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Verizon Leadership University
thoughts? how was it for those that went?
when will 5g come to new york
5g would be great,get rid of all cable boxes,great speed
is anyone even showing a commission check yet?
if so how much and is it higher or lower than the previous comp structure... thanks in advance
The Mass Exodus has Bugun
Sales reps are abandoning their jobs and quiting at a rapid pace now. Just today 3 people have put in notices at my store alone. I have also heard that a GM quit at a another store in the district. Stores are barely able to operate with the ultra low... — read more
11 people have quit across my district this week
1 General manager, 2 Solutions managers and 8 Sales reps. This is crazy I cant believe so many people are leaving this fast. If it wasnt for me being the only income in my household I would have left long ago but I feel stuck here and must endure the... — read more
If we dont make commission checks this month
All the solution specialist have aggreed to quit at my location.
Rename stores to service centers
Can we just do that already? That's all we seem to be doing. People are coming in expecting us to resolve their issues, not to buy something. Let's just make it official.
Is VLSS finally dead? If so, thank God!
You people with time in the company know what I'm talking about when I say - what the hell were the upper management geniuses thinking when they that put this VLSS anchor around our necks?
Times have definitely changed
Stores are miserably slow The traffic that is there is all garbage People are shopping on line or indirect Managers have HUGE work loads Business customers aren’t even buying Leadership continues to turn a blind eye to shadyness as long as you kill... — read more
whats the point of caring anymore Im not gonna make a check anyway
start closing stores please and thank you... I hate coming to this slow place everyday.
Stores have become ultra slow
and no one at my store is trending to make a commission check. Verizon is so wrong for how they have screwed the frontline employees out of a living.
Eisp
Well it’s time for the bi-monthly eisp report. Anybody hear any new rumors? Maybe after the contract is ratified, they’ll announce something.
How many are hoping to be laid off?
I'm wondering how many people at Verizon are at the point they are actually hoping to be laid off and escape this hellhole with a safety net? Judging by my department, that number is really, really high. I honestly can't believe there are people who... — read more
Call Center Rifs?
Lots of rumors going around that the remaining wireless call centers are closing. If so, when will this happen? Have heard everything from centers closing early to closing completely. What have you all heard and does anyone have confirmed information... — read more
Volunteer buyout for management
"I’m hearing rumors that Verizon is offering a volunteer buyout for management next month and if they don’t get the numbers needed they are doing another rif in November. If they offer I’m out." Anybody knows if this is true? I'd accept it without... — read more
What to Expect from Kyle on 8/15
Not much of anything. He'll chat up 5G and some other things. In the end, lot of fluff. He'll ignore most of the questions he asked to have submitted. Bottom line, he's phoning it in until he gets his nice golden parachute. Look for retirement... — read more
Retail SMB
Does anyone know what's happening with the position? There is no more job openings nationwide. I also know of a few positions that were open a few weeks ago that have not been filled yet. Is there a hiring freeze or layoff coming soon? Please help... — read more
Were there layoffs yesterday?
I see people talking about major layoffs, but I can't figure out if they are talking about the past several weeks in general or if something big happened yesterday. Am I missing something? Has there been a major round of layoffs yesterday that I... — read more
Rif's
With all these RIF's I've never seen this chat this quiet..Suppose to be over 1200 people
Extension has passed
The people have voted. The 4 year extension has passed, lets go make some money.
RIF Today
Plenty of good people hit today on the business side. Anyone else hearing numbers? Really quiet on the board about those hit.
Verizon looking to acquire IBM Cloud Services
Just had a chat with a friend in the acquisitions team. Seems that less than a year after offloading the steaming dumpster fire of Terremark Cloud to IBM that Verizon execs have now been sniffing around IBM with the idea of buying IBMs cloud... — read more
Hans will bring 5g into reality 2018 2019
Then more than half the workforce will be riffed or laid off,that is why the company gave the wireline a good extension..
CTS takes over Verizon IT services
Rebadging will happen for all IT employees and will require to accept a vendors official offer. Announcement will come by this month end.
PHX AZ store closures
More Phoenix area stores closures happening q4 confirmed anyone hear different?
Micromanaging is our credo
Let's maximize your time off the floor with coaching and observations and conference calls where we b--ch about your numbers...and then find anything and everything to get you in trouble. The Verizon way....
Rumor of layoffs this week
must be a load of c-ap as there is little to no postings about it.
changes to wireless business coming?
ive been told there are some employee friendly changes happening this year in wireless, anybody know of this? diff hours? no sundays?
What's the deal with unused vacation and a severance package?
Joyfully taking advantage of a well-timed "transformation" to get the heck out of this job. What is the deal with severance and unused vacation? There is an end date for the package ("last day on the books") but I figure they will just show you the... — read more
Does anyone know what hans has planned for verizon,what direction is he going to take
Will it be like ecrisson and get rid of half the workforce and cause the stock to loes 60% of its value
Who deleted the union by October?
Who deleted the union by October thread? Does Verizon somehow have access to this site on administration level? Prob some douche manager or upper sad it's come to micromanaging at this level. It's pathetic. And nobody does a thing or stands up for... — read more
Six Sigma Layoffs
How likely is this? Any time soon?
18 Months and counting.
I have 18 months to go to hit my 30 years. Wish me luck.
Anyone hearing about a tmpmd Black list?
Reps getting in trouble/fired for switching accounts over to TMP MD without selling a phone or a device
Commission payouts down over 8 Million !!
Solution Specialists commissions payout were down over 8 million from the previous month. This figure does not include the amount managers were down. New structure saving the company lots of money.
Indirect nationals...
Any updates? Seriously...
What is happening to this company?
I know there’s going to be a lot of haters but this just blows my mind. I’ve been at two different garages the past 6 years and both were the same. There’s always a few guys that come in late everyday. Not a couple of minutes, but 10-20 minutes late... — read more
Business Transformation layoffs
for certain there's a RIF happening on the business transformation side next week Any more info on this?
I told you kool aid drinking sales reps that the commission structure was garbage
How is everyone doing out there since sales dollar attainment has risen over 30% from last month. hahaha you dumb reps...