AT&T's WarnerMedia began layoffs in the U.S. as part of its restructuring to increase focus on the streaming video business, and its HBO Max flagship... — read more
Another one hits the road - CFO retiring
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201117005988/en/ATT-Chief-Financial-Officer-John-Stephens-to-Retire-in-March-2021
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
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
How did AT&T ruin DIRECTV?
Let heat it!
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
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
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
T-Mobile shares rose more than 2% in after-hours trading.
T-Mobile shares rose more than 2% in after-hours trading after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake in the mobile networking company. A 13F filing showed the conglomerate bought 2.4 million shares of T-Mobile in the third... — 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.
Heard once again on TV that CNN is for sale, but T just can seem to find a buyer
Today on Tucker Carlson show, per Charlie Gasparino most likely T is looking to offload CNN to help pay down its massive $150B debt load they’re carrying. Elliott Management once again behind the potential decision even though there was denial... — read more
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
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
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/
new executive savior has arrived - kellyn smith kenny
another marketing wizard has joined the ranks - interesting choice given the big diversity push. A blonde white lady that reports to a blonde white lady who reports to an old white guy. how many marketing and strategy wizards does one company... — read more
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
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?
(news) More Layoffs At WarnerMedia; At Least 1K Reportedly (mediapost.com)
AT&T's WarnerMedia began layoffs in the U.S. as part of its restructuring to increase focus on the streaming video business, and its HBO Max flagship... — read more
Anymore announced layoffs during the P. Rosenbaum townhall this morning
If anybody was on the townhall this morning, was there any encouraging to share with the rest of us?
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
Why screw over employees of one company when you can do it to so many more?
It’s bad enough that AT&T lays off it’s own employees, but they purposely go out and acquire other companies just so they can do the same thing to them. Just an awful company to work for knowing how they continually go out of their way to screw over... — read more
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.
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
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
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.
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
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?
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