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AT&T takeover of Dobson Cellular One

woodywoody500

Aug 15, 2007, 1:31 AM
Does anybody have any concrete info on whether the employees at Dobson will have jobs after the takeover?
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thickjake

Aug 15, 2007, 6:15 AM
Sit tight. It's early

Having been through 4 mergers / acquisitions and countless restructuring over the last 12 or so years, I don't think you have much to worry about.
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woodywoody500

Aug 16, 2007, 1:40 AM
Does AT&T usually keep reps on from the company they buy? And do they make people relocate?
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Webb

Aug 16, 2007, 6:02 PM
woodywoody500 said:
Does AT&T usually keep reps on from the company they buy? And do they make people relocate?


When Cingular and old AT&T Wireless merged, most employees were retained, particularly in customer service. Stores are rather iffy. If one is located next to a current AT&T store, I wouldn't hold my breath.

Not sure about how it'd play out at the corporate office level. Middle management is probably most expendable in this kind of thing.
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colione112

Aug 16, 2007, 7:44 PM
Most stores will still be here after the merger since they don't overlap much.

As for the HQ staff/buildings, they'll probably be around still, but will become regional/market offices.
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