If the market makes a turn soon, do you think there will be Verizon layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
Can't even imagine my 20th anniversary here
Some workers stay put here for decades. - What is it, loyalty or lack of ambition to make greater progress in their career? Unless I could achieve some progressive growth in a company, I would not stay anywhere longer than 5 years.
AT&T
It's not hard, new and existing customers get our best deals on Smartphones.. every time.
I believe in you all, don't give up
To those of you who were riffed last month , I wish every one of you best of fortune in landing a new gig before the end of the year. I'm not going to tell you the usual dialogue that its going to be ok and this is all part of life, because in... — read more
Keep healthy boundaries
I completely agree that this company (like many others) will take all they can from the employees, if the employees allow it. Those who say that you should set boundaries and not allow the company to literally squeeze you... I believe that they... — read more
Disney just brought Iger back....
Can Verizon please bring Seidenberg back?? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!
gift on special anniversary?
Does the company still send employees a gift catalog to pick from on the 5 year anniversaries? IE 20 years, 25 years, 3o0 years, etc ?
Sampath, If I'm reading the tea leaves, You don't need Shankar
You don't need a CIO or IT guy! Celebrating small and mid size businesses this week at VZ and we know how important tech is to keeping this massive part or our economy and the jobs it creates alive. Main Street businesses may lack the budgets and... — read more
Matt Ellis VZ CFO interview at the Morgan Stanley EMEA telecom conference
Matt Ellis,our cfo Heyis optimistic about growing market share because as he says in this interview , “ So obviously, population growth is in there. But on top of that, we've seen CHILDREN getting phones at younger a age. “ Nice Matt, really... — read more
This place is so toxic
I still haven't gotten used to the culture here and I think more and more that I never will. After all, is it even possible to get used to such a toxic workplace and at the same time maintain your integrity? I think not. Leadership is bad, but... — read more
Prepaid Service
Verizon has been trying for the past 15 years to have prepaid service work under a different team each year with no success.
Millimeter wave will never have ROI
The operating budget for millimeter wave should actually come straight out of the marketing and ad spend budgets. Because that’s all it will ever be. Just like some businesses who maintain an unprofitable location in NYC for “visibility”. C-band is... — read more
Get rid of Manon
Hasn’t anyone noticed how the company has been tanking since Manon was hired? VCG was much better under Ronan.
Lost System Access
I was recently a part of the mass RIF, with my end date being December 31st. Today I lost system access. Did anyone else lose access to systems today?
VGS
Has anyone heard if leadership is looking at eventually outsourcing VGS? Many of the departments falling under this new organization are being outsourced in other companies so wondering if anyone thinks outsourcing VGS is Verizon's long term... — read more
A total sh-t show of leadership
They've never promoted talent, those who've won awards and patents. They have so many cr-p Directors and VPs, when a work situation came up mine asked me if I was moody because I shared with her that I was se-----y as----ted while on a run. HR did... — read more
Verizon's highest priority is cost savings
Those in power don't care about the quality of our products or the needs of our customers. They just want to get the job done as cheaply as possible, which is why they're always focused on cutting corners and making things cheaper instead of better... — read more
Severance question
Let’s say you get RIF’d in February, and your anniversary is in June. Is your severance prorated on how close you are to your anniversary? Or do you actually have to be past your anniversary?
B2B loses car allowance
Going to a mileage reimbursement, while having to deduct standard commute to the office. I'm in a big city and live pretty far from the office so I have to deduct 52 miles per day before I get "reimbursed." Basically this is a $500/mo paycut. ... — read more
Will Verizon follow Elons lead?
Elon has officially ended telecommuting at Twitter. He mandated all employees return to the office immediately for no less than 40 hours per week. Any deviation to the new policy will need to be approved by Elon personally. Dont expect any! Elon does... — read more
Layoff Guess??
Meta laid off almost 11000 employees (13% of work force) and more to come in couple of months. Where does Verizon stand in lay offs part? do we expect the same amount of layoffs? If so, which orgs might effect?
GNT All Hands Laughable
Same old script, nothing new. Keep the fires burning and your CATAs down and all will work out fine. BS and nothing new. This frog is boiling in hot water and doesn't have a clue.
Missed the writing on the wall
I should’ve taken the hint years ago when they started offshoring anything they could from Cary to Manila. Had numerous team mates spend months on the company dime down there “training “ their own replacements
Our opinions are irrelevant
I don't think I've felt less valued as an employee in any other company I've worked for so far. Why is it so difficult for people to accept that the leadership does not care at all about our complaints? I think they will never take them into... — read more
Is Verizon reimbursing Ericsson for paying a $1B fine for Hans’s bribery charges while CEO at Ericsson?
July 2021: Verizon and Ericsson agree on $8.3B 5G build in 2021 https://connectedremag.com/das-in-building-wireless/5g/ericsson-verizon-strike-8-3b-5g-deal/ December 2019: Ericsson forks out over $1B in fines to settle U.S. bribery... — read more
Nobody can help Verizon
People who are hoping Hans will be replaced with somebody who knows how to run a company of this size are forgetting one thing: Verizon has been so destroyed by its current and previous leadership that no matter who you put at the helm, they would... — read more
Hans near future replacement - election of Vittorio Colao to the VZ Board of Directors
Verizon today announced the election of Vittorio Colao to the Verizon Board of Directors, effective November 4, 2022. Mr. Colao was the Italian Minister for Innovation, Digital Transition and Space from February 2021 to October 2022. In this role, he... — read more
It is high time to clean the house
Let's face it. VZ has lost its way by not focusing on the business and understanding RF propagation to compete effectively with 5G. While we have staffed strategy teams, they obviously have an ineffective strategy. It's time for the Board to clean... — read more
What is minimum age for union retire
HR is useless and union reps are clueless. What is the minimum age plus years of service to get medical benefits. I read magic number 75 or 73 minimum age 50? I have 24 years and I’m 45. I really don’t want to stay another 5 years here. — read more
Verizon is the new Ericsson
Funny, not funny, how Hans has done to Verizon exactly what he did to Ericsson: cut jobs, outsource everything, cut more jobs, make bad decisions and acquisitions, outsource more, oh no the stocks still getting worse, uh-o better cut some more... — read more
Verizon acquisitions Protectwise and Niddel
Vz spend $225m to acquire protectwise in 2019 and acquired Niddel in 2019 for an undisclosed amount. Is vz selling either of these products? If anyone know what happened to either of these acquisitions or the products please share. I thought we... — read more
2023 - people and product cuts
Hans and exec leadership are going to make deep cuts to the portfolio and people. Do you think he will drastically shrink Verizon Business Group? It continues to decline year over year.
Where do you see Verizon in 10 years?
Better off than they are now? Or worse? I say they because I will inevitably get laid off before 10 years is up
One Fiber is 10 years behind
It will take 10+ years to catch up to folks like Spectrum, they have been laying Fiber for a while now. It makes sense to build out but will take a long time and Wireless doesn't have the time to wait. Also many cities and buildings don't want... — read more
Is 6g our only hope to one day dominate the industry again?
Or are we completely fu—-d
5 billion savings with 12 month roll out
Buckle up boys, girls, and others. Hans newest idea is to push for a 5 billion dollar savings in under a year. Plans from execs required to Hans by Early March 2023. Labor cost will be addressed with more layoffs. Don’t be surprised when you get... — read more
Do you guys think Hans feels bad after the layoffs?
Or is he as soulless as he looks