I clicked the green button on the microsite the very first day and then logged into the microsite everyday after that to look at the red “revoke” button to make sure I was still clicked. Paranoid, I guess. Today I logged in expecting to see some kind... — read more 

Eight weeks have passed since the September 24th announcements. There are 22 days until the December 10 notifications and for most rolling off on 12/28, there are 40 days to the last day.

It is now mandatory for the EUS On Call person to have to work the NRQ for the entire week. Having to take warm hand off calls. I guess not to many volunteers signed up for the voluntary request that was made by Lisa Joyce. This absolutely s---s... — read more 

Everyone has now made their choice. What are the odds of HR either informing us prior to 12/10 what our release date is OR on 12/10 them saying you can turn your laptops/badges and whatever else in early and be done that week??? I'm ready to be... — read more 

6 years ago my team was a lean organization, we executed on our goals and achieved them(Lowell said "Sankar you are inheriting a Ferrari" if you doubt it pull up the video). Now we have a useless CIO who came from Wire-line, which was so bloated that... — read more 

What is Dark Fiber? I am seeing references to it in 5G threads.

The VSP number dazzled me at first for sure. Went on a few interviews these past few weeks; most promising one said they'd get back to me next week with their decision. Ugh, worst timing! -- Decided at 11 PM-ish, after lots of discussion with family... — read more 

The window to revoke for the Voluntary Separation Program is closed. If you volunteered, you will be able to access the microsite again by 12:30am EST

Feel bad for the last minute decision makers with only 20 minutes to go. I'm ready to get out of here. Bring on the release dates!!!

We're leaving together, But still it's farewell And maybe we'll come back To earth, who can tell? I guess there is no one to blame We're leaving ground (leaving ground) Will things ever be the same again? It's the final countdown The final countdown... — read more 

I've been working vz retail for 14 years. Monday is my last day, I'm quitting. This job is causing me unnecessary stress and I refuse to miss anymore holidays with my family. YOUNGER FOLKS WHO READ THIS SITE-SAVE YOUR MONEY! Use this job as a step... — read more 

If you have courage to put your own bandwagon all these years, and you should have wisdom to quit for the future of Verizon. Look at some of the VP’s under you, they don’t have business or technical knowledge and they considers themselves leading a... — read more 

Almost 6 hours left? What if there are system issues - should I unclick now just to be safe?

A lot of this is pretty obvious, but I'm posting them on here to revisit this topic a year from now. 1: Company will trim down and eventually shed off services that it or another company deems no longer profitable. The idea of spending on IoT, M2M... — read more 

So they pushed on 11/10 to get Intel so they can make a decision. The problem, there is no Intel. Good luck with no extra knowledge.

Good Morning All. Who is Unclicking Today and Why? Who is Staying Clicked and Why?

Was the vsp only for wireline management or is wireless included. With 10 years of service does anyone think I’ll get it or be denied.

What’s future of RF engineers, System Performance and Field Assurance engineers in VZW?

I don’t know whether to go. Would you kind strangers make the decision for me.

How do you like working for InfoSys? Good or Bad? Happy or Sad? Salary the same or less? Benefits included? Guaranteed for 1 year or Longer? Please let us , who are remaining in VZ IT, know.

Wake up

I'm curious what department you're in, or what type of position you hold. I don't think anyone in wireline was asked to unclick that does call center work. IE talk and work with other LEC's to repair circuits. Thoughts?

There has been zero communication from leadership as to the future other than high level "rah rah" speeches. Nothing that allows an individual to make an intelligent decision based on their specific situation (i.e. what does the org chart look like... — read more 

=/- 30 hours to final decision.

Scroll down and read headlines, for a minute or so. Note the wide variety of industries, companies, and similarity of the events unfolding. Then ask yourself if this is what happens during "The best economy in US history!" "Record low unemployment!"... — read more 

Hearing many people have been asked to unclick. Are they more concerned about the headcount than the employees? Could it be?

Vz is rocking in Dow Jones . Who is the buyer ?

As of September 30, Verizon’s long-term debt was $106.4 billion, while its short-term debt was $6.5 billion for total debt of $112.9 billion. However, Verizon’s total debt declined by $1.7 billion sequentially from $114.6 billion in the second... — read more 

Has anyone who pushed the button to leave changed their mind this week? If so, why? What changed this week that makes you want to stay?

Haven’t heard of any corporate stores shutting down in quite some time. Is this a good thing or are they about to pull the plug on a bunch of locations? Also, about a year or two ago on here someone mentioned Verizon had plans to shutter all “ C”... — read more 

Is it true people are being laid off today?

Let's hear it for Nov. 16th, 2017. Or, as I like to call it, the single best day of my 11 years at Verizon. That was the day my manager let me know my position was being eliminated. Thank God! Congrats to all of you who are taking the money and... — read more 

I have two PhD but is not enough to land lux VDSI job. Where do I find best placement papers so I can review employment questions in advance? I must beat everyone with best answers and am willing to pay to be very intimated!

Looking for opinions doesn't have to turn into a thread war. Curious how many people think they get rid of the 20 plus year people first regardless of what department they are in. What is your guess on Dec 28th VS March and June? Note I made no... — read more 

Anyone else get this letter? And what do you think of accepting into it?

My boss was also asked "what will it take?." but after what they have done to him it would take a lot to keep him. Sadly it seems that while the new leaders have lots of drive and intensity, they have very little understanding of the US telecom... — read more 

Specifically for Texas, New York or California... Does lump sum severance impact unemployment benefits?

6 years ago my team was a lean organization, we executed on our goals and achieved them(Lowell said "Sankar you are inheriting a Ferrari" if you doubt it pull up the video). Now we have a useless CIO who came from Wire-line, which was so bloated that... — read more 

A major state of denial exists among politicians and corporate outsourcing shills about the negative effects of outsourcing on the US as a country. Look at the major drop in university enrollments in technical and scientific disciplines, that's... — read more