I’ve been seeing ad becoming senior manager and some avp becoming senior director. Anyone else encounter this?
Credo Core Principles
Integrity - If you say you are going to do something, do it. If it’s part of your job, do it. If it’s not part of your job and you can help someone by doing it, do it. Respect - Respect coworkers even if they are from different departments, or... — read more
Layoff Dan and your boss
port out and get the “me team” fired! besides my tmobile service is faster. even my friends ATT Prepaid plan shows 5G connection more than Verizon- his wife has verizon and she is canceling
This site is no longer reliable
It's too bad too because the site used to be reliable, but now it's more of a scam than a site you can come to, to find out what is really going on. So, I am done with this place, moving on and will try to locate another site that has a much better... — read more
ImpactMgrvsEmp
Why Manager/management-level role — not recommended for layoff consideration only employees most impacted
Vzstk
VZ Stock down As Verizon Reportedly Plans New Round Of Layoffs
Tpdtocxp
Is all TPD work merge with CXP. Tpd employee work under cxp?
Any chance for another vsp?
I’m sure a lot of people will take it this time
Got me thinkin'
Just saw one of the fastest thread takedowns I think I've ever seen. It may have been there a minute or two before I saw it but I was in the middle of responding to it when it disappeared. 😂 I guess it was one of the trolls at T bragging about... — read more
Transformation going wrong in CXO VCG
First, they let go of the very people who were delivering things. Teams and leaders who were delivering agentic solutions were let go. The worst part is that they retained bootlicker SDs who wouldn’t deliver a single feature but were good at playing... — read more
All quiet here
VBG. Not hearing anything about anyone getting laid off yet.
marketplace requests hostage by certain groups
Does anyone else feel that a certain group of people take forever to approve the data access request for others ?? You have to reach out to them 10 times before they would even respond.
Post Retirement Medical Costs are WBR
Well Beyond Ridiculous And getting worse by the year.
PubSec
I hope everyone in Public Sector Sales Ops gets let go. What do they do? Maggie is gone.
Rebadge and RIF cancelled
In an unprecedented turn of corporate events, senior leadership’s aggressive "Operational Synergy & Workforce Optimization" initiative has been abruptly halted after the committee accidentally audited its own calendar invites. Sources close to the... — read more
Tomorrow is another day
Tomorrow 9/24 is another day for layoffs. What can we do?🥲
No layoffs
They are coming no doubt but I seriously doubt tomorrow. When previous RIFs have occurred the last decade SOMEONE leaks some credible information prior and all the people who chose to deny it’s coming down vote and call them a fear monger. All that... — read more
Verizon IT
When is it anticipated to have the Verizon? IT moved over to the vendor teams? Been hearing rumors about that being on 27th of October.
Cowardly Leaders, Skip Levels, and Layoffs
How to bad leaders get power? how do they protect the teacher's pet? They use skip levels to collect gossip. your skip level leader asks you to tattle on people by asking questions like tell me something good and bad about everyone you work with... — read more
Locked out of internal roles
I was part of the July layoffs in CX. When TJ was reading from the hostage video script she made it clear that “it had nothing to do with your performance” and it was based on needs of the business Fast forward two more months and I have applied on... — read more
Cobra ending process
If we don’t want to continue the Cobra coverage, do we just do nothing and it lapses on its own or is there some formal process we have to go through? Anyone reading who has been through this already please advise. The person on the phone when I... — read more
International Week of Happiness at Work
This week Sep 21-25 is International Week of Happiness at Work. How ironic! https://internationalweekofhappinessatwork.com/
VZ training AI
Verizon announces $70m investment in nationwide AI upskilling initiative with “Verizon AI Skills for America”. Out APPS dont work 1/2 the time and we can't even get training on anything but throw another 70m on top of the 50mil outside of company? ... — read more
2 days to go - D-day
What’s going to happen? My guess is nothing will happen
Winning!!!
Hey Verizon!!! Are you having a good day? I hope you are having a good day. T-Mobile is having a great day!!! T-Mobile scores another 5G first, and customers are already reaping the... — read more
Stock in freefall last 5-7 days and 9/24 rumors
So our stock is in a freefall and the only way to float the stock price is to cut expenses (overhead). We are spending money on fiber and need capital back. So 9/24 or whatever date in October is going to happen. We're bleeding money, and the iPhone... — read more
Verizon Communications EVP Malady Kyle Sells 1,100 Shares at $51.19 Each
Verizon Communications EVP Malady Kyle Sells 1,100 Shares at $51.19 Each
Pulse redux
The main criterion for being promoted to manager at VZ is to be hard-charging and willing to overwork your team. It's not about quality or results. If you're filling out the Pulse survey and telling them that your boss is overworking his team and... — read more
Has anyone heard rumors that medical costs may be a factor in VZ's layoff selections?
i've read here claims that because vz's is self-insured for medical covrage employees with higher recent or ongoing medical costs could potentially be viewed differently during workforce reductions. people were talking about chronic conditions recent... — read more
After GTS, What’s Next for TPD and GNT?
With the new leader from T-Mobile Germany reportedly moving into Anil’s TPD organization, does anyone know what the actual timeline is for the next phase? There has been a lot of discussion that GTS is only the first step, with broader TPD/GNT... — read more
Fiber Cut by construction crew leads to ground stop and delays at several major airports
A Federal Aviation Administration equipment outage is causing significant flight delays at five major Northeast airports after construction contractors dug up and cut a Verizon cable, the company said in a statement to CNN. The impacted airports are... — read more
Survey is NOT Anonymous
They are confidential. TL;DR: Fill out the surveys honestly. It won’t make you more or less likely to be RIF’d. This means they have identifying data collected that links responses to records, but that data is strictly protected from general... — read more
Pulse = Another Round
Anyone else feel like a VZ Pulse Survey is just an indicator that another round of RIFs and restructuring is coming? I’d guess, from the timing, that an announcement will happen in October with severance dates effective December/January. I have no... — read more
How many jobs would be affected by the copper landlines phasing out?
If any. I'm just curious how this will affect employees.
Worst iPhone launch ever
How many employees will be RIFed over the worst iPhone launch ever? Little to no sales….. little phone calls….. unheard of…….
Looks like Rebadging and few layoffs are coming on 09/24- Any idea?
Looks like Rebadging and few layoffs are coming on 09/24- Any idea?
Sea-change in the cellular industry
There’s been a sea-change in the cellular industry since the introduction of the iPhone. Years ago the industry was profitable and growing. Feature phones were roughly equivalent, cheap to make and none of the vendors had pricing power. If... — read more
Workplace Culture and Accountability Concern
I wanted to share a serious concern regarding the toxic work culture and ongoing mismanagement within our organization. Over the past three years, we have been trapped in an unsustainable cycle. Leadership consistently chooses underperforming vendors... — read more