AT&T: A Next Gen Workplace
About AT&T
COMPANY SIZE:
Publicly Traded Large Enterprise (1000+ employees)
INDUSTRY:
Consumer Technology
AT&T Inc. is a diversified, global leader in telecommunications, media and entertainment, and technology. It executes in the market as the first truly modern media company. AT&T has been changing the way people live, work and play for the past 144 years. Throughout its history, AT&T has reinvented itself time and time again—most recently adding WarnerMedia to reshape the world of technology, media and telecommunications. AT&T's incredibly diverse company of more than 250,000 people helps drive the innovation that keeps AT&T at the leading edge of technology and service.
Visit AT&T's Career page here.
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Why AT&T Is a Next Gen Workplace
AT&T is committed to investing in its employees and the communities it serves to achieve its goal of creating memorable connections for its customers. The company focuses on recruiting and hiring a workforce that represents diversity in all forms, which enables it to foster a culture of inclusion and opportunity for its employees around the world. AT&T has several leadership development programs and heavily emphasizes continuous learning opportunities —investing $185 million dollars in both internal career development courses and tuition reimbursement in 2020. AT&T employees receive attractive benefits such as market-competitive pay, 23 days of paid time off for management employees starting at their hire, family care days and robust paid parental leave. As AT&T believes in caring for its communities, it offers its employees a paid Community Day each year, has grassroots community service initiatives in dozens of cities and is committed to become carbon neutral by 2035.
The Makings of a Next Gen Workplace
What is a Next Gen workplace? The Top 100 Next Gen Workplaces are comprised of organizations that are building standout workplaces for the next generation of talent, informed by extensive data collected by RippleMatch on what Generation Z values in a workplace. These companies are investing in the programs, benefits, and cultures that enable their people to thrive personally and professionally. Each company featured as a Next Gen Workplace filled out a detailed application about their organizations and were among the top scoring applicants.
Key Attributes of Next Gen Workplaces
Learning & Development
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Next Gen Workplaces are committed to nurturing and growing the careers of their employees, and that includes entry-level talent. Many of the companies featured in this list offer robust internship programs, structured mentorship opportunities, internal training, executive speaker series, and clear paths for upward mobility.
Company Culture & Well-being
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Companies selected as Next Gen Workplaces are investing in cultures that are inclusive and supportive of all employees. These organizations often offer standout benefits that empower employees to bring their full selves to work such as mental health and flexible work options, in addition to fostering strong communities internally.
Financial Security & Benefits
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Companies that qualify as Next Gen Workplaces understand the importance of financial security and competitive compensation. The organizations that made it into The Next Gen 100 offer standout financial benefits, including examples such as 401(k) plans, employer-subsidized healthcare plans, financial planning, bonuses, and more.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Next Gen Workplaces are committed to moving the needle on D&I and are taking actionable steps to increase representation. The companies included are making long-term investments in D&I such as diversity-focused partnerships, building relationships with HBCUs & HSIs, leveraging technology, providing resources for ERGs, and having dedicated D&I team members.
Congratulations to the companies that made it onto the Top 100 list of Next Gen Workplaces!
See which organizations made the entire Next Gen 100 list below.