Touch in action

AT&T sells off a brand that Stankey sees no future for. A month later: "Crunchyroll is also announcing that the global brand has surpassed the four million subscriber milestone in January, just six months after breaking the three million... — read more 

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| 990 views | | 2 replies (last February 3, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19edP9Lj

What is The Vision of ATT?

Long Time Employee and I cant answer that question. That is a huge problem for the Company and Wall Street. Share price says ATT is a dead man walking in its current state. All that capital vaporized when we could have become Verizon Network on... — read more 

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| 1410 views | | 6 replies (last February 3, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19eibl4y

To people who keep complaining

You basically have three options to choose from. You can continue to complain and make a fuss and be generally miserable at your job. Or you can continue to work hard and try to get some satisfaction from knowing you're giving it your best. Or you... — read more 

Retirement and Severence

If I get surplussed can I retire and still get severance and my retirement benefits? I'm 57 and have 25 years. Not sure what to do??? Rumor has it they may cut retiree benefits in 2023 anyway so if that's true no point in leaving since I'll... — read more 

T CEO: print media is our future

Dallas (Newswire) - AT&T CEO and President John Stankey is not exactly the kind of person who walks into an interview unnoticed. Wearing snake leather boots befitting his role as benevolent dictator over a media empire and towering over the coffee... — read more 

AT&T Math

leave it to the comp plan people.. and the people who use the most crazy weighted system to gauge actual customer satisfaction against her own employees. like a lot. like heavily. I really hope there is head rolling accountability.. AT&T Style going... — read more 

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| 1680 views | | 6 replies (last February 10, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19dcpGDu

Turnover is getting worse

We've always had a high turnover but this is reaching extreme levels - and there's a pandemic going on and a lack of available jobs! It's a rather damning statement against the company when you realize people would rather deal with a broken economy... — read more 

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| 1590 views | | 9 replies (last February 4, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19dy1wfe

Stank didn't hold those shares long!

http://archive.fast-edgar.com/20210201/AOZ2I22CS222V2V2222R2MZ28ELQM228X232/ 28-Jan 134,724.25 "performance" shares acquired 28-Jan 134,724.25 shares disposed $3,880,058.40 pocketed Not bad, considering it's just a day after he booked a... — read more 

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| 1392 views | | 5 replies (last February 3, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19ds2Iou

Stock would be over $50 if from 2010 they kicked back

And simply plowed capital into Wireless and Fiber. Must be nice to piss away $200B in shareholder wealth and get promoted, brought back as consultant, $250K a month pension, and then blame employees and the virus for your follies. One has to imagine... — read more 

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| 1130 views | | 4 replies (last February 3, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19cMb5V6

401k match changed?

I remember hearing here in early December that 401k matching was changing from 80% of the first 6% to 50% of the first 10%. Did this actually happen? I don't see this reflected in my 401k.

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| 2290 views | | 7 replies (last February 5, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19coUzgH

Direct TV in someone else's hands could make a huge

Turnaround. But under current management and Scrooge Like investment it doesn't have a chance. Who would ever want a minority interest in a business that the majority partner is suffocating? The Hubris is nauseating and the employees have left the... — read more 

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| 896 views | | 1 reply (February 2, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19cH76Kb

AT&T is about to sell DTV

Word going around... an agreement has been met to sell and they're working out the details.

Team discussions

Recently sat thru an open team discussion about 2020 Hindsight - my boss was soliciting feedback and discussion about 2020 - specifically social issues around Covid, racial, social, and political issues, etc. and our thoughts on the company's... — read more 

Bonus for 2020

I was let go last year. Any word on bonus as I should get a prorated one. Thank you.

Time Warner is a rapidly declining asset in the hands

Of ATT further accelerated by Stankey. Creativity and Entertainment can never materialize and flourish under those dark clouds. If anyone thought it may work out then all hope should have been erased at that HBO Town Hall where he sent Pfefler... — read more 

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| 1410 views | | 7 replies (last February 1, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+199Y5L14

Where the hell did you use to work?

I'm asking people who are putting down "great place to work" in their Glassdoor reviews of AT&T? Who hurt you? Who treated you so badly that you would consider this below-average-pay, disappearing-benefits, toxic-work-environment job a great place to... — read more 

Id10t CSuiters on Chow Call

Anne Chow is having a town hall this week, and Stankey and Fresh were positively gloating yesterday after earnings, saying "The street is taking notice, because the stock price is already up 60 cents today." Well guess what, a-holes - it's... — read more 

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| 2080 views | | 5 replies (last February 3, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+199RvEdA

Mass exodus due to benefits changes?

There will be a mass exodus due to the benefit changes. Loss of knowledge base and skill sets will cause more rework and re-hire of employees as contractors. Mark my words.

Q4 Results

After a mind numbing disappointment, over 17,000 employees cut and Randall gets to not only have a $250,000 a month stipen for the rest of his life he also gets a 1 million dollar consulting fee! This is how performance is rewarded? m-r-j-a-a is not... — read more 

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| 1380 views | | 4 replies (last January 29, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+1981YBpH

Do not give it your all

The only thing you're going to get as somebody who stands out among a bunch of employees who revel in mediocrity is more work dropped on your desk. And if you manage to do that as well they'll just keep adding more and more. You'll never get any... — read more 

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| 1480 views | | 9 replies (last January 31, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+198mC5s9

What's with the constant rotation of managers?

I just got a new manager this week, that's my third in the last eight months. I don't know if the other two quit or left on their own or were transferred somewhere else (I didn't care enough the first time to ask and this time nobody seems to know or... — read more 

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| 1500 views | | 8 replies (last January 29, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+198fxKwa

ARS Technica broad overview of AT&T Q4 2020

AT&T eats a $15.5 billion impairment charge... https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/01/att-eats-a-15-5-billion-impairment-charge-as-directv-debacle-continues/

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| 813 views | | 1 reply (January 29, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+198bg5RY

What is everybody complaining about?

We beat earnings, what else do you want? Can we be happy about some good news for five minutes before people start complaining about anything and everything again?

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