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Telecom Culture, No Talent

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at AT&T for 9 years
March 7, 2019
El Segundo, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Half off on AT&T Mobile service. Half off or free DirecTV service. That's about it. They've stripped out all other pros.

Cons

T wants to be a tech-forward company, but at the end of the day, especially upper/exec management, they are a telephone company. They want to do Agile and be leaders in the streaming industry, but they do not foster it, are unwilling to pay for top talent, and do not take care of the employees they have. Remote work is discouraged, and strict working hours are enforced. Work/life balance is nonexistent.

I've had three different management chains in the last year, all due to reorganizations, layoffs, and musical chairs at the VP levels.

Advice to Management

Start caring for and valuing your employees. Happy employees will give you better products and deliverables, rather than demanding the deliverable and forcing employees to work certain hours because you believe that's the best suitable time. There is not a line of people waiting to land a job at ATT, so take care of the employees you have.

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