Even though the company has not confirmed this number, I believe it is true, if not even bigger. I wouldn’t expect anything other from the company then to deny it and try to mask these numbers with other statistics. The sad thing is that chances are... — read more
VTP / SIPP Offer Coming Nation Wide?
Heard that AT&T is going to offered a VTP / SIPP offer to all retirement eligible, thinking they would get a large number of takers. And save some of us younger employee's jobs. Has anyone else heard about this?
Delusional Employees (in Dilbert's Words)
Source below... Boss: The rumors of a major layoff are completely untrue. Dilbert: Why did the facilities management people just deliver a huge load of cardboard boxes to the break room? Boss: You can never have too many boxes. Dilbert: Why Does... — read more
Explain like I’m 5
So, let’s be honest. I game my metrics, numbers...what you will and I game hard. Meaning I lie on a daily basis which usually lands me in the upper third or higher among my peers. Now, everyone else is doing the same...this isn’t unknown in fact I... — read more
How bad is it, being a Prem Tech?
I think I want do do premise work again. I am a non-at-risk employee in a surplussed work group. I have 19 years. Want to get back in the field.
So how about you wake up and smell the coffee.
Everyone is complaining about losing WFH. WHY? I could go with at least you have a job unlike a lot of us who were surplused . Or I could ask you what makes you so enlititled ? Why doesn’t everyone stop complaining about trivial things. I am so sorry... — read more
Ya think raising prices is going to combat cord cutters?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-01-04/comcast-at-t-raise-prices-to-counter-cord-cutting-higher-costs
AT&T was once a great Company
Poor Leadership decisions have dragged this Company and it’s employees through the mud over the past several years. From a failed T Mobile merger, to over paying for DirecTV which is shedding subscribers, to taking on tremendous debt for TW... — read more
I let AT&T get the best of me
So glad I quit Att . I left on my own choice mostly because I had a mo--n as a manager. I am in a company now that actually gives me work. If you didn't talk out of you know what even though you are wrong you get to stay then they get rid of the... — read more
I don't believe they can eliminate WFH
I don’t believe that at this level of technology Working from home can be eliminated. People have been asked before to report to offices and hubs and it didn’t prove to be an effective move. This has just been announced on a larger scale and that’s... — read more
i personally know a lot of people that WFH and haven't done much in years
they hold themselves in high praise, say they are good employees, but thats far from the truth. either they are lying to themselves or somehow trying to convince others --probably just want to collect a paycheck though. losers. karma is a b....
Telecommuting -the trend is over
They’ve said it over and over - they are phasing out all corporate management remote workers. They do not owe anyone severance for making you come in to the office, remote work was a privilege and a perk. The trend is over. People far from hub... — read more
2nd Time Warner Pending Court Case and Layoffs
When Federal Judge Greene broke up the Bells in the early 1980's he looked at the possible outcome on employees as well as on the public. The Modified final judgement included pension portability allowing employees to keep their pensions and bridge... — read more
Pension Estimate on Fidelity
This is for people that have already retired. Is the amount that fidelity puts as the estimate accurate? Was it close to the real amount you got assuming you took a lump sum out.
Eliminating telecommuting
The dumbest thing they can do is eliminate telecommuting and force people to come in to the office, just too stupid for words. They want to operate as if it is 1957.
It’s time for Randall to go
Randall if you’re reading this, please do the company a favor and resign. Under your leadership the company has suffered. This constant fear of losing your job is no way to live and while I would understand if it was anything but your fault but... — read more
Big Layoff Coming Q1FY19
Well folks, looks like this is going to be the big one. Just about every group got 'surveys" today. what a load of cr@p. post your VP and team here. I'd like to see how widespread the slaughter is.
Advice to the young folks!! LEAVE!! You are being sold a dream
Promotions "we are working on it" Fast track program "you will not move" Opportunities to move around the company does not exist. The only ones moving are those with mommy and daddy or connections that are higher ups. Stuck in a position that is AT&T... — read more
Pension Lump sum
So back in October shortly before being laid off i ran different pension scenarios with each reflecting same last day on payroll, Oct 19 and 3 diff pension start dates, commencing at age 63, 64 and 65. I printed it out and made note of the respective... — read more
This Just In From J-McElf- YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy Cow - the official notice came out today. From the looks of it, they want to bring employees together and back into the office but I'm sure that at the end of the day, even those that are in the office will be affected. Can you say bad... — read more
Mcelfresh ATO Surplus Announcement
.Org wide email sent today..
Non-bargained/mgmt surplus
Yeah so this happened today :/ I got hired out of school a few years ago... wish I never would have interned and taken the FT role Good luck to all of y’all, don’t sweat it keep your heads up
It's absolute insanity that the share price is up almost 10% in the last 5 days
It deserves to crash just like AAPL
How customers abandon AT&T
Here is a good representation of the process of abandoning AT&T services and choosing the competition instead. I know this is just a personal experience of the author of this article, but sooner or later every customer starts weighing the ratio... — read more
Donovan .Org
Donovan group calls have started.
Plenty left to go
In 2015, there were about 300k employees. At the time the guidance was to reduce headcount by a 1/3 or to get employees to about 200k. This was before TW merger with AT&T. Before AT&T/TW merger, headcount was about 250k with more layoffs being... — read more
https://www.google.com/amp/s/seekingalpha.com/amp/article/4231124-t-dividend-fallacy
Yes, you read that right. An investor in Verizon didn't even need the dividends to exceed the total return of AT&T. Adding in the dividends, Verizon has actually exceeded the gains of the S&P 500 index with a 181% return.
The sale of data center colocation operations and assets is complete
In light of the earlier anonced colaboration with Brookfield Infrastructure, AT&T announced that the transfer of these operations and assets. https://about.att.com/story/2018/att_data_center_colocation_operations_assets.html
Progress towards 2020 goal?
I have a question - I'm pretty sure that when Randall announced the 1/3 employee reduction goal by 2020, it was 2015 and there were 280,000 employees. At Q3 2018, there were 269,000 employees, but that also included TW people. What is the true number... — read more
Is this a new record?
We are barely into the second day of the new year and we are already learning about more layoffs. Is this a new record? From what I can remember, it would usually take AT&T at least a week before any new announcements or info was leaked. At least we... — read more
CWA District 9 Cali, managers are getting cut!!
So managers are getting cut this month. They will be notified on the 28th. I was told that T only wants 8 managers per area manager so two are getting cut from my yard. I haven’t heard anything about techs tho. This is on the DTV side.
RAE position coming back?
Anyone have any knowledge of the RAE position coming back?
Any CWA District 4/Midwest - Legacy "T" Contact Negotiations Updates/Rumors?
Any CWA District 4/Midwest - Legacy "T" Contact Negotiations Updates/Rumors?
Any news on IEFS?
Any news on IEFS? they work the hell out of us, mandatory overtime all the time. forced 6 days off and on. could they really cut more from our organization when so many have left through quitting and T isnt back filling those lost jobs in my area... — read more
Some of you folks
Are funny. You're not on a "team" You don't "collaborate" You are not an associate" or a "Team member" You are an employee, an expense. Your badges and other awards won't matter. Don't care who you are, the company would rather have you gone. But... — read more
Loads of debt and no innovation on the horizon
This article basically sums up what the AT&T officials mad known to the general public regarding their plans in the advertising and streaming business. No big news but it got me thinking about the possibility of failure on this huge bet. Pretty much... — read more
No future in ATO except for Indian contractors
ATO management is all about outsourcing to a handful of Indian offshoring firms. Indian employees have their own employee resource groups to encourage promoting within. Indian upper management chooses to promote their own country-men and replaces... — read more
NETFLIX is KING
And will be, for quite a while.....Stankey will apply the same creativity busting metrics that he does to T, to HBO and Time Warner. He can't help himself. Him and Stephenson are numbers guys. They will never change. What they don't realize is all... — read more
Volunteering for a layoff is possible
If they don't offer a voluntary, I've been told by a couple of people I trust that if you make it known you'd be willing to go when it becomes clear a layoff is coming, they will usually accomodate (even if a voluntary option is not offered). Either... — read more
Bad news comrades....big surplus next month
The rumor mill is churning once again.... The unconfirmed RIF number is 10,000+ late January/February. Likely to be announced in earnings call as a major expense reduction plan / strategic realignment. Y'all know the drill. More BS from the top down... — read more