Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Elliott gives up

https://www.fiercewireless.com/operators/after-shaking-up-at-t-elliott-management-divests-its-stake Elliott Management shook up AT&T last year when it sent an open letter to AT&T’s board of directors, criticizing everything from soup to nuts about... — read more 

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| 1831 views | | 1 reply (November 17, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17YmZ0zn

AT&T needs to get back to its roots

I absolutely loved my time with AT&T and acquired an incredible set of skills and training in Product Development, Product Management, Scaled Agile, Security, Digital Marketing, BI, the list goes on and on. By the time I was trained up, funding... — read more 

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| 1093 views | | 3 replies (last November 18, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17Y0jadv

This place has fallen so low

I didn't even think it was possible for AT&T to fall this low, but here we are. People who have been here for decades, who have given this company their all are being used, stepped all over, and then shown the door like they never existed. Transition... — read more 

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| 1360 views | | 3 replies (last November 17, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17Y21D7X

2021 Pension Interest Rates

Does anyone know what the new lump sum pension rates will be? What about the IRS "mortality tables?" Fidelity mentioned the new rates would be available 11/20, but I was wondering if anyone else had a head's u on this.

Welcome to the AT&T Family!

Never have five words ever sounded more absurd than these posted on LinkedIn to the new Chief Marketing and Growth hire. KSK, there is no "family". Just a bunch of self-serving, greedy C-Levels that will take any new ideas; call them their own and... — read more 

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| 1230 views | | 3 replies (last November 18, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17YT51mk

Elliott exits AT&T after waging a fight in 2019.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/elliott-exits-t-waging-fight-020434768.html By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Elliott Management, which last year took a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T and pushed the company to sell some assets, has itself... — read more 

Downsizing Selections

There are so many people across the business waiting for a separation package. Mr. Stankey, are you listening? Offer the package to all and allow time to properly train those that want to stay. Everyone is happy!

Anyone heard of DCAE?

This thing is supposed to report metric on the network, so we can implement heavy automation, and to use big data to maximize efficiency. The thing is heavily outsourced and staffed with H1Bs. It’s broken more than it works and seems to be another... — read more 

LOA

I have been hoping for a surplus in my group but don’t think that’s going to happen. I need to get out for my mental state but am worried about getting another job with covid and economy. Is there any way I can take time off work to THINK about... — read more 

Retail

How many more stores will close? Up to 750 this year I believe.

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| 1300 views | | 2 replies (last November 19, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17V02B2B

Time to change executive pay

the time has come for crony boards to change executive pay - you don't get bonuses based on expense cuts which is code for fire employees - instead if the stock doesn't increase or sales don't then you get zero bonus!!! thats a big darn deal john... — read more 

So, when DirecTV gets sold...

The financial blog chatter is that T will hold onto the back-haul networks; fiber pipes, sat links, etc. but the operational management will go to whichever Private Equity group wins the bid. Which begs the question, what happens to us DirecTV... — read more 

Got my notice today.

I'm gone. I was "rightsized". Have a job lined up already. I'm excited. Better attitude, environment, LEADERSHIP, HC benefits, stock options, 401, pay. Good bye, ex-coworkers. Start looking today and schedule your future now. I did and I'm better... — read more 

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| 3150 views | | 9 replies (last November 15, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17TCGAYC

Time to split media and business up

Its clear that most warner and cnn employees don't have to sign any kind of code of conduct based on what they say and do J Toobin mas—ates on a live zoom meeting and still hasn't been fired by cnn? Once again a two tier system of justice... — read more 

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| 1400 views | | 6 replies (last November 13, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17TNbhgt

Add Fullscreen to the trash heap of failures

I remember Donovan (?) bringing all these youtube "stars" on to a town hall talking about how big a hit this was going to be with the kids. Guess not. https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/11/10/warnermedia-fullscreen-layoffs/

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| 1160 views | | 3 replies (last November 13, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17TZYt0n

What a perfect timing

They cut more than 1500 employees ahead of the holiday season. You know, the time when it's much harder to find a job as it is, but when you add a pandemic to it... I hope the severance package is at least good enough to help these people get through... — read more 

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| 1870 views | | 8 replies (last November 14, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17TmgXiC

2 Lilly’s

So I happened to notice that the horrid AT&T TV now feature 2 Lilly’s on the same commercial. One isn’t enough? Is this going to increase in-store sales?

Customer service anyone?

So I have a question about my AT&T Wireless account. I go on "chat" via the website....talk to the virtual assistant and keep asking to chat with a real person...Finally it tells me "no agents available". This is 10AM EST. Where's the agents? So... — read more 

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| 1171 views | | 6 replies (last November 15, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17SkT2AJ

The new workforce

I’m sure once Stink and the rest of the clowns get rid of the folks who built this place, and replace us with the “New Workforce”, all of our problems will be solved.

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| 1242 views | | 3 replies (last November 13, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17SwCrTZ

Layoffs are starting at WM, here's the memo

This is a very painful email to write. And for a number of you reading this, I realize it will be even more painful to receive. For this, I am sorry. In August, I first shared news about how we were going to meaningfully change the organizational... — read more 

How many since the pandemic?

Is there any way to figure out how many employees have been laid off since the pandemic started? I know there haven't been as many as with some other major employers in the country, but I think it would still turn out to be a sizable number when we... — read more 

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| 1160 views | | 4 replies (last November 11, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17REjU8z

What gives?

You think, that after all these years of trying to half-a– automate everything, off-shoring, outsourcing, and giving away our American jobs to foreign H1Bs, that AT&T stock should be going through the roof. However, it’s going in the exact opposite... — read more 

Birmingham

Any managers in Hoover/Birmingham laid off? What's going on in Construction there? Data Center

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| 1400 views | | 3 replies (last November 13, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17Q5E25O

T mobile sales up 74%

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-mobile-tmus-q3-earnings-142302004.html?.tsrc=fin-srch You can’t make this sh– up.

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| 1110 views | | 5 replies (last November 11, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17QAy0ij

Success in spite of leadership

To the degree that AT&T remains successful and profitable, it is due to the efforts of rank and file employees, both management and non-management. I can’t stand listening to these smug A-Holes in headquarters giving us their rah-rah speeches, as... — read more 

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| 1400 views | | 5 replies (last November 10, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17P2g8HH

AT&T Cloud

Anyone have any info on how AT&T’s Cloud offering is doing? Last I heard, it was plagued with problems, and the company is looking to move to Microsoft Azure Cloud.

more store closures

watcha got? looks like a smaller batch this time. are they fully closing or going AR?

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| 1480 views | | 6 replies (last November 12, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+17OLFnnk

Cancelling DirecTV (ex employee)

So as an employee, I subscribed to DirecTV - couldn't resist the incredible discount. Overall, I found the service less than stellar...Watching DVR remotely kept "breaking". There were problems with mis-information on service questions and 4K. ... — read more 

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