Pros
Job security. Cell phones and service providers of mobility will continue to be a growth sector ensuring jobs to those that are willing to stick with it. (THE GOOD) An extensive employee base provides excellent oppurtunities to move job functions within the company so you do not have to leave to get a new career path. Good benefits and stability once an employee gets into the management levels. Ralph De La Vega is actually quite visionary and exceptionally detailed which should spell success for ATT investors if long term stability is addressed with both management and front line resources.
Cons
Lower than management level employment is not suggested at this time. Limited upward mobility and discouraging salary increases promote the high attrition rates that have degraded internal stability. (THE BAD) A discouraging fact about telecom is that profit margins and cash flow are usually positive so spotting poor management and correcting for it to improve performance is not a high focal point as with other industries. ATT Mobility has just completed numerous merger activities in the last 3 years and has paid high attention to support of the customer and little to the employees who have sacrificed time, salary, and sanity to keep the lights on.