Been working for this company since I graduated high school so I don’t know how it feels to work for a better company. But I know this isn’t what life is supposed to be like. Over worked, exhausted and forever on a surplus list.

“AT&T is not looking to sell DirecTV, John Stankey said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.” “Stankey also said that he has no plans of giving up his WarnerMedia role, despite his new AT&T... — read more 

Any truth to that? I heard folks outsourced to ibm that were 1-2 years away from being fully vested were given a gift of year or 2 of service. How lucky they are to be fully vested and still get a year employed. Us folks given the boot in March... — read more 

Or is this primarily wireline? I don’t come across much from the wireless world on here. All I’m know is that it’s DEAD over on this side of the fence. Zero work in the major metro I work. We’ve been making up our own tickets for what seems like... — read more 

Don’t get me wrong, I don't have the guts to quit my job and I still go through the same stress as everybody else, going to work thinking that it could be my last day. However,when I look at things realistically, AT&T seems less and less of a company... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/24/jeff-zucker-seen-as-top-internal-candidate-for-warnermedia-ceo.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain

Any news for the cricket side

If that's the only way to hold AT&T leadership accountable for what they've done to this company, I say bring it on!

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/billionaire-hedge-fund-manager-paul-singer-hedges-against-upcoming-market-crash $185 Billion would have built out a lot of 5G. Old school $199/$299/$399 cell phone subsidies would have captured a lot of new... — read more 

Any thing on the horizon for Retail?

Everyone pays the price but Executives and The Board. Shareholder's, Employees, And Consumers reamed.

Or are we done with that at least for now? Can a company like At&t eve afford to outsource its operations at this tempo?

I was present when Randall made his announcement about the 2020 plan. People keep misquoting what he said. He did NOT say 30% of the workforce could be let go. He said T could “GET BY on 30%” of the workforce. That means he was looking at a 70%... — read more 

Yep, all the signs are there that At&t is at the beginning of its end. Almost all the buildings and garages here in South Florida have gone up for sale and I’ve noticed the grass is not even getting cut every week like it used to. Looks like it’s... — read more 

Why does this group keep getting outsourced?? What are their job duties?

Boy, Trustreview is brutal to AT&T. It's not just the one star, it's the reviews themselves. And I don't doubt for one second people are being 100% honest. If you ever wondered why we are where we are at this point in time, check it out... — read more 

Got a job offer. Does this group (AT&T OCATS IT support) lay off a lot?

Just to be prepared...

“You can use Agile while your staff work from home, too. We’re big believers that the two work hand-in-hand together.” “First and foremost, there’s a need to demolish the myth that no one from Yahoo! works from home. The truth is that they still... — read more 

Has anyone in ATO reported H1B abuse to USCIS? I see a number of shady things in ATO but not sure how to gather proof of legal violations. Is it enough to report the below patterns? What other things could be reported? I would really like to... — read more 

One only meed read this article: https://newrepublic.com/article/154944/boeing-737-max-investigation-indonesia-lion-air-ethiopian-airlines-managerial-revolution In my estimation all these folks sit on one another's boards and create a cult of... — read more 

T is really bad at downsizing, so you'd best get going while the going is good. It's no secret that T is in big trouble. The company will be forcedto cut its formerly-reliable dividends in half and its newly appointed CEO may not be who you think... — read more 

It’s time we push back. The workers in the ATO organization should contact the CWA and start the card check process to form an IT Union.

If there's no Cost of Living Adjustment on the monthly annuity doesn't that make an easier decision to take the Lump Sum? Basically the first check received will have the greatest purchasing power and each subsequent check will be worth less and... — read more 

Are they still around? Or do they get surplused too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7b7j1fJgRk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhlu05-ajrA

MSOC is the b–tard child of Lean Six Sigma. A scam from the beginning, I cannot blame it for the failure of AT&T but it certainly played a part. Part of the downfall of General Electric. https://sixsigmafails.com/ge-six-sigma-failure

Should I assume I'll be better off as Accenture has very little messages on this board and they do have 400,000 people working for them?

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/att-stephenson-not-focused-on-directv-sale-despite-elliott-pressure.html

Of course im talking about the leadership. This year we’ve only seen layoffs , reorgs and outsourcing,without a single concrete word about what the company is going to become and what direction it will go in. The media business, as far as I can see... — read more 

I wonder what's the next scandalous thing AT&T will be uncovered to be a part of next week - considering that it seems to be about a weekly thing with this company. I wonder if we'll ever get to a point again when the majority of our media... — read more 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/t-stock-doomed-become-next-142125101.html

It's not all that dark and dismal. Look at the range of benefits many employees get. Insurance, Health & Wellness Health Insurance Dental Insurance Flexible Spending Account FSA Vision Insurance Health Savings Account HAS ... — read more 

For those that do not know, glassdoor is a website where employees and even interviewees can leave anonymous reviews and even enter compensation info so people can see real numbers. Also it is a good place to look for job openings. WIth all the... — read more 

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190917/08025243008/something-has-spooked-att-enough-to-warrant-bringing-their-top-lobbyist-out-retirement.shtml things that make you go hmmmm

Why would anybody want that epic failure?

we are simply put just 90 day contractors now. Every 3 months moving forward we either continue employment by avoiding a surplus for the moment or move on for another 90 days until your department gets closed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19plyLkWNJw

Hearing from my manager that there are some crazy reorgs coming soon for outside orgs. More manger surpluses which will result in much bigger areas of responsibilities, larger crew size & combination crews of various titles for each manager... — read more