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Great Salary, Bonus, and Benefits; Poor Advancement Opportunities for Development

Specialist-Applications Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at AT&T for less than 1 year
April 12, 2011
Richardson, Texas
3.0
No CEO Opinion
Pros

Telecommute!

My department authorized telecommuting programs for qualifying employees.

Annual Bonus

Benefits include good plans for vision, dental, and medical, and a 401k plan.

Cons

The vendor dominates technical development and programming for the company. AT&T does not seem to support this kind of work inside the company.

Management employees are currently required to go into the field to replace union workers during years that contracts expire. In the event the unions go on strike, which means ATT employees must put personal plans on hold so they can travel to other national worksites to fill in until the strike is finished.

Advice to Management

AT&T has a great deal going for it in recruiting new hires; however, the need for "all hands on deck" when a union strike is imminent and the poor opportunities to advance are some significant drawbacks for AT&T. Do away with the need to fill in for the unions and find ways to open advancement opportunities.

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