Randall Stephenson and at&t have no real vision or long term plan nor do they care. This company is all about two things: executive bonuses and shareholder dividends. Period. Never going to happen but I dream of a day where a google or an amazon or... — read more 

I heard via the T rumor mill that IOT is the next group to get told to relocate to Dallas or else. Anyone else hear this?

AT&T will be a lower tier player in the streaming game.... Netflix and Disney will dominate.... AT&T will be one of the 'dwarfs'..... BTW IQIYI in China is growing dramatically in terms of subscribers. I think their market is captive because of... — read more 

For the first time in a long time I am excited about things my organization is doing. We had a townhall and they told us we need to sell CRU. Everyone thought great, another thing we have to sell. Then the craziest thing happened, They had this lady... — read more 

Back before the January surplus announcement I pegged El Jefe's management count at 97K and today it is at 93K Did anyone get counts at a higher level such as Donovan?

I gotta be honest here, after the merger was approved I expected changes and reorgs at Warner Media. So far nothing even close to the extent that I’ve expected. Have they really decided to leave things the way they are for the time being or is the... — read more 

This link was in one of the replies, but more people should definitely read it. "AT&T, CenturyLink, Deutsche Telekom, Proximus, Shaw, Telstra, Verizon, and Vodafone are among the telcos with recently announced layoff programs, the list will grow over... — read more 

I have to take a different view than the many I people that I see on here stating you should just quit, be proactive, and don't wait to be surplussed. For many in the "target" demo, those of a certain age and length of service (like me), it's not... — read more 

Seems that, while AT&T is “too busy” making layoffs and reorgs in the media segment the competitors are not wasting their time. Read about -mobile launching the new TVision service and I don't have to point out what portions of the market other... — read more 

Even if the surveys are anonymous, truthful, articulate feedback is useless. The ego of management in charge is way too big to accept the feedback of the underlings. They believe that from their position, they are way smarter than employee reports... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/winter-coming-hbo-subscriptions-once-201300315.html

NAS said "You can hate me now..", but truth is truth and 1 DOGE = 1 DOGE. This is from a month ago... (Y'all put on your 'big boy' pants on, get a dictionary or go to Investopedia, and read..):... — read more 

In the news today, At&t is reportedly holding internal talks about selling HBO Europe. Now we stateside may not think we care about that small unit, but that little 200 employee unit has been cranking out original hits in original languages there and... — read more 

Saw several leaders move into new roles in National Business which all point towards Our 3rd party distribution strategy (Heavy emphasis) seems to position a lot of CSE out of a job. Also if you look at all recent openings for national business leans... — read more 

I don't know about all of the company, but folks in ATO Mobility should be aware that the eNPS survey is coming out soon. The word I received was that it is to be completed between 4/16 and 4/30. I know there are many conspiracy theorists and tin... — read more 

It's like I hear about another person quitting every day - literally! What's going on? From what I can surmises, nothing major happened or was announced in the time just before that - so what is prompting this mass exodus? I'm pretty sure it must be... — read more 

There will also be a need for repair techs. Fiber is not impervious to backhoes in the ground or squirrels in the air. Lightning doesn’t mix well either. The repair load will go down drastically. Glass, light and water have drastically different... — read more 

So tired of working for an unethical company. The preaching of ethics is a 180 from what they actually do. Why has this not been picked up by the media? Why isn't this company being inspected by the FCC? How the hell do they get by with this stuff?... — read more 

Of course we'll have to wait for the 24th to find out, but if this is true, its no wonder they are surplusing. You can only fool the customers so long before the backlash begins and it appears to be here. Can you say karma?

Even the judge said it was fraud. https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county-school-board-s-lawsuit-against-at-t-will-move-forward-records-show/935429523

Thoughts? Recent changes in overtime policies, fewer incentives, and the stress involved with being in management makes me wonder if a sales rep position would be more ideal. Has anyone else made this move?

How much was OOKLA paid to say T has the fastest network? A few weeks ago another company said Verizon and T-Mobile were faster. I call shenanigans.

I know it's more fun to blame Randy and "evil corporate greed," but as the World turns... the new technology is coming for your job. CORE gets 24 more months --- TOPS --- before StarLink takes your wage scale 32 a d turns it into $15 an hour as a... — read more 

I haven't heard anything at the office, but on another thread on this board I see people claiming that the layoffs at the end of April are scheduled at ATO. In light of that I would like to know does someone know are other parts of the company going... — read more 

ATO 2Q19 announcement confirmed for 4/22. All scheduled conference calls were told to cancel.

From somebody who is (not voluntarily - acquisition based) new to AT&T - can people here please tell me if management here performs layoffs based on merit (or lack of) or is there some other criteria that is utilized? I'm trying to decide just how... — read more 

Just a general question, no need for negative responses. Just wanted to know what would happen to the work force. They say surpluses until 2020 but if the future is 5g wouldn’t we need less techs thus meaning more lay offs? Would core and WT join... — read more 

Two managers surplused last week in Wholesale, long time coming. Wholesale could cut 50%. They have someone fooled.

We are one year away from contract expiration. We the Premise Techs in San Diego have willfully sparked the most strikes in the last 3 contracts and our status still remains as one of a contractor. CWA bargaining has become a giveaway. This is... — read more 

The longer this uncertainty goes on the more sced I feel. Ay idea or info on when could the layoffs star at Warner Media in an organized manner and who could be first on the chopping block?

True the industry is changing and corporations feel that there is no way to make huge enough profits by paying live able wages. It is what is happening every where. The view is the same over the sustain for liveable wages of the minimum wage... — read more 

It is meant to thrive on conservative capital management and a strict focus on building and maintaining the network. As soon as you get away from those principles, you are doomed to fail, which is exactly what the leadership of this company has... — read more 

I don’t mean to sound pessimistic but the whole recent situation at the company looks to me more like crumbling and falling apart, rather than any sort of a meaningful and planned restructure. I don’t see any meaningful pattern in which people are... — read more 

This forum is not the place to air out your feelings about your employees nor try to relay cryptic messages. I personally know a manager that comes here and he talks about his employees and complains about them. This is not the place to do that... — read more 

Above a SIPP offer....heard they don't want to surplus anymore craft people. This was from a union steward, so I don't think its BS. He's a pretty straight shooter.

65 prem techs walked out today . Good for them ... the union will lose 48,600 a year now cause they walked. Best of luck to them all ...

Must mean the next big surplus is coming

Just wondering, taking care of your friends, favorites, kiss asses is one ting, but thinning the worker headcount by letting the good performers go and keeping the under performers is double damage and a good recipe for disaster. Don’t they realize... — read more