AT&T

"It's very much a toxic environment that does not serve women. They operate like mean girls but they pretend they are all about women empowerment and diversity. Point blank-they are the most manipulative and shady women I have ever worked for and they have done despicable and unethical things themselves and to other women. "

"Great place to work. Enjoyed my time here. Learned a lot. "

"Men and women treated equally but the hours in my department were pretty bad. Did offer wfh on Fridays and flexible as needed through the rest of the week."

"Don't get too comfortable. The changes in the company structure happen more frequently than you'd like."

"Frankly, given that AT&T is struggling to overcome the ill-conceived acquisitions & ill-fated acquisition attempts of the past 8 years, I would advise another woman to look elsewhere for better opportunities until this situation improves. Layoffs and sell offs of entire business units has made the future difficult to predict. "

"I would tell other women the sky is the limit for them - you are able to create the career you want. "

"The diversity is amazing. The company really does do their best to promote diversity and equality in the office. I feel theres a great ratio of men to women in all positions. "

"Benefits are great. It is not a matter of if layoffs will happen it’s a matter of when. Big companies are not always what they are cracked up to be."

"If you want flexibility on deciding what you want to do in the tech field, AT&T is for you! "

"Crazy hours, including weekends. I worked nearly every Sunday, as well as most evenings during the week in addition to my regular 40 hour week."

"Politics play a large part in your growth and your ability for advancement. If you are part of the "in" crowd you will have access to special high exposure projects. "

"If you are a woman, be prepared to be talked down to. The good ole boy culture of mansplaining runs rampant. "

"Very political and if you are liked you are treated well. If you are not liked you will know it. "

"Don’t, do not apply, do not interview, do not work for them you will waste time in your life which you could have invested into a more promising company "

"A good company to work for with great benefits. Flexible so that you can balance work and family."

"It's an amazing company with many opportunities for women to succeed. "

"Competition is high and the corporate politics make work tough some times, but it’s a comfortable environment for women when it comes to equality in treatment and opportunities. "

" Working to change, old-school corporate . Being able to self direct your own career is crucial"

"There is lots of bureaucracy working at AT&T. Just because your thoughts and ideas are logical doesn't mean anyone will listen to you. If you are based out of a headquarters location (Dallas) you have more chances of being promoted. Working from home appears to be frowned upon because senior management can't take the time to read & comprehend emails, they prefer "water cooler talks" in passing. "

"It is a good ole boy system. Women are second class citizens."

"Just like any other job. You get out of it what you put into it."

"Every supervisor/department varies but working at AT&T and the use of our technology gives the flexibility to be accessible within reason. Building great relationships within your leadership certainly helps. "

"Lots of opportunity and flexibility in Dallas Texas. World wide company "

"I have never felt like I was not respected in my years working at AT&T. The people are great and the friendships I have formed over the years are irreplaceable. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow and develop. I have the flexibility to manage my home and work life as needed and my boss understands we have lives outside of work too! "

"Your efforts and level of engagement will eventually be recognized. Always give your all and never give up. Work and act like someone is watching you. Maintain integrity by doing what’s right - always. "

"AT&T values all voices and supports equality across the board. I feel extremely proud to be part of an organization that not only supports me as a professional female and all of my work endeavors, but as a woman/parent/wife/caregiver/friend in my personal life as well. "

"There are great mentors at our company and I feel like my voice matters."

"Great Company for growth, just make sure that you are compensated accordingly. "

"Still an old-boys club - in every aspect. Company has lost most of their true visionary leaders. Most have a whats-in-it-for-me attitude and provide little to no support and guidance. Some women can get ahead, but its a popularity game, not based on merit or hard work."

"Make sure you become an employee don’t contract with them"

"culture varies a lot by the office and team. you should figure out what department you will be in. would help to get the contact of a woman on the team to talk to before committing. "

"The best place to work. The benefits and salary package is excellence. Only thing is shift workers need more work life balance and flexy arrangement. "

"Manage your career. Lots of flexibility, but you can be left behind if you don’t manage your opportunities."

"Be prepared for the old fashioned ‘Old Boys Network’ - it’s alive and well. But there are pci,ets of fairness, the CFO for example personally seems to be without bias. Sexual harassment and workplace intimidation complaints may not be taken seriously or acted upon - it’s very inconsistent. Even when widespread. Although there are ones that are."

"AT&T is a great place to work. If you are lucky enough to make it pasy layoffs. "

"AT&T promotes people with confidence over people with competence. If you are an expert at what you are doing, you can still see people who have done the right networking get promoted before you, with an emphasis on business "bros"."

"take advantage of any leadership programs that you can participate in"

"Don't work here, you will be treated extremely unfairly and feel uncomfortable and unsafe."

"Good company to work for, however, women do not get equal pay to men"

"Never keep to yourself your opinion; you can make changes by simply asking or mentioning your problem."

"It seems like this place is better for males because women don't get a fair chance to move up as easily even though they are more educated. "

"There are many opportunities, whether you love STEM stuff, or not "

"Learn and acquired as much skill and technical expertise as possible and offered, depending on job descritption and future aims. This a review of AT&T Wireless."

"Be prepared for quarterly lay offs, asking permission to assist a trouble, requesting FMLA in order to help sick parent, kid. No effective training anymore. You will work holidays and evenings and will lose time with family."

"Great place to work, challenging and rewarding. Enjoyed 12+ years in general management. "

"Great work life balance and hours; terrible maternity leave policy - some departments still do not have enough female leadership"

"Don't be afraid to negotiate. AT&T has a (deserved) reputation for supporting women, but you need to take the intiative and ask to be compensated equally. No one cares about your career more than you, so stand up for what you want."

"AT&T is great if you're in the right group, reporting to right manager. I've been fortunate enough to have both for several years and it's been wonderful. As a single mom, I'm able to work from home when I need to and it's been great."

"The training department is 100% travel, not conducive to work life balance for many."

"Very flexible and family oriented environment. Many more female executives than most traditional tech companies."

"Executive finance team demographics are dominated by older white males, and there is an obvious lack of diversity. Company doesn't pay very well. Company culture is very silo'd with a lack of communication across the organization."

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"I've been here for 30+ years. It was a good place to work, however now I think it's more about indices met rater than helping customers"

"There is a lot of flexibility in many departments to work virtually."

"After an initial training of 6 or so weeks I was assigned to a 'market' to sell in. My first manager's name was I hid you not: J.R. 'Jim'. Ewing. This in Dallas, TX. He is the one who patiently taught me "how to sell" for this mammoth corporation. Of the 29 manager I was assigned to in 30 years he was the only one that worked ethically. He told me once (in the mid 1970's you still expected to retire from the company one day) that his hope for me was I would one day retire and be able to say that I had never mislead or told a falsehood to a customer. He said customers deal with honesty from their account executive with referrals! Oh boy was he right. Jim was right about everything he taught me. Of course I only worked for him about 3 years then the revolving door of corrupt, incompetent, self absorbed, drug or alcohol addicts, lazy, stupid, chauvauist poured through the door. Had it not been for Jim I would never made it 30 years. He equipped me be an excellent honest sales professional. But it was Jim not AT&T. That is important. My advise to myself would be: when in training go over to the marketing office when possible and ask AE's about their management. And then put the sales skills they were trying to teach me (my BS degree was in government. I never took a marketing class in college) to use and sell the best manager on me! . The stars aligned for me when I got Jim but I could have just as easily gotten someone like the other 28 people I directly reported to in my 30 year career. And with many of those future managers I would have quit. When I retired the younger co-workers asked me how in the world I made it 30 years. I explained about Jim. Additionally, I told them to put on an imaginary Gumby suit (so they could beend over backward when needed for their customers - but never bend your ethics for anyone - customer or AT&T), slap on an imaginary tap shows and get ready to do a lot of tap dancing as you will be patronized constantly. And bring along a piece of garden hose because management will try and beat you up when they don't want to take responsibility for their incompetence. But, always remember working as a woman at AT&T you will always be in the minority. Truthfully, sort of like a puppy that got a good start in life , I got a great start in my career with AT&T because of Jim. He taught me exactly what my job was and what it wasn't and what he expected of me. For the rest of my career I tried my damnest to ignore those horrid managers and just keep on doing my AE job the right way everyday. I can honestly say I succeeded accomplishing the goal Jim set at the beginning. I stayed true to my ethical compass. Never did I mislead or tell an untruth to a customer. AT&T is a tough company to work for. Try it if you want but if you are a marketing person find something in the medical field. In today's work environment you will won't have the same type of retirement plan I have (it is very good but no longer offered) so there is no reason to put yourself through hell to stay with a company that won't go to hell and back for you! You asked & I answered. Don't know if this information is helpful but I know none of my co-workers who became friends and are now retired that would disagree with my assessment."

"I had pictured advancement and a lot of opportunities which really don't exist. There are many people with my job title but our duties vary. Most jobs are outsourced so there are very few jobs posted. There is no such thing as coming in a few minutes late because you had a doctor's appointment and staying a few minutes late. Part of that is due to union regulations but there is no flexibility. Management is not the brightest and best, they are people that just didn't want to do my job. They are paid 15% more than me with less job security. I am very thankful for a wonderful benefit package but feel that I am paid in benefits, not really in salary."

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"No matter pregnant or not they want you on your feet constantly. Don't get me wrong it is part of the job but they should at least show some type of consideration to women who are pregnant and can't stay too long on there feet. It is a very sexist company. Not for just this reason but even before I was pregnant i didn't believe any woman in that store can move up in the company. Absolutely no opportunity for women to move up"