the big T's next purchase was this layoff site just to simply shut down all the comments and info sharing. After all, every employee knows within the company, everything is a big secret!

Are the folks that got surplus being forced to go with ibm?

T will reveal it's Second Quarter results to the world on Wednesday morning. I'm betting that the logarithmic progression of customer defections has continued. Based on the last 5 quarterly losses - I'm calling for at least 800,000 customers to have... — read more 

I’m going to stay as long as I possibly can, every year I’m here my 401K and pension grow, it’s another year closer to having kids raised and house paid for all while taking advantage of the benefits we have and enjoying around a month of vacation... — read more 

I have heard this is happening in the very near future; but, haven't heard very much about it recently. Will the timing of this consolidation be reflected in the September or the December Surplus lists? Thanks!

Details at 11:00...

Word is coming down from up high that after D4 signs all techs in the field will have to go through basic outside classes recertification. That means that all the heavy guys who cannot climb a pole will have 90 days to find a new job within the... — read more 

I wonder what the overall direction looks like for T beyond 2020. If leadership successfully reduces head count by 20-40%, sells off majority of buildings and select assets reaching the goal of paying down 20+ billion in debt in 2019/2020, then what?... — read more 

I was with IBM for 17 years before they sold us to AT&T in 1999. Twenty years later i was laid off from AT&T. Took my lump sum and 401K and moved them out of Fidelity. Just landed another job after four months. Most of my friends in Tech Dev are now... — read more 

looks like uverse isnt dead yet, the word is "legal" says you cant just cut the cord on customers who have uverse, there are over 2 million plus "contracts" on uverse, att will try to offer uverse customers dtv or other services but if the customer... — read more 

I see there’s a lot of talk about how things are at IBM and what future awaits those folks that got rebadged. While that may be the logical thing to ask and a normal topic to discuss at his point, I don’t see that any good can come from that... — read more 

Do you know anything about timeline for international ? When do we get to know the details ... at least some... ?

What makes you think they will work with the CWA? Just saying.

In the elevator lobby in St. Louis I saw a handwritten sign yesterday that directed people to an IBM orientation meeting in the big auditorium at the Data Center. I think there was a similar sign in 1010 Pine. So it must have been for the regular... — read more 

Does anyone has information on next round of layoffs. Type of layoffs - outsourcing or severance. Please share here with dates.

No one is safe I hope you are all now realizing this. So next time you want to look down on the rest of us that happened to work more with our hands than warm an office chair with our a– keep it to yourself. You ain’t safe from the snap.

A few more dollars a share and T will be getting back to it’s price in 2007-2008. That high was before the initiative to go all wireless and all IP. Has the rest of the market recovered to their 2008 prices yet?

has anyone else had an issue like this : I am retirement eligible and left the company for 1 year a long time ago. Came back and after 5 years all time minus the 1 year gone was bridged back. The issue I have is Fidelity is giving me a cash balance... — read more 

https://investorplace.com/2019/07/att-stock-is-now-the-content-play-formerly-known-as-a-tech-stock/

I work in retail, and all we hear everyday is "sell DTV" "we are an entertainment company." "DTV is all that matters so SELL SELL SELL." At&t wants to be the top provider but yet, we lost Nexstar and probably CBS. How are we to sell this c-ap of a... — read more 

As someone who used to work for a company that was acquired by IBM several years ago and bailed because they saw the handwriting on the wall, I am not going to sugarcoat it: Yes, it is THAT bad. And my coworkers who stayed behind? A good 75% of... — read more 

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/att-is-reportedly-exploring-the-sale-of-its-puerto-rico-business-to-lower-debt/

Be advised that those in construction who are declared surplus and are bumping into I&R you will be expected to do single and bonded pair installations of uverse internet service. The management will be pressing the issue from day one. Talk of... — read more 

Any clue when official surpluses tech and bump list will be released?

If this POS TA passes, i will take the back pay andpur in for VSipp. You will qork like dogs for sc-aps. This company will make sure you die poor.

T and IBM - it feels like two B-list celebrities announcing an engagement in the hopes of becoming an A-lister

What happens if somebody who was with AT&T and is now being forced to work for IBM is laid off after a year? Do they get the severance they would have been entitled to here or do they get a big, fat zero? I'm assuming it's the second one. Which... — read more 

All these news stories reporting on the IBM deal, but not a single one of them mentions the outsourcing of over 9k employees to IBM as part of the deal. The IBM deal seems to have been eclipsed in the news cycle by the announcement of the surprise... — read more 

How long before everything in Tech Dev is gone to outsourcing? Isn't that what Verizon did? The Johnnies made a mess of this company!

AT&T is saving millions by letting managers go who are within 12 months of modified rule of 75. This will impact the folks getting moved to IBM as well. I am glad to be out of there but my payout drops 400k when I have 2.5 months to get to 75... — read more 

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/at-t-and-microsoft-announce-a-strategic-alliance-to-deliver-innovation-with-cloud-ai-and-5g-1028360704

This is a comment from the Life at AT&T podcast and blows open what the company doesn't want you to know. It's a long read but quite informative and truthful. Everything has become a video except layoff announcements. They even created a video... — read more 

Can't employees & customer stock owners pool together to vote Randall Stephens out?

With all that we went through, I can honestly say that the rebagers are going to an environment that’s in a bigger mess than we are. I have a friend working at IBM and they’re faced with practically the same problem we are, just on a bigger scale... — read more 

Has it even been put to a vote yet ?

3 years later, the first review of the podcast couldn't be any more true today. "you've been outsourced" https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/life-at-att

Historically, after the guarantee period is up, companies we've outsourced to have done the following. Axed a large portion of the employees Reduced Salaries of the employees Reduced benefits of the employees (401K, bonus, healthcare... — read more 

Let me tell you how things will play out. IBM will not be nice to employees, will underpay, will make work-life balance horrible, will cut benefits, etc. So, we just lost some good paying normal jobs to IBM which is a slave shop. So, the talented... — read more