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A very big company. The employees make it feel smaller

Associate Director of Technology
Current Employee
Has worked at AT&T for 20 years
June 18, 2021
Dallas, Texas
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Variety of work - I've been here 25 years and it is never dull.

In addition to moving around, the work within a job changes and I enjoy the challenges.

My fellow employees have helped me through personal challenges on many occasions and they do so for others, as well. The sense of community is amazing.

Cons

HR and Leadership need to slow down and think about the changes they're making, the optics of those changes, and the volume of changes at once.

Seemingly cheap on important things and foolish spending in strange areas. Example: buy Warner, build out a huge installation in downtown Dallas (to the tune of millions) to look like an entertainment company, sell off Warner, and cut employee benefits.

Huh? Foolish.

Advice to Management

If you tell an employee for 24 years that they will have healthcare benefits subsidized in retirement, you should honor that. The leaders chastising me for being angry about it are tone-deaf. To those leaders saying "I never had that," you negotiated your salary knowing you never had that. I negotiated mine including it, therefore taking it away now is going to anger people. Culture surveys are being ignored because our feedback is being ignored.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
2.0
Senior Management
2.0

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