Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Topics regarding layoffs at AT&T

Absolute clown show

Former employee. Checking in… looking at some of my former bosses at AT&T and where they are now. The BEST ones no longer work for the company. The worst one(woman flat out broke the law!) is now an AVP. No wonder the company is sh-t. The... — read more 

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| 2020 views | | 7 replies (last December 6, 2023)
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AT&T Medicare Advantage Plan

I have a question about the new AT&T Medicare Advantage Plan in 2024. Since we, as retirees, are dropping Medicare in order to enroll in the new plan, will UHC send a notice to Medicare.gov to drop us from the plan, or do we have to contact Medicare?... — read more 

Best way to get AT&T discounts?

I'm leaving the company end of December, it's the right thing for me to do. I won't get the nice EMO discount, so what is the best way to get the biggest % off? I am turning 50 next year. AT&T has been good, but it's changed since I joined. People I... — read more 

I'm Leg T. Check me on my MR75 math.

I get it - Age and service must equal 75, and you must be a minimum of 50 years old. I'll turn 53 in December 2023, and will have as of January 1, 2024, 24 years of service (NCDS is 6/14/1999). I should meet MR75, right? I don't want to move to... — read more 

Forced Job Title Change? What’s the catch?

Just got this in an email a few minutes ago? Just trying to figure out what’s the catch? I work in BAT in South Carolina. New simplified job titles - what it means for you   To: Select U.S. management employees   Did you know that AT&T currently... — read more 

JVB will be the reason why the business org fails

JVB has no real understanding of the business org. She was in retail and that space will soon be brought to ashes by completely going AR. Nothing working in the business org. Fiber folks, good luck as your commission changed once more and you will... — read more 

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| 1660 views | | 3 replies (last December 2, 2023)
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Mass Markets Merry-Go-Round

Any thoughts on today's re-orgapalooza with Kenny, Robertson and Wellday? I'll be glad to be rid of J Robertson's limited and not very radical candor, but jeez it seems like all these people do all day is sit around a big magnetic org chart, move... — read more 

Wave 1 experience sharing

Can anyone affected by wave 1 but chose to relocate share their experience and how it’s going in the new hubs?

Fresh off the “Press”

As in Jason Press…. ATS Wave 2 letters will go out in 1st quarter of 2024. Actual relocation dates will be in 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters. Criteria is not known at this time but we all know what the hidden agenda is. List your ideas in the comments. — read more 

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| 2390 views | | 6 replies (last December 2, 2023)
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Back in the 1990s my local

Burger King ran an all summer long special of 99 cent Whoppers. Now the regular price is $5.49 and the special is a $3 Whopper on Wednesday with a coupon. My times have changed. You would have been better off buying Whopper Futures in the 1990s... — read more 

AT&T outsourcing RAN to Ericsson

There are lots of rumors, from many sources, about AT&T outsourcing the entire RAN services (operations, performance, design and planning) to Ericsson following the same disastrous recipe Sprint used many years ago before being acquired by T-Mobile. ... — read more 

More outsourcing!

We have been bleeding money because of our id--t leadership, had we invested the money wasted in buying direct tv and put it into the network we wouldn't be here!! I am in the C and E dept as a fiber splicer but we may have lots of work coming up... — read more 

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| 1220 views | | 10 replies (last December 2, 2023)
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COR stores no internet with 1 desktop computer

We have 1 working desktop computer to function for 9 reps. We have customers walking out of the store and no one can assist them due to the fact our tablets have no connectivity. We realize this is nation wide but this has been going on for almost... — read more 

CWA agrees to give away more union jobs! Why?

South East Disconnect center work is being worked by contractors. What is the purpose of paying regular union dues if the union agreed to give more work away? Do they represent any of us or is there too many palms being greased?

Pull The stock

Has anyone pulled their stock from T? Has a few partners contemplating doing this together since it keeps dropping. Any advice from the gurus/wise people ?

Ericsson taking over RAN infrastructure

I just had a conversation with an Ericsson PM who was shocked we didn’t already know that E was taking over as the lone RAN infrastructure vendor. T will swap out radios, baseband units at every Nokia site over the course of 36 months (optimistic... — read more 

Management retiree question

Do level 3 non-bargained get medical retiree benefits A. regardless of hire date? B. regardless of discontinuations for level 2, level 1 retirees?

Rescinding an offer

Is it normal for AT&T to rescind an offer a week after somebody accepts? With no reason provided. I haven't heard of something like this happening, but a friend swears this happened to his cousin. Not that it would surprise me if this were true, I... — read more 

VTP coming in 2 weeks

Two weeks from this coming Friday will be VTP announcements totally welcomed by many who are so looking forward to gtfo with up to two year paid vacation and then retirement.

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| 3110 views | | 29 replies (last December 1, 2023)
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RTO is causing increased OT and short staffing

Duh, right? So now that they have laid off people who are in outlying areas, and implemented 3-5 days in offices with not enough work spaces, guess what is happening? You guessed it. Overtime. More people are using sick time than ever before(because... — read more 

AT&T 2024 SMMs, SPDs

I quit AT&T some years ago, fortunately when GATT rates were low, lump sums bigger. Severance was still a thing. I waited until the day I turned 65 to draw my pension annuity. But I digress. I hired in with Ameritech in 1999 and was told all about... — read more 

how does PTO work?

So, in January I receive 28 days PTO for years of service - if I leave in February and don't use PTO, do I get all 28 days paid out, or do I only get 2 months' worth?

being an employee is embarrasing

once upon a time AT&T was something. now working the same fake projects for years and no budget. paycheck arrives every 2 weeks so not going anywhere. watching "executives" think they are someone is a crack up

Get rid of Stankey!

AT&T is in trouble until we kick out him and the whole upper management and bring in some folks who know what they're doing. He and his cohort are basically the source of all our headaches. How big of a mess do you have to make in the top dog role... — read more 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tiny Tim, here’s hoping we make it through Christmas and New Year without being involved in the next layoff.

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| 1110 views | | 7 replies (last November 26, 2023)
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Fiber expansion coming

I know a lot of field technicians are in a hostile environment right now, but there is a lot of construction coming next year to our fiber network. This came from our ACE director in our turf. He assured us next summer is going to be a busy time and... — read more 

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