Ever since about 2015 it’s been about employees worrying if they’re still going to have a job then being cut while leadership says “we’re in this together”. The AFO (AT&T Field Operations) town hall was today where they called us a “team”. It’s... — read more 

This whole "colaboration" situation and people being called to the offices along with the possible layoffs provoked the high performers to start looking for other options. Think that no one will stay to see what happens and that anybodey who has an... — read more 

You know it's rough at T when you don't hear much about fraud and scams that employees are doing to keep their jobs. Is it my imagination?

Everything points towards mass layoffs, but it looks like we will still have some window of time before they start on that big a scale. Why not try to beat them to the punch, update our CV and at least try to apply at other companies? If nothing we... — read more 

What orgs do we “feed, starve, or stop”? Mobility makes the money- feed Entertainment is upside down- starve Who gets stopped?

If your on VPN alot at&t will assume you work from home.

IF you hear nothing else this afternoon, I want you to hear me on this,” Stephenson said at the company’s investor presentation in New York. “Our discretionary cash flow is going to go to one place. It’s going to be paying down debt.” AT&T DOES NOT... — read more 

I heard that Ops Managers are now required to work from the garage and not from home. Home dispatch for the technicians will also end and they will have to report from the garage just like wireline . Not sure if this is true

It's Official: Open-Plan Offices Are Now the Dumbest Management Fad of All Time as found by a Harvard study - https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/its-official-open-plan-offices-are-now-dumbest-management-fad-of-all-time.html The article goes on to... — read more 

Netflix spends $8 Billion a year on content creation with estimates of up to $13 Billion this year. Disney, Apple and NBC have very deep pockets reserved for content creation. We? We have to take on even more debt to hopefully create content beyond... — read more 

Don’t hate the players (Execs)... in T’s case, it does not help that a strategy in video and entertainment has been pursued by Execs which is largely unsuccessful. Paying 80 bil for an asset (DTV) that is now valued at 40 bil does not help. Ignoring... — read more 

Trying to stay true to the original purpose of this board, some scuttlebutt I learned from former colleagues - this might apply to only my old market, but more likely not. This is 2nd-hand, but sounds plausible enough: There will be no more... — read more 

I know this is going to piss off a lot of folks here, but reality is AT&T should have reduced headcount long time ago. I work in Bedminster as a contractor, and there's so many folks both contracting and FT who either are stagnant or are working on... — read more 

Is At&t actually going to be able to afford the capital expenditure investments in the network to actually deliver the content that they now own? I mean, where the hell is the investment in the physical network to deliver it?

I understand that the company takes pride in a secure and steady dividend, but it’s been a while now that the dividend doesn't reflect the true statement that the company is in. While things are not alarming at this moment, due to decent cash flow at... — read more 

Signs T is freeing up $$$ by not renewing its name on stadiums. Will Jerry’s world be next?

First, if you have to ask “what does ATO stand for?” This has nothing to do with you. Second, if you were lucky enough to survive in this role your time is up! Time to brush up on getting those qualities and safety visits in in time or brush up on... — read more 

KOI down nation wide. Demo devices not being adjusted out and demo content not being loaded. iPog not being followed. Returns not being processed and returned on time. Demo tracker a mess. I can't imagine what the Audit scores are

I know at least two people who couldn't have been happier to learn they were being laid off about a year ago and who are now constantly looking for ways to get back in. Yes, there are a lot of available jobs right now, but that doesn't mean those are... — read more 

Imagine a world with endless possibilities and magical advancements in technology. Imagine a world where people can use their adaptive and creative potential towards the benefit of humanity. Imagine newfound freedom in such a world!

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/01/15/at-t-picks-up-residential-building-as-it-expands.html

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4233502-devil-ts-dividend-6_66-percent

looking around that this fabulous idea of "collaboration" (which is horse $hit), all I see is: miserable faces long lines for coffee people camped out in odd places in various spots throughout the building poor air circulation and repugnant smells... — read more 

Why do we never see the bus ops groups included in layoffs? The .org is huge with many bs titles, directors with very few direct reports. Their org structure seems very different than other orgs I have seen at att. Maybe they are revenue generating?... — read more 

This article brings insight into the fact that the three big companies that are trying to reinvent themselves as media giants are all heavily burdened by debt. It’s obvious that all of them can’t be market leaders and I’m afraid that anything less... — read more 

Regarding the recent debate about whether AT&T should sell DirecTV and does ATT&T need DirecTV after the TimeWarner acquisition, I want to say that potential would just represent getting rid of the consequences of a problem and not solving it. To... — read more 

I've heard form two different people that next week might be when it all starts. Not sure where they got their info, though. Does anybody know if this is true?

JVB org

Seems to me that a CEO golden parachute exit would be contengent on a successful tenure, and not one leading the company to FAILURE. I'd say a clawback of benefit is in order in Randall's case

Our VP of select accounts “retired” and now we have a SP VPGM coming in to replace. What can you take from this? Is internal CSE being phased out?

https://variety.com/2019/biz/features/att-disney-comcast-debt-1203107407/ “Begley notes that AT&T — which has about $70 billion in BBB-rated debt that will come due over the next four to five years — is in a tight spot because of the company’s need... — read more 

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-01-15/directv-sale-offers-at-t-extreme-option-to-pay-down-debt?srnd=premium

Is there any news on reorganization outside of ATO and within retail? There does not seem to be any talk of retail closing, door changing to authorized retail, or corporate restructuring for retail channels.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenkam/2019/01/14/att-why-i-recommend-selling-it/#3ac5ee2f14fd

AMs and directors should be ashamed of themselves. This is the 5th round of surplus activities I’ve been through now. Each and every time we’ve been told they (AMs and Directors) know nothing more than we do, that is an absolute lie. At this point I... — read more 

New player jumps in the streaming wars — announces a new service to compete with Netflix and AT&T CNBCJanuary 14, 2019, 2:39 PM EST NBC's streaming service will be a free, ad-supported product to anyone that subscribes to a pay-TV service. For those... — read more 

If you don’t develop the new skills, you won’t be fired — at least AT&T won’t say as much — but you won’t have much of a future. The company isn’t too worried about people leaving, since executives estimate that eventually AT&T could get by with... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/waiver-invalid-discrimination-suit-against-013455012.html