Tons of news today about WarnerMedia, so I won’t rehash, but I did notice this in the WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-shakes-up-warner-media-unit-11551708372 “The consolidation could force more jobs to relocate from Turner’s longtime... — read more
Any ideas what will the Warner Media restructuring look like?
I doubt that anyone knows anything about this for a fact, especially because this is fresh news, but does anyone have any idea or an opinion on what form will the WM restructure have? What number of cuts are we talking about? Who is most likely to... — read more
So tired of this
What's the point of managers at AT&T? Seriously, if a guy has no idea how to do the work he is supposed to be supervising or managing, he has no place being in that position in the first place. Once, just once I'd like to get an actual answer to one... — read more
Stankey is a Joke!
To any and all analysts who might look at this board from time to time. John Stankey is one of the absolute worst managers in corporate America. He has singlehandedly destroyed more wealth for all AT&T stakeholders both inside and out. Just look at... — read more
HBO boss quits
As usual and expected AT&T buys a toy and f---s it up. Now Stankey’s dumb--s will finish HBO off. GOOD FREAKIN JOB! https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/28/hbo-ceo-richard-plepler-resignation-ominous-for-att-warner-buy.html
Here comes March
This is going to be a crazy month for every union position in the Midwest. sounds like garage re-preference in the Wisconsin area for all areas, Company is going to use meeting with the CWA on the 11th to try and force them to get membership to vote... — read more
Position eliminated (not)
I was one of thousands who was surprised in January. My surplus letter stated "your position is being eliminated". This week I was notified that my job is being bankrolled by someone in a collaboration zone and they want me to train them. Talk about... — read more
How many employees total?
I have a quick question - in the Amplify org chart, Randall has 212,005 employees under him. Where are the others that make up the 268,220 listed on the 4th quarter results? Is TW in a silo somewhere?
Pension funding
Lot of money has been allocated to that account recently. In fact our CFO has mentioned it being fully funded. Not many companies our size are doing that.
Layoffs after the merger is implemented?
I understand it will take some time to integrate TW into the company structure so probably we won't’ see anything changing there, but after the dust settles and TW is fully integrated into AT&T can we expect layoffs in the acquired parts of the... — read more
Get all the certifications you can, keep pushing, praying and NEVER GIVE UP!
It is somewhat a numbers game. You will have to apply for hundreds of jobs anywhere and everywhere. Comfort zone or even a stretch. Each time you speak with a recruiter ask them for advice on your cover letter and resume. You will constantly be... — read more
1 Month Surplus Anniversery
$uck$ToBeMe: Now the final month countdown begins. Submitted for 78 jobs. 14 Passed to hiring dept. 7 of those got rejected. 7 still pending w/hiring dept. No clue if I will ever get an interview. $uck$ToBeMe
take a look at the job postings available. ahhh, not much
you are stuck in your current job for as long as you can escape the surpluses occurring on a quarterly basis. great place to work. not.
Zombie Contractors to seize Warehouses
So today my last remaining warehouse worker/manager/ grunt tells us he has to train two part time contractors how to stock us Field Techs and count widgets in our yard's warehouse. He used to actually be a Asset and Inventory Manager before T canned... — read more
Premise Tech Layoffs
I am a Premise Technician. I feel like we are put into a box without future opportunity. I've applied to 14 jobs in the past 2 months. I have a Bachelors Degree, 10 years IT Experience, 10 years Marketing Experience, Veteran. Yet, I never get a call... — read more
No sense of individual responsibility
I don’t want to play the “smart guy” here, but in whole honesty I’m a little surprised with the number of people that are surprised how can the leadership do things like this to us. How can they have no respect for the loyal workers, why don’t they... — read more
Got a job offer for a WFH position from AT&T
If I had this offer a year ago I would have taken it without a doubt, but now that I saw all the thing that happened regarding WFH employees i have quite a dilemma. I’m not in any of the hub cities, so if this situation happened again it wouldn’t be... — read more
Now that the merger is approved there are no more excuses
Maybe it’s just me, but I always had a feeling that the company leadership didn’t mind the appeal process regarding the acquisition of TW dragging out this long. In that way they had an excuse for being nowhere in delivering the products in the media... — read more
Official lay-off total
The super secret number is 11,500
Who else is surprised?
I really thought DOJ would at least try to block the Time Warner buyout by appealing the ruling to the Supreme Court. Frankly, the fact they just decided to drop the entire thing while they still have avenues to pursue is really strange to me. Can... — read more
AT&T, Time Warner Merger Approved
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T Inc emerged victorious on Tuesday over the Trump administration's drawn-out attempts to block its $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner as the U.S. Justice Department said it would not fight an appeals court ruling... — read more
What perks do managers get pay wise
Asms in particular. I know the get a substantial hourly, but are there bonuses? How much?
PLease AT&T ---DO the Right Thing ! (for a change)
Can AT&T do the right thing and get the employee morale back up ? There are so many people I know that want to leave if they ever get an 'offer', otherwise they are not going to leave and watch all of their co-workers get surplussed one after... — read more
THE 100 MOST OVERPAID CEOS 2019
Well it's nice to see Randy made #25 this year. This is not a list you want your name on. https://www.asyousow.org/report/the-100-most-overpaid-ceos-2019#introduction-2019 That's where your raise is going and why there are so many layoffs.
Raises
The company no longer looks at your salary as the total cost of your employment. The total compensation numbers that your Mgr covers with you is what they look at as the cost for keeping you employed. That doesn’t cover the costs of overhead which... — read more
Any layoffs before Friday?
People were talking about another round of layoffs before the end of the month, which leaves only four days for those rumors to come true. Have there been any more indications that we might see more layoffs this week or did those rumors turn out to... — read more
Protest against the closure of Connecticut call centers
The AT&T employees that are affected by the closure of three company call centers in Connecticut will be protesting today against that decision. The workers were offered to either move to Georgia and Tennessee, where the call centers will be located... — read more
Digital Life is being offered !
Any insights on this potential sell?
Post your Rating and Raise by BU
I’m wondering how the raises will impact the work force after Corp Tax Reform.
Management: What was your team award %?
I'm under Arroyo and ours was 83% this year. The lowest I've ever received was in HR at 50%. This year is the second lowest. It's been as high as 109% if I remember correctly. What was your percentage payout this year?
Executive Privilege
Post after post about RS and JD salaries and poor decision making and the penalties they should take. Who has been under a rock for the past few decades and believe this is unique to AT&T. Increase the severance money, tell us we are without a job... — read more
ATO McElfresh Townhall Q&A
The Q&A he committed to publish never came out did it?
Can someone explain this madness?
Silly questions but.... Why the push to bring people back into the office? We all know collaboration was a bs excuse. SAFe is not the magic answer management thought it would be. Offices are crowded, dirty and noisy. People are stressed from the... — read more
Find a new job ASAP or hold out for a package?
I know I will be tapped to leave this dump... eventually. Question is, do I just coast and wait for T to tell me to leave, or do I get out now and potentialy leave 6 months of $alary on the table?? When is the next round of layoffs? April? July?
Surplus MTP - Pension
$uck$ to be me.... FYI: Taking MTP DOES NOT get you to the MR75 at Fidelity for Pension Bump. After many many calls The Assoc Dir of my GRE confirmed MTP only gets you Med/Dent/Vision and Product Discounts. Whitney at Fidelity confirmed: MTP does not... — read more
DOJ Appeal
Hi. Anyone hear anything new about the DOJ appeal? I thought it was supposed to be decided by this month.
Any news on the Bonus??
I left the company last Sept due to layoff and was wondering if there will be a bonus this year? AT&T has always given one with all the years I was there but I am concerned they may not give one this year due to all of their debt. Can anyone tell me... — read more
60 day window
Working through the process of applying for the scant internal jobs available and with the job search service The Deathstar contracted. Getting the idea it’s just busy work to keep us occupied until 3/28.