NSA is another IT trap to finance for IT budget.getting teams more engaged.. T Additional performance hit.. No use to customer..
STI 2020
What is it going to be? Anything
140 Contractors Laid Off Today
Hearing a Rumor that Verizon Contractors working for TechnoComp were laid off today. Is this true?
VZ Special Award
What will the closing price be? When will this be paid out?
IT funding Oath?
Some of the IT budget is going towards teams in Oath. We can’t keep our own
2019 W2
For those that took the VSP, how do we get our 2019 W2? I tried the site and it only shows my 2018 info and my last pay stub.
Retiree needs help
Can anyone help? I don’t know where else to go. I couldn’t find a VZ retiree website. I took the VSP end of 2018 then signed up for retirement. My VSP COBRA benefits end 2/29/20 and I have made numerous calls in the past month to VZ Benefits... — read more
Trim the Fat -Indirect and IT
NE rumors of layoffs. Anyone hearing this?
Lose the fat - now
Lose the wireline fat now, wireless keeps on carrying vz every quarter. This needs to be done soon.
What % of good workers left?
I would say about 10-15% of the workforce is really good and hard working. The problem is that more and more work is getting piled on them and they're getting sick and tired of it. What are your thoughts?
IT PULSE Survey's, TownHalls and Webcasts
So wondering if we stopped participating and attending, if the message for change would be received? Thinking of boycotting this nonsense that is only a time waste! PS - I think we are all bound for Infsy.
Contractors doing 5g work for verizon
Any insight
Oath No More
Got this today: As you are aware, Oath rebranded to Verizon Media, and as part of this process we are now updating the legal entity name. This final update will provide more clarity and consistency when dealing with Verizon Media...
CPS/STOCK BONUS
Does any body know if the recent retirees that were part of last months Eipp Will be receiving their CPS check And the other half of the special reward stock bonus This coming March?
Can you imagine ?
Can you imagine no wires ? Can you imagine the sale ? Can you imagine the increase in margins ?
How many people work at Verizon?
How many work at the company? What is the overall employee count at NYC?
Another 2 Year Extension?
I am hearing rumors about another 2 year contract extension in the works. Supposedly extending the contract to 2025. I haven’t heard anything officially from the Union, so I don’t know where this rumor started, but I’m just throwing it out there to... — read more
4th quarter results call 1/30. Award stock shares vest 1/31.
Above or below 60?
Copper and aging workforce
I heard from my boss they wanna get rid of both, can you believe the craziness of that idea?
Be prepared for Round 2 of layoffs from the budget fiasco.
Word is they are assessing impacts from round 1, but there will be a round 2 which will include both IT and business resources. VZ employees this round.
Verizon Wireless call January 31st
Everyone getting laid off. Commissions are being removed? Area vp is being replaced? Store closures? What's this important call about?
STEM programs really important right now?
Looks like instead of going around the country promoting STEM programs for young women. VZ should concentrate more on this for all young people https://thehill.com/policy/technology/479388-senators-fret-over-lack-of-manpower-to-build-5g
Wireless cell site tech job
Thinking about applying for this job. Is this side non union? How’s the pay? Are they likely to get laid off? Thanks
No 4-Day work week
Kyle laughed at the idea of a 4-day work week. Hmmm... well, I guess I'll take my AI and ML credentials to a company that doesn't think that question is humorous. See ya!
5G is the dream turned nightmare
5G is the dream turned nightmare. Not going to happen kids, the product s—s and everyone and their grandmother knows it. You realize those transmitters are dangerous right? You realize many towns are pushing back on having it deployed? More... — read more
Frontier Declaring Bankruptcy?
https://www.thehour.com/business/article/Bloomberg-Frontier-bankruptcy-a-possibility-this-14984275.php Not hard to believe. Maybe one man’s trash wasn’t another man’s treasure?
More Fios coming
Heard the build out for Fios is gonna start again, bringing back retired folks as contractors at twice the pay.....reliable anonymous source.
Sudden change in absence control
Anyone who picked “absence / vacation control” as the hot topic for January wins an all expense paid vacation to... oops... can’t take that week sorry
First quarter EISP coming
That’s what i heard from a good source. They didn’t get enough on last one. This one will be the 50k dollar one. Off payroll end of March.
Verizon Abandons Video Bundles in Bid to Stem Cord Cutting
Verizon Communications Inc. said its Fios video and internet service would abandon the cable-industry tradition of locking customers into long-term bundled packages, the latest effort to contend with the rise of cord cutting. The new model, called... — read more