Lot of employees let go knew the in and outs of their respective networks they managed in Cary as well as being hard workers. They could spot higher level issues hours before anybody else could. It seems the trend here is to fill departments full of... — read more 

I don't understand those who say that RIFs have nothing to do with age. Maybe they should rethink that one?

Read the severance package SPD under Work, Life, and Time Off > Life Events “Retirement Qualified” means any of the following: 65 with 5 years tenure 55 with 10 years tenure Age + years of service = 75 (or 73 if a layoff) This will allow you... — read more 

Verizon is betting on fixed wireless as the future. When will it happen? "I'd rather take 1 million new fiber customers a year than 1 million new fixed wireless customers a quarter," AT&T CEO John Stankey said. "The value equation of those 1 million... — read more 

I'm not saying that I was the best employee, but I always tried to do my job as well as possible. Now I have almost no motivation. How do you stay motivated when there is no logic in RIFs, when they cut the role model employees who in most cases... — read more 

I would quit on Verizon tomorrow if I didn't have to put food on that there table.

It would be a real hit. The cr-p that goes on here is comical. How did Verizon fail so hard? Who is to blame? Will Verizon continue to just go through the motions and be satisfied with lackluster performance? Will Verizon continue to let TMUS and... — read more 

Anyone heard anything out of Valhalla? It suddenly got very quiet, what changed?

Any rumors of a VSP? With three all hands next week Mon, Tues and Wed, kinda reminds me of 4 years ago...

From a wireline standpoint the downfall was when the company thought bringing in wireless leaders to 'turn it around' with their fake personalities lack of true ability to manage a business and changing a culture to only thing that matters is... — read more 

I'm wondering why they cut some of the best employees and kept some of the greatest mediocrity. Do you think that the managers were actually protecting their favorite workers by sacrificing those they dislike or is there some other reason why the... — read more 

Or are the glory days over for good?

How did we lose against Lumen? https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/lumen-bags-15b-dod-contract

Hearing rumors of a second round next week possibly for international employees protected by their various country laws. Anyone hearing about it or is it more expansive?

It's amazing how many people are surprised that they got RIFed. This means that there are still many people here who believe that their engagement and hard work means something to this company and they persistently refuse to accept the fact that we... — read more 

Is there life after Verizon? It doesn't seem like it. I got rif'd and went home to sulk as they suggested. It's boring nobody is hiring, too close to the hollerdaze. Money is not really the issue as I git paid through the end of the year with... — read more 

I retired as cable maintanence. Still young but the price was right. Can I reapply??

Thanks a lot Hans and the rest of the Verizon leadership 👍 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-12-esg-companies-2022-221329182.html

Vz is going to catch up in 2023. https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/t-mobile-fastest-mobile-network-q3-2022-beat-verizon-att-5g/

There were a significant amount of wireline layoffs in all areas (finance , product mgmt, product support, network assurance, sales etc). When you cut frontline sales and sales engineers that are customer facing then that tells you there is a big... — read more 

Verizon ended a four-year, $10 billion cost-cutting program last year. And on Friday, the company announced the start of another one. "To further mitigate inflation impacts, we've started a new cost-savings program that we expect will provide a... — read more 

Verizon, Microsoft stocks are index’s sole monthly losers as the Dow notches record October gains. The biggest loser was Verizon Communications Inc. VZ , which saw its stock fall 1.6% over the course of October even as the Dow DJIA on the whole... — read more 

I may have an opportunity to jump. 20% better pay, better store - thoughts?

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/verizon-is-raising-its-fees-on-connected-hotspots-laptops-and-tablets-in-december/

As of December 31, 2021, Verizon had 118,400 employees. Verizon became the latest telecom company to trim its workforce, confirming to Fierce it cut a small number of employees this week. The operator did not disclose an exact figure for the number... — read more 

Verizon does layoffs every single year. You’re not working towards your retirement at Verizon, you’re working for your severance. I was with Verizon for 20 years and I was laid off about a year ago. The severance is great, you can also collect... — read more 

Anyone get this survey? My coworker got it. They are asking about the possibility of adding 2 holidays or adding 2 company-wide meeting-free days.

I'd be happy to trade places with anybody who was laid off with severance. After 12 years here I've had enough of this place. It went from bad to worse in the past couple of years and I don't see myself staying much longer. I don't want to just walk... — read more 

Time to regroup. There will be other things on life so prepare for that eventuality. save 3-6 months of living expenses in case you have to job hunt. make sure that 3-6 months of expenses can cover COBRA for you and any dependents. use... — read more 

Hysterical, Apparently Fios video pulled the plug on the local station televising the Fetterman vs Oz senate debate. Ironically the contract expired and they finally came to terms after the debate. That was the only channel The debate was covered on... — read more 

26 year employee, just got RIF’d. I realize why this happened. I moved my cell service because VZN couldn’t give their employees a decent discount. They are hemorrhaging customers My team supported the USPS, we used to have at least 6 on a day... — read more 

Forgive my ignorance, but what is Vallhalla?

We know about VBG and various Sales Teams. Does anyone have any information about IT? Is EUS safe? What about the Server and Storage teams? Is Network and the NOC safe? What about the Systems Engineering Teams? Out here, they 're not giving us any... — read more 

I gave 2 decades to this company. I dropped out of college to build a career here. Now it's over.

The first post about this office was complaining about a party where the union is pressuring people to go and no pension. Now it seems to be people mostly trolling. Can someone from that office give us a rundown of how it really is there?

Any thoughts on OP&OO? We are 8 months in the new structure and this was celebrated on the all hands call this week. Are we safe? Are too big? Are cuts and reorgs all done for this area? What’s your thoughts on 2023…at least we feel safe for now... — read more