https://hiteching.com/technology/att-can-replace-copper-phone-lines-with-wireless-solutions-fcc-rules

Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, and our diligent friends at Verizon, I stand before you today to advocate for a groundbreaking, revolutionary strategy to ensure Verizon’s success in the coming year: **we, the members of the... — read more 

Can we ask questions here if your title was CS Digital Tech Champion II (chat tech)

I’m one of “Old Dogs” who took the VSP in September. I wasn’t looking or trying very hard and was able to secure a new, more interesting job within 3 months. The new job has comparable benefits, a 30% pay reduction, but less stress, International... — read more 

Verizon Stock back to $39/ Share ....... 🤦. After all the RIFs, cuts, spinoffs and downsizing, same colossal Dud. They've trimmed the fat down to the Bone, whats next? More layoffs on the Horizon ?

Hopefully the VESPers moved it before the hit, but then again everyone got plumbeld. Oh well back to work.

It’s flop beyond recovery.

Is it possible? Stratton knows telco like the back of his hand, and is a known advocate for American jobs. Hans on the other hand sells out Americans to the cheapest of vendor and h1-b workers.

There is a show on Amazon Prime “Better of Ted” that is hilarious and reminds me of Verizon culture. Check it out!

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5021901-labor-department-workforce-policy/

https://fortune.com/2024/12/18/att-return-to-office-5-days/

Just want to express to VZ good folks a happy New Years . From past history the company has a history of RIFs during holidays. Be ready for that dreaded phone call early morning to meet in the conference room.

i really think its a d-mb move cause frontier has very little fiber run.They do have alot of cr-ppy copper DSL in their footprint.Not worth 20 billion. I guess just more d-mb moves by upper management to increase the debt.

Vz identity issues continue. It seems like every time we layout a strategy, the comp doubles down on the opposite. C-band, mmWave, etc. Hopefully next time we see him his lips and nose are orange from buttering up the incoming administration. ... — read more 

Verizon spokesperson George Koroneos confirmed the fee hike to The Verge, saying that “Starting December 18, the monthly Verizon wireless Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge will increase by $0.20 per line for mobile voice (basic phones, Second... — read more 

Per meeting no change to WFH schedule. So please stop the RTO rumor mill. GIve it a rest please

If anyone who was going to retire 1Q2024 were tipped off to "stay on" to get the VSP. Know someone who left in March and another "director" who was going to go prior to that person but, somehow, decided to stay on until mid-summer for the BIG... — read more 

I heard they are planning to outsource a big part of it to consulting firms, the rest to new jersey and india. Anyone has more details???

To any of you good folks who has the knowledge when VZ terminated the conventional pension they had back in the days. Is their pension only the contributions to a 401 K. Thank anyone who can answer the above question.

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/03/salt-typhoon-china-phone-hacks

Not counting the VSP, it feels like there were fewer layoffs this year compared to the past few years.

Is anyone else tired of these top leadership webcasts? They push these generic platitudes like, “we need to drive more phone growth,” or “premium plans are important to revenue growth,” without giving any context on how to achieve these goals. Then... — read more 

Vz has come up with a new rating system so they can justify not paying out 100% STI. Here they go again. Needs folks to yell not ok just like other things they have done. Majority of people would fall under approaching.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/03/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts/ "the FBI and CISA, the US cyber defense agency, are warning Americans to use fully encrypted messaging and phone calls where they can. The... — read more 

Anyone else here that didn’t take the VSP and now have low morale? I’m hurting because I got penalized for choosing to have a job and now I’m stuck doing more work for the same amount of money. I truly hope big RED does what is right, and gives us... — read more 

Does VZ still have that formula when you reach 72 (years of service plus age) you will receive full pension if you are RIFed. Thank you Good Folks.

Anyone else get a quarterly commission and were due their last one in November? I can see the check when looking at current pay period and it looks like it was suppose to come through Nov 11 but has not been depostited yet. I’ve contacted Verizon but... — read more 

Please stop the RTO rumors. It will not happen. Give it a rest and don't post that RTO will be five days a week. The WFH deniers will not rest as long as anybody is WFH. Also note that there were many people WFH before COVID.....

Someone who understands buisness well enough please explain !!Verizon still does not seem to want to make Money.They now are purchasing Frontier communications back after all these years ,but yet cannot even manage to bring in or maintain the areas... — read more 

These quotes are crazy high. Are the higher ups on dr-gs? Inbound/outbound is almost 100 new Chat is almost 200 new These are not reasonable quotas. Inbound/outbound should be around 50-60 Chat should be around 100 Reps are starting to get... — read more 

With everything I bring to the table, I’d say I deserve at least $10,000 more. At least. Who else feels this way? How much more should you realistically be making?

There are so many smarter, better, more financially sound and elegant ways to sort out to the satisfaction of both sides the RTO and the wish by leadership to get rid of whichever number of employees. But no, it has to be a prolonged time and energy... — read more 

Hello Sept VSP folks -- Care to share any hiccups you've seen post-exit, with severance, COBRA, Spending account reimbursement, Fidelity, &etc? Hope you are settling in for a great holiday.

The new trend in corporate America and the mood of the company is that DEI is expensive nonsense. Will woke Hans and his lackey BOD dump the 482 DEI groups?

Heard so many management employees gone into the the new year don’t think your safe cause you make it to December.They wanna cut the higher paid management first sad all new useless managers will stay because they are so much lower paid .If there is... — read more 

Can VZ be a trillion dollar company and disrupt the market forces

Apparently the company has decided that as of 12/22 if you are currently considered "remote" but live even anywhere close to a metro area where a VZ Hub is that you are now hybrid and need to go into the office 2x a week. For many since the call... — read more 

I’d like to thank VZ for the $185K payout back in September. Quickly bounced to a new career that I am loving and haven’t touched a penny of the payout. If you gotta go, that’s the way to do it!

We have a guy on the team who’s a complete dead weight. He’s mastered the art of pretending to be busy while dodging real tasks and leaving the rest of us to pick up the slack. Every time layoffs come around, I cross my fingers, but nope, he’s still... — read more