Just wondering if the recent round of surplused managers got the standard 6 months Severance Pay? Been hearing rumors that T will be getting rid of that offer soon if they have not already done so.

With the move to IBM, we have to reexamine everything from medical benefits, tv, phone, etc. due to the large increase in cost starting next month. Anyone having luck with alternatives?

The contract is up but no one seems to care. Neither is the union urgent about anything. Our days as techs are numbered.

So I’m about a 3 hour drive from nearest official collaboration zone. What is your prediction/theory/knowledge of what is going to happen to employees in situations like this?

People being outsourced to IBM or those staying behind at AT&T? I personally think there is no winner to be found here...

So what happens to you 401k contribution and match once your officially an IBM employee? are you able to contribute the same amount on day 1? or is there a waiting period to contribute? do you get the same match 1st year? Thanks

Is it just me or does it feel as thou ATT is making the techs hate coming to work in an attempt to quit? The level of incompetence from management in regards to scheduling, work load is something to admire... Ashton, you can come out now. We are... — read more 

ghost town and re-orgs to align with no new project budgets or anything except sustainment activities. we all know it. 90% of ato could be canned and this place would operate just fine. unfortunately, they, leadership seem to have caught on

Anybody actually see the math how they came up with buyout number they offered to folks? Called fidelity and opened a ticket to see if the formula but would like to see the actual math.

AT&T TV Streaming Service: by getting rid of the DirecTV Now brand name, I think AT&T is in the early stages of dumping DTV for good (if they can find someone to buy it). When AT&T made the mistake of acquiring DTV, the genius leaders at AT&T... — read more 

With this giant 9K TechDev Outsource to IBM, did that only affect the L2, or did L3 and above get the a Surplus/severance package deal, and get to skate away not as shafted as the rest?

Our sales teams will be offering AT&T TV in these markets beginning 8/19. In these targeted pilot areas only, U-verse TV will no longer be available for new sales, but existing customers can remain on U-verse TV unless they move or have a voluntary... — read more 

I see a lot of people think if you work in one of the countries with cheap labor, you are safe. Well, you are wrong: I thought Slovakia was safe but they got hit with all the rest of us being shipped off to IBM on Sept 1st. We were all over... — read more 

Just a single week?

Gonna get hit hard again soon. Announcement coming next week.

Wasting more money on used items at the billion dollar goodwill store. Here comes more layoffs to pay for another worthless... — read more 

How does a PIP work. If you get Put on one what happens and what is the timeline

Looks like us Wiretechs will continue to have the Dolly Parton 9-5 theme song again!!!

It’s very telling that they haven’t discussed employee surveys this time. They must have been absolutely horrendous and embarrassing. I know I absolutely trashed the company and was brutally honest. I’ll bet most were as well. Not that Randy cares... — read more 

Pretty sure by now we all know that D3 still ended up without a contract, but we didn’t strike. Will we strike? Was the purpose of extending the contract to be more aesthetically pleasing for the backpay? Will we even get backpay? At this point, I... — read more 

https://insights.dice.com/2019/08/02/ibm-layoffs-ageism-age-discrimination/?CMPID=EMREUPJSADDACPA&utmcampaign=AdvisoryDiceAdvisorA&utmsource=Responsys&utm_medium=Email

Is there a department or specific location or position or any single person (outside of the top management, of course) who can be considered safe? It's hard for me to believe that every employee in the company lives with the same stress I do each... — read more 

I don't know when it will be, but if I happen to impacted in the next one, I expect a severance package of 52 weeks pay for every year at the company. It's only fair.

and It now rests in the hands of taken advantage of consumers. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-05/pay-tv-companies-are-too-powerful

Dates and planning differ by org, but their goal is to remove US payroll workers by November 22. Then, some orgs will have option to replace headcount with Slovakia and India workers. Makes way for greedy Randall et al to get some bigger bonuses... — read more 

ATO will be a skeleton crew when its over and they won't have to pay some huge severance across the board. IBM and whoever runs consumer will run those folks out of the company thru reduced pay, benefits and work environment. i didn't think the ATT... — read more 

Texas repair techs heading to Kansas for 2 weeks to assist with the load next week. Seems weird that loans are getting shorter and shorter.

AT&T will pay ATN International's Commnet Wireless $167.5 milion to build and maintain AT&T's wireless network in the Southwestern US. AT&T will use the network for its own commercial mobile services and for its public-safety offerings through... — read more 

my question is if i do get surplussed, and cant bump (we got hit hard) im a CORE i&R tech with 6 years. what are my options as far as severance, do i get a call if jobs open back up (yea right) legit question though, and unemployment how does that... — read more 

Just got received my surplus package in D3, I’m on the surplus list. Feeling pessimistic about being able to bump someone, with so a many techs being surplussed or a bumpee with more time than 13 years in the state. This process will be interesting... — read more 

What was the purpose of the contract extension for a week? Anyone with a clue?

Game of Thrones creators ditch HBO for Netflix in big-money deal David Benioff and DB Weiss will exclusively develop shows and films for the streaming giant in a deal worth a reported £164m

I came across this titled post from four years ago, which seems even more appropriate today. I trimmed it, for readability, but hopefully kept its integrity. I placed the Post ID number below should you wish to investigate It in more detail. “How... — read more 

Jon Summer is having a meeting on 8/14 for L4+ (AVP and up only). What now?

It's all a damn mess down here. No knows wtf is going on, dtv is in the sh–ter. I get the feeling the union reps gave up and dont give a sh– about anyone, especially the dtv techs. To be completely honest, alot of the techs at the dtv yard in... — read more 

Are there any retail sales managers on here that would be willing to share your base salary. I don’t think that mine is aligned with others in my area and I would like to get an idea of what some others were or are making as their base

https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/bill-gates-says-companies-that-offer-this-perk-to-employees-will-have-a-clear-edge.html

Which side caved?

In the last year our credit and collections office in MPLS has gotten MANY visitors. Managers flying in from all over to "get a tour, and learn about us" We have had several manager buy outs within the last few months as well. Rumors all over the... — read more 

Since the last voluntary offer, the corporate direction and job responsibilities are all spiraling out of control and I want out. Has anyone heard of a voluntary offer in the works or am I just dreaming? I'm in Tech Ops. Thanks