AT&T reviews

Don't come to work here. Go to Yahoo. Go to Google. Go to Facebook. Go to Microsoft. Upper management has destroyed all morale by constantly reorganizing and closing offices. Nobody seems to have any clue what they are doing. My boss retired very early at 55. Many long-time people who used to love working here have left last year for other jobs at the companies listed above. That tells you something right there. A lot of forced early retirements of the most brilliant minds in the company, and they didn't leave on good terms. It's not a good place to work anymore. Very negative atmosphere. Constant threat of losing your job. The Labs took away all telecommuting this year and screwed the people who can't relocate. This company is a disaster and they just don't care. You are a number to them. Go somewhere that you are valued. It won't happen here. Moving up the ladder is next to impossible and nothing you do matters to anyone in the real world.

If you leave the company within 18 months after the training program, YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY AT&T back over $10,000. YIKES! I choose to leave this company because I got a better offer from another (THANK GOODNESS), and I was happy to pay the money to get out of my miserable role I felt that my recruiters lied to me. They spoke of how competitive the program is and how high-caliber the members are. Once things began, this felt very far from the truth. The managers were mostly incompetent, and my peers in the program were far from impressive. About 30-40% of the program left the company before finishing their five months because they were miserable, failed a test, or were asked to leave! You are micromanaged and treated like a child. My manager would talk to my class like we were elementary students. I had done competitive programs before and was shocked by the miserable management. The managers believe there should be an iron curtain between work and personal life. Even if they are only slightly older than you, they will act like they are far superior and would never consider discussing personal matters. Also, I thought this was going to be a great high-profile job. Once again, my recruiters lied to me. The office doesn't even have free coffee. There was no culture, little joy, and according to most employees, the best aspect was the 401K (which was weak compared to my current program). I now work for an amazing company. Everyday I am shocked at how amazing the new job is and how terrible AT&T was.