I just need to know what I'm facing here. How much trouble am I in after being put on a PIP? Is it a guaranteed firing and they're just covering their bases or do I truly have a chance to still come out of it with a job if my numbers improve? I'd... — read more
Verizon, NYC settle long dispute with deal to expand broadband access
Verizon (VZ +0.5%) has settled a long dispute with New York City, agreeing to expand broadband access with a priority on least-connected communities. The carrier will wire 500,000 more households for high-speed Internet, promising access for 11 New... — read more
Verizon Layoffs 2021
How likely is that there will be Verizon Layoffs 2021? Any news or rumors?
so whats the word on the package?
Are they getting anywhere near the volunteers they are looking for? I remember last year they let 2x the number of techs in a few FAA areas....Not sure how many more people are ready to go...
Fluffin - Verizon Media and BuzzFeed announce new strategic ...
Partnership between Verizon Media and BuzzFeed will unlock revenue for both companies through content syndication, new sales opportunities, commerce and... https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-media-buzzfeed-partnership
Verizon to sell news website HuffPost to BuzzFeed
(Reuters) - Verizon Media, a unit of Verizon Communications Inc ( VZ ) , said on Thursday it would sell its news website HuffPost to BuzzFeed, in a deal that will make it a minority shareholder in the online media firm. The companies did not... — read more
Verizon should cut ties immediately with global management consultant McKinsey & Company
Senator Marco Rubio grills McKinsey & Company over its China ties. “I remain concerned that McKinsey & Company—either wittingly or unwittingly—is aiding the CCP’s attempt to supplant the United States and remake the international community in its... — read more
How do I get a raise in Verizon?
Trying to understand how to get a raise in Verizon. I've been given a new job title, and increased responsibility within the same job family. My job title code number been increased up from xxx72 to xxx71. Should I expect to receive a raise in... — read more
Verizon pay bands
I know there's been random discussion of this in the past, but I'm not seeing anything on the difference between the T and the V in the pay bands. Specifically looking at positions in the 7 band. Can anyone help? Thank you in advance
VZ IT compared to other companies
For those that have worked in IT with other companies, how does VZ stack up? I feel like we’ve taken a step backwards since the VSP and have not recovered, but I’m curious to know how we rate against other IT orgs.
Verizon Business Reorg
I was hoping to hear some gossip about these changes. Getting rid of Verticals,etc. some layoffs should amount to some interesting comments...?
Verizon Professional Services
I was told I was being laid off at the end of December. But Verizon continues to win new business. Unfortunately Verizon’s professional services division has bad actors as management. They continue breaking the law and infringe on employee rights. — read more
CHICOM SPY
Guru Gowrappan is CEO of Verizon Media, a powerhouse of trusted media and technology brands, including Yahoo, HuffPost, and TechCrunch. Prior to this role, he was Global Managing Director of Alibaba where he focused on international expansion and... — read more
Verizon Jobs posted on Indeed.com
10 new jobs found Pega Adaptive Modeler Verizon - Basking Ridge, NJ Work with business partners to define adaptive model outputs and test parameters, develop and deploy the adaptive models to be utilized, and evaluate the... Nov 3 Fraud... — read more
Verizon Bands - What do they mean?
Having a lot of trouble getting any detail from management in Verizon Connect on understanding how some Verizon HR career band stuff works. Could someone share what does the letter mean as a part of a job band? g. 6-C 7-D 7-V 8-E — read more
New Layoffs on 10/29/2020 in Verizon Connect Operations OEM
layoff happened on Thursday in Operations in Enterprise and OEM Support (three people were let go and have until 12/31/2020 to get placed on another team or will get a severance in January of 2021) * reason stated by the senior manager was due to... — read more
Retiree Health care
Hey Everyone...need some help...anyone using the 1000 indemnity plan offered for Medicare eligible people. Seems kinda convoluted to me. Is it any good? drawbacks, etc. Any answers appreciated. I know this site is about layoffs but this is an... — read more
ATT slashes jobs
AT&T slashes jobs, leaves areas without broadband internet while funneling dividends to Wall Street https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/31/attl-o31.html
2020 package
Massachusetts offer limited to small amount of people. Boston local is insinuating a bigger offer is coming next year. Be patient
Today's Layoffs at Verizon
Today Verizon gave many employees, including myself their own October surprise and laid off a good number of employees. They wouldn't say how many or in what areas, but I find it extremely hypocritical that this was done on the same day, leadership... — read more
HR Transformation? Mag da retiring
Has anyone else heard multiple key leaders in HR are being force retired and a HR transformation is on the way? Transformation always equals layoffs.
Verizon 4th Quarter Surplus Declaration
Verizon has declared a surplus condition in twenty-eight (28) titles within Force Adjustment Areas ("FAAs") 1 through 6 and Involuntary Transfer Area ("ITA") 5. The surplus titles and numbers can be found here. To alleviate the surplus condition, the... — read more
Cash Savings on track— means No RIFs?
Company posted n 2018, Verizon announced a goal to achieve $10 billion in cumulative cash savings by the end of 2021. This initiative has yielded $8.3 billion of cumulative cash savings since the program began and is on track to achieve its target... — read more
B360
Whats up with B360? Didn't we have temp jobs for people to find these errors and get them fixed before forcing us to use B360? Why can't we just have a system that is intuitive and works? I don't want pages of cheat codes and workaround... — read more
Verizon agrees to purchase Bluegrass Cellular
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of Bluegrass Cellular, a rural wireless operator serving central Kentucky. Bluegrass Cellular provides... — read more
child care credit being charged back
those that were putting family members watching their kids and claiming the credit, watch out. chargebacks are being sent out. coworker owns vz over 8k
Outsource leadership
Verizon hired Award Solutions to train test and evaluate the field staff. No vendor training, just general knowledge training provided. Verizon hired out time study to evaluate work tasks and to determine manning levels for the field. Management sits... — read more
Dear The Layoff admin. Please remove posting "Next week layoffs"
To The Layoff admins. This posting is wrong, it's fake. It's click bait. Please remove. Layoffs did not happen as they claimed it would. "Next Week" has passed. No layoffs. There are no plans in Verizon to have a layoff in 2020. Next... — read more
Retail "leaders" looking for a way out.
Looks like retail director in PA wants to get the hell out while the boats still afloat. LinkedIn profile says she's looking for a "small company with potential to grow" What's the matter? All those hum and slammed PT starting to dry up? LOL... — read more
Rifmas
Its beginning to look a lot like RIFMAS...
Hans is at the Apple event
Tim Cool just handed it off to Hans to talk mmWave 5G, how about that.
Package
Just passing along info, package will definately be offered in early november, off payroll dec. numbers and titles still being discussed.
If there’s no work in the wireline side, why are they hiring?
Strange that there’s a hiring right now, can’t make sense of it. Mid-state adding 70 techs, mostly Westchester. This makes no sense as usual, the workload is so light for them now. We need techs here downtown, but mid-state?
When "WE" speak of “The Union” at Verzion we are talking abou a small group of Employees. Setting the record straight here.
Most employees at Verizon are not unionized, and a small portion of them are. "We" at Verizon that are not unionized [most of us] want to keep it that way. Just look at this board on "The Layoff's" ! "We Verizon employees do NOT want to be part of... — read more
When we speak of “The Union”, are we talking about just CWA, or CWA and IBEW?
It just seems like both the pro and anti Union crowd like to lump CWA and IBEW as being 1 in the same. But they’re 2 different unions, with 2 different membership bases. I just think moving forward, everyone needs to do a better job explaining... — read more