Check it out: According to a memo obtained by the Boy Genius Report, AT&T has some sort of massive “promotional launch” planned for this summer. As such, the company is asking its employees not to schedule any holidays from mid-June…
Check it out: According to a memo obtained by the Boy Genius Report, AT&T has some sort of huge “promotional launch” planned for this summer. As such, the company is asking its employees not to schedule any holidays from mid-June to mid-July so as to ensure sufficient staffing. Me, I’m banking on that highly anticipated 3-G Blackberry 9000, but there are others in the blogosphere that seem to think it could be related to another launch.
Peep the full memo below.
AT&T Mobility
Vacation Schedules
To: All Employees
Last year at this time we asked that all vacations be scheduled before June 15 or after July 15, to ensure adequate store staffing and to give everyone an equal chance to benefit from an exciting product launch. Thanks to your hard work, we experienced excellent sales during the mid-summer period. This year, the numbers you produced in 2007 will be hard to beat; but as a business, we have to rise to the challenge, and make every effort to exceed last yearâs sales results. Your management team is counting on you!
We’ll meet the challenge “head-on” by providing an exciting Summer Promotional Launch to enable your sales to soar. We again anticipate heavier than normal customer traffic in our stores, providing an excellent earning opportunity for each front line retail sales consultant (RSC) in company owned retail stores.
To ensure proper staffing during this period, Sales personnel planning to take approved time off are encouraged to schedule their vacations before June 15 or after July 12 to participate in the heavy selling period.
Previously approved vacation will be allowed where voluntary rescheduling isn’t feasible.
No additional vacation will be approved for 6/15 - 7/12
If customer traffic is manageable, there might be an chance to approve vacation toward the end of the period. Managers will communicate updates as they become available.
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