AT&T reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(42,065 total reviews)
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John Stankey

43% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

AT&T has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 42,065 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AT&T employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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42K reviews
1.0
Feb 12, 2024

Do not work here

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Pros

I have little to no positive thoughts regarding this company.

Cons

If you are considering working here, I implore you to look elsewhere.

1.0
Feb 6, 2024
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Pros

maybe a few people that work from home actually work but 90% of the employees barely work. They're out shopping at walmart or attending their kids soccer games. RTO doesn't work either because people badge in and leave after a few hours. not to mention there are no desks so half your time is wasted looking for an open spot.

Cons

Many. You are always under the threat of layoffs. employment here is the opposite of job stability. see why below. senior management constantly makes bad decisions. loses money and blames worker by laying them. the current leadership made the blunder of purchasing the most expensive acquisitions, DIRECTV and WarnerMedia, butchered both company that had stellar reputations (have you noticed how crappy HBO has become? thank Stankey) and sold both companies at a loss. For someone making $80,000 a year, they would be fired for that kind of bad judgement and management. but when you make $25million a year, you get more bonuses, meanwhile employee raises are 1%. there's a lot of clerical work employees with management titles. you can come in ambitious but you'll end up the same jaded bare minimum employee which is the reason for the dead end job. you won't learn or grow from them. yes you'll have collected a paycheck but you won't be prepared for the next job after you've been laid off. micromanagement is unreal. you will have a boss micromanaging your every email, work, etc. that you don't have to do any real work. and then they'll get frustrated at you. when i say the management employees are like clerical workers, even the HR and benefits team is included. They can't do anything right. They screw up your benefits. You can't talk to anybody from the US if they do. Only people paid $2/hour from India.

3.0
Jan 23, 2024
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Pros

The people are the best thing at AT&T. From your co-workers to the employee resource groups. Hands down the best part. The benefits package is solid and I think probably one of the better ones out there.

Cons

The commissions are an issue. I believe in continually setting the bar higher in order to get better, but AT&T's management looks for ways to get out of paying them. For instance, when I started at AT&T you were paid for every sale. Period. When I left, they had added so many stipulations to the commission there were 50 different ways for them to get out of paying you for any sales. So you may have sold 15 lines but at the end of the month you didn't hit whatever side benchmark they had placed priority on this month so you were paid Zero. Also, the performance reviews were so constant they could put you on an action plan at anytime. It sometimes seems like there are more employees on action plans than not on them. And guess what? That affects your commission too. Loved working with AT&T at the beginning. Hated waking up at the end.

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