AT&T Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"This company was not for me."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"I saw what it was like to work in another culture."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you leave your self respect at home, and do what your boss tells you to do, you should be fine."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"Their corporate culture, and macro management style. I believe they could treat their employees a little better."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Their management does what they are told, they don't make policy, they just enforce it."

"An overall good experience, position has poor opportunity for development."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"The environment can be challenging, access to latest technology, great interactions with different people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"A positive attitude is key, as the ability to remain positive in negative situations is an important skill for this job."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"Ideas are rarely acknowledged, company culture isn't progressive. Sales environment can be taxing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should open more front line communication. Ideas and suggestions should be taken seriously, more flexibility with employees."

"AT&T good. Few ppl a pain, they weren't directly with the company, I could deal with 'em."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"I love AT&T... I love the people at AT&T."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work for AT&T... don't work for a contracting company that works for AT&T (especially Farley), unless they get rid of the manager they have. So unless you are single without children, or a man either who doesn't have children or doesn't care about having to choose a job over your child, don't work for them."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"There were some people who weren't pleasant to work with. But I could deal with them, because most of the people that I worked with were. My boss was not great. He and I had a horrible relationship that blew up at the end."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get new management (middle management)... with contractors. I worked for a man who told me that I had to choose between my job and my child. That wasn't at AT&T, it was at Farley Technologies, a company that contracted to work with AT&T. I would suggest not to hire Farley back, or for Farley to get a new manager."

"AT&T was a good run, but it ran its course."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"The people I directly came in contact with on a day-to-day basis were genuinely supportive in achieving the end goal."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Remember: Political connections are what drive your advancement. It's not what you know, but rather who you know."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"The back office and support people were frustrated and ineffective due to the fragmented nature of the corporation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Eliminate catch phrases. The company needs to unify its operations and become seamless in function."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"I like telecommunications customers. They know that I am going to provide the best customer experience, and that I'm going to do what I say I'm going to do."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be open to learning and remember to always do your best. This job is about the customer needs. If we are not doing our job correctly, someone else will."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"I don't like that there really is no room for advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't forget that the peers are the representatives on the front line. We always need management to support us."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"I like the benefits, technology and customer service. I also like learning new things and working with people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you're interviewing for a position in this company, be yourself. It's also very important to have a positive attitude, especially when working with customers."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"Nothing about the company, as such. The job isn't focused on my degree path, and I would like to break away from retail."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Ensure that you understand personality. Everyone works and learns differently."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"I only liked the people and benefits. That's it, nothing else is positive."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't work there if you're not Christian or aren't originally from the United States."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"Not treating all employees equally."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat all employees equally, regardless of origin, race or religion."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"New technologies, the technology that I'm working with and my colleages."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The technical interview was easy and covered most basic programming questions."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"Difficult career growth, lack of opportunities, difficult to access information sometimes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Change the company mindset, empowering the creation of new technologies."

"I loved the people I worked with, but direct management was intolerable."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"I liked the location and team of people I worked with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you want to work for AT&T, make sure that you are not applying for a contract position. You will be treated with far more respect when directly employed by the company."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"The pay rate did not match the expectations of the workload. Management also treated contract employees with little or no respect."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat employees like they matter to the company and have a vital role in day-to-day operation."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"I work at the research branch of AT&T Labs, where the atmosphere is generally relaxed and focused on R&D (as opposed to corporate red tape)."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is extremely difficult to transition from contractor to employee status. Most of the real development is done by contractors, with occasionally insightful architecture diagrams drifting down from a handful of employee developers. Projects are guarded jealously, so lateral transitions are also difficult to arrange."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"AT&T is far too big for its own good. Corporate policies are usually tedious in the best case and more often disastrous. Thankfully, since we are Research, we rarely have to deal directly with these issues."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep your nose out of matters you don't understand and leave us to our work. Decrease meeting frequency and institute a requirement that all upper-level employees must hold advanced degrees in an engineering discipline."

"Learn a lot in the Call Center settings!"

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"It was very interesting to work for AT & T - different Culture and pace."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be yourself, be honest, answer all questions in a happy manner."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"I was working third shift - so pretty much hours and schedule on day to day basis."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Managements needs to look at Market needs and projections - because they hire so many people that was not needed."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"I liked the people I worked with and how much I got paid."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The money is great, so if you can put up with the middle school environment, then so be it. In my opinion, the stress that comes from the company itself (not from the customers) isn't worth it."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"I didn't like the company or the direction it is taking. AT&T was solely worried about money, rather than about the people who earn it for them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop the favoritism! I went through 4 managers while I was there, and only one of them was worth my time. She got promoted, and rightfully so."

What do you like about working at AT&T?

"The respect and trust between my manager and myself was productive and empowering."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work with available resources, because they are the key to your success."

What don't you like about working at AT&T?

"Career advancement opportunities were limited in Oregon, and I wasn't willing to relocate to Georgia or Texas."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide more in-classroom training sessions for new technology and best practices."