For those that want to either laugh themselves silly or choke to death: Published February 14, 2019 "AT&T Earns Spot on the Inaugural FORTUNE Best Big Companies to Work For List" At AT&T, making our company a great place to work for each of our more... — read more 

I see a lot of angst, worry and concern here. I was hired in 1978. Now retired. Countless layoffs, disciplines. Made it 38 years. Pro tips..... Fly low... Smile and wave... Cash the checks... Be polite-always...especially to customers. S---ing up to... — read more 

There is a whole bunch of TechDev jobs on CareerPath right now for participants in the TechDev development program. They list all the requirements as you expect, but written at the bottom of every one is something like "no more than 18 months working... — read more 

It’s that time of the month ladies and gentleman! Yes the monthly ritual in Tech dev of getting your Time cards rejected by the lead project manager. Even though EVERYONE KNOWS you are actively working on the project. Budgets have been cut so... — read more 

1.) Management is terrible. I see Managers not acting as leaders but directing their reports to take on tasks without understanding the full scope of what they are asking. These managers do not take into account the current situation and just make... — read more 

Performance never truly had a part of what you get, it is always been based on where you are in the pay scale! I was told during a review once that they gave more money to people lower on the scale to help them catch up while screwing me for a good... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shareholder-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-222200232.html

IT is to bad that nepotism has ran unchecked for years it has had a terrible impact on the west. Can we do anything about this?

ATT eventually will be left only with the employees on the right side of the bell curve who are nowhere approaching top Talent, mediocrity have found a new home

I was surplussed just a number of years ago. It was at such a time where there were a larger numbers of jobs that I could qualify for. Out of some 100+ jobs I applied for, I only got maybe 5 interviews. 1- This job I was a 100% match for. If fact, it... — read more 

Some of the new services that are growing are not as profitable as the old services. And the old services are not as profitable. A few years ago I took a look at my mother’s landline bill. Seems she was still paying for features that hadn’t been used... — read more 

I've been with the company almost 25 years. I've been in five different positions. There were slackers and dead weight in most of them, but that has been pared down through attrition and layoffs. In the group I'm in now, which is demonstrably... — read more 

How to lose the best staff in 6 steps? 1 - appointed fools in the administrative sites 2 - enabled the despondents who kill all creativity 3 - I neglected the training of staff and development of their abilities 4 - Publish the problem between the... — read more 

I was surplused 2 years ago. 10 years as a Services Tech. 30 years in telecom. Went through 2 jobs that were Ok, but just not a good fit. I found a position outside of telecom and I'm really happy and the field is wide open and a lot of hiring going... — read more 

The AT&T management work ethic model is based on merit and performance. This means your pay increase and bonus will be determined by where you are in your pay scale for Job Title and your EOY performance on your goals and accomplishments. A system... — read more 

Big meeting in MERIDEN tomorrow , lots of work will be leaving the state. At least one Director and a VP will be in town for the big outsourcing news. Work being outsourced to a vendor. May or may not be an onshore vendor, no solid info yet.

Get ready network Techs, junior people are mostly the ones impacted... thanks for paying Union DUES, KOOL!!!

Management Employee in C&E. I got this position through hard work. I started as a contractor and jumped contracting companies. Got noticed by ATT Management and they offered me a job. I was thankful for the stability. Been here a few years. Learned... — read more 

AT&T's 5G Evolution Is Another Reason To Sell https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenkam/2019/02/20/atts-5g-evolution-is-another-reason-to-sell/#634f4112162e

DTV losing subscribers, 5G not even close to producing any real revenue, the streaming service is nowhere yet, is there any part of the company that is making a real profit? I wonder how this state of affairs will work when the company debt starts... — read more 

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I'm just curious, how are people who were laid off in the last round doing on finding new jobs? Are there available options that pay similar to what you earned at AT&T?

Who has been successful in getting hired internally after being surplussed?

There loaning our techs from Florida to other yards is this a sign of layoffs for Florida?

We need an update. Respond ASAP below with the latest developments on the "situation room".

Detroit Bell was only HQ, now all.

People remember things like this, and 5G will probably be the most competitive market the telecommunications business has ever seen. I can’t believe that they were stupid enough to bring so much bad publicity upon us when the company is going through... — read more 

Maybe 5G will turn things around, but it could also fry us.

Read this article by Harvard Business review, seems a bit of an oxymoron but see if any of these fit. https://hbr.org/2019/02/4-ways-lying-becomes-the-norm-at-a-company# Hmmm.............

Can some help explain how to read the ADEA report. I assume selected are that are leaving and not selected are those that made it thru this round. How does that correspond to the affected workgroup number?

Anyone seen Randy lately? Only players lately are either McElfresh and Donovan. I have not seen Randall since my 2016 LWD. Anyone?

AT&T was a good place to work for years, but with this leadership, it looks like a sense of insecurity and fear is created deliberately and this makes me wonder if this ever going to end. Any Thoughts?

I wonder how many people went through the hiring process and stated that WFH was a condition of accepting the job. It is a perk for those lucky enough to get it nothing more.

"This is just so sad. I met some of my very best life long friends at AT&T. I met my wife, who I love very deeply. The education and experiences I have been afforded are irreplaceable. I have been burning vacation because I can't go into that funeral... — read more 

Home garaging produces atleast 1 extra job completion a day on average. If 10k techs across the country home garage, that's 10k extra orders a day that get done. Multiply that by 52 weeks, 5 days a week, for the last 5 years. We have some crying they... — read more 

How many employees in the 1Q2019 have recent medical conditions which may have been a contributing factor in the decision to be labeled as a surplus employee? The ADEA ( Age Discrimination In Employment Act) does not include this information. One I... — read more 

To those who are left. This might be the time for folks to schedule and have a serious face to face meeting with a Fidelity rep. The web calculator does a decent job but a sit down might enable you to get more information and in fact they pulled up... — read more 

S---s to be me I got notice on 1/28. It took until now to figure out the following. If I take the MTP option I give up over 25K. So what do I get. I got a special call with the benefits people. This person "Erin" told me he was there to talk about my... — read more 

In Tech Dev we recently started having weekly calls with our leadership focusing on certain parts of our organization and finding ways to make it better. I’m not sure what the purpose of these calls are because they feel very ineffective. People are... — read more