Yesterday AT&T promised 7000 jobs, today it sacks 700 just in time for Christmas

The much publicised tax reforms by President Trump saw AT&T state it would invest to create jobs for Americans and now it has handed pink-slips to 700 DirecTV home installers.
According to The New York Post, due to the company’s more stringent focus on its DirecTV Now streaming business, the workers have been handed their marching orders. The timing could be better considering the news came to light a matter of days after AT&T put itself forward as an engine for growth and job crea